Pogo has added the rank 50 badge to the World Class Solitaire badge album. This game received twelve new ranks two weeks ago but the final rank badge was not put into the system, for whatever reason. Today’s maintenance remedied this problem, to an extent. While the badge is now listed in Badge Central as the rank 50 badge, it is not being properly awarded.
This is what the badge looks like:
World Class Solitaire – World Traveler Badge
Finish 50 Passports to earn this badge
Some players have received the badge after they reached rank 50 by contacting Pogo’s customer support, but they were asked to provide screenshots and proof of stats. Others are choosing to wait until Pogo fixes the problem and the badge starts being awarded to players when they reach 50. If you’re waiting, once you get the news that the badges are going out, you may have to play to earn a passport stamp before it will pop up.
For reference, here is a list of the World Class Solitaire ranks, as well as a few tips and hints on the game.
BadgeVulture says
Well at l;east they remember to do that. Kind of odd they didnt have it ready to fo when they added ranks tho.
booboo says
Well I’ve finished, played, nothing. Contacted CS they said it’s a problem and they are working on it so I’m not sure if it’s working or not or just for some and not others.
mary says
I contated cs they said even those the badge is in the game award album, that the badge still has not launched yet. he said when it is launched it the badge will automacily show up under our badges
Lura says
I’d gotten a report that the badge had been awarded to a player (not just showing in Badge Central), but clearly not everyone is being awarded the badge. I’ve updated my original post to reflect that. Thanks!
Pogo CS is full of crap, by the way. They are telling players there is no rank 50 badge. Well, um, why does their site display it then?
http://www.pogo.com/challenge/find-badge.do?searchgametype=klondike
DobermannNut says
I haven’t received my rankout badge either. I even played a couple of passport stamps today as well – still nothing. All that work…(sigh)
Barbara O says
What I don’t understand is… I thought when the other games got more ranks, like canasta… I thought that you were automatically put to that rank… Example…. I was rank 38 on world class and kept playing anyway… Doesn’t that count? Shouldn’t we get moved to rank 40, 42, etc? I thought that in the Canasta game when they added ranks, the players were put to the new rank right away… Am I wrong? Can someone enlighten me please?
Thanks!
MomsBassetHound says
The last time that they did that was when Mahjong Garden got new ranks b/c they couldn’t reset the dragon’s age without upsetting all the people who had aged their dragon drastically. When they added ranks to Monopoly they reset everyone’s stats to rank 50, no credit was given for extra play. Pogo explained this at one time, don’t remember if it was on the Pogo News or in the Letters to the Editor.
Everyone that was ranked out in WCS before these additional ranks started at rank 38 regardless of how much extra play they had done.
Suz
Barbara O says
Thanks for the info, Suz… I thought it was something like that…
Barbara
Pat says
Okay, this from WCS, 2 of clubs room, getting latest “scoop” on rank 50 badge. Two people interviewed by me in room have achieved rank 50. I verified by looking at their stats in profile. Both went to CS to ask for badge. Get the latest “odd” info they have been given by CS–that where they are is the Start of rank 50 and when they complete That rank, they will get badge, alegedly where rank 51 would begin. So, both are working on this rank again. OMG, can they get the stories straight? I am on rank 49, near the end, and am afraid to rank out till I know the badge is “active” and “issued”.
Pat says
Okay, I kept in touch with 2 people who were directed to do one more passport (Singapore, 54 stamps) by CS. The reults are in, CS was wrong (what a surprise) and still no rank 50 badge awarded….I am holding on rank 49, plus 49/50 stamps. Need just one more stamp to hit 50, and am not playing it till badge is active. Also talked to several more in rooms who are disgruntled by no badge and differing stories from CS as to Why????
Mzhyper3 says
Finished rank 50 on Feb 10, still no badge given. It even appears like, yes, its showing rank 50 but…the last stamp country is not the last one? Odd one, but reminds me of Scavenger Hunt…it did the same thing I must have went what felt like 2 rank lvls past what the badge requirements said to get that badge. Wonder if this is same story again?
Ardenwolfe says
Just got rank 50 as well (14 Feb 2011) and no badge. So, apparently, no fix either.
Ardenwolfe says
Update: I spoke to a customer service rep in chat about this. After providing my stats, Victoria granted my badge.
Simple fix. 😉
booboo says
I went to CS today and asked for a status. They just said they’d give me the badge instead so I can’t enlighten anyone on when it’s going to be fixed.
jan says
i have done the singapore badge with all the stamps and started a second singapore passport, no badge. i have e-mailed pogo customer service with no response. i really don’t want to get into a live chat discussion with them because i don’t want to hear platitudes, excuses, and lies. wait, isn’t that a movie? just thought i would voice my frustrations among my bh friends. i have been hearing the same stories about not just reaching singapore ie rank 50, but completing the passport. well, i did it and no badge and oops, no customer service, but please buy some more recycled pbas!
KrisperLove says
Hi Everyone….I wrote to CS twice…and they gave me the badge….No
problem with them. I was ranked out for almost 2 weeks…before getting the badge.
KrisperLove
Amanda says
I got the badge in live chat. All I had to do was copy/paste my stats for the game and they added it for me. I asked when it would be fixed for others and they disconnected. Figures!!!!