Re: "Mitigating Host" results in loss of rank points
@AgentMlB wrote:Product: F1 23
Platform:PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
Summarize your bug In middle of a x-platform session, a player disconnected after DNF and results in "Mitigating Host" message. I waited 60 secs for new host, but instead was returned to the player lobby minus 16 points.
What is your 16 digit Report Code? DDXX-XMGV-DCES-HDDE
Can you please provide the name of your current internet service provider? PLDT Home Fiber
Which area is the bug/glitch in? Multiplayer
Did you have cross-play enabled? Yes
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Play x-platform mode, force "Mitigating Host" condition and discover that player(s) are returned to lobby and have points deducted from previous to start of session (minus 16 pts) in my case.
What happens when the bug occurs? Player(s) are returned to lobby and have points deducted from previous to start of session (minus 16 pts) in my case.
What do you expect to see? Regardless of position or progress during the game session before "Mitigating Host" issue, users should not have points deducted from their total rank.
In middle of a x-plaform session, a player disconnected after DNF and results in "Mitigating Host" message. I waited 60 secs for new host, but instead was returned to the player lobby minus 16 points. This is unacceptable, players should not be deducted points for "Mitigating Host" through no fault of their own. It's adding insult to injury when a user is deducted points for no reason at all. I was considering purchasing F1 24, but multiplayer sessions have too many defects to be an enjoyable experience for the user. Between the other players cheating, deliberately wrecking players out of race and points being deducted for "Mitigating Host" or other EA related services.
What do I know about Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Quality Assurance (QA)? As a customer, I'm disappointed in your product(s). As a retired tech industry leading contributor, I'm appalled at the poor decision made by the Product and Development Managers.
I'm just a customer with over 30 yrs experience in Tech Industry
[Edit, personal info removed - EA_Barry]
"Migrating Host" is the situation you are describing. Without a dedicated server loss of session information when you lose connection with a host (P2P 'server') is inevitable as your session is orphaned. Even if there was a dedicated server, I don't see how you losing connection to the host would result in anything different. This problem is inherent in the P2P model.
