What the 3Dash Demon List Leaderboard Shows

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The 3Dash Demon List (3DDL) leaderboard ranks players based on their recorded completions of the levels on the site's main Demon List. It is a standings view tied to the list itself, not a separate ranking system: the levels being cleared come from the 3DDL list, and the leaderboard reflects who has submitted and verified records against those levels. The site presents this through its main navigation, which includes List, Leaderboard, Submit, and Record sections (3DDL v2.3.1).

How the leaderboard relates to the main level list

The 3DDL is described as "a Demon List for 3Dashes hardest levels," so the main List page defines the set of levels that matter. The Leaderboard page then aggregates player performance against that same set. In practice:

  • The List establishes which levels count and, as with demon lists generally, implies an ordering by difficulty.
  • The Leaderboard converts completions of those levels into player standings.
  • Submit and Record are the input paths — players submit a completion, and it becomes a record associated with their profile.

Because the leaderboard draws from the same level pool as the list, a player's standing is only as strong as the difficulty of the listed levels they have completed. Clearing harder entries on the list should carry more weight than easier ones, which is the standard logic behind demon-list rankings.

What kind of performance the standings reflect

The standings reflect completion-based performance on listed levels, not general activity or playtime. Three things follow from this:

  1. It rewards breadth and depth. A player who has completed many listed levels, or the hardest ones, will rank above someone with only a few easier clears.
  2. It depends on submission. A completion that is never submitted through the Submit section does not appear as a record and cannot affect standings.
  3. It is tied to the list's current state. Since the leaderboard is built on the 3DDL list, changes to which levels are listed can shift how existing records are valued.

The site also includes an "ILL Challenge" section alongside List, Leaderboard, Submit, and Record. That suggests an additional challenge track beyond the standard list, though the available page information does not detail how, or whether, it feeds into the main leaderboard.

How to use the leaderboard

If you want to check where you or another player stands:

  1. Open the site and go to the Leaderboard section.
  2. Compare player entries against the List to see which levels drive each standing.
  3. To add your own performance, use Submit to record a completion, then confirm it appears under Record.

A practical example: a player who has cleared several high-ranked entries on the 3DDL list and submitted each one should appear above a player with a long tail of easier clears, because the leaderboard is weighted toward the list's difficulty ordering rather than raw count alone.

Limits of what the page shows

The available site information identifies the sections and the list's purpose but does not publish the exact ranking formula, point values per level, or verification rules. Treat the leaderboard as a completion-based ranking tied to the 3DDL list, and check the List and Record pages directly for the specific levels and submissions behind any standing.