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kskjold
Senior Cruncher Norway Joined: May 20, 2008 Post Count: 469 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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To all badge hunter.
----------------------------------------What are the goal now, after the new badge levels are introduced? Is it "Gold" as it was before, or has this changed? |
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Steve WCG
Senior Cruncher Joined: May 4, 2009 Post Count: 216 Status: Offline |
Currently the highest badge is sapphire for two years crunch time.
----------------------------------------Badge hunting is up to the individual and depends on how many cores you have how long the projects run. I only run WCG so I don't have cores working on other projects that I could move when hunting a particular badge. The best I can do is fire up my wife's laptop at night and when she is not using on weekends. I leave my i7 up and running 24/7 so can only reasonably expect emerald (1 year) for all projects at this time. I do hope to be adding more i7 goodness by halloween but we will have to see how things go. [Edit 1 times, last edit by Steve WCG at Sep 5, 2009 1:23:34 PM] |
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gb009761
Master Cruncher Scotland Joined: Apr 6, 2005 Post Count: 2982 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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As I've only got the one laptop (albeit, a dual-core one), I'm aiming for Gold in all available projects (just got 3 more to go - IADS, HCC & HCMD2), after that, progressing FA@H to Sapphire (currently got another 262 days to go), and HPF2 to Ruby (got another 76 days to go). After that, who knows...
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mikaok
Senior Cruncher Finland Joined: Aug 8, 2006 Post Count: 489 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I don't call myself a badge hunter.. But when new projects arrive, I usually aim to get the bronze. New levels really stopped me for hunting for more.
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PecosRiverM
Veteran Cruncher The Great State of Texas Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 1054 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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My main goal is to be in the top 2k crunchers. I do try for Sapphire in each project. Sadly I started too late to get some (as they have already ended).
----------------------------------------I'm not in the norm as I've got 6 systems here at home. I think it's up to each to set a goal and work towards it.  |
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gb009761
Master Cruncher Scotland Joined: Apr 6, 2005 Post Count: 2982 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Sadly I started too late to get some (as they have already ended). Well, you've got another bite at the cherry for upgrading your DDD-T(1) badge from Emerald to Sapphire - as there's some more WU's to be processed  |
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PecosRiverM
Veteran Cruncher The Great State of Texas Joined: Apr 27, 2007 Post Count: 1054 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Na I'm 362 days from Sapphire. Others are much closer to getting their badge upgrades. I'll stick w/Emerald on DDDT and work on Sapphire in Influenza instead.
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kskjold
Senior Cruncher Norway Joined: May 20, 2008 Post Count: 469 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I don't call myself a badge hunter.. But when new projects arrive, I usually aim to get the bronze. New levels really stopped me for hunting for more. I think that it what I will do also.  |
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pcwr
Ace Cruncher England Joined: Sep 17, 2005 Post Count: 10903 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I'm waiting for my new laptop before I'll proceed in getting any badges in a hurry as my system is now 7 years old, but it is still returning 1 WU/day.
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Steve WCG
Senior Cruncher Joined: May 4, 2009 Post Count: 216 Status: Offline |
every contribution helps ... and badges can't be "hurried" as they are based on time not points :-)
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