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What comes after the rainbow??
What comes after the rainbow??
What comes after the rainbow??
This thread will be for those interested in finding out the next stage of defense merit after rainbow (200k).

Anyone care to venture guesses as to when and what the next one will be? I hope it will be at 225k.
What are the milestones for merits? It looks like there's one at 125k, 150k, and 175k.(?) 

It would make sense that the next is either at 225k or 250k.
Was there a defense merit at 175k?  I admit, I didn't pay that close attention while you were there, and your post in the hall of fame makes no mention of a badge.

I would guess 250k for the next badge, and maybe we'll finally get into those talented, worthy, honourable badges that Sandy mentioned ages ago.

And just for fun...
100 - defense merit
250 - brass
500 - silver
1000 - gold
2500 - platinum
5000 - ruby
7500 - emerald
10000 - obsidian
13000 - diamond
16000 - disprosium
20000 - kithrill
25000 - centrolium
30000 - hyperium
35000 - composium
40000 - hydrasteel
45000 - daemonsteel
50000 - dracosteel
60000 - elvensteel
70000 - giantsteel
80000 - kentsteel
90000 - lizardsteel
100000 - photosteel
125000 - magnetosteel
150000 - heliosteel

175000 - ?

200000 - rainbow
If we assume that the defence merits naming schemes follow the item level path, then that leaves room for a potential merit above heliosteel (74,75) but below rainbow (84,85). Poking through the items around that level I see two recurring -steel suffixes that would be applicable to a defence merit:


Hypnosteel
 (80-84)

Dewsteel
 (82-84)

Now, let's consider that merit distribution seems to follow a pattern past Kithrill, as I'll highlight below:

20000 - kithrill 
25000 - centrolium 
30000 - hyperium 
35000 - composium 
40000 - hydrasteel 
45000 - daemonsteel 

50000
 - dracosteel 

60000 - elvensteel
70000 - giantsteel
80000 - kentsteel 
90000 - lizardsteel 

100000
 - photosteel

125000 - magnetosteel

150000 - heliosteel


175000
 - ?


200000 - rainbow

It would appear that the incremental conquests required for successive merits increases at every 5 or 10 mark. If this jump happens at 150,000, then we'd see a jump straight to 200k. If not, then we have a merit at 175k (Hypnosteel or Dewsteel; anyone recognize either?)

Regardless of the 175k merit's existence, the next merit will very likely be at 250k.
Nothing at 250,000 construction

You've built in 15 huge building stones.
9555000 experience points earned!
You need 1 486 027 449 more experience points for the next level!
You've got 250101 construction points now.
To finish the building 103302 stones have yet to be built in.
The diamond manatreader casts a spell! Magma geysers eject towards you! Your enemy has made 516 hitpoints damage to you!
The diamond manatreader drains 66 manapoints from you!
You've surprised your opponent! You've made 1595 hitpoints damage with your magmahammer!
Your weapon vampirizes 357 hitpoints to you!
Your enemy stares at you, and crumples to the ground defeated!
You've eliminated 225000 monsters already!
You've found the following items:
a magic nub
a recovery drink

And so I must go on. 25k until the next major milestone.
You've eliminated 
250000
 monsters already!
You've found the following items:
a magic nub

...and nothing :(

Either there are no more badges programmed in or we have to wait for 300k.
You've eliminated 300000 monsters already!
The Royal Official shows up again and congratulates you for your additional efforts. He removes your old badge and replaces it with new Hypnosteel Defense Merit of Larkinor badge, then disappears.

Woohoo!  Another badge!  Now, is the next one at 400k or do I have to wait for 500k?  This is going to take forever...
You've eliminated 400000 monsters already!
You've found the following items:
a magic nub

...no badge...sigh
nxt im going for 125 with my uox!
You've eliminated 500000 monsters already!
The Royal Official shows up again and congratulates you for your additional efforts. He removes your old badge and replaces it with new 
Volcanodust Defense Merit
 of Larkinor badge, then disappears.