Game can unexpectedly end up as multiplayer if an observer joins

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vinay

In thousands of games I never had this happen until today... someone started observing a 1v1 game (26688488) that I was playing. I hit "ready" at the end of the game, as I often do for a rematch. After I did so, the observer did the same, and we ended up in a 3 player game (26689068). I suspect this was intentional on the part of the observer, but I can't know for sure. Either way, I ended up in a 3 player game without expecting or desiring that.

Ingix

Did it take long before the spectator joined to game? This might be a race condition between both of you hitting "Ready" at the same time and the info that there was another player in the game not being transmitted to you in time.

Rabid

I think the problem is players joining doesn't reset the ready status?
For example.
P1 joins game
P2 joins game
P1 ready (I want to play a 2 player game) look away from screen.
P3 joins game
P2 ready
P3 ready
Game starts
P1 is now in a 3 player game having only wanted to play 2 player.