When DCHansen hit top ten on overall he was much higher on ally LB than he is now. I believe he was actually 10 on ally LB at the time (in addition to being pretty high on on battles LB). Despite his build, his overall strength was relatively huge. He has since dropped significantly on ally LB and his drop on overall seems to match it.
Snooze. Hire price doesn't count. Your movement as your hire price went up was probably due other people moving down. Maybe they got stripped. Who knows. Maybe you got a bunch of wins that day and some other guy was on vacation. Its all relative, not absolute, so nothing happens in a vacuum. And DM, absolutely nob points can be used to climb lb's. But they're not required, at all. Look at my clanmate Andyng2288. He's been climbing and climbing and passed you not long ago. And he's not abusing nob. He's not even Pro status. Nob can totally help you get on or climb up leaderboards. But it's not required.
I agree with nyn & tmh: it is possible to climb the LB without nobility points. I was able to do it quite well before becoming an OSF, and I was up to #46 with a build of one factory and 23 guilds (so, not a strong build). And I was not even in the Top #100 in allies strength. It was a combination of good allies, and a lot of dedication using my troops and spies a lot. ps. Do you know what I wish now? That losses counted toward the LB :lol:
Basically who has the highest overall strength (allies + building stats), battles and spies barely count the higher up you go. Also I don't think pro items affect (besides the free ones which give like 2000 att and def, not a %) because xyz was like #1 with no pro.. And like everyone under him was pro.
Okay im gonna take my time and read this later in detail as u guys really gave a lot of info. Thanks! today was interesting... I fell 2 spots on allies, 2 on value, stayed the same on battles... And went up 2 overall. I replaced a spy tower with a sub and increased spy activity significantly. Nothing else. Hmmmmm. Wish devs would speak up a little abt this. Even if very generalized. Anyways fun to move up. I'm at my highest overall ever - 15th. Yay
Benny, have you read this whole thread or looked at the LB? It's clear that battles and spy activities play a significant role in overall LB. I could name a few examples but I'll let you do some research yourself
Hm it's weird I overtook Laoda, got a lil increase in allies bonus, used 24 crystals To dump all and 18 other hrs of unloading and I dropped back again. Lol, some enlightenment from devs would be appreciated
I went up two ranks in battles and five ranks in allies, kept the same value and dropped four ranks overall.
Well the formula would make people work the system n maybe pay more for game o_o. But then formula being posted would also make little guys feel they have no chance if it's staggering
Part of what makes games like this engaging is trying to figure out & master the game mechanics. Very few game devs reveal their ranking algorithms - history has shown it hurts more than it helps to do so.
Went up 3 ranks in wins and 2 ranks in allies yet dropped 2 in overall. Lol, I'm going to break into KAWs office and steal their maddening formula