Board Thread:Question and Answer/@comment-70.122.243.44-20150115000356/@comment-66.62.115.199-20150115044325

^ Kfcrispy's completely correct. the most important aspect in ranking is time. You can have a so-so or somewhat crap team yet still pull top 500 if you have the adequate amount of time. Ranking is indeed extremely tiring. I've only ranked 3 events (including this current one), and in total I'd put about  at least 3-4 hours a day into just mashing buttons and accumulating points while watching TV or listening to music.

You don't necessarily need the point+ card to rank (I don't have it, yet I'm still hanging around ~150), but it saves you lots of time and bp, so it's highly recommended you obtain it.

If you're worried about resources, you needn't hurry the last week of the event (maybe 1-2 days before the end). I just slack the last week and only use my free bp on the last half day and still stay in my goal, as long as I'm not hanging on the edge.