From the menu it looks like tarke is in the game, but when I enter he's not on the # screen.


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Node 1 Game B : poo
Node 2 Game A : tarke
Node 3 Game M : Vlad
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It's possible Tark is at the startup menu. There's a period of time during which you show up in the game but don't show in the # menu yet, and there's nothing keeping you from sitting there at this point.

Unless I set a time limit for being on TWGS without starting a game, I don't think there's a problem with this. You can set on the TWGS menu or inside a game at the startup menu, and it's basically the same.

Cruncher i noticed this too.... I think he was afk too long and went to Game screen and sat there until he probably realized it... he was logged into 2 games last night but didnt play either... We dont even know what to look for when menu squatting...

There really isn't any harm to sitting at a menu like this if the player can't gather any meaningful information about the game. Sure, it ties up nodes and resources, but at this time there isn't a way to deal with that other than warning a player and banning the IP if he/she persists.