Ranking system
Ranked / Unranked
By default, all the new published maps are Unranked. Only maps suggested by the creators and reviewed by the moderation team can become Ranked.
When map becomes Ranked, all of its levels of difficulty become Ranked at the same time and players can start earning PP scores on all of them.
PP Scoring system (which is explained below in more detail) is only used for the global leaderboard, as the normal scoring (distance based) is already great for individual maps.
When map becomes Ranked, all of its levels of difficulty become Ranked at the same time and players can start earning PP scores on all of them.
PP Scoring system (which is explained below in more detail) is only used for the global leaderboard, as the normal scoring (distance based) is already great for individual maps.
Q: Can I propose a map I made to be Ranked ?
It is possible to propose a map you made (or was one of the mappers on) to be Ranked.
Go to the acceptance criteria page to know which criteria are mandatory for a map to be accepted.
Once you have read the acceptance criteria, you can submit your map by filling out the following form .
The team will then check if the map follows the acceptance criteria and mark it as Ranked if everything is ok.
Remember! If there were other mappers working on the song, make sure you get their consent before submitting the form.
Go to the acceptance criteria page to know which criteria are mandatory for a map to be accepted.
Once you have read the acceptance criteria, you can submit your map by filling out the following form .
The team will then check if the map follows the acceptance criteria and mark it as Ranked if everything is ok.
Remember! If there were other mappers working on the song, make sure you get their consent before submitting the form.
Q: How to identify a ranked level ?
Ranked levels are identified with a star symbol : 
Non ranked levels are identified with a circle symbol :
Non ranked levels are identified with a circle symbol :
Q: Why is there more than one Leaderboard ?
As Ragnaröck had a version of the game released on Steam that allows players to play without VR ( - called VoT or "flat" in the community),
which has drastically different control scheme, we decided to split the leaderboards between those players.
Later on, additional leaderboard was created for OKOD (One-Key-One-Drum), even more simplified control scheme for the flat version.
In contrast, all the different VR platforms ( - Steam, Oculus Quest, Vive, etc.) share a single leaderboard, as the differences between these platforms are miniscule.
A single player can set different scores on different leaderboards and their placement on each one is decided using only scores achieved on specific platform.
which has drastically different control scheme, we decided to split the leaderboards between those players.
Later on, additional leaderboard was created for OKOD (One-Key-One-Drum), even more simplified control scheme for the flat version.
In contrast, all the different VR platforms ( - Steam, Oculus Quest, Vive, etc.) share a single leaderboard, as the differences between these platforms are miniscule.
A single player can set different scores on different leaderboards and their placement on each one is decided using only scores achieved on specific platform.
Q: How is the PP score calculated ?
Performance Points (abbreviated as PP) are a ranking measure that aims to be more contextually relevant to a
player's progression.
This system seeks to emphasize a representation of the player's skills rather than a representation of their play time.
It also aims to prevent overly skilled players from grinding maps that are too easy for them for points, by giving better rewards for improvements on harder maps.
Each level of difficulty of a Ranked map will grant players a number of Raw PP for their score.
This number is determined based solely on the distance achieved on a given map, with each map having different scaling based on a number of factors.
Scoring begins at 0 PP, for a distance that basically means missing ALL of the notes, then ramping up slowly until reaching 100 PP.
Afterwards, each improvement gives exponentially more PP. In general, we expect the best players to reach around 500-600 PP on easy maps and potentially even more on hard maps.
On each Ranked map page, there's a chart icon (like this: ), which opens an interactive preview of this curve, with all the player scores marked for comparison:
To avoid having to play all Ranked maps to stay competitive, the Raw PP scores obtained by players are weighted before summing them up.
First, all of their scores are sorted in descending order of Raw PP, and then multiplied by decreasing weights in the form of 0.965^(x-1) to achieve Weighted PP.
Total PP score will be the sum of all the Weighted PP and is the value visible on the Leaderboard page.
For instance:
Total PP = 321 + 247 + 144.31 = 712.31
Due to this weighting process, when improving the score on a particular beatmap, players can see their Total PP increase by a lower amount than the Raw PP increase.
This is an intended consequence of this system and will NEVER cause the player to lose Total PP if they improved their score.
This system seeks to emphasize a representation of the player's skills rather than a representation of their play time.
It also aims to prevent overly skilled players from grinding maps that are too easy for them for points, by giving better rewards for improvements on harder maps.
Raw PP
Each level of difficulty of a Ranked map will grant players a number of Raw PP for their score.
This number is determined based solely on the distance achieved on a given map, with each map having different scaling based on a number of factors.
Scoring begins at 0 PP, for a distance that basically means missing ALL of the notes, then ramping up slowly until reaching 100 PP.
Afterwards, each improvement gives exponentially more PP. In general, we expect the best players to reach around 500-600 PP on easy maps and potentially even more on hard maps.
On each Ranked map page, there's a chart icon (like this: ), which opens an interactive preview of this curve, with all the player scores marked for comparison:
Weighted PP and Total PP
To avoid having to play all Ranked maps to stay competitive, the Raw PP scores obtained by players are weighted before summing them up.
First, all of their scores are sorted in descending order of Raw PP, and then multiplied by decreasing weights in the form of 0.965^(x-1) to achieve Weighted PP.
Total PP score will be the sum of all the Weighted PP and is the value visible on the Leaderboard page.
For instance:
| # | Beatmaps | Distance | Raw PP | Weighted PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatmap 1 | 4798 | 321 | 100 % of weighted PP = 321 |
| 2 | Beatmap 2 | 3597 | 256 | 96.5% of weighted PP = 247 |
| 3 | Beatmap 3 | 2456 | 155 | 93.1 % of weighted PP = 144.31 |
Total PP = 321 + 247 + 144.31 = 712.31
Due to this weighting process, when improving the score on a particular beatmap, players can see their Total PP increase by a lower amount than the Raw PP increase.
This is an intended consequence of this system and will NEVER cause the player to lose Total PP if they improved their score.
Q: This is a lot to take in, is there any summary I can check without doing all the math ?
Yes! On the Leaderboard page, you will this icon next to each player: .
It leads to a page with ranking stats for the selected player and leaderboard, displaying:
It leads to a page with ranking stats for the selected player and leaderboard, displaying:
- distribution of Raw PP scores across all played beatmaps
- a list of all Raw PP and Weighted PP scores (with the possibility to open the PP preview window for a specific beatmap as well)
- a list of Ranked maps without any score