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is there any plans ongoing?

It's on the top of the "things to implement for the host" list, which means, it's the thing I think about on my commute

The last question that came up is how do we determine rank limits after all.

The "natural" check would be to check the actual rank, i.e. "below Spaceman" (rank 3) or "below Petty Officer" (rank 4). However, you can also be demoted to Spaceman by having a lot of skill and then dropping out of a game, thus, losing reliability.

We could also just check skill points, e.g. "< 500 points" or "< 250 points" (those are the skill thresholds for Spaceman or Petty Officer, respectively).

To put these numbers into perspective, finishing a game in the lower third gets you around 100-200 skill points (checked some of those who are in that range, and how they got their points).

Personally, I prefer the first option, because it is easier to explain, but I cannot judge its "abuse potential" (i.e. who will intentionally lose points to beat up noobs?).

--Stefan