Do you have MotD on your blacklist? All the created games come from him.

*Who doesn't have MotD on their blacklist?*

Ranking Update! (5/27)

Top 10

• 1. timon92: ~1813
  
• 2. Buns: ~1786
  
• 3. Pardon: ~1746
  
• 4. Timinator: ~1741
  
• 5. master of desaster: ~1735
  
• 6. Njord: ~1735
  
• 7. aoc: ~1734
  
• 8. Zack Fair: ~1731
  
• 9. Super Smoove: ~1710
  
• 10. Kaerox: ~1702
  

Noteworthy Observations

• We have a new #1! There are now 4 different players to reach 1st on the mdl. timon92 currently stands at the front of the pack with a score of 1813. Will he be able to complete 10 games and hold 1st to add another golden trophy to his collection? Stay tuned, Ally will have the answer at 11.
  
• Top 10 has just gotten a whole lot more competitive too...everyone is 1700+ :o
  
• We see a new face... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6YN5tDAVW4 ...a super smooth guy. *cough, smoove
  
• In honour of MotD leaving his own ladder forever here's a video to his tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc
  

Noteworthy Games

• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13525594 - Wini defeats TheWarlightMaster (Volcano Island)
  • This is quite the game! A brawl-esque mess on Volcano Islands, unusual to the template.
    
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13496507 - Mod defeats Kaerox (Yinyang'Zhou)
  • https://youtu.be/a3o_ZKWi-OU?t=163
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13466419 - MotD defeats Odin (Eberron World)
  • What a horrid game >.< https://youtu.be/GYo_3uCgBjk?t=71
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13370567 - aoc defeats Timinator (British Raj)
  

Edited 5/28/2017 04:26:54

Suggestion: Per Map Rankings

Ranking Update! (6/3)

Top 10

• 1. Master of the Dead: ~1943
  
• 2. aoc: ~1763
  
• 3. Buns: ~1760
  
• 4. Zack Fair: ~1759
  
• 5. Timinator: ~1758
  
• 6. Pardon: ~1757
  
• 7. master of desaster: ~1728
  
• 8. Super Smoove: ~1707
  
• 9. PanagiotistheGreekFreak: ~1703
  
• 10. Odin: ~1666
  

Noteworthy Observations

• MotD rejoins to claim 1st place and continues his win streak. He is now at 21 wins in a row...can anyone stop him?
  
• Meanwhile, where is timon? https://ibb.co/dDVikv
  
• We see the return of Panagiotis into 9th place...like buns said before, strange retirement.. ツ
  

Rating Changes

• Master Atom rises 37 points and 3 ranks to 16th place with a score of ~1630
  
• elbee rises 30 points and 5 ranks to 18th place with a score of ~1613
  
• Breaker rises 67 points and 10 ranks to 26th place with a score of ~1583
  
• Nynwhen rises 36 points and 9 ranks to 31st place with a score of ~1532
  
• d-ceo rises 46 points and 5 ranks to 39th place with a score of ~1514
  
• lawm rises 42 points and 5 ranks to 48th place with a score of ~1449
  
  Great job guys!!
  

Alammy Swards!

Welcome to the 2017 Alammy Swards! Our first sward is Most Thrown-Away Game..this one goes to..... AI! https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13584131

Ouch https://youtu.be/7T3SXyvY1CU?t=128

Our second sward for Best Prediction goes to..... Buns! https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13587795

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elPgBKL05N4


Noteworthy Games

• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13549067 - Zack Fair defeats Muli (Atlantis)
  • It seems luck is a fan of Zack...he only made 6 picks in this game, but gets an amazing random 4th starting spot. Armored with this gift, he manages to defeat Muli in a tight game
    
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13350990 - Timinator defeats Kazzo (Warhammer)
  • Unfortunately this didn't win Best Prediction in the Alammy Swards... but turn 7 is just simply phenomenal <('o'<)
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13544554 - TheRiverStyx defeats Krunx (Strat 1v1)
  • Turn 5, Styx drags another opponent down to hell https://youtu.be/ee925OTFBCA?t=14
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13408522 - Master Jz defeats master of desaster (Atlantis)
  • Master vs. Master :o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uP7O2mM10A&feature=youtu.be&t=151
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13572606 - Drizzy Drake defeats Buns (Greater Middle-East III)
  • Turn 9 - when the moves seem weird, but the prediction is right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxvrTknvpCs
  
  

Edited 6/4/2017 02:12:42

is there a list of links to the templates that link to warlight.net and not to http://md-ladder.cloudapp.net/ ?

https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13350990 - Timinator defeats Kazzo (Warhammer)
Unfortunately this didn't win Best Prediction in the Alammy Swards... but turn 7 is just simply phenomenal <('o'<)

Damn.. I can't believe this was the 3rd best prediction of the week (facepalm)

is there a list of links to the templates that link to warlight.net and not to http://md-ladder.cloudapp.net/ ?

Yeah. If you go to the template page on MDL(http://md-ladder.cloudapp.net/template?templateId=989118), you will see a link to the actual WL template as seen below:

MotD 21 wins in a row :O

That's the most impressive thing I've seen on Warlight, since I first joined the strategy community.

Congratulations, I'm super impressed.

Our second sward for Best Prediction goes to..... Buns! https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13587795

How is this a prediction with full intel on picks and simply counting?

what did buns predict if i may ask? the game was won on pick.. even i would have won that and made the same moves.. :O

EVEN I could've done that... I feel a trend is coming here..

I think pardon liked the fact that buns countered with 4

How is this a prediction with full intel on picks and simply counting?

Parody :(

what did buns predict if i may ask? the game was won on pick.. even i would have won that and made the same moves.. :O

EVEN I could've done that... I feel a trend is coming here..

https://youtu.be/8HM8l42nPE4?t=55

I think pardon liked the fact that buns countered with 4

cough, *successfully countered

The emojis that Pardon uses for these are perfect.

Ranking Update! (6/10)

Top 10

• 1. Master of the Dead: ~1935
  
• 2. Pardon: ~1787
  
• 3. aoc: ~1750
  
• 4. Timinator: ~1738
  
• 5. Buns: ~1729
  
• 6. master of desaster: ~1715
  
• 7. Wini: ~1697
  
• 8. Beren: ~1676
  
• 9. Super Smoove: ~1653
  
• 10. Njord: ~1636
  

Noteworthy Observations

• Panagiotis leaves as quickly as he joins :/
  
• Quicksand joins! And promptly gets booted in his games https://imgflip.com/s/meme/Black-Girl-Wat.jpg
  

Rating Changes

• Pardon rises 30 points and 4 ranks to 2nd place with a score of ~1787
  
• Wini rises 95 points and 14 ranks to 7th place with a score of ~1697
  
• Nynwhen rises 37 points and 10 ranks to 21st place with a score of ~1568
  
• Max rises 39 points and 11 ranks to 27th place with a score of ~1551
  
• kalati rises 30 points and 10 ranks to 40th place with a score of ~1471
  
• Brénainn rises 36 points and 8 ranks to 46th place with a score of ~1445
  
  Nice work!
  

Alammy Swards!

There are no Alammy Swards to report because although I'm an awesomeguy, I'm too lazy to write these...


Noteworthy Games

• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13378607 - Buns defeats Timinator (Snowy Mountains MA)
  • while being total crap at MA, I can even tell this game is interesting
    
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13594454 - Buns defeats Panagiotis (Treasure Map)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzjtubwqPx0 - Panagiotis touching down on MDL, then flying away
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13594089 - TheRiverStyx defeats master of desaster (Strat 1v1)
  • first Krunx, then mod!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICDetpw0tVw
  
  
• https://www.warlight.net/MultiPlayer?GameID=13603755 - Wini defeats Buns (Basileia)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2dTSO-qVAA - this video isn't even related, but it's funny
  
  
  

A question:

Would it be a significant indicator (of anything) if we had a graph showing the change in the 50% rating value?

You can see the momentary value on the Rating Distribution graph. It's 1513 at present, and exactly the rating of the 35th ranked player (Facetroll, atm).

Edited 6/12/2017 09:02:43

@Ƨillynamenace
Nice idea. I'll add it to my list!

Thanks, MotD - I'd love to check that graph from time to time.

But that was a real question of statistics I had: Would it be an indicator of anything? What's your opinion?

Yeah. I think it would be an interesting data point to see how the median rating trends over time on MDL. If we add a chart for number of players over time as well, it would help us see the effect of that on ratings.