Seasonal Standings

[Shular]

As a new player, I look at the rankings and think "well, I've got no shot at getting anywhere near the top", escpecially with the limited number of games happening.  So I see two problems here.  1)  Not enough people playing, and 2) rankings discourage new players from trying to work their way up the ladder.

May I suggest going to a seasonal, or annual, ranking system?  January 1st, archive all the old records so they're still accessable (for example, if someone wants to see the all-time leaders, or who had the best winning % in 2010), but start the new year at 0.  This gives new players a chance to place.

I believe giving newer players a chance to place in the rankings, as well as removing people who probably haven't played in years from the current standings, would appeal to those who are only now discovering the game.  Obviously there's a lot more than this that has to be done if you want to attract and retain new players (I have a ton of ideas) but it's one part of an overall strategy.

P.S.  I also think it would reduce the number of people making "smurfs", since they would get a reset each year.

[sjleader]

I agree-
It would be cool to have maybe quarterly standings and then annual ones as well...
I'd also love to have us put together a tournament, maybe everyone kicks in $5 and we do something with prizes.

[Acavia]

There is a skill ranking and win ranking.  If you finish 1st and 2nd a lot, you can move up the skill ranking quickly.

[C64MuleBoot]

I agree with Acavia!!! I am a NEW player who played my 1st game on December 28th, its taking me 150 game to move up the Rankings, Don't be discourage just play games and you will enjoy seeing your progress up the Rankings, My Win Ranking is 263 and my skill Ranking is now 150 which puts me in top 500.... Play!! Play!! Play!! games and improve your skill and you will see your Rank get better... Just Saying.. 

[Death_Mule17]

Easy for c64boot to say, he wins a lot! guys rookie of the month hands down, redwood a close second.
PLAY PLAY PLAY , MORE!







MB

[Hung Like A...]

But does he have balls

[jagov808]

'removing people who probably haven't played in years from the current standings, would appeal to those who are only now discovering the game.'

No! I won't have your crazy communist ideas impinge on CBASS's legacy. Do you know how many 1 noob + two bot games he had to endure to get to the top?

Gohar and MrGood are planning on passing down their records to their offspring one day. How dare you suggest we confiscate their glorious badges and various honors just to appease an underclass of players who are too lazy to put in 60+ hour mule workweeks.

[NJDevil]

NJ Tier is only Tier!