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# Skill Tiers

Metagame ranks traders across five competitive tiers. 

Tier reflects verified tournament performance and serves as proof of skill across the platform.

#### Your Tier Determines

* Tournament access (some competitions require minimum tiers)
* The higher the tier, the more trading fees you earn from spectators placing bets on you
* Tournament matching
* Social status

#### The Tiers

* **Paladin**: Endgame
* **Elite**: High-level specialist
* **Veteran**: Mid-to-late game
* **Apprentice**: Learning the meta
* **Noob**: Tutorial Island

Your current tier displays on leaderboards, in tournament lobbies, and on your public profile. 

Other traders and spectators see your tier before you compete.

#### How Reputation is Calculated

Exact calculation will be released closer to product launch. Subject to development.

* **Tournament Performance**: Win rate and placement across competitions, weighted by tournament size and competitor strength. Recent tournaments matter more.
* **PnL Performance**: Your 30-day profit and loss percentage, normalized against other traders in your competition bracket. This measures raw results.
* **Risk-Adjusted Returns**: Measures how efficiently traders generate returns relative to volatility. Consistent grinders rank higher than lucky gamblers.
* **Experience**: Total competitive activity.

#### Tier Movement

Tiers update after each tournament:

* **Promotions**: Hit tier thresholds consistently, move up
* **Demotions**: Extended losing streaks or inactivity (60+ days) can lower your tier
* **Decay Protection**: Your highest tier ever achieved is permanently recorded in your profile