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You don't have to come back later, but it seems the exploding cauldron glitch has only been happening to people who leave their potion open. If you want to keep an eye on your potion while it's brewing you can click come back later and just go to the cauldron page - you can track the progress there and you won't risk getting the exploding cauldron glitch.

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Sigh. I'm really starting to think that your duelling performance has something to do with how fast your computer is. I have been doing virtually perfect duels, but only getting 139/140? I just don't understand. I do my first click when it's dead centre on the letter, then my second click when it is fully maxed. Yet I get rubbishy scores - at least, compared with the 142-145 I get put against.:no: I lose practically every time and as far as I can see, I'm not doing anything wrong. :no: So all I can think is that either i'm unaware of a special way to get high scores, or my computer is too slow to register my clicks, hence my low scores.
Anyone else in the same situation? Maybe it's just me :lol:

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I typically range between 141-144, and I see a direct correlation between my performance and my scores... but other people seem to have a different experience.

What are your specs? And what is your OS? I've got a 2.4 GHz CPU, with 4 GB RAM, running Mac OS X Lion.

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Thanks for the advice, Asphodel! I didn't know that potion progress could be tracked from the cauldron page...

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Specs? OS? I have absolutely no idea, sorry :P My laptop can be pretty slow and it's about 5 years old, if that helps.

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I have 6 GB RAM and a 2.8 GHz CPU, running Windows 7, and I definitely notice a change in duel score based on how much other stuff the computer is doing.

My score is definitely best when I have a single Chrome window open and am running a minimum of background applications. Some extra tabs don't make much difference, but it depends on the site - dueling with Tumblr open will drop my score by at least 2 points, same for anything running video.

I can't duel when backing up files to an external hard drive; there's a noticeable lag on the dueling screen, the speed of the white wisp of "spell" (I think you know what I mean, I don't know how to describe it better) varies in speed, and the circles "catch" and can jump suddenly.

Also, re: the cauldron thing, I always track my potions via the cauldrons screen and have never gotten the exploding glitch. I might just be lucky, but it could be a good way to avoid it.

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I also filled out the survey. I love potion making and I especially love to do the wizard duels.

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Hi guys!I was having a problem while duelling today. I always use the same spell to duel because i usually get the highest score with it. I used to always get 142 or 143. But now I'm down to 135 and every time i use it I drop a point even though I'm sure I'm getting better at it. Is anyone else having the same problem?

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I haven't noticed any differences in my score, and I've dueled in several rounds today.

I did see Pottermore become "unavailable" once, but I also noticed I was getting an immediate dueling matchup score just before that happened. I think the servers are really being tested today.

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Alright, thank you!x

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Sigh. I'm getting a little bored with Pottermore again. Dueling is fun and all, but I wish they would update us with what's going on with when it's supposed to open to all. Or when CoS is coming out. Or just... really any update. xD I don't like the lack of communication from the Pottermore team.

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I've had a drop in score within the past day or two - more like 140-142 from 142-144, but I was attributing it to a new keyboard. But I've also had issues with site slowdown and getting kicked off the site randomly; I think they are having server issues again.

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My cauldron explodes occasionally, telling me I put in the wrong ingredient or the wrong amount, when I'm 100% sure I didn't. Maybe mine is a different glitch though, as I never leave the tab open. :shrug: I click come back later or whatever it says, and usually log off Pottermore as well, coming back when I know the potion is supposed to be done.

It does seem to happen to me more often with certain potions though - and, as far as I remember, only the most expensive cauldron. :grumble:

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It's been exploding for the wrong ingredient/amount? I don't think that should happen - I think SusanBones was talking about it a while back, but it seems to me that the cauldron should only melt if you overheat it.

Which potions is it happening on? (Also, if you know you've put in the wrong amount or ingredient, refresh as soon as you've done it - you'll lose the ingredients, but I've never had a cauldron explosion that way.)

I seem to have a relatively unique bug of losing the ability to handle ingredients/stir the cauldron at random - it will let me heat/cool, look at the instructions, and handle standard ingredient, but not crush ingredients, stir, or pick up Flobberworm Mucus. Whenever that happens (there's no pattern), the only solution I've found is to refresh the page and start over. Has anyone else experienced that?

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I've never had the cauldron explode because I overheated it, though I hear that's the only time it's supposed to happen.

Sleeping Draught mostly, I think, with the Flobberworm Mucus, and I seem to remember the Forgetfulness Potion and the Lether River Water made it explode a couple of times as well. I kind of gave up potions for a while because of it, and as it exploded again pretty son after I decided to give it a chance, it's been a while since I brewed any of those.

Yeah, I usually refresh if I make a mistake, and I always watch that very carefully, which is why I am so sure I didn't the times the cauldron exploded.

As to your problem, I haven't experienced that, but as I said, I kind of gave up potions without really trying that much. I've had my browser freeze a couple of times, but then I couldn't do anything. Though after the last update, sometimes the ingredients I'd used would be in my way so I couldn't pick up other things, which was a bit annoying, but I worked around it by being very careful when putting down bottles after I used them.

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My copper cauldron exploded when I was making the Forgetfulness Potion, saying I had put in too much Lethe River water. It wasn't because I overheated it. And it just exploded suddenly. It didn't give me much of a warning. The other times I've exploded a cauldron was from overheating, which I did today. I had a lot of trouble with Sleeping Draught today, for some reason.

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Sounds like you have a completely different glitch then. :( You may want to report it to Pottermore. The glitch I was talking about happened to people who left the potion tab open - they would get a message saying something about how they couldn't speed up time and their cauldrons would be exploded and points were taken away.

Sounds like potions are a bit buggy, which is unfortunate. :(

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Why are a lot of Hufflepuffs unwilling to duel Slytherins? I don't really get why they'd be more likely to duel Ravenclaw and Gryffindor over Slytherin.

And wow, it takes hours for it to be answered if you send out a duel to Hufflepuff house? That makes me wonder how many Hufflepuffs are even online. My duels get answered often no matter which house I duel(I don't duel my own house though really due to it not giving any points so I wouldn't know how much I'd get answered if I did try to duel other Hufflepuffs).

Maybe I should add you on Pottermore? I would accept all your duels(as long as I'm online since of course like everyone else, I'm not constantly on and not always on every single day).

Man all these comments about Hufflepuffs not responding fast to duels really makes me wonder how many Hufflepuff accounts are that active.

Sometimes I feel like I'm a part of a house that has no chance of ever being anything but in last place because we have a larger portion of people who just don't want to be there. When people get the chance to make a new account when it opens to everyone I wonder how many more of them will just bail on Hufflepuff house.

On another note it really is becoming amazing as to how long it's taking to open Pottermore to everyone....I feel bad for my boyfriend and my sister who can't make accounts yet.

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I'm a Gryffindor and I think the longest I've waited for a Hufflepuff to duel is probably about 25 minutes. Usually it is just a few minutes. Once in awhile I don't have to wait at all. I always duel all three houses evenly.

I was hoping that they would open it this month, since it seems to be as ready as its going to get. But there hasn't been any word on it yet. :(

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I am a Slytherin, and I duel every other house. Ravenclaws are usually the quickest to respond. Hufflepuffs usually respond within 10-20 minutes, but lately I have been waiting forever for Gryffindor to answer duels.

I too was hoping they would open up at the end of this month or early next month at the latest, but it doesn't look promising. I wish they would at least update the Insider - I know so many people are anxious to register.