Dragon War Points are off

DumasAG
DumasAG Posts: 719 Critical Contributor
edited August 2018 in MtGPQ General Discussion
I just saw a thread where someone said they lost several games and had 511 points. I am also at 511, and have only lost two matches (and twice total have missed support objectives). I should be 29 points off perfect. But checking the top rank in my bracket shows someone with 552 points, a 41-point difference. I have played every node, I have not hit max nodes. My next node refresh is 2 hours after the event ends. 

What's going on?

Update: Person in other thread edited their score to say 411, so that one is explained. Top rank in my bracket is still 552 though, so apparently some people are getting extra points (through bugs, I guess).

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  • Bil
    Bil Posts: 831 Critical Contributor
    The max points on this event is 540 ... Any superior score would come from a bug.
  • DumasAG
    DumasAG Posts: 719 Critical Contributor
    Bil said:
    The max points on this event is 540 ... Any superior score would come from a bug.
    Must be nice to get bugged an additional 12 points.
  • Bil
    Bil Posts: 831 Critical Contributor
      Obviously better than loosing a game from a bug (which unfortunately, seems to be slightly more frequent if you ask me).
  • Zzyzzx
    Zzyzzx Posts: 251 Mover and Shaker
    I'm also sitting with a final score of 511.  My bracket has that same funky top score.
    The assumption floating around was that that lucky player got an extra "bugged" charge on one of his/her nodes.
    Weird...but not entirely impossible.
  • Rhasget
    Rhasget Posts: 412 Mover and Shaker
    Yes, I have had it happen in legacy. A string of errors when starting a match made the game not remove a charge and I got an extra. Maybe you can force it to happen by deliberately turning off and on data at loading points to see if it can trigger by player or if it's on the games side.

    If you can force it, it need to be fixed asap to avoid abuse.
  • DumasAG
    DumasAG Posts: 719 Critical Contributor
    Rhasget said:
    Yes, I have had it happen in legacy. A string of errors when starting a match made the game not remove a charge and I got an extra. Maybe you can force it to happen by deliberately turning off and on data at loading points to see if it can trigger by player or if it's on the games side.

    If you can force it, it need to be fixed asap to avoid abuse.
    I would imagine attempts to abuse any bug there may be are as likely to result in a loss as an extra charge. I doubt it’s an instance of cheating, game just bugged in someone in exactly the right way.
  • stikxs
    stikxs Posts: 533 Critical Contributor
    There is a 548 point person at the top of my bracket also.
  • Rhasget
    Rhasget Posts: 412 Mover and Shaker
    DumasAG said:
    Rhasget said:
    Yes, I have had it happen in legacy. A string of errors when starting a match made the game not remove a charge and I got an extra. Maybe you can force it to happen by deliberately turning off and on data at loading points to see if it can trigger by player or if it's on the games side.

    If you can force it, it need to be fixed asap to avoid abuse.
    I would imagine attempts to abuse any bug there may be are as likely to result in a loss as an extra charge. I doubt it’s an instance of cheating, game just bugged in someone in exactly the right way.
    Yes, I don't think this is cheating since it's too obvious if so.
    But if it's possible to replicate on player side it will be used to cheat as soon as someone finds a safe way to do it.
    Thats why it needs to be investigated.
  • Brakkis
    Brakkis Posts: 777 Critical Contributor
    I know the top player in my bracket finished a full 12 points above the maximum possible and took 1st alone. Are we allowed to name these players?
  • Mburn7
    Mburn7 Posts: 3,427 Chairperson of the Boards
    Brakkis said:
    I know the top player in my bracket finished a full 12 points above the maximum possible and took 1st alone. Are we allowed to name these players?
    Not here, but you should probably report them in app.  That way they can be investigated for any possible bugs/exploits
  • DBJones
    DBJones Posts: 803 Critical Contributor
    I've only seen extra charges gained or lost from SWW, not just connection issues (that last RotGP hit me with several of each, and a couple randomly disappearing charges too). I've also never seen a SWW from cycling my data off and back on, which I've done quite often lately to force this game to load faster. It seems weird, but when one of those loading circles lasts longer than usual, a data toggle usually fixes it. I never have Wi-Fi on, so that's not part of it.

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