Shorten the Ladder Rotation

[Arkansas]

Right now the Ladder sits at a very arbitrary feeling 3 months. I would propose halfing this to 1.5 months. The ladder seems to me to have one purpose, its a competitive meta game designed to reward players for participating in 1v1 automatch system. Its something aside from ranking and a fight to the top. The current format however does not seem as effective as it could be.

The advantages of a shorter ladder would be as follows:
-New players would not have to wait so long before having any chance of reaching the top of their league (if you join 2 months in now you need to gain 200 points which is pretty much impossible for the average player).

-Improving players would not have to wait so long to be promoted up the ladder (I realise the system allows you to be promoted if you get 50% above the other players but this does not allow for two closely competing players and becomes hugely difficult once several players have racked up large scores).

-The divisions would be more competitive as they would not fill up with 'ghost' players who are inactive. Many lower leagues have a single active player producing a total lack of competition.

-It would encourage players to remain active in the ladder as they would not be able to maintain avatars (its clear people like them as they use them) for so long without playing.

Disadvantages:
(rienzilla) The ladder being reset once you reach the top is not rewarding
-Counter: You get an avatar and are likely to be promoted to the next league.

[LegoGuy]

Seconded.
The idea seems sound to me.

[Voodoo]

3 months are fine

It's too much work anyway.

[Nombringer]

I second this, the only disadvantage is that we can complain about the map pool more regularly...
Which isn't even a disadvantage...

[Rienzilla]

Disadvantage: once you reach the top, the ladder is reset and you can start over.... Not exactly rewarding

[Nombringer]

Disadvantage: once you reach the top, the ladder is reset and you can start over.... Not exactly rewarding

Disadvantage for one person... while advantage for for everyone else, you will still be at the top for a while anyway.

[Arkansas]

Disadvantage: once you reach the top, the ladder is reset and you can start over.... Not exactly rewarding

Except you get the ladder champion avatar. Anyway there is only one person at the top of the ladder (currently a banned player...) The rest just have to get such an insane amount of points to get to the next tier their progress is halted. If anything this would improve the experience of the person at the top of each league.

[Anaryl]

There's nothing arbitrary about a 12 week season (uh Winter doesn't go for six weeks). I think any shorter and you wouldn't get decent players getting an opportunity to really learn and play the maps - stretch their legs, so to speak.

Three months is entirely appropriate and right.

[Ze_PilOt]

Also, it's too much work for me to do it every month.

[Valki]

The leagues are kind of silly, especially at my level.

When I started FAF I was immediately first of my league because nobody else had points, and after a few days of new patch I was first of my league again.
It's again not because I am playing so much or so well...