Wow, great job BB! And good book in your avatar, I'll love to read it.
That really sucks when someone drops. Usually if it put you back at the multiplayer lobby it was the other person who dropped, and you get the win.
If it was you who dropped, then you probably lost the full amount of points for that game.
That happened to me at least six times when my power supply was going out. The only way to be sure if you gained or lost points is to keep up with your multiplayer stats and see if they changed after battle.
What seems to be happening to me lately is either I or my ally(I always play team games) will destroy one of the other players, so they leave, giving us an instant win and full experiance points. Id reather play it to the finish, but a wins a win.
I also had someone break the rules for the first time in forever. 2 art max no mortors/rockets, he brings 3 large mortors. Luckly he dropped after thirty min(giving us a win), cause I didnt bring an army to deal with 3 mortors and I was pissed.
Also, it sucks that ppl have to be on your friends list to check their alias.