CM Then and Now

[Der Kuenstler]

The appeal of a "worldwide" ladder would draw a lot of players. Just being able to say "I'm ranked #17 IN THE WORLD at Combat Mission" - whether it's total games played, total score, etc.

Making an ANNUAL ladder, repeating yearly, with yearly awards, would also appeal to newer players. An "all-time" ladder should still be kept, with all-time official world records and streaks, such as "all-time longest win (or loss) streak", etc.

I would imagine in order to make it the "official" world ladder there would need to be some kind of endorsement by Battlefront. And why wouldn't they, if they saw a chance if increased interest and game sales?

You can see by looking at our ladder that of 401 players, 134 0f them (over 30%) have reported less than 10 games. 248 of them (over 60%) have reported only one game or less in the last three months. There are 60 guys stuck in bootcamp. So there are players out there to be found.

By virtue of it's largest membership the Blitz would be the natural choice to be the site of an official world ladder - but then how do you get the world to agree on scoring systems, posting styles, etc.? Seems like an impossible task.