[Rolfski]

One important thing to know about statistics is that when something gets measured it can and will be managed. This can and will lead to all sorts of unwanted game play as we see now, making it a strong case for skipping leader boards altogether.

However, given the fact that this game will see e-sports at some point and the nature of teams/players to compare themselves, supplying no leader board at all or just providing the plain low level statistics just doesn't going to cut it.

So yes, we need outfit rankings at some point. The best way to deal with it imo is to use a concept that is popular within the big corporations: The Balanced Scorecard. Balanced Scorecard is nothing more than a fancy word for using very smart meta/composite metrics that break down into smaller stats. My experience with them is that if you make them really smart, they can actually reduce unwanted behavior.

TL: DR Do not use a single super-metric for a leader board but a bunch of them that can be broken down into smaller ones that add up to a total score per outfit.