This post is not, in any way, an attempt to draw flames directed at individuals, SD, or GPG. After 1.1, it is crystal clear that stat exploits/bugs still exist. SD staffers have clearly indicated this here: http://forums.demigodthegame.com/357971/page/2/#replies (reply 30) and other places. This post is not an argument about premade teams having an advantage and so statistics don't matter or any argument you can think of and stats don't matter. It is about providing clear examples where statistics are not accurately reported due to an exploit or bug. When the 1.1 update occurs (expected sometime this week), I'll probably create another post if issues still persist and copy information from here as applicable or just update this post.
Please add any examples of statistical bugs/exploits here with as much detail as possible.
Example 1:
Additional details can be found here http://forums.demigodthegame.com/357971. For those not aware, the host disconnect exploit results in all users being disconnected from the host. The host gets a win, while everyone else gets a loss. In the case I mentioned, the host's modem would short or lose power and then cycle back on after 10-15 seconds, which triggered the exploit. The problem with this particular exploit is that it appears to be easy to emulate as the host of a game.
Example 2:
Winner: Forces of Light Game Type: Conquest Start: Jul 2, 2009 10:55 PM Players: 4 Map: Cataract End: Jul 2, 2009 11:22 PM
Playing: Custom Game Game Length: 27 minutes
Ranked: Yes Note: Games marked as "NA" do not count towards statistics.
I have not EVER done this in the past, but I wanted to test and clearly understand the host disconnect exploit. All you have to do to get a guaranteed win, EVERY FREAKING TIME, is to host a game against at least 1 other person. Wait 3 minutes into a match, and then power down your router for a couple seconds (if you have a cable modem connected to router connected to pc setup), and then power it back on. Due to the way stats are recorded currently, you will always get a win and everyone else will get a loss. Apologies to Hyperion32 and TheJadeMonkey in that game as they both deserve a win.
Let's come together as a community to track the bugs/exploits and help out. SD obviously cares ALOT about stats as they just reset all stats and favor when they thought things were worked out. So, if you have any examples to add to incorrect stat bugs or exploits, please add them here. Thanks for taking the time to read this!
