I think you are all missing something here. You all talk about the Elite rating as if it's still based on kills, like the old games, let me point something out to you:
http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6279
Becoming Elite - Ratings
- The “Elite” rating is a combat rating based on the number of successful pirate kills by a pilot. To get this rating requires a great deal of dedication. Additional routes to an “Elite” rating and that coveted membership were introduced in 3290.
- Three new possible “Elite” rankings, in addition to the combat effectiveness rating (still based on number of kills using a player rating and ship formula) now cover new key areas:
- Wealth: profit over accumulated net worth (though both values are taken into account)
- Influence: based on contacts and successful negotiations or diplomacy.
- Knowledge: acquisition of data, particularly through exploration.
- Getting the Elite rating (in any of the four rankings) automatically gets you into the exclusive “Elite Federation of Pilots” – and being a member of the Elite federation confers many privileges. It is also possible for pilots without the “Elite” rating to gain admission to the EFP, but access to the organisation is extremely difficult: one must show extraordinary promise as a pilot to be admitted.
- The pilot ratings are displayed openly if the pilot selects their rating to be public
- If the player selects their rating to be private then it is only revealed via a scan
- These values never decrease
- Once admitted the pilot will be awarded a badge including the “Elite” logo, but with their current rank below. It is expected the majority of these will be “Elite: Dangerous” and “Elite: Deadly”. Those with an “Elite” rating get the original, unadorned badge.
- The different ratings have their own badge colour
- Once admitted to the EFP, elite missions/events become available to the event generator
- Successful resolution of elite missions/events will increase a hidden elite value
- In general, elite missions/events are not tied to any particular location or gameplay area, and are given context as having come through the EFP’s good offices (see the Pilot’s Federation document for more detail)
- There will be missions available from the EFP to non-members, and will be presented as tests that will help gain admission. Elite missions/events are more likely to be generated for pilots with suitable reputations in specific areas (mercenary, bounty hunting, assassination, smuggling)
- When the elite value is high enough a commander is invited to join the Elite Federation
- Elite level missions will be unlocked once the commander has entered the Elite federation to give them new content to experience
In this part of his post, he mentions four Elite ratings and a hidden Elite rating. So how do you now decide on who is "Elite"? Is it any of the four known ratings? Or are you talking about becoming Elite in all of them?
I think you can't consider someone "Elite" until they are Elite in all the ratings. Otherwise you'll have people going "Yeah, I'm Elite in wealth" ... "Ah, but
I'm Elite in knowledge, so ner ner ner ner ner ner ner!!!"
When the person comes along who has an Elite rating in
ALL the areas mentioned above, you will know about it and no wall of fame or songs will be needed.
And if you read the above quote, badges are mentioned
