Finally, some kind of leaderboard.
Not that it matters to everyone, but for some players, it adds a real sense of reward and progression. I wouldn’t even say I’m one of them, but I can absolutely see the value it brings.
But here’s the thing: why don’t we have leaderboards for almost every activity?
Sure, you’d need to handle exploits and have a proper system to clean up fake numbers or broken runs—but you have already that infrastructure.
In a world running on constant server requests, the data is already there. It’s not even personal data—it’s character and account-based metrics. That means you could easily build leaderboards for things like:
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Fastest grind to level 60 or paragon 100, 200, 300
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Lowest-level capstone completion
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Fastest boss kill times
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Most Cinders collected during a Helltide
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Longest survival or best timer in a Kurast run
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Horde clears, dungeon runs, whatever fits the season’s theme
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Most EXP collected during a season but as Gild/Clan competition
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and a lot more
You could even track this later in the season—if someone starts mid-season, server logs could reconstruct that data. The system already knows if an account benefited from pre-found items or materials, so you could easily flag or segment those results into separate brackets.
So people could even try fresh starts to a competition later on.
There’s so much potential for leaderboards that highlight different playstyles and achievements.
That kind of visibility would give communities, clans, and creators new reasons to engage.
Sparking events, challenges, and fresh competition.
And honestly, that would also push the game toward being more bulletproof—forcing better bug handling, exploit prevention, and overall balance.
I get that it’s not an easy pitch. It’s time, it’s money, it’s effort. But it’s also a long-term investment.
A more versatile, future-proof approach to leaderboards.
There’s a reason so many games track more than just K/D ratios or time and numbers. Because when your character isn’t the best in one category, maybe you shine in another. And that’s where a lot motivation is currently under the floor.
Give people the chance to create their own kind of mini competition and mini game within DIV.