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jb.jones
8 Sep 2007, 17:42
The percentage near my name in the lobby decreases each time a game doesn't finish. I'm assuming the lower the percentage, the more games that weren't completed. My issue is if my opponent quits, my percentage still goes down! I've never quit one game, and yet my percentage is still 92%. Am I missing something here? Or is this a problem?

parsley
10 Sep 2007, 10:58
That's what's meant to happen.
Don't worry about it too much though, the numeric value isn't terribly important, only how it compares to other players.

wave
10 Sep 2007, 13:53
Yes I don't really understand the percentage beside team/profile name could someone explain it please, or does it say in the manual. I say this because my % goes down after EVERY game i play no matter what the outcome of the game is even if i win and nobody quits, is this also meant to happen?

AndrewTaylor
10 Sep 2007, 16:22
The percentage is the number of games (out of the last 100 played) that were completed. New users have 100 imaginary completed games and so start at 100% which then drops.
If the percentage is going down even when games are completed, are you sure you're completing GAMES and not ROUNDS?

wave
10 Sep 2007, 23:05
yes i'm completing games, forgive me but how many games is a round?

zang-zag
10 Sep 2007, 23:27
there are 2-3 games in a round or match

wave
11 Sep 2007, 10:03
there are 2-3 games in a round or match
ok and so in 'just for fun' what happens when you win a round.

franpa
11 Sep 2007, 13:09
you feel proud that you won

wave
11 Sep 2007, 17:18
you feel poud that you won
you feel 'poud' ? But does the screen say anything to denote you've won the round?

franpa
12 Sep 2007, 08:40
i meant "proud"

MrBionic
12 Sep 2007, 09:03
you feel 'poud' ? But does the screen say anything to denote you've won the round?
Yes.. if you play to completion, you'll see that the "hard cases" "Valiant Failures" and "maggie whatever" will update, and you'll go back to the infrastructure screen.
However, good luck ever getting there ;) WAY too many people quit early.

wave
12 Sep 2007, 23:49
Yes.. if you play to completion, you'll see that the "hard cases" "Valiant Failures" and "maggie whatever" will update, and you'll go back to the infrastructure screen.
However, good luck ever getting there ;) WAY too many people quit early.
Sorry to go on but exactly how many games does one have to play to complete a round, is it like best of three? Sorry but this doesn't seem very clear.

MrBionic
13 Sep 2007, 03:20
Sorry to go on but exactly how many games does one have to play to complete a round, is it like best of three? Sorry but this doesn't seem very clear.
It depends on how many games the host has chosen for completion. Some are 1, some are 3, and some are 5.
You can check which is which by looking at the game info on a host when it shows up after a search.
*Edited to add* This is not a Best-Of either.. if the host has chosen 3 or 5 games, you have to play all 3 or 5 games to complete.

wave
13 Sep 2007, 22:31
It depends on how many games the host has chosen for completion. Some are 1, some are 3, and some are 5.
You can check which is which by looking at the game info on a host when it shows up after a search.
*Edited to add* This is not a Best-Of either.. if the host has chosen 3 or 5 games, you have to play all 3 or 5 games to complete.
ok but i've hosted many games and never seen the 'games per round' option.:confused:

MrBionic
14 Sep 2007, 02:57
ok but i've hosted many games and never seen the 'games per round' option.:confused:
You have to set it in your custom scheme. I think it defaults to 3, if you're using beginner, intermediate, and pro.. I'm not sure on that though.

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