i agree with super sonic X without rank i don't think that most fo the ppl will play at all. most/all ppl want to play because of rank, i know this, becasue of when i first started to play this game, i only wanted to play because of ranks. but now i don't even care anymore, i rarely play that game.

Finally someone see's it my way.

i agree...but wat happenes if u want to play someone in rank 10 u will hardly see them joining your games :sneaky2:

Do what i do, kill alot of n00bs untill u get enough points to pass them!

I say that everyone should keep an open mind about fighting lower ranked fighters. Like sports said, a person's skill isn't always defined by rank....now, i know i'm pretty high in the ranks, and do a little ignoring myself, but i can assure you, i will try harder not to engage in such activity.... :xmas:

a lot of good points... now.. where to start :biggrin:

we CAN'T get rid of the top scores... thats just stupid...

what we can do (and something that i think makes sence) is give everyone more "options"

for one, ability to NOT submit the scores.. thus, the player would be "unrated"... or, perhaps an option to hide their score while in game (when they enter chat and such)... others would still be able to look the scores up on the web, but, not judge the person right away while they are in the game (again, this is just an option... the high ranked players would still be able to show off their rank)

Jenson made some good points as well (yes i read the whole thing)... i'm not sure about players being able to lose more than 10 points (a lot of the users already complain of how hard it is to stay at the top once u'r there).. but it is something to think about (if enough people support the idea, it can be implemented)

someone also mentioned the top players never playing anyone but the n00bs... as of now.. i dont' have a solution for that one... (we could make them play someone from the top 50 @least once/twice each week, but, what would that do??)

again (as mentioned long long time ago) i personally think the solution is to have multiple filters on the ladder...ie: u'd be able to see the ranks sorted by ranks, points, other... thus, you can be #1 on one ladder (again, its the same one, just, different filter, with a new name) and close to last place on another (bucause u just play n00bs)...

then there is the ability for people to host their own ladders... (u create "Jason and friends" ladder, and anyone who has the right password would be able to be listed there)... that really doesn't solve the problem, but, gives people who are fed up with the "official" top scores something else to do...

well.. those are my thoughts... keep postin' u'rs... we might solve this one day.. and make EVERYONE happy... :biggrin:

(not bloody likely)

Damnit, I've said this before and will do again!

Leave the ranks alone..
There are about 150,000 people playing this game, and if you take away the rank, only about 150 users will play, ain't that right?

I know we say that we only play for fun, but yeah.. right..!!
Even you will probly stop playing...

And if there aren't any ranks, then how will we know "Who's good and who isn't?"

We're not gonna play ALL of them to find out, are we?
And if we ask, everyone will just say "I'm good, right?"

So, just keep the damned ranking system there.

#######: i will not say this cause even the top 150 aren't the very best at it !

example:
i was playing for fun (really just playing for fun) and i ewas about 9xxx almost 10xxx. then i entered against someone (dont remember his name and i am glad to) we fought 1 on 1 Tag, i beated the hell out of him real easily and that about 3 times. and guess what, he was 150 in the top scores !

i am not a real good player cause of my lag almost everyone in here can beat me too hell !

after that fight when i entered in the chat room it sayed that i was now about 7xx in the top scores. was it a bug, i think not !

so my point is that:
i dont think the ranking system works fine now that we are about 150,000 fighters.

i am thinking of another system thing.
how about the ladder system being that you can only fight higher people, the top 50 could fight anyone they want then other people will have no choice but to fight higher people !

how about that ?

Yeah, if you hate ranks, then don't fight people with high ranks, just fight for fun. Though fighting for ranks made this game much more boring(experience), it has to stay. Like I said before just fight for fun and don't care about the people who say "Nferno666, fight me".