How We Rank Metin2 Servers

Community Votes — The Primary Signal

Every server's rank is determined first and foremost by the number of votes it receives from real players. Votes represent genuine player interest and active community engagement — the most honest signal of server quality.

• ✓Players can vote once every 12 hours per server
• ✓One vote per IP address per voting period
• ✓No account required — voting is open to all visitors
• ✓Vote counts are fully transparent and visible on every server card

Uptime Monitoring — Keeping Rankings Honest

A server with thousands of votes that has been offline for weeks should not rank above an active, thriving server. We run automated uptime checks against every listed server to ensure the rankings reflect real, playable options.

Servers that fail uptime checks are marked as offline and deprioritized in rankings. They return to full ranking position automatically once they come back online. This keeps our best Metin2 servers list accurate and useful.

Verification System — Trust Signals for Players

Server owners can verify ownership of their listing through our verification process. Verified servers display a distinctive badge that signals to players that an actual server administrator is actively maintaining the listing.

Verified servers receive a minor ranking boost as a reward for active ownership engagement. To get verified, submit your server and complete the ownership confirmation step. Verification does not require payment.

Anti-Fraud Measures — Protecting Vote Integrity

We take vote integrity seriously. Artificially inflated vote counts harm legitimate servers and mislead players. Our anti-fraud stack includes:

• ✓IP-based vote deduplication with a 12-hour cooldown window
• ✓Rate limiting on vote submission endpoints via Redis
• ✓Automated detection of suspicious voting patterns
• ✓Manual review process for servers flagged for abnormal vote velocity

Servers found to be using vote-manipulation tools are permanently banned from the rankings with no appeal.

The Ranking Algorithm — Transparent by Design

Our ranking formula is intentionally simple and transparent. There are no hidden multipliers or black-box scores that favour paying customers. Here is the full hierarchy:

1. 1
   Vote Count (primary) — The total number of valid community votes. This is the dominant ranking factor.
2. 2
   Online Status — Offline servers are filtered out of main rankings.
3. 3
   Verification Status (tie-breaker) — Verified servers rank slightly higher than unverified servers with equal votes.

There are no sponsored positions, no paid placements, and no premium tiers that affect ranking. Every server competes on equal terms.

Our Transparency Promise

We built METIN2.GG because we were frustrated with ranking sites that sold positions to the highest bidder. Our commitment is to the player community, not to server operators' advertising budgets.

If you believe a server is cheating the rankings or violating our policies, contact us via the contact page. We investigate every report. You can also read more about our mission on the About page.