Online grades


Red Alert featured an online gaming interface and player rankings via Westwood Online. Below are the various online ranks:

%	Points	Soviet		Allied
TP	500	Supreme Commander		Supreme Commander	
0.05	300	Commander		General	
1	200	Field Marshal		Brigadier General	
5	50	Senior Colonel		Colonel	
10	0	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	
15	0	Major		Major	
20	0	Captain		Captain	
30	0	Lieutenant		Lieutenant	
40	0	Assassin		Second Lieutenant	
50	0	Spetsnaz		Commando	
60	0	KGB Spy		Warrant Officer	
70	0	Trooper		Sergeant	
80	0	Comrade in Arms		Corporal	
90	0	Grenade Tester		Private	
100	0	Prisoner		Talon

WAR HEROES

was the overall ranking of Red Alert players.

ALLIED FORCES

was the ranking for players who mainly used the Allies.

SOVIET FORCES

was the ranking for players who mainly used the Soviets.

Points were calculated after each match based on your previous ranking, whether you had won or lost, and whether you were playing against a player ranked higher or lower than you. You started with 0 points and could not go below 0.

The formula for calculating your rank was therefore: RN = RO + K(W - WE)

Where: RN is your new rank; RO is your previous rank; K is a constant (maximum points to be gained or lost (1 to 64) depending on the opponent’s rank relative to yours). W is the result (1 = win, 0 = loss).

WE is the expected score derived from the formula: WE = 1 / (10 ^ (DR / 400) + 1)

Where: DR is the ranking difference between the two players.