It has been posted before, it will now be posted again.

Can we pls get mining badge V for 500k crates?

And more badges for all sorts of things really. Hunting those things are actually quite fun and rather easy I could imagine.

Hortan, the other member of IPA

Badges for all the other rare ores would be nice :-)

Maybe a "defender of the faith" badge for Itani/Serco who have 500 or 1000 pks of the opposing nation.

But what if we're not nationalist! :P I like all the ideas in this thread, though I would have the "defender of the faith" badge be contingent on being a member of that nation's military.

Yeah, no argument there, Denji.

The Trading badge section is pretty spartan, but it's hard to know what to suggest without knowing what data is being recorded. Perhaps an Advanced Trader badge could be based on the number of Trading Guild missions completed if these are being logged? I suppose this could also be subdivided - e.g. a Courier badge based on number of courier missions and special deliveries completed, or a Professional Trader badge for numbers of procurements complete.

Additionally, maybe the Trading section could be expended to include Piracy achievements like number of convoy ships destroyed, e.g. Moth Heavies, (I know this has been suggested before). Unfortunately I guess a Loot or Booty award for making profit off stolen cargo - your average pierat tends to feel insulted when they get Basic Trader badges for selling loot - would be quite hard to implement.

kills while escorting....

I think I'd rather have special beams unlocked by the current mineral badges >.>

nah, the HD is the catch all of beams. But that is my opinion naturally.

I just think that new and expanded badges is a cheap and easy way to dangle carrots in front of all of us. In my view nobody, or maybe one or two should have the maximum badge level. If too many have the maximum level, it should be upped to the next level.

On that note, PK badges? AFAIK it stops after a fairly low amount. Why not have something obscenely large like 5k kills (I know that some have that..), 10k kills and so on? It doesn't necessarily have to unlock anything either...
How about a CtC badge? (For you JB) I know the information is stored anyway.
A duel badge? Same thing..

Ideas for unlocking things/bonuses as consequence of badges:

PK's: (Sorry if the ideas are lame.. I am a pacifist after all)
10% discount on weapons?
10% discount on repairs?

Mining:
10% bonus to ore price (better quality from the best miners!!)
Upgraded on-station hold (mining badge gives 5k more cargo room free)
Upgraded total station space (same, but increase in total space)

Trade:
10% bonus to item price
Upgraded on-station hold (Trade badge gives 5k more cargo room free)
Upgraded total station space (same, but increase in total space)

Merely suggestions, but they should be possible to implement. Remember Heliocene miner V and VI for 500k and 5 mill crates respectively;)

Hortan, the other member of IPA

bump! You asked me to post it!!!!!!!

re-bump of peace

Yep , some more badges and medals would be good. How about pyronic miner ?

I propose next badges be 'Insane Miner' and/or 'Mad Miner'.

re-rebump

For next friday Inc?

how about a "really bad at combat" badge for 1000/5000/10000/50000 deaths?

I could even help you with it Ryan:)

pfft...I beat you a full one third of every fight we had. so, that would be...hmm...ok...once.

slam-bump of peaceful re-bumping of Love

I'm gonna slam-bump yer Helios rocks, Hortan.

/me risks the wrath of the good Dr. and slam-rebumps this thread... C'mon! How bloody hard can it be devs? You can implement a new (COMBAT!!) ship in a feww days, but no badges for the masses? Remember that most of VO consist of peacefull and pacifistic persons like myself. Oooh, more pills. Thank you Dr.

Btw, I miss you in the game Dr. Lecter. I still recall fondly the time you tried to eat my liver in Dau. Fortunately for me the SF was quick enough to chase you away after you boomed me moth. Twas fun though

Bumped , er , blame JE .

We really need a basic miner 5. 10 mill cu would be fine.........

You're a sick Scot, Ecka. Shouldnae ye be out wid tha shee... er... lasses?