# Journey now unplayable at higher levels pt2

**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/journey-now-unplayable-at-higher-levels-pt2/82952
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**Created:** [January 16, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/journey-now-unplayable-at-higher-levels-pt2/82952 "2024-01-16T18:56:33Z")
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### Author: ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/journey-now-unplayable-at-higher-levels-pt2/82952/3 "2024-01-16T19:17:42Z")

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> [@Lucien](#):
>
> as that thread was relocked

That’s probably a side effect of this change:

> [@Who is the forum manager?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/who-is-the-forum-manager/80879/26):
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> Trust level changes to access features (old → new):
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> - flag posts: 2 → 1
> - ignore users: 2 → 1
> 
> Promotion from level 0 to 1 now requires:
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> - posts to be read for 10 minutes (up from 0 mins)
> - topics entered: 1 → 3
> - posts read: 1 → 5

It basically allows a single determined person with a bit of time on their hand to create accounts to hold forum threads hostage, by spamming flags. Trust level 1 can be reached fast.

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