Matches started just before timer ends?

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Do matches that start before the tournament timer ends count? I was at approx 240 pts with 1 minute to go in a lightning round, started a 20 point match, and then finished it about 5 mins later. The screen came up showing my points were 258, but I never got the 250 point threshold award (I think it's a pack token)?
Do those matches not count if they don't FINISH by time?

Unknown

I just had the exact same thing happen (got 250 points, didn't get the 250 reward). I assume you have to finish on time.

IceIX

Sort of. The server starts calculating rewards the second the Tourney is up. Depending on the number of users playing, that can take a bit. It's possible to squeeze in an extra match in that little time between when the query starts and it hits your particular entry, but it's not reliable.

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IceIX wrote:

Sort of. The server starts calculating rewards the second the Tourney is up. Depending on the number of users playing, that can take a bit. It's possible to squeeze in an extra match in that little time between when the query starts and it hits your particular entry, but it's not reliable.

So if I understand you correctly, it's really not that useful to start a match when the timer says <1 minute cause if you don't finish, it doesn't matter

Unknown

Can we see a change in this system then? It makes sense to calculate the rank based rewards on the dot, but the tiered rewards should still be given if you hit the points right after the tourney round ends...

IceIX

Acrosonic wrote:

So if I understand you correctly, it's really not that useful to start a match when the timer says <1 minute cause if you don't finish, it doesn't matter

You're racing against the (CPU) clock at that point and you'll probably lose.

Unknown

good to finally get an answer to this.. not gonna stop me from hitting <1 min though

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IceIX wrote:

Acrosonic wrote:

So if I understand you correctly, it's really not that useful to start a match when the timer says <1 minute cause if you don't finish, it doesn't matter

You're racing against the (CPU) clock at that point and you'll probably lose.

You underestimate our determination to get rewards

Thanks for clarifying it, I was under assumption the game waits for all matches to be finished. Guess I was wrong

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ZzzWolph wrote:

good to finally get an answer to this.. not gonna stop me from hitting <1 min though

in this juggernaut tournament, using boosts, i killed someone off in like 30 seconds. headbutt, green clear, red cascade into headbutting another opponent and then pretty much over