2012 Ladder scoring has problems

[Otto von Blotto]

I think adding something new to the games must be worth some points, it's open to all players and would be much better if more got involved in it, testers have to provide reasonable impartial feedback on the game, much more so than they give on ladder games, they also have to put up with some unfair games in the first stages. I would add it also lets players of different levels to play against each other for fun and still gain some points, yes there are ladder points involved but not win / games played amounts so it isn't a real advantage on the ladder for the things that matter win/lose ratio and ELO rates, total points mean nothing apart from who has played the most games and not who's a good player. It also doesn't take into account all the pre-H2H playing that is done by players and designers to get a scn ready to H2H test.