# Had a question on GW

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/had-a-question-on-gw/34786>\
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**Created:** [January 9, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/had-a-question-on-gw/34786 "2018-01-09T01:37:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/had-a-question-on-gw/34786/4 "2018-01-09T02:00:17Z")

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Here is some details that Sirrian posted around the time Guild Wars was introduced:

> [@Guild Wars and Rankings](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/guild-wars-and-rankings/24903/1):
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> What are we switching to?
> 
> We’re switching to a simpler system. Simpler solutions are almost always better… they tend to have less exploits, and are easier to maintain. It still has a couple of trade-offs, which I will mention below.
> 
> Basically, at end of every week, each bracket will attempt to do the following:
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> Rank 1 guild climbs 2 brackets  
> Ranks 2/3 climb 1 bracket  
> Ranks 4-7 stay put  
> Ranks 8-9 drop 1 bracket  
> Rank 10 drops 2 brackets
> 
> That is a little different in the top 3 brackets (because we wanted to make bracket 1 a big deal):
> 
> Bracket 1… there are no promotions (obviously) and only rank 9-10 guilds will be demoted to Bracket 2  
> Bracket 2… only the top 2 guilds will promote, but the bottom 3 guilds will demote as normal  
> Bracket 3… only the top 2 guilds will promote, but the bottom 3 guilds will demote as normal
> 
> (basically, we’ve removed any interaction between bracket 3 & 1 to stop any shenanigans of guilds trying to drop into bracket 3 for an easier shot at the top… you want bracket 1? you have to place first or second in bracket 2)

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