Last updated 06/01/2005

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 here. After you've signed up you'll need to activate your ladder account here.

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. If they have none we advise posting in The Challenge Thread. You'll always find someone interested in playing you. Also note that before you begin a game you should specify that it is indeed a ladder game.

Reporting Games

The winner of a game will post the results using the ladder program. 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 post it in this thread and we will attempt to resolve it. it. If, over time it seems that you are at the root of multiple disagreements and are not being a good sportsman you may also be banned from the ladder.

A Rules Summary

1. Before the game begins you must specify that it is indeed a ladder game.
2. Trust is assumed! Submitting a screenshot is required. Screenshots must be in JPG, PNG, or GIF formats. Recorded games are useful as well. Anyone caught lying or cheating will automatically be removed from the ladder.
3. Submitted screenshots must have your forum name clearly visible. Many people use names that have no relation to their forum identity whatsoever, and I cannot keep track of such things. Any screenshots submitted without clear indication of the participants (forum name used as game name) will be deleted along with the accompanying game.
4. Disconnections: If you disconnect you will forfeit the game. This may sound harsh but too many arguments can arise from disconnections. If a player disconnects before or during the army arrangement stage the game does not count against him but he should come back to the lobby as soon as he can. Unless everyone is fine with the game not counting, the game will be counted in the case of a disconnect.
5. Desynchronized Games: If the game becomes desynchronized, please post in the thread and we will try to resolve it. There is no standard routine for dealing with desynchronization, since the circumstances are nearly always different.
6. Smurfing will not be tolerated.
7. All wins must be reported to this thread within a 24 hour period. If there are any disputes, they should also be posted here within the same 24 hour period.
8. Attempts to distort the spirit of this ladder (such as through being involved in multiple disputes about who won, smurfing, etc) can result in being removed from the ladder or otherwise penalized.
9. The ladder moderator reserves the right to add, remove, or otherwise modify the rules if required to maintain the integrity of the ladder. All changes to the rules will be announced in the ladder thread prior to coming into effect.

Suggestions and Bug Reporting

If you have a suggestion for a feature that could be added to the ladder post here and if it's a good one chances are it may be implemented. If you've found a bug please email Mace at mace@heavengames.com and it will be fixed.

Ranks

• Master - 2100 points
• Elite - 1900 points
• Expert - 1700 points
• Skilled - 1400 points
• Intermediate - 1300 points
• Rookie - 1200 points
• Newbie - 1100 points
• ZeroGamer - 1000 points and no games played

1 vs. 1 Scoring

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 and the loser is a newbie, the rookie would gain 30 points, and the newbie would lose half that much (in this case 15). There are no negative scores, so 0 is the lowest possible score one can have. If the loser is an expert and the winner is a newbie, the newbie would gain 180 points and the expert would lose 90. The following is a table that lists how many points gained/lost depending on which level you defeat.

Loser\Winner	ZeroGamer	Newbie	Rookie	Intermediate	Skilled	Expert	Elite	Master
ZeroGamer	10\20	10\20	10\20	10\20	10\20	10\20	5\10	5\10
Newbie	10\20	30\60	15\30	10\20	5\10	5\10	5\10	5\10
Rookie	10\20	45\90	30\60	15\30	10\20	5\10	5\10	5\10
Intermediate	10\20	60\120	45\90	30\60	15\30	10\20	5\10	5\10
Skilled	10\20	75\150	60\120	45\90	30\60	15\30	10\20	10\20
Expert	10\20	90\180	75\150	60\120	45\90	30\60	15\30	15\30
Elite	5\10	100\200	90\180	80\140	50\100	40\80	35\70	20\40
Master	5\10	125\250	100\200	90\180	60\120	50\100	45\90	40\80

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