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#1203267 - Sun Aug 19 2018 11:24 AM Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
AcrylicInk Offline
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I got this daily challenge today:
Complete a FunTrivia Challenge that results in a mini-badge or a badge being won.

I got a badge upgrade in Who Am I but it didn't fulfill this daily challenge. Will upgrades count towards the challenge at some point in the future or will it always be a completely new badge that's needed?

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#1203277 - Sun Aug 19 2018 12:35 PM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
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It requires a new badge/badgelet. Upgrades work quite differently from new awards; it can't check for those at the moment. Not sure if that will change.
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#1203337 - Mon Aug 20 2018 03:41 PM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
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Ok, thanks.

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#1203369 - Mon Aug 20 2018 08:05 PM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
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On a semi related note Acrylic..when I was around the same level as you I got the bright idea to get close to badges but purposely not claim one so as to save it for a day when I drew that daily challenge. Well I got frustrated because, that challenge didnt come up for months, whereas it had been...not quite common before, but fairly regular.

Much later I found out that there is a mercy clause where that challenge drops out of eligibility after you hit a certain point..I think level 100.

Long story short...dont do as I did wink

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#1203517 - Wed Aug 22 2018 07:02 AM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
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Originally Posted By: WesleyCrusher
It requires a new badge/badgelet. Upgrades work quite differently from new awards; it can't check for those at the moment. Not sure if that will change.


It would be a wonderful thing if it did change, certainly.
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#1203533 - Wed Aug 22 2018 08:03 AM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
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I could see it as a separate challenge - earn an upgrade tier to a badge you already own - but I fear this would actually not lead to good gameplay, with players sitting on an almost ready upgrade instead of completing it just to be able to claim that daily if it comes up.
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#1203536 - Wed Aug 22 2018 10:36 AM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
bernie73 Offline
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As far as Wesley's concern, I think it would depend on which type of upgrade. An upgrade for moving from completing 349 to 350 quiz lists, yes. An upgrade from lowering your time in Piece of Cake from 16.1 seconds to 16.0 seconds, not as likely.

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#1203539 - Wed Aug 22 2018 10:59 AM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
WesleyCrusher Offline

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You obviously can't really "hold" an upgrade that is based on a single performance - I was worried about the ones that you collect. Having them on the daily challenges could lead to players avoiding specific activities for a significant time instead of working on the next level.

Since, in the long run for most players, the persistence upgrades will be the majority (you can pretty quickly approach your current level of skill but it's very hard to beat your top performance), I fear that a daily challenge based on achieving upgrades would not yield a good experience.
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#1222587 - Fri Mar 15 2019 01:15 AM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
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Got this Difficult challenge today and query if now Obscurity is a 2 hourly game and Fill Me in is a four hour game if they should still be included in this challenge. I did manage to complete it, but some with limited time to play may have difficulties.

CHALLENGE WAS =

Participate in 7 different types of hourly games today, scoring at least 6 correct in each game. Quiz of the hour counts as one.
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#1222588 - Fri Mar 15 2019 01:32 AM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
Creedy Offline
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I asked a similar question a few hours ago in another thread, Mr Marney. That's a coincidence for you. Obviously great minds DO think alike laugh
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#1222595 - Fri Mar 15 2019 02:12 AM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
pmarney Offline
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I refer you Pat to my comment on my profile.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

Nice to hear from you anyway.
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#1222615 - Fri Mar 15 2019 09:26 AM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
postcards2go Offline
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Originally Posted By: pmarney
Got this Difficult challenge today and query if now Obscurity is a 2 hourly game and Fill Me in is a four hour game if they should still be included in this challenge. I did manage to complete it, but some with limited time to play may have difficulties.

CHALLENGE WAS =

Participate in 7 different types of hourly games today, scoring at least 6 correct in each game. Quiz of the hour counts as one.


The requirement *has* been lowered. It used to be that you had to do all 8 'hourly' games.
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#1222617 - Fri Mar 15 2019 10:02 AM Re: Badge Upgrade Daily Challenge
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Don't forget that getting 6 right in FMI got a lot easier now that it's a 15-question game
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