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The ladder doesn't/can't count each game as it is played, because the reports aren't sent to it - I am not sure how they could be but it would require editing how the server handles games and game reports. Not being able to do that when I coded the ladder, I used only the publicly available information, from here: http://ladder.war2.ru/oldgames.phpSo, the ladder updates by scanning the game reports log for new reports every X often. Right now 20 minutes. I think we had it more frequently at one time, but if a previous scan is still running when the new scan starts, that can cause problems. Anyway, the more often it runs the more taxing I think it is on the server
no surprise there.
Need multiple ladders, separated for each level of player. Example (doesn't have to be like this though)U8/Braviet/Medivh/Viruz would compete for Tier 1 LadderSPB/Jordan/Ogremage/Allstar Tier 2 LadderThen players a level below them, Tier 3 Ladder