You don't really need unique models for the medals. That's what the "granting corporation" bits are for.

I think Simon was secretly asking were he could get one.

I think Simon was secretly asking were he could get one.

Secretly...yes...erhehm.. I just like to think my shattered remains floating above Caldari Prime wasn't for nothing :P

My response would be:
1. Check the killmails on the capital ships (those who shot Caldari get the Assault Medal, those who shot Gallente get the defense medal; the logs would show who shot who as well)

What ever action they choose they will upset people, those who couldn't get into system because of the cap, those who didn't shoot the right targets, those who didn't fight due to x or y reasons.
Will be interesting to see what they do, I already got screwed out of one medal by CCP so I don't think I will lose any sleep over not getting one.

I shot none of the right people.

As someone who flew logi without the seemingly requisite warrior Drone for getting on kms, I don't think there will be much evidence i was there, other then the logs and a few screenshots.

I would like a medal for this but since none of the other live events gave medals i dont know why this would be that much different.

Out of interest how will you decide who gets what medal?

You'll see in June

When I tried to log in at various points before the actual battle I had to choose between logging out or moving next door.

You'll see in June

Lottery based system? Not at all, we have specific conditions that we'll be awarding the medal for.

I think what he means is it was like a lottery to get in to the system, if you were stuck outside spamming jump on the gate. Some people "won" and got in and thus will get rewarded for said luck. But that is just a guess on my part.

That is exactly what I meant. Dear Mr. CCP Falcon, you said there will be "specific conditions" that will grant us medals. Since the event ended, isn't it too late for us to do anything about it? That is why I said this is a "limited time" one-time offer reward.

Yes.

The event has already happened, but we've delayed giving out the medal due to the fact that people contacted us with regards to having it given in a different form than an ingame item, otherwise it would have been released some time ago.

Those who were involved in the battle will be rewarded when the time comes

Players had ample warning about the population cap and many including myself simply logged of in space in Luminaire before downtime in order to guaranty being part of the event. This was not difficult nor was it TZ constrictive. If the cap wasn't there the event would have been completely unplayable for everyone who was in system, CCP was right to put a cap on the event in order for at least some people to participate. It was already difficult to play with TiDI at "18%" (yeah right try 50% -_- ) if CCP just opened up the flood gate to everyone the node would have just crashed and no one would have gotten to play. People were going to miss out no matter what CCP did.

Relatively sure if a killmail type system is used by CCP to determine who receives and who doesn't, then many of us are going to get screwed simply because of timezones and system cap.

I can't say for certain as I don't know but I somewhat doubt that is going to be the deciding factor. If it was, then many of the Logi and EWar pilots wouldn't receive the medal even though they were in system. If you were a logi with logi drones and you didn't die, no kill reports. If you were EWar and your targets never died (you just slowed/stopped them for a bit), no kill report. Also those who flew combat and attacked some of the cap ships that didn't go down (or didn't go down till long after that pilot died) most likely would not be on the kill reports.

Also there is the additional problem that alot of kill reports simply weren't generated since the system was overloaded. Kill reports are the first thing the system drops so it can handle other processes, like people shooting at eachother. So all in all I doubt that is the method that will be used to determine who is given a medal. However that said, I've no idea what the wizards at CCP have come up with to figure it out.

We will not be basing who receives the medal on who was on killmails of the NPCs that were fighting, as this would push out those logistics pilots that were on grid and were actively participating in the battle.

Hello,

Could you make the ribbons to items again so those who value more can purchase the items while simultaneously enriching those who do not care about the medals?

It seems like those who were not able to enter the Gate to participate in the actual battle will not be granted with the ingame Medal. Rewarding commodity based items allows those who waited for hours at the other side of the gate, to get fairly compensated (of course, by purchasing from the original holders).

There's been a large call for this to be released as a decoration not an ingame item, and it's something that the EVE Illuminati are unanimously in agreement on.

As such, we'll be releasing the reward that comes as a decoration that will appear in people's character sheets.

CCP wants a new world order!

AH! run away!

That's ok. Hiding in plain sight is what the Illuminati do best.

CCP Falcon tells me (in Live Events channel) that the medal progress is being delayed.

Given that this brief announcement was right after we got hit with that DDOS attack, I don't mind the wait. Better we have intact servers, yeah?

Again, in real-life formal militaries, it can take months or even years for medals to be awarded. Patience is a virtue.

If medals are being handed out for taking part in this event I hope it extends further then whose who were on the capital killlmails.

I was in Luminaire a few hours before the event, and joined the Gallente fleet (that made a 2000km conga line of ships towards the titans before the fight kicked off). Unfortunately once the fight started I landed on grid and my computer froze up due to lag. I logged out and tried to log back in but the system was so full I couldn't get back into the fray, only managing to get back into system once the capital ships had died :(.

-snipped- OP .

If medals are being handed out for taking part in this event I hope it extends further then whose who were on the capital killlmails.

I was in Luminaire a few hours before the event, and joined the Gallente fleet (that made a 2000km conga line of ships towards the titans before the fight kicked off). Unfortunately once the fight started I landed on grid and my computer froze up due to lag. I logged out and tried to log back in but the system was so full I couldn't get back into the fray, only managing to get back into system once the capital ships had died :(.

Heya, Falcon.

Just wanted to make sure CCP was still on top of the Caldari Prime medal, now that Odyssey 1.1 is out.

So, some feedback on this.

I've spoken to the storyline team with a proposal and descriptive stuff after gathering feedback from you guys. The proposal and the content has been approved for ribbons that will be awarded as a real decoration in the character sheets of those who qualify rather than an ingame item.

What of the people who were running humanitarian efforts and ferrying out refugees?

I'm sure SoE would want to recognize such behavior.

The event has already happened, but we've delayed giving out the medal due to the fact that people contacted us with regards to having it given in a different form than an ingame item, otherwise it would have been released some time ago.

Those who were involved in the battle will be rewarded when the time comes

Couldn't you make it so that it is both an ingame item, and those who possess the item would also have it as a decoration in their character sheets to go with it?

Once again, this would have been easier if CCP just decided to stick to the original plan and HAND OUT THE MEDALS as INGAME ITEMS.

Would you guys wait for this "magical medal" for another decade or have CCP reward you with actual ingame medals with monetary value?

Given an in game item holds no value other than to isk rich collectors and is NOT proof that you took part as a result, I'll wait a decade than have anyone who is rich enough able to claim attendance.

I would not want CCP Devs to spend countless hours of labor and personnel to implement this "medal system" which only adds aesthetic value to character screens. After all, we are all part of the stakeholders here and I am merely providing a suggestion that could suit everyone in some ways.

Just to add, I did not seat idly on piles of my ISKs while the battle waged on. There are unfortunate us numbering hundreds who were trapped on the other side of the stargates, clicking and praying for hours despite the "maximum que reached error ****," in the hopes of being able to participate in the event. You can surely blame us for not logging in earlier compared to all others who made it to the system, but we did try.

This "medal system" as you call it is already ingame and CCP has used it few times so far like awarding FW militia pilots when they captured all the systems in one of the FW warzones.

Yes I know, but seeing how making this new amazing "trophy" is taking CCP more than half year to implement , it is obvious that this is a huge drain on CCP's part and it is even more obvious that they are reluctant to take on such endeavor at this point in time. Hence, my suggestions on having CCP reward those with an actual ingame medal as initially planned.

So you are telling that "it is obvious that this is a huge drain on CCP's part" not knowing even how many man-hours they have invested in it. They have to like create a medal(one for each side) using the options that the game mechanic provides, write a short text for them and the most tricky part in this case is to find out who qualifies to receive them. At least i would do it that way.

It has been more than half-year. It is almost approaching one year. Obviously it is not simple as "writing short texts" or else, CCP would've already done it.

We both do not know what kind of mechanics is involved. I am just giving suggestion that if it does take lots of men-hours to implement this, they might as well stick to the original plan by handing out the ingame medals.

I'm still poking Falcon...and Logibro...

The Assault and Defense of Caldari Prime ribbon items are still link-able in-game, if anyone is wondering...though I'm glad CCP chose to go the profile medal route...

...if they choose to continue this project; and we'd all be grateful

You'll see in June

Now we have expansions with random names (Inferno, Retribution, Odysey) with no lore background at all.

Hopefully, with the regular update packs coming monthly for the remainder of the year, we can get some bandwidth space cut to us...

These are actually done now, and are in the backlog to be distributed when our database guys come back off of summer vacation. Shouldn't be too long.

They'll be in the form of a decoration added to people's character sheets, and will be issued by Mordu's Legion Command.

The MuryiaGÇÖs Wings decoration has been awarded to you by Mordu's Legion for for involvement in Operation: Highlander. This decoration has the following description:

This ribbon was awarded to selected capsuleers involved in the Battle of Caldari Prime on March 22nd, YC115.

The battle saw the destruction of the Caldari NavyGÇÖs Leviathan-class titan, Shiigeru, and the end of a five-year-long siege on the Caldari peopleGÇÖs ancestral home world, liberating the citizens held there behind a wall of steel. This ribbon reflects not only the efforts of the capsuleer bearer to restore peace to Caldari Prime, now a demilitarized zone, but also the noble sacrifice their crew made to ensure that the turbulent situation on the planet was brought to an end. MorduGÇÖs Legion Command offer our most profound gratitude for your efforts.

Lastly, this decoration also serves as a tribute to the bravery of the late Admiral Visera Yanala, and her heroic efforts to minimize the damage to Caldari Prime after the Shiigeru was assaulted by Gallente forces and over a thousand capsuleers in low-orbit of the planet.


"As we make the tea, you must take it. The Caldari way

These are actually done now, and are in the backlog to be distributed when our database guys come back off of summer vacation. Shouldn't be too long.

They'll be in the form of a decoration added to people's character sheets, and will be issued by Mordu's Legion Command.

Received and appreciated.

The fact that there's ONE decoration and not two, as well as the reconciliatory tone of its description, raises hopes for continued Gallente-Caldari entente.

I was at this event, FCed the fleet for my alliance, got on killmails with people in my corp that DID get the medal, and yet I failed to receive one. Why is that? How can this be rectified?

^^ As can be seen here some of the text has been cut off :(

That said, it's great for my alt to finally have it :D

Anyone else think it's about time for another huge Highsec Live Event? Something people can get organized for like this one..

Not I.
After the issues with claimed railroading of the C.P. event, and then the utter failure which was the into of ghost sites, I think CCP should start back smaller scale. A lot of people got burned between those two events, and the 'big' events carry a lot of feeling that players have no influence on them at all.
They need to build fresh trust, and also work on improving the ways in which players communicate with them. In game PM's do not seem to be working well, or they are selectively ignoring a lot of them, either of which is a bad state for things to be in.

So, Small events to build both of those.

This ribbon reflects not only the efforts of the capsuleer bearer to restore peace to Caldari Prime, now a demilitarized zone

Check your screenshot list?

Game logs if you save them can log in your position.

March 22, 2013. :P

Good luck!

Check your screenshot list?

Game logs if you save them can log in your position.

March 22, 2013. :P

Good luck!

For clarification, did these end up under "decorations" for participating pilots, or are they just items?