Forums

Intentional disconnects

• Kman59 1 Posts

  Sun, Jul 18 2010 10:20 AM

  I'm Fairly certain that pretty much everyone has high speed internet and are not playing WTG using an old 28k dial up modem (were dropped connections were common), so most disconnects are seemingly intentional. Very frustrating when on the verge of a rated victory someone just needs to disconnect to avoid loss of ranking points. If one is committed to joining a rated game with others, there should be a rating penalty paid to the group for leaving before the end of the round.

• WGTniv 1,788 Posts

  Sun, Jul 18 2010 12:27 PM

  Hi Kman,

  Players will receive a loss if they quit during a Match Play or Match Play Challenge game.  These are competitive modes where wins and losses are tallied, so bailing on your opponent 3 times during the same round will automatically forfeit the game giving the win to the other player.

  Stroke play is a non-competitive format in group play right now.  There are no wins or losses tallied.  Stroke play is only the player against the course in an attempt to better their own personal stats and scoring average.  If someone disconnects from your stroke play group game it will not affect your stats in any way and you'll be able to finish out the round on your own (or with the rest of your playing partners) so your efforts are not wasted.

  We do have reputation tracking on the roadmap and with its implementation you'll be able to make more informed decisions about who you tee it up with.