Thoughts on leaderboards - /f top (Value) - part 1, design considerations

COMMENTS I have a lot of thoughts on F top (some of the current design choices are very strange and likely a result of changes in direction mid development), so long I am splitting into 2 suggestions, maybe even 3 but not sure yet! First of all, there are technically 2 leaderboards. /f top (which I think is sorted by total value), and Faction Bank value (displayed at spawn). Currently there are only 2 factions with any bank value (and only one with actual value, the other has just $1 in their core), so we will focus on total value. I think replacing the bank leaderboard at spawn with total value might be something to consider. Second, it's important to consider how the leaderboard will work, particularly in terms of the issue of "Sniping" the top leaderboard spot minutes (if not seconds) before season end. Will the season have a set end date (announced days in advance), or will the leaderboard competition end without warning (which I think is how some old servers handled it, possibly to avoid "sniping")? Will the top /f top factions be announced at end of season, or ONLY for Cores (i.e. this is an "informal" leaderboard)? If there is a set end date, and top factions are announced, you have to take "Sniping" into account. This is when factions wait until a few minutes before the season ends, then place their core, and put all their money/spawners into the core, going from not being on the leaderboard, to #1 in an instant, with there not even being enough time left to destroy the core before season end. I think some old servers ran /f top as a more informal leaderboard, although for me it's been about 10 years so I don't remember.