Ladder Guidelines/Help
The winner of a game will post the results using the ladder program. If it is a team game the winning team must choose a player to post the results. Results are based on the honor system. Should it come out that you've been cheating you will be banned from the ladder. We sincerely hope that we'll never need to ban someone for making up results. If there is a disagreement of any sort please email the ladder admin, If you have a suggestion for a feature that could be added to the ladder, email an admin. If you've found a bug please email Mace at In a 1v1 game, the gain/loss of points is determined by the winner's skill level. For example, if the winner is a rookie (Score > 25), and the loser is a newbie (Score 0-24), the rookie would gain 3 points, and the newbie would lose half that much (in this case, 3/2, or 1.5 points). There are no negative scores, so 0 is the lowest possible score one can have. If the loser is an expert (Score > 100) and the winner is a newbie, the newbie would gain 18 points and the expert would lose 18/2, or 9 points. The following is a table that lists how many points gained/lost depending on which level you defeat. Team games can have anywhere from 1-4 players on a team, but the teams must be even. We have decided that due to the fact that if you have, for example, a 1v2, that the 1 person will have more money, therefore better units, which while isn't everything, isn't an accurate portrayal of skill. The score is calculated by adding the ratings of all the winners and all the losers then calculating the difference between the two (losing team rating subtracted from the winning team rating, negative numbers can occur), which is then matched up with the team-scoring table. Just a note - the ladder doesn't support free for all games at this point (it might in the future), so please stick to 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 or 4v4 games. [This message has been edited by Kester (edited 04-26-2006 @ 00:51 AM).]
How do I join?
To be able to play on the ladder you need to be signed up on the forums. You can sign up for the forums How do I play?
After you've activated your ladder account you can find other people who've signed up on the ladder to play. By viewing their profiles you'll get any contact information they have. Note that before you begin a game you should specify that it is indeed a ladder game.Reporting Games
A Rules Summary
Suggestions and Bug Reporting
Ranks
1 vs. 1 Scoring
0/4.5 0/4.5 0/4 0/3.5 0/1.5 0/1.5 -2.5/4.5 -2.5/4.5 0/4 0/3.5 0/3 0/3 -3/7.5 -2.5/7.5 -2.5/6 0/6 0/4.5 0/4.5 -3/9 -3/9 -2.5/7.5 -2.5/7.5 0/6 0/6 -3.5/10.5 -3/10.5 -3/9 -2.5/9 -2.5/7.5 0/7.5 -3.5/12 -3.5/12 -3/10.5 -3/10.5 -2.5/9 -2.5/9 Team Scoring
61 1 46 1 31 2 21 3 11 4 0 5 -10 6 -20 7 -30 8 -40 9 -50 10 -60 11 -3 200 12