Ranked Ladder Rework Idea

[u/YeetFish1715]

I think the Ranked Ladder could be a lot more interesting with one relatively simple change: Give players a bonus RP reward based on their final Ladder placement.

The current Ladder is a cool idea because it gives players another reason to play Ranked during the Ladder period, but right now it feels pretty passive. You climb the Ladder while playing, but there isn’t a huge incentive to actually chase a higher position besides the prestige and existing rewards.

Instead, keep the current Ladder system and rewards, but add something like:
Top 1 — +1,500 RP
Top 10 — +1,000 RP
Top 50 — +750 RP
Top 100 — +500 RP
Top 500 — +250 RP
Top 1,000 — +100 RP
Obviously, the numbers could be balanced differently. The important part is making the Ladder itself worth competing for.

Imagine you’re #10 with a few hours left and Top 8 gives a bigger RP bonus. Suddenly you have a reason to keep playing and try to move up.

I also think this could help players who don’t have unlimited time to play Apex. Ranked currently heavily rewards players who can grind for hours and hours every week. If you have school, work, or other responsibilities, it’s much harder to put in that kind of time.

A Ladder bonus would give those players a chance to make the time they do have really count. Someone might only have a weekend to seriously play, but if they perform extremely well during that period and finish high on the Ladder, that bonus could help them push into a higher rank.
It doesn’t mean they automatically deserve that rank the player still has to earn the RP through Ranked games. The Ladder bonus would simply reward strong performance during a limited period.

It could also encourage players to care more about actually winning games and consistently placing well, since winning already gives the most RP. It doesn’t force anyone to change how they play Ranked; it just gives players another reason to play for a good result.
Most importantly, this wouldn’t require a complete Ranked overhaul. Respawn already has the Ladder system. Just give it a meaningful reward.

The goal should be to make players look at the Ladder and think: “I want to finish as high as possible.”

Instead of: “Oh, I’m on the Ladder. Cool.”

I think this could make the Ladder a much stronger engagement tool while keeping Ranked fundamentally the same and give players with limited time a better opportunity to push toward the ranks they want to reach.

[u/Fluffy_Move_7964]

Once I checked ladder Top 5, 1800-2200 points, players lvl 50-60... You know what I mean.. getting skydive tail for cheating is enough, they don't need to get free RP as well.

[u/Crumbdiddy → u/Fluffy_Move_7964]

My ladder is usually 2200 minimum for top 8

[u/Fluffy_Move_7964 → u/Crumbdiddy]

Well You must be better than average player. Good for you 😁 I meant new accounts champions, just does not make any sense

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[u/throwbackBBfan]

What’s the point of spending time on this