Before I jump into an explanation of what MLG Rank is, I want to address the questions about who will get an MLG Rank once MLG League Membership launches. Everyone that plays on GameBattles will continue to get an MLG Rank in each arena that they compete in, as well as a rank on on the Global MLG Rank Leaderboard. While we are exploring new ways for League Members to earn and promote their rank (such as premium ladders and members-only leaderboards), MLG Rank will remain free for all users. If you have any questions or concerns about this please contact support and a staff member will help you.

So what is MLG Rank? MLG Rank is the new player ranking system on GameBattles. Players get an MLG Rank in each arena that they compete in, as well as a global MLG Rank for all their activity on GameBattles. Players gain MLG Rank points by competing on Ladders and Tournaments. The MLG Rank leaderboards work much like ladder leaderboards. When you win matches against players with better MLG Rank, you get a lot of rank points. You win against players with worse MLG Rank, you get fewer.

MLG Rank is different from GB Rank in a couple of key ways. Most importantly, we eliminated the most common ways GB Rank was exploited. MLG Rank points are calculated independently from ladder rank points. This means users can’t boost MLG Rank by continually creating and disbanding teams on a ladder like they could with GB Rank. Also, MLG Rank points can only be won by actually playing in matches --... (Read More)