"Advanced Flight" option has no effect

Uhm..... I just got an email telling me, I got the "Exterminator Badge" For having spotted a bug and reported it to AHQ. Are badges a new system and just everyone got that badge awarded who ever has posted a thread in the Bug Reports section?

Or does this actually mean someone of the devs checked this thread (as its the only one I ever created) and the bug got confirmed so I can finally expect this gamebreaking bug to get fixed after almost a full year? If thats the case, I even might give the game another chance.... If not.... then.... you are dead to me EA and please stop sending me emails, as I don't care about your badge system v.v