Why Won't My OVR Update?!?! - bronco92's Blog

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Why Won't My OVR Update?!?!

Posted on November 11, 2008 at 09:13 AM.

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I have been asked this question a lot since we launched OS Arena yesterday.

Some of you will have already seen their OVR update today, while others are still stuck on a low score, even though you have added numerous videos, blogs, friends etc.

There is a perfectly logical answer as to why this is so, but I must warn you that it is a rather technical one. So if you're not into technical stuff then I advise that you turn away now and just sit back and wait with my promise that your OVR will update today.

Ok... for those of you who are still with me, here is how it currently works. Your OVR is calculated for the first time ever at the moment your Arena page is first loaded. In most cases this will be the point in time when you first accessed your Arena, however for some of you it may be an earlier point in time when someone else accessed your Arena. Either way, at the point in time your Arena is first accessed there is a time-stamp placed on your user account. Once 24 hours pass from the point of the time-stamp your OVR is once again updated. So if your OVR is yet to update, it simply means that your 24 hours is yet to elapse.

Confused? Well don't be concerned because we plan to fix the system by applying a "manual refresh button" to all arenas that will give you the ability to update your OVR manually. We will limit the updates to once per hour to avoid those "OVR whores" out there from constantly bashing the button and bringing down the OS servers

Keep an eye out for the manual refresh button as we hope to have it up and running by the end of today.

Comments

# 1 TJdaSportsGuy @ Nov 11

Thanks for the clarification. A manual refresh button will be a welcomed addition!

# 2 aukevin @ Nov 11

Thanks for the update. I agree that the manual refresh button will be a hit for the whores like TJ and EG.

# 3 callmetaternuts @ Nov 11

Awesome, thanks for the heads up

# 4 vaughn99 @ Nov 11

Thanks for the explanation -- I had just blogged a "WTF" about this. I included a link to this blog though, so hopefully it'll stop others from doing the same. (It gave me an excuse to post a Jim 0tt0 photo at least).