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Pat [2638276] · #4 · edited

You earn karma by being really cool (and by posting in the correct thread)

 

edit: to answer your question properly, karma is gained when people upvote your forum posts/threads and karma is lost when people downvote your forum posts/threads.

 

There are exceptions to this, as always, the rules are as follows (which are taken from the wiki - here):

 

A player will not receive/lose karma in the following scenarios:

  • The post is under thirty characters long
  • The thread is locked or in the graveyard
  • The thread is in your faction’s forum, company forum or elimination contest forum
  • The post is a comment in the Trading Post forum
  • The person liking/disliking the post is a new player, or has not posted in the forum in a long time
  • The person liking/disliking the post has been mass-rating a single user’s posts
Scuba [512975] · #11

Long and short of it: by offering value to the community in some form or another. Get creative and have fun.

 

That can mean you've created something...

  • Informative/helpful (helping a player, a guide, sharing a strategy/tip, etc.)
  • Entertaining (memeing and shitposting being the most popular)
  • Wholesome (Community events, quality conversation, positive encouragement)

 

Losing karma is ironically a lot harder and for whatever reason still a sought-after goal of some, it would seem. That generally takes the path of...

  • Unoriginal or tired content
  • Batshit insane shit-takes that are understood as unironic and actually real
  • Stirring drama (this is a very fine line between earning seemingly great karma or having your bunghole blown up)
  • Continuing to play a character nobody likes and generally not "f**king off".

 

It's important to remember that karma only matters as little or as much as it does to you. Your karma generally doesn't actually mean anything to nearly any others (exception to the few select weirdos in the game). The forum should primarily serve your own interests and mental health above anything else. If you're not having fun it's best to take a break. Various subforums can offer a range of experiences (for example, I stay out of Politics and Law wagering that everyone in there enjoys masturbating with sandpaper) so if one sub isn't doing it for you, others may. Many other users may just quietly lurk for whatever value they require (staying updated, finding APIs or tutorials, etc.).