Voobly should just have an unrated room for all their games. It is hard to learn the game and get into games on Voobly. You can go from 1600 to 1300 in a week or two and getting back to 1600 is near impossible. Even if you are improving hardly anyone will let you in their game unless you qualify by rating.
I had/have too many bad experiences with GameRanger not because of the service but because of the players. They seem to all be overly casual players. I have played with people who have varying patch versions 1.0 1.0a 1.0b and some with 1.0C Of course the majority of games failed to launch, had some guy with cheats, he was playing a DM game on a supremacy game. Countless experiences I wish I never had really.
The only time GameRanger proved to be good was when I vs clan members and other known respectable clans. Plus the occasional friend vs friend game. For that type of arangement I think GameRanger is better.
I do hope both Voobly and GameRanger provide an ongoing service. I sometimes wonder what would happen if the owners decided to find a real job. We would all be screwed.
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