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Cool and thanks!

 warboss wrote:
I'll ask Manchu to take a peek

Och, sorry I'm so late on this, clean slipped my mind.

So first off I like the idea of having a Robotech rank track. But I'd suggest going with your original thought and keeping all allusions to both of the Macross Saga factions. Also, because this is nothing close to a Robotech fan site, I'd suggest making each rank obviously related to Robotech. The trackball jockey is humorous for a fan but User 529367401 won't get the reference when he sees it under another user's name or under his own. Finally, I think you shouldn't mix your metaphors (regarding the "red shirt" one). Let me know if you'd like help revamping the current list.

No worries and thanks for the help. After chatting with Manchu via PM I've come up with the following final list for the first Robotech track. If the game gets really popular and lots of people use the track, I'll make some more as needed (starting with the Zentraedi and likely combined human/alien tracks for Southern Cross and New Generation).

Scared Minmei Fan Club Member
Intrepid Macross Business Owner
Cocky Macross City Mayor
Shocked Micronized Zentraedi Spy
Raw SDF-1 Recruit
Expendable Defender Destroid Rookie
Inexperienced VF-1A Valkyrie Brownie
Innocent SDF-1 Bridge Bunny
Proven Tomahawk Destroid Pilot
Capable VF-1J Valkyrie Junior Officer
Skilled SDF-1 Pin-Point Barrier Jockey
Grizzled MkII Monster Veteran
Confident VF-1S Valkyrie Squadron Commander
Inspiring SDF-1 Bridge Officer
Dashing Super Valkyrie Flying Ace
Stoic Super Dimensional Captain
*secret* no change from the PM
*secret* no change from the PM

If you've already started programming the previous list, Yakface, no worries as I'm ultimately fine with both. Thanks for all the help and I look forward to the new track!

GW models sets:

Plasticglue-soaked spare part
Chopped up guardsman head
Semi-complete space marine
Blutacked together necron warrior
Constipated AOBR ork
Daunted plastic Cadian
Zealous 2nd Ed. Terminator
Furious Tactical squad
Swift Dire Avengers squad
Dynamically posed terminator unit
Glued Eldar windrider
Basecoated Deamon Prince
Highlighted Riptide
Weathered Wraithknight
'Eavy Metal Thunderhawk

Excommunicate Traitoris - A special ranks for those have been hit with the banhammer.

Im working on 3 Battletech/Mechwarrior based ones-a general one, a clan one and an innersphere one. With the possibility of a 4th one based off my own characters feats (cos i can )

 Tappers wrote:
GW models sets:

Plasticglue-soaked spare part
Chopped up guardsman head
Semi-complete space marine
Blutacked together necron warrior
Constipated AOBR ork
Daunted plastic Cadian
Zealous 2nd Ed. Terminator
Furious Tactical squad
Swift Dire Avengers squad
Dynamically posed terminator unit
Glued Eldar windrider
Basecoated Deamon Prince
Highlighted Riptide
Weathered Wraithknight
'Eavy Metal Thunderhawk

Spoiler:

Local paint comp. winning Hierophant
Golden Demon winning Reaver Titan

The problem with something like this is its almost impossible for someone to have any idea what rank is higher than the other (or to know what rank track you're on based on looking at only a single rank).

While we do currently have some other rank tracks that suffer from this problem (grognard, etc), its probably best not too add more. So any new rank tracks added do need to have a very clear progression in the 'outside world' (known outside of the rank track) that people can have some expectation what ranks are higher than others and what the rank track is based on looking at each individual rank.

Just checking in to see if there is news on the revised Robotech track (now with 100% more Manchu!) posted above.

Okay, the Robotech Macross rank track has now been added!

Sweet, thanks!

Hello, I noticed that nobody has made one of these rank track thingamajigs for the Warmachine Convergence of Cyriss yet.

First time suggesting one, I hope I followed the right protocols. I tried to make "bands" of 3 or so ranks that were all about the same unit type (infantry, light warjacks, heavy warjacks) so that you can generally tell how experienced a poster is even if you don't know exactly how he stands in each band.

1 Malfunctioning permutation servitor
2 Reflex servitor, boom!
3 Clockwork vessel awaiting a body
4 Devotee of Cyriss
5 Obstructer in shield wall
6 Reciprocating reciprocator
7 Optifex with a tuning fork
8 Diving clockwork angel
9 Diligent Galvanizer repair crew
10 Diffuser building synergy
11 Corollary with a hot induction node
12 Monitor on rapid fire
13 Charging Inverter at 3 focus
14 Mysterious enigma foundry
15 Prime Axiom with weapon platform
16-17:

Not a suggestion but the first/second rank in angmar is:Cardashian(or something similar) thrall.I'm a lotr fan and have no clue what that is.Is it a mistake?

Wow, I just remembered that I posted a CoC track in here. anybody else have anything to say about that? Just a random suggestion, the convergence really seem to like prime numbers, so making at least some of the ranks trigger on primes might be a cool idea.

I'd like to suggest this as a Salamanders rank track:

1.Ignorant Ignean, frightened of Khessargaroth
2.Desert Running Dune Dweller, fleeing from the Dusk Wraiths
3.Towering Themis Warrior Kin
4.Sun Seared Salamander Scout
5.Brander Burnt Devastator
6.Incandesantly Aflame Assault Marine
7.Aspiring Artificer, making magma with a melta
8.Obsidian Skinned Space Marine
9.Scorched Salamander Sergeant
10.Blazing Badab War Veteran
11.Fierce Firedrake, whipping up an inferno
12.Thunder Hammer thrashing Veteran Sergeant.
13.Honoured Guest of the Pantheon
14.Combusting Salamanders Captain, causing a conflagration
15.Lord of the Burning Skies
16.Fiery Forgefather, Hunting the Nine
17.Reigning Regent of Prometheus



I'm pretty pleased with most of them (At least as a Salamanders fan ), especially No. 19 but I'll point out:

7. May be a bit vague, or at least people may not recognise it as a Salamander rank.
12. Again, a touch vague
18. Only those who have read the Salamanders trilogy will pick up on it, but I suppose the surprise ranks are intended to be like that.

In any case, I guess if you've selected this as a rank track, then you're gonna have a pretty decent idea of what's going on

Anyway, any queries or if you'd like anything/the whole thing re-written then just PM me and I'll set to.

I'm not sure if anybody looks at this thread - but there are two proposed rank tracks waiting for evaluation...

- Cheers, Warpig1815

No Freebooters?! I'm shocked!

I'll fix that....

1 Spore stuck on the side of a Krooza
2 whiney whelp
3 Grot Errand
4 Ammo Runt
5 Theiving Grot
6 Yoof without a gun
7 Fungus beer brewer
8 Yoof with a pokkit rokkit launcha
9 Freebooter in training
10 Ork privateer
11 Privateer with Slugga And Choppa
12 Privateer with a snazzy shoota
13 Proven Pirate
14 Merc in the making
15 Snazzed up Flash Git
16 Turning into a Nob....
17 Flash Git boss with a colourful bosspole
18 Kommando with "all da kit"
19 Spookum's Advocate
20 Boss with Mekboy, Krew and Krooza
21 Boss with Kustom Shoota







I've got loads of other titles if any of these need changing. Please get back - I've wanted a freebooter rank ever since I came here. thanks!

Still no admins looking here? Nevermind I guess...

Yak and Lego are both immensely busy guys, this is there hobby remember, they have full time jobs and lives to live on top of that. Don't worry they'll check in when they can. Plus I think it's mainly yak who deals with this stuff and he has hell of a lot on at work right now so it'll be a while. Patience is a virtue!

 Warpig1815 wrote:
Still no admins looking here? Nevermind I guess...

This is an added bonus to posting here at dakka and if you look through the thread you'll see that there typically is a lengthy period between posting, evaluation, and possible adoption.

Of course, I completely understand that Yak and Lego are busy, my pestering was really just aimed at admins in general as I thought that there would maybe be a group who dealt with this kind of thing, not just Yak alone. I hope I didn't come across as too pushy as I certainly didn't think that my suggestion would be instantly accepted - I was more just looking for someone to take a look and say 'Yeah, we'll get back to you on that one'. Thanks for the heads up and again - apologies

Don't worry about it, it was just so you knew the situation and weren't anxiously awaiting a response. Yak and Lego are the owners and the only two Admin. And as I said, incredibly busy, this sort of stuff is really bottom of the pile on the to do lists.

 dementedwombat wrote:
Hello, I noticed that nobody has made one of these rank track thingamajigs for the Warmachine Convergence of Cyriss yet.

First time suggesting one, I hope I followed the right protocols. I tried to make "bands" of 3 or so ranks that were all about the same unit type (infantry, light warjacks, heavy warjacks) so that you can generally tell how experienced a poster is even if you don't know exactly how he stands in each band.

1 Malfunctioning permutation servitor
2 Reflex servitor, boom!
3 Clockwork vessel awaiting a body
4 Devotee of Cyriss
5 Obstructer in shield wall
6 Reciprocating reciprocator
7 Optifex with a tuning fork
8 Diving clockwork angel
9 Diligent Galvanizer repair crew
10 Diffuser building synergy
11 Corollary with a hot induction node
12 Monitor on rapid fire
13 Charging Inverter at 3 focus
14 Mysterious enigma foundry
15 Prime Axiom with weapon platform
16-17:

Spoiler:

16 Aspiring architect of divinity
17 Harbinger of the fifth harmonic

I'd strongly suggest mentioning the constellation in there, simply due to its importance in the CoC hierarchy.

Only Angmar and Harad up for LOTR? Seems a bit lacking. Let's see if we can fix that.

First: Gondor.

Cautious Gondor Citizen
Eager Gondor Recruit
Fresh Swordsman of Gondor
Skilled Spearman of Gondor
Experienced Archer of Gondor
Sneaky Ithillien Ranger
Scarred Osgiliath Veteran
Confident Gondor Knight
Bold Banner Bearer of Gondor
Grim Gondor Officer
Cunning Captain of Gondor
Stalwart Guard of the Citadel
Heroic Knight of Dol Amroth
Calculating Commander of Gondor
Steward of Minas Tirith
King of Gondor

Not a pro on Gondor lore, but I managed to cobble together this much. Feel free to lecture me if you know it better!

Would be great to get some AvP rank tracks when the Alien vs Predator Miniatures Game comes out. Aliens especially would have a lot to work with, although the Marines and Predators might be a tad limited.

I might go off and write up some rank tracks for them and post them here soon.

Off the top of my head, an Alien track (with some marines thrown in) could go something like:

- Slime-soaked Alien Egg
- [something] Facehugger (alternately: Face-Hugging Alien Wing Wong)
- Gestating Parasitoid
- Chest-Chomping Chestburster
- Inscrutable Infant Alien
- Sinister Stalker Alien
- Vicious Alien Warrior
- Ferocious PredAlien
- Charging Crusher
- Raging Royal Guard
- Alien Queen
- Private Hudson
- Private Vasquez
- Corporal Hicks
- Jonesy
- Lt. Ellen Ripley

One for empire from x wing:

daydreamer with a model tie fighter

watching the skies

initiate at the flight school

going through exam stress

passed exam with flying colours

rookie tie pilot

upgraded to an interceptor

squadron leader

secret new tie development program participant

flight wing leader

grand moff tarkins escort

lord vaders escort

barely escaped the death star

captain of a star destroyer

barely escaped the death star (II)

imperial remnant warlord.

PM me with what you think please!

Imperial guard (Death Korps of Krieg)

Vat grown child

Quartermaster's Servitor

Stable cleaner

Korpsmen with no ammo

Trench digger.

Tunnel Rat

Overly excited Heavy weapons team.

Platoon commander with a broken power sword

Korpsmen with a melta gun.

Unaudible artillery spotter

The Grenadier that survived

Hades Breaching Drill driver

Commissar tank commander

Regimental banner holder.

The Colonel that could.

Just had an Idea for a hobbit one (Lord Of The Rings)
Everything in parentheses is my notes, not part of it

1)Shire 'Tater getting mashed
(boil 'em mash 'em stick em in a stew?)
2)Young hobbit crunching through leaves
3) Hobbit who's uncle was an adventurer
(gettit?)
4) Teenage hobbit happily sleeping
5) not-so-sneaky hobbit burglar
6)Hobbit burglar with his first ring
7) Terrified hobbit burglar running from trolls
8)Stealthy hobbit burglar picking a pocket
9) Retired hobbit burglar with a mountain of loot
10) Still-sprightly rich hobbit joining the town guard
11) Hobbit town guard with a shiny blunderbuss
12) Hobbit sharpshooter practicing on goblins
13) Expert hobbit warrior with his war-pony



Only problem I see is that burglars may or may not be better than town guard.

And one for Rohan

1) Toddler playing with a toy horse
2) Young Rohan boy mucking around
3) Rohanian teenager helping in the stables
4) Juvenile Rohanian with his first spear
5) Proud squire of the Rohan Riders
6) Brand new Rohan rider spitting orcs
7) Veteran rider leading the charge
8) Proud Rohan rider watching his son with his first horse
9) Rohan Captain bridging the gap
(Anyone? No?)
10) Mighty Rohanian Warrior challenging his foe
11) Rohanian General Marshaling his forces
12) Steadfast Rohan General beheading orcs
13) Second to the king of Rohan


The problem is that #14 has no "Rohan" in it (but is a good reference)

Once again, I don't like necroing threads, but here goes.

Ork Vehicle ranking track.

1. Black Warbuggy
2. Black Trukk
3. Junky grot tank
4. Red trukk
5., Red Warbuggy
6. Killa Kan
7. Deff Dread
8. Red Battlewagon
9. Battlewagon with kannon
10. Battlewagon with zzap gun
11. Battlewagon with supa kannon.
12. Battlewagon with lifta-droppa
13. Red ork stompa
14. Rampagining ork stompa
15: Big mek's stompa.

Feel free to edit if you need to.

New Ultramarines Rank Track

1. Worn Down Denizen of Macragge
2. Fresh-faced Ultramarine Scout Sniper
3. Wobbly Ultramarines Scout Biker
4. Grizzled Ultramarine Sniper Sergeant
5. Arrogant Ultramarine Devastator with a Heavy Bolter
6. Thick-skinned Ultramarine Devastator Sergeant
7. Fumbling UltramarinesAssault Marine with a faulty Jump Pack
8. Skilled Assault Marine Sergeant with a Relic Blade
9. Bogged-down Ultramarine Tactical Marine with a Combat Knife
10. Experienced Ultramarine Tactical Marine Sergeant
11. ??
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More later


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Compreted Senpai

1. Worn Down Denizen of Macragge
2. Fresh-faced Ultramarine Scout Sniper
3. Wobbly Ultramarines Scout Biker
4. Grizzled Ultramarine Sniper Sergeant
5. Arrogant Ultramarine Devastator with a Heavy Bolter
6. Thick-skinned Ultramarine Devastator Sergeant
7. Fumbling Ultramarines Assault Marine with a faulty Jump Pack
8. Skilled Assault Marine Sergeant with a Relic Blade
9. Bogged-down Ultramarine Tactical Marine with a Combat Knife
10. Experienced Ultramarine Tactical Marine Sergeant
11. Bloodied Ultramarine Apothecary
12. Exemplar Ultramarine Banner Holder
13. Spooky Scary Ultramarine Chaplain
14. Peevish Thunderfire Cannon Gunner
15. Incompetent Ultramarine Captain
16. Dominant Ultramarine Chief Librarian
17. PTSD-Ridden Tyrannic War Veteran
18. Cynical Ultramarine Terminator
SECRET!
19. Out of Stock Terminator Captain Agemman
20. Failcast Marneus Calgar
21. The Emperor's cuddly Centurion
22. Beakie Helmed Ultramarine 'Medic'
23. Your Spiritual Liege

Malifaux ResurrectionistsTrack

1 Rancid Corpse Counter
2 Groaning Mindless Zombie
3 Yappy Zombie Chihuahua
4 Creepy Crooligan
5 Growling Canine Remains
6 Grisly Guild Autopsy
7 Alluring Rotten Belle
8 Delicate Dead Doxy
9 Nightmarish Nurse
10 Gore Spattered Punk Zombie
11 Stiched Up Student
12 Ghastly Hanged
13 Ruthless Rafkin
14 Bloody Bete Noire
15 The Hatter's Madame
16 The Spleen Cutting Shovel Bearer
17 The Mad Doctor
18 The Undertaker Lord




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Malifaux Arcanist's Track

1 Pile of Scrap
2 Erratic Electrical Creation
3 Mighty Mobile Tool Kit
4 Jumpin' Jackalope
5 Hungry Wendigo
6 Steaming Metal Gamin
7 Sewn Up Silent One
8 Union Miner on a Work Break
9 Delicate Ice Dancer
10 Evasive Coryphee
11 Dangerous Duet
12 Ravenous Blessed of December
13 Steamborg Executioner
14 Murderous Cerberus
15 Railing Rail Golem
16 Sinister Shapeshifter
17 Lord of the Wild
18 Master of the Mechanical