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osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ protected override void UpdateHitStateTransforms(ArmedState state)
                         MainPiece.MoveToX(-X);
 
                     // Rate independent to match stable.
-                    double rate = (Clock as IGameplayClock)?.GetTrueGameplayRate() ?? Clock.Rate;
+                    double rate = Math.Abs((Clock as IGameplayClock)?.GetTrueGameplayRate() ?? Clock.Rate);
                     double length = gravity_time * (rateAdjustedHitAnimations.Value ? 1 : rate);
 
                     this.ScaleTo(0.8f, length * 2, Easing.OutQuad);

osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs

@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ public partial class PlayerLoader : ScreenWithBeatmapBackground
 
         protected Task? DisposalTask { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// By default, the loader screen will block until the window is focused.
+        /// Can be overridden by setting this to <c>false</c>.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected bool WindowShouldBeActiveForGameplayStart { get; init; } = true;
+
         private FillFlowContainer disclaimers = null!;
         private GridContainer sideContent = null!;
 
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ protected bool BackgroundBrightnessReduction
         }
 
         protected virtual bool ReadyForGameplay =>
-            host.IsActive.Value &&
+            (!WindowShouldBeActiveForGameplayStart || host.IsActive.Value) &&
             // not ready if the user is hovering one of the panes (logo is excluded), unless they are idle.
             (IsHovered || osuLogo?.IsHovered == true || idleTracker.IsIdle.Value)
             // not ready if the user is dragging a slider or otherwise.

osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayerLoader.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public ReplayPlayerLoader(Score score)
                 throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(score)} must have a non-null {nameof(score.Replay)}.", nameof(score));
 
             Score = score.ScoreInfo;
+            WindowShouldBeActiveForGameplayStart = false;
         }
 
         public override void OnEntering(ScreenTransitionEvent e)

osu.Game/Screens/Play/SpectatorPlayerLoader.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public SpectatorPlayerLoader(Score score, Func<SpectatorPlayer> createPlayer)
                 throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(score)} must have a non-null {nameof(score.Replay)}.", nameof(score));
 
             Score = score.ScoreInfo;
+            WindowShouldBeActiveForGameplayStart = false;
         }
 
         public override void OnEntering(ScreenTransitionEvent e)

osu.Game/Screens/Select/PanelLocalRankDisplay.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Online.Leaderboards;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ public BeatmapInfo? Beatmap
             get => beatmap;
             set
             {
+                if (beatmap?.Equals(value) == true)
+                    return;
+
                 beatmap = value;
 
                 if (IsLoaded)
@@ -40,8 +44,7 @@ public BeatmapInfo? Beatmap
         [Resolved]
         private RealmAccess realm { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        [Resolved]
-        private IAPIProvider api { get; set; } = null!;
+        private readonly IBindable<APIUser> localUser = new Bindable<APIUser>();
 
         private IDisposable? scoreSubscription;
 
@@ -62,11 +65,18 @@ public PanelLocalRankDisplay(BeatmapInfo? beatmap = null)
             Beatmap = beatmap;
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(IAPIProvider api)
+        {
+            localUser.BindTo(api.LocalUser);
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            ruleset.BindValueChanged(_ => updateSubscription(), true);
+            ruleset.BindValueChanged(_ => updateSubscription());
+            localUser.BindValueChanged(_ => updateSubscription(), true);
         }
 
         private void updateSubscription()
@@ -89,8 +99,8 @@ private void localScoresChanged(IRealmCollection<ScoreInfo> sender, ChangeSet? c
 
             ScoreInfo? topScore = sender
                                   // doing these post realm filter is most efficient.
-                                  .Where(s => s.UserID == api.LocalUser.Value.Id || s.UserID <= 1)
-                                  .Where(s => s.Ruleset.ShortName == ruleset.Value.ShortName)
+                                  .Where(s => s.UserID == localUser.Value.Id || s.UserID <= 1)
+                                  .Where(s => ruleset.Value.Equals(s.Ruleset))
                                   .MaxBy(info => (info.TotalScore, -info.Date.UtcDateTime.Ticks));
 
             setRankFromScore(topScore);

osu.Game/Users/UserPanel.cs

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ private void load()
             // We can't colour the properly because we don't have the required percentile data.
 
             Colour = Colours.BlueLighter,
-            Text = User.Rank?.Rank?.ToLocalisableString("\\##,##0") ?? string.Empty,
+            Text = (User.Rank?.Rank ?? User.Statistics.GlobalRank)?.ToLocalisableString("\\##,##0") ?? string.Empty,
         };
 
         protected UpdateableAvatar CreateAvatar() => new UpdateableAvatar(User, false);