No, rating changes aren't impacted by material or time. However, many people play on hoping for a stalemate, which happens more often than you would think, especially at lower ratings or during fast time controls.
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Oct 21, 2016
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Either he's one of the "never resign" crowd, or he's hoping you'll accidentally commit a stalemate.
Eh, edged out by Martin. :)
Excuse the newbie question... More than once I have an opponent down to his King alone, and I greatly outnumber him. Why does a person persist in playing? Is there a rating advantage in not resigning?