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What is the difference between being "online" and being "in the lobby"?

Knave wrote:What is the difference between being "online" and being "in the lobby"?

good question

I think if you open a game on your desktop without going to the network, you show up as "online". If you open the network game, you are "in the lobby".

Nearly true - if you are logged in but not in the lobby screen you are "Online". In this state you can receive invites to games but cannot see or send chat messages.