rank as in sarg or lt

so what determines what rank you have? as in sargent, chf sarg, basic lt, etc.

i was basic lt till last week now i'm chf sarg and need >600K rank pts to get back where i was

what the heck?

 

Determined by calculating an account's "ranking points" using a formula that includes factors like honor, experience points (EXP), and ship kills, although the exact formula can change. These points are compared against other players to place you on a leaderboard, and the specific badges you can earn are based on these rankings, such as "General," "Colonel," or "Major".
How rank is determined

• Ranking points: Your rank is determined by your total rank points, which are calculated using a formula that includes several factors.
• Key factors: The primary factors are honor and experience points (EXP). Other factors that have been used in the past or contribute to your score include:
  • Ship kills (both alien and player)
  • Missions completed
  • Account age (days since registration)
  • Your specific ship type
  • NPC shot points
• Comparison with others: Your rank points are compared against other players in your company to determine your position on the leaderboard and the specific rank badge you have.
• Rank decay/updates: Your rank can decrease if you don't actively play, as other players may pass you. Rankings are typically updated at a specific server reset time each day.
• Eligibility: To be counted in certain rankings, you must be a certain level and have been in the game for a minimum amount of time (for example, more than 4 weeks and level 2 or above).
  These are the positive and negative ways you can determine your ranking:
  
  Positive impact to rank:
  
  • Experience points / 100,000
  • Honour points /100
  • Player shot points x3
  • Your level x100
  • Days since registration x6
  • Your ship type (Venom for example) x1,000
  • NPC shot points /2
  • Missions completed x100
  Negative ways to impact your rank:
  
  • Friendly players destroyed x100
  • Destroyed by enemies x4
  • Destroyed by radiation zone x8
  • Phoenix ships destroyed x2

 

thank you Blue for the detailed explanation.

in my case it's likely the other player aspect

i have dropped a rank in the past but never by the amount of rank pts that this drop has (600K). maybe 50k to 100k

thanks again

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