We've been working on the end ladder season code. Here is what will happen. On March 31 23:59 (+1 GMT) we will push our button .
Which will result in all ladder games that are higher than turn 15 will be ended. The winner will be the player or team with most points. Points are calculated like this:
15 points per city.
1 point per unit per level
1 point per 100 gold
2 points per building
3 points per hero, 1 per level
Then on the ladder page there will be a new link called ladder season 1 with a list of the top 10 players / team in each category. We will give some credits to the top 3 players from each category (all players in the teams will get credits). Credits are going to be used when we start the subscription later in quarter 2 2012 so there is a little prize waiting for you.
The ladder stats will be reset to 0. But we are keeping a total ladder stats count so you will be able to see how many ladder games you've played.
All ladder games that are on turn 1-15 will just keep going and will count in the second ladder season.