[2020] The ranking system in trackmania

Hi Trackmania drivers!

Today we will be presenting you the new ranking system available on July 1st!

Competition is one of the main aspects of Trackmania and that is why having a fair ranking system is important. This ranking system is open to everyone and starts from your very first minutes in the game.

There are no unranked races in Trackmania. Whether you play solo or multiplayer, you can win trophies at any time and climb the world rankings. Progression is constant; every trophy you win is acquired and cannot be lost.

9 Levels of Trophies



The trophies acquired in Trackmania illustrate your success in the game, whether in the official quarterly solo campaign, club campaigns, multiplayer rooms, community events, or events organized by Ubisoft Nadeo. The distribution of trophies may change in the future so as not to give more advantage to one game mode over another. We want to set up a fair system for all Trackmania players.

There are nine levels of trophies: Trophy 1 is the easiest to acquire and earns you 1 point, while Trophy 9 is a reward for the most important competitions and earns you 100 million points. Each higher-level trophy earns you ten times more points than the trophy just below it.

Level 9 trophies are extremely rare and will be awarded to the best player of each season in the official campaign, the winner of the Trackmania Grand League, and the winner of the Open Grand League. To celebrate these achievements, winners will also receive a real Trophy 9 at home.

An Easy-to-Read Ranking



Each trophy contains a defined number of points; the game ranking is based on your total number of points. Points from each new trophy are added to your previous point total and will rank you in relation to players from all over the world.

All Trackmania players are ranked in 10 categories: from unranked to World 1, which contains the ten best players in the world. These levels are based on the points of players from all over the world. Over a given period you may win trophies and points, but if your opponents have won more, you may still lose a rank.

Originally Posted by Newbell
"Whether you play solo or multiplayer, you can win trophies at any time and climb the world rankings."
How you earn them? Ok. Playing solo or multiplayer. But what is the way?

Hello,

In solo play, you can earn trophies by gaining medals on the official campaign or by getting ranked in the track of the day. Club campaigns also work.
In multiplayer, you earn trophies at the end of each time attack session on every server.

Originally Posted by Icy_Veins.
And what depends on which trophy u get?

Trophies you get in multiplayer are based on the average level of the server you're playing in.
In solo play, It is based on the amount and the type of medals you get. So let's say if you get all bronze medals on the white section, you will get one trophy 1, where all silver medals on white maps give you one trophy 2.

Originally Posted by essydave
RE The ranking stuff.

In TM2 we had ladder points that balanced every week on Sunday, giving people their actual ranking on Monday. That system was great as it basically meant that it wasn't an infinite scale and that there was an absolute limit of how much LP you could have. This meant that there was a chance to get the top spots if you maintained your streak, and if you stopped playing for a few weeks you could get back up p.easily.

My worry is that with this new system, it's going to ruin that experience for many players. There's going to be a few who are going to achieve a shedload of points and keep it at that with no reset (as far as I can see).

Is there going to be balancing and point caps? I remember when I was rank <100 in TM2 globally and stopped playing for a year my LP dropped to (I think) 60,000 and didn't go lower. so from 60 > 90k it was fine.

This new system is incredibly confusing. I've not found a single person in my TM friend group who thinks this is better. I really, really wish that for online play we had Ladder Points again. Why change a system that isn't broken?

if it doesnt reset, or it does after like a year (which is way too long), I straight up will have 0 motivation for online play.

Sorry for moaning. I really like TM. I really, really do. I'm very concerned with Nadeo shooting themselves in the foot massively (with this and the whole GAAS thing).

Hello,

You're right, we do not want to have players creating an enormous gap in terms of points. Hence why we're slowly introducing higher ranks and trophies over the weeks. We will also reset points each year

Thanks for your feedback!

Originally Posted by Darki1993
Currently only the Regional Ranks are available, even if you are in point range of the the National or World ranks. When will those ranks be unlocked?

Hey,

National ranks will be available pretty soon, we decided to slowly open the higher ranks in order to avoid big gaps at the release. We will then open the World rankings once we feel that it will be the right moment.

Thanks,

Originally Posted by FunnyRaceMan
Hi
on monday i got 70th worldwide in the track of the day and i still didnt get the trophys for that. Is this normal? Or do you need a specific rank to get trophys in track of the day? i have club acces also. Greatings FunnyRaceMan

Hello,

We didn't give the trophies on TOTD yet as we were experiencing some issues on the ranking since the release.
We will give you an update once trophies will be sent for your TOTD rankings.

Thanks,