Identity V's S-Badge system resets weekly every Monday at 8:00 A.M. server time (UTC+8). Character Knowledge Points don't decay by time—they fluctuate based on Rank Match performance. Wins grant +250 to +50 points, ties add +30 to +5, losses deduct -100 to -10. Understanding this performance-driven system is critical for maintaining top 1-10 S-Badge rankings.
Understanding Identity V's S-Badge System & Character Knowledge Points
Character Knowledge Points track your proficiency with specific characters through Rank Match performance across maps like Arms Factory, Sacred Heart Hospital, Red Church, Lakeside Village, Moonlit River Park, Leo's Memory, White Sand Street Asylum, Eversleeping Town, Golden Cave, and Chinatown. The system rewards high-level play while penalizing poor performance.
S-Badge (Gold) is reserved for top 1-10 positions on the Character Knowledge Points leaderboard. This elite tier sits above top 11-100, top 101-300, and top 301-500 thresholds. Achieving S-Badge requires maintaining competitive performance against your server's best players.
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What Are Character Knowledge Points and How They Work
Points adjust through Rank Match outcomes:
Victories: +250 to +50 points (based on match quality and opponent strength)
Draws: +30 to +5 points
Defeats: -100 to -10 points
Your points constantly fluctuate rather than decaying over time. The weekly Monday reset recalibrates rankings based on accumulated performance. Players who stop competing don't lose points to time-based decay—they lose position as active players continue earning points.
Season transitions during Thursday maintenance at 08:00 UTC+8 (240 minutes) carry forward your tier status and a portion of accumulated points. Season 38 began July 10, 2025. Season 39 starts September 17, 2025.
S-Badge Requirements and Tier Thresholds
Badge tier structure:
S-Badge (Gold): Top 1-10 rankings
Next tier: Top 11-100 rankings
Mid-tier: Top 101-300 rankings
Entry tier: Top 301-500 rankings
Only ten players per character can hold S-Badge simultaneously. One poor performance week can drop you from position 8 to 15, immediately costing your S-Badge despite identical points.
The Role of Badge Points in Competitive Identity V
Character Knowledge Points provide matchmaking indicators, demonstrate character mastery, and unlock exclusive profile displays. High-ranking badges influence team composition in coordinated play. S-Badge holders are recognized as specialists worth building strategies around.
Players often maintain multiple character badges simultaneously, creating portfolio management challenges requiring strategic match planning to prevent any badge from dropping below critical thresholds.
The Complete S-Badge Decay Logic: Weekly Point Loss Breakdown
Identity V doesn't use time-based point reduction. Your Character Knowledge Points remain static when you don't play—but your ranking drops as active competitors accumulate points through continued Rank Match participation.
Weekly reset at 8:00 A.M. server time (UTC+8) every Monday recalculates leaderboard positions. This translates to:
EST: 11:00 A.M. previous day
GMT: 4:00 P.M. same day
Pacific: 8:00 A.M. previous day
Exact Weekly Decay Rate: How Many Points You Lose
You don't lose fixed points per week through automatic deduction. Point changes occur exclusively through Rank Match results. The perceived decay represents competitive displacement.
Practical scenario: You hold position 5 with 15,000 points and stop playing for one week. Your points remain at 15,000. However, players ranked 6-20 continue competing, potentially earning 500-1,000 additional points through 5-10 matches. By Monday's reset, several players may surpass your 15,000 total, dropping you from position 5 to position 12—losing your S-Badge despite maintaining identical points.
On highly active servers during peak seasons, top players accumulate 1,500-2,000 points weekly. One week of absence could cost 3-5 ranking positions with zero actual point loss.
The Mathematical Formula Behind Badge Point Decay
Your effective weekly position change equals: (Average weekly points earned by active competitors in your ranking range) × (Number of weeks inactive) ÷ (Your current point buffer above next-ranked player).
Example: You're ranked 8th with 14,500 points. The 11th-ranked player has 13,800 points (700-point buffer). If active competitors in the 8-15 range average +600 points weekly, one week of inactivity risks dropping below top 10. Two weeks virtually guarantees S-Badge loss as multiple players accumulate 1,200+ points.
Match outcome ranges create complexity. A single loss (-100 to -10) can erase gains from a tie (+30 to +5), requiring 2-4 wins to recover from one defeat.
Active vs Inactive Player Decay Differences
Active players with 60% win rate might gain +800 to +1,200 net points weekly (6 wins at +150 average, 4 losses at -55 average). A 40% win rate could result in -200 to -400 net points weekly.
Inactive players face zero direct point changes but suffer competitive displacement. Active players can respond to ranking threats by increasing match frequency; inactive players have no mechanism to prevent displacement.
Season transitions affect both groups. During Thursday 08:00 UTC+8 maintenance, partial point carryover and tier inheritance occur. Players who finished Season 37 with S-Badges received tier carryover benefits, starting Season 38 with advantageous positioning.
Minimum Match Requirements to Prevent S-Badge Decay
Minimum match requirement isn't fixed—it's a dynamic target based on how many points competitors accumulate weekly. Players ranked 1-3 need fewer matches since surpassing them requires exceptional totals. Players ranked 8-10 face constant pressure from top 11-20 range.
For mid-season maintenance on moderately active servers, 5-7 Rank Matches weekly with 50%+ win rate maintains S-Badge for players ranked 4-7. This translates to 2-3 wins (+500 to +750), 2-3 losses (-200 to -300), 0-1 ties (+15 to +30), netting +300 to +500 points weekly.
Players ranked 8-10 should target 8-10 weekly matches with 55%+ win rates. During competitive seasons or after season resets, these requirements can double.
Weekly Match Frequency Guidelines
Distribute 5-7 matches across the week rather than one session for reduced fatigue, strategy adjustment, and psychological pressure reduction.
Optimal weekly distribution:
Monday-Tuesday: 2-3 matches after reset to establish baseline
Wednesday-Thursday: 1-2 matches to maintain momentum and assess position
Friday-Sunday: 2-3 matches to secure final positioning before next reset
Monitor ranking trajectory throughout the week. If you're ranked 9th on Wednesday and notice the 11th-ranked player closing the gap, add 2-3 matches Thursday-Sunday.
Match Performance Impact on Decay Prevention
Win quality significantly impacts point efficiency. Dominant victory against similarly ranked opponents awards toward +250 maximum. Narrow wins against lower-ranked players grant only +50-80 points.
Performance metrics influencing point awards:
Match duration and objective completion speed
Personal contribution scores (decoding progress, rescue timing, kiting duration)
Opponent ranking relative to your position
Team coordination and strategic execution quality
Prioritize match quality over quantity—5-7 weekly matches with optimal performance rather than 10-12 matches with inconsistent results. A single poor streak (3-4 consecutive losses) can erase two weeks of gains, requiring 8-10 wins to overcome.
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Common Misconceptions About S-Badge Reset Logic
Myth: S-Badge Resets Completely Each Season
Season transitions don't erase S-Badge status or reset Character Knowledge Points to zero. The system implements partial carryover where a portion of accumulated points transfers to the new season alongside tier inheritance.
The carryover formula considers both final point total and badge tier. S-Badge holders typically start the new season with 40-60% of previous point total, placing them ahead of lower-tier players.
However, tier inheritance doesn't guarantee immediate S-Badge status. You start with advantageous points but must compete for top 10 positioning. The first 2-3 weeks see intense competition as previous S-Badge holders defend positions.
Myth: Playing Any Character Prevents All Badge Decay
Character Knowledge Points track individually per character. Playing matches with Character A has zero impact on Character B badge ranking. If you hold S-Badges for both Survivor and Hunter characters, you must actively play Rank Matches with each specific character.
A player with S-Badges on three different Survivors must distribute weekly matches across all three, potentially requiring 15-21 total matches (5-7 per character). This explains why most competitive players focus on 1-2 primary characters.
Some players maintain S-Badges on less popular characters where competition for top 10 is less intense, requiring fewer weekly matches. Popular meta characters have more competitive leaderboards, demanding higher point totals.
Myth: Win Rate Doesn't Affect Decay Speed
Win rate directly determines whether you gain or lose ranking position weekly. A 50% win rate typically results in modest gains (+100 to +300 weekly), but this may not match competitor accumulation rates.
Maintaining S-Badge typically requires 55-60% win rates or higher. This threshold ensures weekly gains (+400 to +700) exceed average competitor accumulation. Players with 65%+ win rates can reduce match frequency while maintaining position.
Win rate impact compounds over weeks. A 60% win rate player gaining +500 weekly accumulates +2,000 monthly, while a 45% win rate player gains only +200 weekly (+800 monthly). Over a full season, this creates ranking gaps of 5,000-8,000 points.
Proven Strategies to Maintain Your S-Badge Long-Term
Weekly Maintenance Schedule from Top 100 Players
Elite players structure schedules around Monday 8:00 A.M. (UTC+8) reset, front-loading matches early in the week to establish baseline positioning.
Optimal weekly structure:
Monday (Reset Day): 2-3 matches within 12 hours of reset
Tuesday-Wednesday: Monitor leaderboard; play 1-2 matches if competitors show unusual activity
Thursday-Friday: 2-3 matches to build weekend buffer
Saturday-Sunday: 1-2 maintenance matches; add 2-3 if ranking threats emerge
This 7-10 match weekly schedule provides sufficient point accumulation while preventing burnout. If you notice the 11th-ranked player gaining rapidly on Thursday, add Friday-Saturday matches.
Efficient Match Planning for Multiple S-Badges
Players maintaining S-Badges across multiple characters must implement rotation systems ensuring adequate attention to each character's ranking.
Two-character rotation example:
Week 1: 6 matches Character A (primary), 4 matches Character B (maintenance)
Week 2: 4 matches Character A (maintenance), 6 matches Character B (primary)
Week 3: Repeat based on ranking security
Players maintaining three or more S-Badges implement similar rotations across 3-week cycles, dedicating each week to intensive play on one character while maintaining others at minimum thresholds.
Emergency Recovery Tactics After Inactivity
Extended absences (2+ weeks) create significant recovery challenges. Successful recovery requires aggressive match schedules with performance optimization. Players returning from 2-week absences typically need 15-20 matches with 60%+ win rates to recover lost positions.
Recovery protocol for 2-week absence:
Assessment Phase (Day 1): Check current ranking and calculate point deficit to 10th position
Intensive Play Phase (Days 2-5): 4-5 matches daily with focus on performance optimization
Stabilization Phase (Days 6-7): Reduce to 2-3 matches daily while monitoring trajectory
Maintenance Phase (Week 2+): Return to standard 7-10 weekly match schedule
Recovery success depends on ranking buffer before absence. Players ranked 3-5 before 2-week break often retain S-Badge and need modest recovery. Players ranked 8-10 frequently drop to top 15-25 and face steep recovery requiring 3-4 weeks of intensive play.
FAQ
How many Character Knowledge Points do you lose per week with an S-Badge in Identity V?
You don't lose points through automatic weekly decay. Points only change through Rank Match results: +250 to +50 for wins, +30 to +5 for ties, -100 to -10 for losses. Your ranking drops when competitors gain more points than you, creating competitive displacement rather than time-based decay.
Does Identity V S-Badge decay if you don't play for a week?
Your Character Knowledge Points remain unchanged during inactivity, but your leaderboard ranking drops as active players accumulate points. One week of inactivity typically causes 2-5 position drops on moderately active servers as competitors gain 500-1,000 points. Players ranked 8-10 risk losing S-Badge after one inactive week.
What is the exact formula for S-Badge point decay in Identity V?
Identity V doesn't use traditional decay formulas. Point changes follow match-based calculations: victories add +250 to +50, draws add +30 to +5, defeats subtract -100 to -10. The specific value depends on match performance quality, opponent strength, and duration. Weekly ranking changes result from cumulative match outcomes.
How many matches do I need to play weekly to maintain my S-Badge?
Maintaining S-Badge typically requires 5-7 Rank Matches weekly with 50%+ win rates for players ranked 4-7, or 8-10 matches with 55%+ win rates for players ranked 8-10. Requirements increase during competitive seasons or after season resets. Monitor your server's leaderboard to adjust match frequency.
Can you prevent S-Badge decay completely in Identity V?
You can prevent ranking position loss by accumulating points faster than competitors in your range. This requires consistent weekly play with positive win rates. Complete prevention isn't guaranteed since competitor activity varies, but maintaining 7-10 weekly matches with 55-60% win rates typically preserves S-Badge status on most servers.
What happens to S-Badge points during season transitions?
Season transitions implement partial point carryover and tier inheritance. When seasons reset during Thursday maintenance at 08:00 UTC+8 (240-minute duration), you retain a portion of previous season's Character Knowledge Points (typically 40-60%) and receive preferential starting positioning based on previous badge tier. Season 39 begins September 17, 2025.