Multiplayer exploit fixes

[Hunter]

I added a big exploit fix just now:

- you can now only replay finished games. Players who couldn't win a real fight could open another browser window and cause sync errors by joining the same match again

Or people could also use another account and view the other guy's hand if they were the first player... Stupid exploiters ruin all the fun.

Well, it seems that I can't even watch my finished games now o.0

I can't peek into other peoples games either : (

I like watching games going on when I'm at work : D

[N3rd4Christ]

I added a big exploit fix just now:

- you can now only replay finished games. Players who couldn't win a real fight could open another browser window and cause sync errors by joining the same match again

Or people could also use another account and view the other guy's hand if they were the first player... Stupid exploiters ruin all the fun.

Great Fix... You guys need to test things out better before releasing them. While I understand exploiting is the problem how can these big bugs go unnoticed for months?

[Hatts]

While rating decay sounds good I think a ranking reset is the best way to go. I also think if the rankings are gonna be left as is we should be able to have a tournament ranking section. While the current rankings could be for "casual play." I love this game so far and think that it's got a lot of potential but let us not forget it has not been out that long anyhow so gotta be patient.

Great work so far Kyle.

My ranking is dropping as we speak lol... 3 Wins and 2 Lossess and in that I went from 487 to 473... I think rating still needs some work :P

I think that's working just fine - 450+ ranking should be winning 9/10 or even 19/20 times, not 3/5. You'll just have to get used to your losses actually costing you rank.

[arebelspy]

Awesome, thanks Kyle!

[lxixvx3]

No more "live" match observations from now. Shucks

Is there a way we can view our friend's matchup since the lobby only displays the latest 30 games

[Codepunk]

I think people aren't understanding properly what rating means. They're thinking of it like "score". It's more a measure of skill level, not "how many games did I win". Rating SHOULD, in theory, level out, not continue increasing indefinitely, unless your skill improves. That's what makes it a constant challenge to continue improving your deck and winning games consistently.

After this bugfix, many of the exploits people were using to get their rating really high don't work, and thus, as they lose/quit games, we'll see them sink down to wherever they should actually be, based on their skill level. But it's not supposed to be like "I won three games in a row so I should get at least one rating point"...well if those games were against less skilled players, then you haven't shown any improvement in skill.

I do agree, however, that the matchmaking process could be a bit more limited. Obviously lower skilled players need the opportunity to face higher rated players in order to prove themselves, but gaps of like 100 are a bit much.

[Shadow Era]

I had to rethink the latest exploit change, and you can again view games in progress as this is an important part of SE and fun to do. But you can't join your own game (sync error) and the next release will hide both hands when observing or replaying a game that's not yours.

[Mastasmiles]

I think that's working just fine - 450+ ranking should be winning 9/10 or even 19/20 times, not 3/5. You'll just have to get used to your losses actually costing you rank.

While he should be winning a high percentage, at the upper levels is pretty much impossible to be winning 90% of your games. He has a plus 1 win ratio but still lost 14 points, that seems a little harsh. Gaining 14 points back at such high ratings would take MANY hours of playing and like you said- a very, very high win ratio of around 19/20.

[N3rd4Christ]

I think that's working just fine - 450+ ranking should be winning 9/10 or even 19/20 times, not 3/5. You'll just have to get used to your losses actually costing you rank.

1 of the Lossess was due to I have Internet but game says I don't. So technically 1 loss. I had the other guy at 2 resourcess to my 7 with 3 sparks in play... Matchmaking sucks ATM.

[Codepunk]

While he should be winning a high percentage, at the upper levels is pretty much impossible to be winning 90% of your games. He has a plus 1 win ratio but still lost 14 points, that seems a little harsh. Gaining 14 points back at such high ratings would take MANY hours of playing and like you said- a very, very high win ratio of around 19/20.

Again, though, this is the point. It's not supposed to be some kind of linear progression, it's not a score...basically everyone at the top will ultimately level off around the same rating. We WILL see a capping point where very few, if any, players make it past. And those will be the top players in the game.