Economy

Ranks are essentially tiers that determine how many CBills you are guaranteed to receive upon death. If a player managed to earn more CBills than they would be otherwise entitled to as dictated by their rank before dying, their CBills will be passed on when they respawn. Players gain higher ranks by earning points - these points are gained by dealing damage to enemy assets or by capturing bases in Terrain Control matches. It is possible to be demoted when another player leapfrogs your points total, as some ranks have limits on how many players may hold that rank at a time. The player with the higher points total gets to hold that rank if there is a conflict. Demotions also occur for suiciding or acts of friendly fire/teamkilling.

For example, if a Warrior/Corporal has 20 000 CBills before dying, he/she will be granted 54 000 CBills after respawning. If instead he/she had 60 000 CBills at death, the full 60 000 Cbills will remain in that player's possession. The rank system is a key concept of MWLL, as it has some critical implications during battle; if you manage to kill an opposing player before they break the CBill threshold for their rank, effectively all the money they earned while alive is wasted and this can set a player's asset progression back significantly.

The Test of Strength game-mode only grants CBills based on rank at the time of spawning in. Dealing damage and other activities that generate points do not generate CBills..

CL Rank name	CL Rank symbol	IS Rank name	IS Rank symbol	Points required	Min spawn C-Bills	Max players of given rank
Initiate	INT	Volunteer	VLT	0	43000	unlimited
Cadet	CDT	Private	PVT	3600	49000	16
Warrior	WR	Corporal	CPL	9600	54000	16
Point 1	P1	Sergeant	SG	14400	59000	16
Point 2	P2	Master Sergeant	MSG	19600	66000	16
Point 3	P3	Warrant Officer	WOF	24000	74000	14
Point 4	P4	Lieutenant	LT	28800	82000	14
Point 5	P5	Captain	CPT	32800	90000	10
Point Commander	PCM	Major	MJR	46000	98000	8
Star Commander	SCM	Colonel	COL	60000	105000	5
Star Captain	SCP	Lieutenant General	LGN	72000	113000	3
Star Colonel	SCL	Major General	MGN	91000	128000	1
Galaxy Commander	GC	General	GN	122000	145000	1

Canon

The current rank system is based on the Clans' military structure and their Inner Sphere equivalents. The Clan structure is as follows: Khan, saKhan, Galaxy Commander, Star Colonel, Star Captain, Star Commander, first official level of command: Point Commander, and lastly, the rank of Warrior. Because one 'Mech is a Point, every Mechwarrior starts with a rank of Point Commander, but the amount of people under command of each leader varies. For example said Mech Point Commander doesn't lead any other Mechs, while the infantry Point Commander has 25 people under his command.