Rating time limit

[AdmiralZeech]

- Games under 8 real time minutes don't count (was 4 before).

What is the purpose of this limit? (not talking about the change to 8mins, but the entire rule itself.)
Just wondering.

[Benoker]

Connection issues or lags often show up in the first few minutes (or seconds) of a game. Since no one wants to play a crippled game leaving (and rehosting) should not be punished.

[Kryo]

Connection issues or lags often show up in the first few minutes (or seconds) of a game. Since no one wants to play a crippled game leaving (and rehosting) should not be punished.

i posted in the other chat, but its an announcement, so it didnt show my post:

8 minutes is way too long. on small maps, this can be a real game time (winterduel 2v2 or 1v1 or blasted rock).
This should be fixed. 4 minutes was ok, maybe 5. But 8 is too long

[Ze_PilOt]

- It's for custom games only.
- It's REALTIME game, and it's count at the moment you press launch. Loading times are included.
- If you stay at the score screen, it will still count.

[AdmiralZeech]

Connection issues or lags often show up in the first few minutes (or seconds) of a game. Since no one wants to play a crippled game leaving (and rehosting) should not be punished.

Ah k. Thanks.

[Kryo]

the info, that time limit counts from "Transfer" to all players leaving the score screen should be posted more obviously. Yesterday I played a 2v2 isis in 4:50

but as my teammate and i wated 4 more minutes to make sure we get points, we got our points

[VoiceofReason]

Yea, you had to wait in a dead game 4 minutes just to ensure the accuracy of the global leaderboard eh??? Seems silly at best.

[noobymcnoobcake]

On a 5k 1v1 map the game can easily be decided by 8 mins in. It will then be very easy just to leave and lose no rating, the game don't have to be finished by that time.