Hi! Thanks to everybody for their advice (here, on MU darkness, and on Discord too).
I have gathered quite a lot of info and ideas, which I am happy to say can come together in a series of updates and features, none of which have anything to do with Zaphragor, which actually made me so happy:
1. The actual ladder will be divided in seasons, each lasting approximately 3 months. At the end of each season, we will try to organize some event (such as a 1v1 tournament, a small league as Fabian suggested, team game tournament...). The results of the ladder at the end of the season could be used to seed/select players if needed, organize balanced teams, etc.
2. At the end of the season, the ladder will suffer a soft reset, similar to the one happening in League of Legends, following this formula:
((Current ELO - 1000) / 2) + 1000 = Soft Reset ELO
Examples:
((950 - 1000) / 2) + 1000 = 975
((1200 - 1000) / 2) + 1000 = 1100
I hope this allows some flexibility, encourage new/less active players, without punishing too much the best players. Using Zaphragor in any game could magically alter this formula, as his sorcery is too powerful (thks Elendil for removing him from citadel btw).
3. The results of each Season will get displayed in the page, and also the results of all past seasons and tournaments, as long as I get the info.
4. The replay parser by FG15 will be eventually added, it won't display all the statistics we need, but some of them at least. Furthermore, it is cool af. Even more so bcs you cannot see how many times Jojo makes me cry with Zaphragor, just how many times he makes me cry in general.
5. A system of rewards/badges/achievements is not possible to add in the near future, because it is difficult to implement and I lack the knowledge. However, I have plans to coordinate with the current Discord admins so we can add some roles as reward (being in the Season top 5, being in 1st place, etc). I will keep the idea for the future, in case I can implement it directly into the page some day
6. I will try to cooperate with content creators, promoting their youtube/twitch channels etc, providing replays for commentary, etc. We can all benefit from each other's work
7. If I get help, I would like to translate the page to german, since a big part of the community speaks it.
As this is a lot of stuff, and I like to work on modules and small improvements, all this new features won't come together, but in small releases prioritizing the essential ones, also depending on how much time I get to work on it, and how much times I see Zaphragor while trying to enjoy my free time.
First and more importantly, I hope to get the ladder soft-reseted this weekend, or next week at latest. Next, some facelift for the page, new sections as announced in points 3 and 6.
As always, I keep my ears open to suggestions and feedback, I hope this brings more fun and enjoyment for everybody except Zaphragor lovers, who are horrible human beings
MaxPow{ER}