there are two important things that arent mentioned in the discussion yet:

1. It's somehow strange to put the words "fun" and "ladder" in the same context.
That's why I agree to any suggestion in regards to a more balanced pointing system.

2. Host advantage! Especially Mauti should check that the overwhelming amount of 1st places are made by the hosts of that games.
Thx the host for the games but damn bs you need only 1 bullet where I need a series of bullets to hit a target. The tactical part of the game is zero in ffa's and that's why the host advantage multiplies so much here.

correct.

you should also note that skill often equals frequent playing, but not the other way around. It is almost inevitable that people who play much get more points than the hypothetical super-skilled people that only plays a few (1-10) cb's. Another problem here is that you can't measure skill very good; you have to have many "samples" ( = CB's) that show skill ( = high ranks). Every measurement gets more accurate with more data.

Elandrion

To add to what GS said...

I don't think the host advantage is that big of advantage to count it into the scoring and points. I've lagged on GS' host several times and still won the game.