I'm kinda working off an idea I read a few minutes ago in the other "I h8 negative medals thread!!!1"

So players can purchase sets of truce/alliance badges. 5 or 10 of them for $1. In a game, you can offer another player one of those badges, indicating that they are in an alliances/truce/friendship. Only those two players can see the badge. Let's say player A agreed to accept a friendship badge from player B

The badge lasts X amount of hours. If no subs are sent from A to B, then player A (who agreed to accept he badge) is given a permanent "trustworthy ally" medal that is displayed in their profile. If A attacks B before the badge expires, Player A is given a "backstabber" medal (or something similar) in their permanent profile. Badges disappear when the time limit is over or the game ends

So now medals are always earned appropriately and you can't be given a medal if you really didn't deserve it.

The badges can go two ways or one... I haven't really decided. If player A gives a badge to player B and player A attacks B, should A also receive a backstabber medal? or are badges a one way street? Thoughts?

Also, why would anyone accept a badge? To establish trust. If you offered someone a badge and they didn't accept it, it would definitely looks suspicious.

Why would anyone accept a badge? To establish trust. If you offered someone a badge and they didn't accept it, it would definitely looks suspicious.

Well, think about it the other way. If you did accept the medal, the other person would think that you would never backstab. That would give you the perfect opportunity to backstab them. As long as you don't mind the permanent scar that is a back stabber medal accepting these "friendship badges" would put you in a perfect place to back stab.