karma

[Curco]

do karma mean ♥♥♥♥? when it says your karma has decressed im like,what is karma and why would i give a ♥♥♥♥ about it lol

[Half Pint The Cranky]

We'll you would care if someone did you wrong.

[Banzai]

Originally posted by Curco:

do karma mean ♥♥♥♥? when it says your karma has decressed im like,what is karma and why would i give a ♥♥♥♥ about it lol

If you click your name in port then your karma number is shown above it. It has no in game function beyond giving you extra reports/compliments per day if you have a high number (although this is capped). People will tend to report (ie give you -1 karma) if you are unpleasant in chat or they think you played badly, but to be honest a lot of the time people send out reports against people who sank them or are playing a ship they dont like (CVs and Smolensks tend to be a favourite target of this). That said, reporting someone for misbehaviour in chat will make the automated system look for swears in the chat log and if they do this enough they can be chat banned for a short time.

Obviously if someone sends you a compliment (ie +1 karma) then they thought you played well, or were helpful.

If you wish to report or compliment another player then rclick their name in match or on the results screen and the option is there.

Its really not worth worrying about as a game mechanic, although people with high karma scores tend to be people who play well etc.

Edit: Oh and you can only report a given person once per match, so there is no point in spamming all your reports at someone who you think deserves them - they will still only get -1 karma.

[kamikazi21358]

When you complement someone, I believe it increases their karma by one, and when you report them, it decreases by one. When someone complements you, your karma increases by one I believe, when you get reported, it decreases by one.

I don’t know what happens if it gets too low, or if something happens if it gets too high.



Karma is a concept from the India region, usually with Hinduism religions and Buddhism, it’s like some kind of natural force that accumulates through your life, by doing good or evil deeds. Someone accumulates karma when they are not being a good person, which upon death, will effect their reincarnation in the cycle, and will be reincarnated as a lesser being or a lower caste (kind of like a class in society, but determained upon birth and cannot be changed) among humans, or being a good person will eventually break the cycle of reincarnation and become something better.


I believe this is where Karma is getting used from, it’s an eastern idea on a natural force that accumulates to a person over their life, based on their good and bad deeds in life. In game, getting reported accumulates and effects your karma negatively, while getting compliment effects your Karma positively and shows you’re an exceptional player, gameplay wise or being friendly in chat.

[Jackson]

Nothing happens if it goes too low (hits 0). If you get past a certain amount (not sure how much) you get to rate up/down more times in a day.

[StormhawkV]

The more Karma you have the more reports you get per day. I had 11 last time I checked. Base is 7 I think. You need quite a lot for each one extra and most players don't average more than a few Karma points.

[Kamiyama]

I haven't used it much since FF was turned off.

About the only thing that grinds my gears now is people sitting in spawn the whole match.

[casualsailor]

Karma points are worthless.

I've been told that at one time there was some bonus associated with having a high Karma but now it is just a meaningless way for Wargaming to make you think your feedback matters.

But of course your feedback does not.

Karma points are the subjective scoring of random people over whom you have no control and little influence. If you get a Solo Warrior you might get a +1 but more likely some child who exits the game in the first 5 minutes will choose you as the target of their rage and you'll lose 2 pts.

I stopped looking at my score a long time ago.

[mjfq396]

What is a High Number? 30-50? out of what? 100?..does anyone know?

[Hiei]

Originally posted by mjfq396:

What is a High Number? 30-50? out of what? 100?..does anyone know?

Please don't necro threads that are years old

[Banzai]

Originally posted by mjfq396:

What is a High Number? 30-50? out of what? 100?..does anyone know?

Some people have karma totals in the 1000s. Most people are somewhere between 0-100. As above, please dont necro years old posts. By all means make a new one instead :)

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