Originally Posted by
xenofood
I have a feeling that going the way of cosmetic upgrades and custom/special clothing, etc. is ultimately not that great for RP overall. A marine putting on a red bandana is one thing. A Good Boy (TM) Marine dressed in unique looking armor might be pushing it.
People should want to be good players and have their name be recognized, so that when they enter a room, people who know them will think "Hey, it's that guy, I like him.", that's ultimately why 99% of us only use one name.
Why not use an existing system already in place - medals?
There's The Medal of Distinguished Conduct, that can be applied to a numerous amount of situations, as long as it's not overdone. You certainly can't award a medal every time a marine says please and thank you at the RO line, but you CAN award it to a player that's been on guard duty nonstop for 2 hours, passing the time by roleplaying.
Alternatively, you can always add a new medal type.
And in case this is a little bit too OOC, you can always take the medal system template, literally title it Good Boy Notes. Have it work exactly like medals - appears only in your statistics screen - and have it be awarded by Admins/Mods only. When you're a player and you stick for the whole round and you play well with others, ending the round and checking your statistics screen to see "Good Boy Notes: +1" and a brief description of what was it that you've done that an Admin liked, is much more rewarding, because at that point, you know that someone was watching you and they enjoyed it, and you weren't just dicking around for your own amusement.
Ultimately, it still all boils down to people wanting to be good players.