Proximity-points ladders. Winners gain, losers drop.
Old-school challenge format from ClanBase & EnemyDown, modernised. Challenge anyone within ±300 rating of you. Winner gains season points, loser is deducted — always weighted by proximity, so closer fights swing more. Standings sort live.
Challenge ladders, like ClanBase & EnemyDown.
Sign up & enrol
Create a Hotspawn account, link Steam, pick a mode. You're seeded by your last 10 matches.
→Issue a challenge
Pick any player within ±300 rating of you — up or down. Three outgoing challenges at a time.
→They accept in 72h
Defender accepts, suggests an alt time, or declines (which costs them rank). Match window opens for 7 days.
→Play out the challenge
Play on a Hotspawn server with automated stats and demo recording. Score is reported automatically.
→Points move both ways
Winner gains points, loser is deducted — proximity-weighted. Standings sort live by season total.
Sign in and enrol in this mode to see your live challenge stakes.
Enrol now, get seeded by Friday.
Sign up, link Steam, play 5 placement matches on a Hotspawn server. Friday's recalculation drops you onto the ladder — then start climbing.
How points are awarded.
Know the rules before you queue.
Challenge window
You can challenge anyone within ±300 rating of you — above or below. No sniping the summit from the basement.
Outgoing challenges
At most 3 outgoing challenges open at once. Spend them wisely; cancelling frees a slot.
Response deadline
Defenders have 48 hours to accept, counter-propose or decline before the challenge expires.
Scheduling window
Confirmed matches must be scheduled inside a 7-day window from the challenge being issued.
Declining costs
Declining a valid challenge costs −10 rating. No-shows forfeit the match as a walkover for the opponent.
Inactivity decay
Fewer than 2 matches in 7 days marks you inactive — then −10 rating for every further idle day, floored at 1000.
Calibration
Each result moves your rating by a points multiplier (the “K” value). Your first 5 matches use a high ×50 so you find your level fast, then it settles to the standard ×32, and ×16 once you pass 1500.
Season carry-over
At season roll your rating carries 50% of its distance back toward 1000. In 2v2, captains issue and accept for the team.