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Lineage 2 Server Ranking Methodology

Trust begins with explaining what a list can and cannot prove. The directory records visible listing facts and does not turn paid placement, claimed online or an unverified promise into an editorial endorsement.

A trustworthy server directory explains the limits of its data. L2Servers100 uses a stored snapshot of visible listing fields such as server name, advertised rate, chronicle, opening date, source section and promotional tier. A snapshot records what was retrieved at a specific time; it is not proof that every field is still current now.

The directory must also distinguish discovery order from independent quality. Source positions can be sponsored, and repeated appearances may represent promotional placements rather than separate servers. No population, uptime, fairness or operator-quality claim is verified merely because a row exists.

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How listing data is collected

Server order, sponsorship, data sources, update times and correction paths should remain visible. Any future vote, uptime or population signal must identify its source and resistance to manipulation.

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Sponsored placement and editorial order

Payment may increase visibility only when the placement is clearly marked. It must not be presented as an organic player vote, quality score or independent editorial recommendation.

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Updates and corrections

Counts and dates must come from the current dataset and show a real update time. Sponsored rows remain labelled, and claims that cannot be verified are not converted into directory facts.

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Collection and normalisation

The importer parses public, visible listing rows into a consistent local structure. It keeps the source identifier when available, preserves section and position, normalises dates, chronicles and numeric rate values, and records fetch metadata. It does not follow outbound redirect links during the current import. Duplicate occurrences remain useful for reconstructing source sections, while category pages should deduplicate by server identity.

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Sponsored placement disclosure

Promotional tiers are stored and must be labelled in the interface. Payment may affect visibility, but it does not become a player vote, verification badge or editorial score. Broad phrases such as best server are used only to describe a player's comparison intent, never as a factual award to the first paid row. Any future organic ranking needs separate signals and manipulation controls.

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What is not verified

The snapshot does not independently confirm concurrent players, uptime, geographic region, supported language, software platform, anti-cheat, monetisation or long-term operation. These fields must not be invented from a server name or advertisement. If later added, every factual metric needs a named source, check time and correction route; an operator claim should remain visibly attributed.

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Freshness, corrections and indexability

A fetch timestamp describes data collection, not guaranteed live freshness. Opening dates can move after collection. Pages should expose the relevant update time, allow documented corrections and omit empty or under-supported categories from the sitemap. Evergreen guides may remain useful without listings only after editorial review. Methodology changes should be versioned so readers can understand how a page was produced.

FAQ

Lineage 2 Server Ranking Methodology: FAQ

Are sponsored listings the same as rankings?

No. Sponsored visibility is advertising and must be labelled separately from any future vote, verification or editorial score. Server order, sponsorship, data sources, update times and correction paths should remain visible. Any future vote, uptime or population signal must identify its source and resistance to manipulation.

Does L2Servers100 verify player counts?

Not unless a profile names a reliable source and check time. An operator claim must not silently become a verified directory metric.

How can incorrect information be corrected?

The methodology should expose a contact and correction process, retain the source and update the page only after the new fact can be checked.

Does the first row represent the highest-rated server?

No. Source order may include sponsored placement. The interface must label promotion and avoid converting it into an editorial rating.

Are player population figures verified?

Not in the current snapshot. A population figure requires a documented source and check time before it can be presented as verified.

Why can one server appear more than once?

The source may place the same server in several time or promotional sections. Occurrences preserve that layout; category results should deduplicate the server entity.

Does a fetch time mean the listing is live right now?

No. It records when the source was retrieved. Operators can change dates or settings later, so official confirmation remains necessary.