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Tier
A cumulative rank based on how many times a user has reached Perfect. Tiers go from 1 (Hatchling) to 6 (Legend) and persist across slime resets.
Tiers are VibeMon's persistent recognition system. Each time a slime reaches Perfect, the user's tier counter increments by one, and every few Perfects move the user up a tier band: tier 1 (Hatchling), tier 2 (Caretaker), tier 3 (Breeder), tier 4 (Master), tier 5 (Grandmaster), tier 6 (Legend).
Tier titles display on the public profile at /u/[handle] and on the README badge. Tiers never decrease — they are a historical record, not a performance rating.
Design note: tiers deliberately do not gate features. A tier-1 user has the same app as a tier-6 user. The recognition is purely visual, which limits the incentive to Goodhart-game the system.
Related terms
- Perfect — The final growth stage of a VibeMon slime, reached after accumulating the full drop threshold. Perfect triggers a badge reward and a regrowth cycle.
- Stage — A growth checkpoint in a VibeMon slime's lifecycle. Slimes advance through six stages (0–5) before reaching Perfect.