hours played means real hours played, even when the game is on 1/2 speed or paused

people who had not updated in a while may have reopened a game and thrown the stats, or there could be cheaters time warping

the stats are based only on the people who have updated within x amount of time, so it can change from day to day, even dropping your rankings
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Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them,
but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?