[UI] Ranking System Rework

As title suggests, an overhaul of the current in-game "Ranking" system.

What is Ranking currently? A summation of everything you have killed, BOTH NPCs and Players.
What should the changes be? Overall, a split between NPC and Players.

The Changes:

Honor
Honor points should only be left to the points earned through PvP. Specifically, PvP and kills of the opposing faction will earn you honor. If you're in a clan war with your own company, you should receive ZERO rewards. What of the honor earned from NPCs? Have them taken away from Honor, and create a new name that would represent "NPC Points."

PvP - NPC Ranking Division
Following the above division, you can now create a new Ranking system specifically for PvP. On the home page, only the top PvPers will be displayed, in place of the existing rank point system.

For PvP Ranking, only count Player Ship kills, Honor points, and deaths to contribute to your PVP ranking score.

For NPC Ranking, only count everything else: Experience, NPC kills, days since registration, etc.

From there, there can be an option to select which rank you would like displayed. PvP Ranks can have their own designed ranks, while NPC Ranks can have a completely different design. I say that the current rank names and symbols should be moved over to PvP Ranking, and have a new set of names and images for NPC Ranks. This would better represent the Darkorbit Players in their position of the game, successfully forcing players into PvP if they wish for better ranks.

 

I hate to tell you but @OP32 has confirmed already on Discord that there won't be a revamp on the ranking because it's too risky to everyone's accounts to mess around with that kind of formula. On top of that he also explained the following:

• Galaxy gates earn most the uridium generated in the game.
• No matter what happens with ranking people will still find a way to abuse it.
• He did say there is potential of "monthly additional ranking".
• He did actually say he thinks Hades gate is too cheap in parts so it might be increased in the future to build.
• But the most important reason he said is "sure, i see the downsides, but ggs are what keep the game going, we dont have the foresight to know what really happens if this is changed".

Hope this helps and I'm sorry because I know it's not the result you want because a large amount of the community is sick of how ranking works.

 

Awesome Idea as it would allow people to see who is truly doing what in the game. Even though I don't pvp, all these high ranks made through gates is just crazy. As it is a pvp game, if you want the recognition, do the hard work.