How to gain ranks on Starcraft-Replay.com
The Xp System

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Introduction

Dear Starcraft-Replay members, you've probably noticed that you can gain experience and ranks with your account on Starcraft-Replay.com. This page will explain everything about our system:

• What avatars are unlockable
• How much experience is needed to gain ranks
• How to gain experience
• What rewards you can get

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Table of Contents

1. Ranks
2. Experience Chart
3. Avatars
4. How to get XP
5. Tips to get XP
6. Rewards

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Starcraft Replay Ranks

At the moment, the ranks are:

1. Zergling
2. Marine
3. Zealot
4. Hydralisk
5. Reaper
6. Immortal
7. Infested Terran
8. Ghost
9. Dark Templar
10. Ultralisk
11. Thor
12. Archon
13. Brutalisk
14. Banshee
15. Phoenix
16. Kerrigan
17. Jim Raynor
18. Zeratul
19. Hyperion
20. Starcraft Replay Moderator

When you create an account, you will start out as a Zergling, which is the lowest rank. As you gain experience, you will level up and gain new ranks.

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Starcraft-Replay Experience Chart

Whenever you gain a new rank, you unlock new avatars and a new set of priviledges. You can also gain shields if you write a popular guide or upload an amazing replay.

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List of Avatars available with each rank

1: Zergling

        

         

Rank 2: Marine

            

           

Rakn 3: Zealot

           

           

Note: Starting from this rank, there will be secret avatars that you will only discover once you reach that rank. Needless to say, hidden avatars are generally the coolest

Also, avatars from Rank 4, 5 and 6 have a copper frame.

Rank 4: Hydralisk

           

       
 

Rank 5: Reaper

           

       

Rank 6: Immortal

           

       

Note: Avatars from Rank 7, 8 and 9 have a silver frame.

Rank 7: Infested Terran

       

       

Rank 8: Ghost

       

       

 

Rank 9: Dark Templar

       

       

Note: Avatars from Rank 10, 11 and 12 have a gold frame.

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Rank 10: Ultralisk

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Rank 11: Thor

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Rank 12: Archon

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Note: Avatars from Rank 13, 14 and 15 have a custom starcraft copper frame.

Rank 13: Brutalisk

           

Rank 14: Banshee

           

Rank 15: Phoenix

           

Note: Avatars from Rank 13, 14 and 15 have a custom starcraft silver frame.

Rank 16: Kerrigan

               

Rank 17: Jim Raynor

               

Rank 18: Zeratul

               

Note: Avatars from Rank 19 and 20 have a custom starcraft gold frame.

Rank 19: Hyperion

               

Rank 20: Starcraft Replay Moderator

               

   

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How do I gain experience?

• By posting insightful comments
• By uploading good replays
• By writing useful guides

Comments

A comment becomes insightful when it has 2+ positive votes: You gain 1 XP
A comment becomes very insightful when it has 10+ positive votes: You gain 2 XP

Replays

The amount of experience given for uploading a replay depends on the replay's rating and the amount of votes.
For example, a replay with a rating of 5/5 but with just one vote will give less XP than a replay with an average rating of 3.5/5 and 30 votes.
Minimum experience given for a replay: 0 XP
Maximum experience given for a replay: 30 XP

Note: The maximum experience awarded is quite difficult to attain, because you need a lot of votes and a very high rating. It's simple though, just upload very good replays and you can be sure to get a nice amount of XP. Quality will speak for itself.

Guides

The amount of experience given for writing a guide depends on the guide's rating and the amount of votes.
For example, a guide with a rating of 5/5 but with just one vote will give less XP than a guide with an average rating of 3.5/5 and 30 votes.
Minimum experience given for a replay: 0 XP
Maximum experience given for a replay: 50 XP

Note: Writing a guide takes more time and effort than uploading a replay, thus the higher XP reward. Once again, only high quality and useful guides will bring you a lot of XP.

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Tips to gain experience

    * Make an effort with your spelling. Nobody likes to read broken english, with no punctuation, no caps.
    * Avoid "d00d" speech. "u", "ur", "ure", "thx" is just irritating to many readers. Just spell the words, it's not that hard to spell 1 or 2 extra letters. You, you're, your, thanks.
    * Don't waste other people's time. Before you ask a question, look if that question has already been answered. So please, before you ask a question, use the search function.
    * Don't try to earn XP by writing quick, low-quality, useless guides. You'll be wasting your time. Take the time to write something useful and polished, and you'll see how easy it can be to gain XP.
    * Upload cool replays. It doesn't have to always be replays from pro gamers. It can also be replays of fun games, or of games which show unusual strategies, or games with surprising comebacks.

Simply put: Post insightful comments, informative guides, good replays, try to be helpful to the community, and you'll become a high ranked member in no time.

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Rewards

What else do I get besides cool shiny avatars?

There will be many priviledges for the higher ranks in the futures, and even some cool gifts, such as SC2 beta keys and other beta keys for future blizzard products. For now, you get to unlock super cool Avatars, you gain Shields and you can compete in the Starcraft Replay Rankings.

Shields

Shields are special awards given to the user whenever one of his guides or replays reaches a certain status. These shields will appear next to the user's avatar everywhere he posts.

Each Shield will also be a direct link to the guide or replay which got the shield, thus allowing users to find some quality replays and guides from other users while simply reading comments.

•    Copper Shield:  Whenever a replay or guide reaches 20 votes, if the average rating is 4/5 or higher, the author will be awarded with a Copper Shield.
•    Silver Shield:  Whenever a replay or guide reaches 50 votes, if the average rating is 4/5 or higher, the author will be awarded with a Silver Shield.   
  
•     Gold Shield:  Whenever a replay or guide reaches 100 votes, if the average rating is 4/5 or higher, the author will be awarded with a Gold Shield.
  
•     Platinum Shield:  Whenever a replay or guide reaches 200 votes, if the average rating is 4/5 or higher, the author will be awarded with a Platinum Shield.

Starcraft Replay Rankings

The most active contributors will apear in the Rankings, which we update everyday. Aside from being a nice way to show who are our top members, it will also be way to encourage competition being members, to strive for better replays and higher quality guides.

Also worth mentiong: The Top Contributors will be the first eligible members for prizes whenever we got something cool to share with you.

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