After the last update, our WGTNiv let us know that in the future, they are thinking about new ways for us to get/earn credits. This would be great because the current payout structure on free tournaments makes it near impossible to win enough to even get some balls after 4 months of playing and can be discouraging for new players.
So I was thinking we could help them along a little with this idea. So here are the two ideas that popped in my head, please comment on them and/or share your own.
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1. Match play credit - Nothing much here but just a way to encourage people to interact with each other and play matches.
When you win against an equal tier or lower tier you get 1 credit. If the person has a lower average than you or is a higher tier, you get 2 credits.
These are limited to 2 - 3 per day and 10 - 12 per week.
Because you only get these when you win, this might even encourage people to buy clubs......
2. This one is a little more involved but good none the less. It requires a slight change in the forums where posts and threads can be "thumbed up" by individuals. This is a pretty popular format on the internet and I think would be useful here to help spot useful threads etc.
So now, when a user creates a popular/useful/well liked thread that gets at least 10 thumbs, he gets 1 credit. 20 + thumbs = 2. 2 is the max per thread and per day for all threads per user to discourage someone from megaposting, maybe also only any one thread per day per user can be rewarded (highest thumbed one).
For posts it would work similiar, when a user gives a very helpful answer to someone's question or shares a good idea somewhere he will now be rewarded. 7 thumbs=1 credit, 15+ = 2. No more than 2 - 4 per day again to discourage megaposting.
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Thats it, I know some people may not like the 2nd idea in particular, I think it rewards people that add value in the forums and also humor usually gains lots of thumbs in the other places I hang out and should be a welcomed addition to any forum. It also cant be abused so easy because of the minimum required thumbs and the numbers are small enough where you cant go hogwild anyway. I think the numbers I gave are pretty fair and practical all around as well.
Please share any ideas you might have or come up with.