How does Raptr track your hours?

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#1 w4rrior17
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Any way other than manually adding them?

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#2 bigM10231
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for me it did it automatically

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#3 w4rrior17
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for me it did it automatically

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How does it work? It's a program you download on your PC right?
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#4 MethodManFTW
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go to raptr.com. download client.
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#5 w4rrior17
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go to raptr.com. download client.MethodManFTW
K. Is it something you link your account to, and whenever you're on Live it will track it or something? How does it know when you're playing?
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they stalk you...lol
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#7 Rhino53
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they stalk you...lolpokemondude2012

They install cameras in your room :o

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#8 w4rrior17
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Thanks guys. Anyone else?
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#9 judog1
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Xbox 360 tracking is done automatically when you put your gamertag on your raptr profile, you don't need to download the client.
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Raptr is a complete mess for me it can't even track my achievements correctly.
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Hours for BC 2 aren't accurate at all. Game records 374 hours while Raptr states 434.

But yeah, when you link your gamertag to Raptr, it uploads the hours played to the servers automatically. Not sure about the exact (shoddy) method it uses though.

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#12 Twizlerr
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Hours for BC 2 aren't accurate at all. Game records 374 hours while Raptr states 434.

But yeah, when you link your gamertag to Raptr, it uploads the hours played to the servers automatically. Not sure about the exact (shoddy) method it uses though.

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Raptr probably records more hours because BC2 most likely only records game time, while Raptr just recodrs how long the disc is in your tray. I assume Raptr detects when you put a game in your disc tray, records, and stops recording when you go to the dashboard (not really, but similar to this idea. I guess you can think of it as an RSS feed of your gamertag's profile activity).

Example:

You pop in MW2. Sit at the main menu for 1 minute. Wait in a lobby for 1 minute. Play a game for 10 minutes. Raptr will record 12 minutes. MW2 will record 10 minutes.

Also, I noticed Raptr doesn't record if you appear offline.