How ranking works
Votes from players decide the order. Here is exactly what counts, what doesn't, and what you can check yourself.
What decides the order
- Servers are ordered by votes received in the last 30 days. The window moves every day, so there is no monthly reset where everyone starts from zero.
- Servers that haven't opened yet are not ranked. They appear in the launch calendar instead.
- Paying never adds votes. Sponsored servers are shown in a separate, labelled block above the ranking; their rank number stays the one their votes earned.
Rules for a vote
- One vote per player every 7 days for each server, checked by connection and by in-game name.
- Every vote needs the letters from a picture (captcha), and forms carry a hidden trap field and a timing check that stop bots.
- Bursts from one connection are limited, and the moderation team can flag votes so they stop counting.
- We store only a salted hash of the voter's IP address, which is enough to enforce the 7-day limit.
Checks you can do yourself
Every server page shows a 30-day vote chart and the number of unique voters next to the number of votes. A server with thousands of votes from a few hundred voters, or a sudden jump with no new players, deserves a closer look.
What gets a server removed
- Bought votes, vote bots or vote exchanges.
- Fake information: wrong rates, a max level the server doesn't have, or a launch date that keeps moving.
- Malware in the client or launcher.
Servers are free to be listed on other toplists and to link to them. We never ask for exclusivity.