Ranking System Decay/Freeze
I have two methods to deal with ranking and on keeping it active.
Add in a decay system to any ranking system we have. Personal suggestion on how to deal with it:
- Decay only occurs to those in the top 10.
- Decay only occurs after those rankers haven't been online (account log in) for a month.
- Decay is % based, as some rankings are easier than others. I would advocate for a 3% decay per day after that initial month. It takes a month for the decay to reduce the points by 60% then.
- Decay stops after the ranker is no longer ranked. This keeps them close to the lowest score when they still played, and allows them to catch up more easily.
A second method to deal with ranks occupied by inactive people is by freezing their points and taking them off the ranking. Everyone moves up 1 spot and the player does not lose any points. Once the player comes back, they immediately become ranked again. This may feel a bit unfair to players who barely got ranked.
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