Karma is a kind of system where qualified and helpful users are given a reward. It is needed in a form appreciation and thanks to what a the users had talked about in a good sense. Seniors and other high ranks have to opportunity to give karma while lower rankings such as newbie and juniors are prohibited. Getting karma is a type of encouragement for users in order to post quality text in the forum, however, some might not appreciate your work. Well, 1 karma is a good start for anyone and it is not new for those legendary and hero members might as well as seniors. So be patient, karmas are just getting out of hand.