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E9ine_AC's avatar
E9ine_AC
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4 years ago

Re: Absolutely disgusting, punishing players for leaving a game with missing team

@swingingmeatbalzHey there, while I can understand the frustrations this may bring you I would like to point out that if there is no teammate in your arena match you can leave. I do want to ask though was you with a friend as a duo when this happened? Also did you allow yourself to be in the starting area on the ground to buy guns before trying to leave? Even if it gives you the notification there can be a punishment for leaving it sometimes is a false positive pop up. If this is the case then your duo will need to leave the game first before you. I leave games at times in arenas when someone is not there. I have never gotten the punishment for doing so.

Would also like to note the game is not abandoned it is being worked on non stop around the clock. Some employees working countless hours well beyond the required time needed. They are trying. While it is easy for players to think things are just a simple fix I can assure all of them that hiccups in this industry do happen. Finding some bugs is and can be a needle in a haystack. It's not a simple oh I see this issue is happening let me go directly to the issue and fix it. It is a lot more complex than that.

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  • papahandsoap's avatar
    papahandsoap
    4 years ago

    I totally get the point you make about bugs. I'm a dev (not a game dev, but programming principles are transferrable). Things happen. 

    BUT

    There is a CLEAR lack of acknowledgement, addressing, or fixing of these issues from the Respawn team. Arenas has had incredibly poor MM since release and it has only gotten worse in Ranked Arenas. Normally a "bugs happen it takes time to iron them out" would be fine, but  these are consistent ongoing issues with a long history. Issues in the Apex store get addressed within a business day, but matchmaking changes or fixing a simple boolean (true/false) that can cause a MM penalty for leaving a game with one/no teammates? Nah that can wait until next season, sorry we're too busy releasing cosmetics. 

  • Eshshshss's avatar
    Eshshshss
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @papahandsoap amen!

    On the topic of ranked Arenas - I was really eager to see them arrive as regular ones were unplayable due to MM, people quitting or being inactive.
    That's why I don't play Pubs in BR either, just for warmups to switch my brain on and not lose RP during the process.

    Yet seeing the outcome, I stopped playing ranked Arenas as soon as I have completed all the challenges (again used that as warmup and get some free stuff at the same time). This concept + bugs is just a major fail, I don't really get how people still play them and why.

    The only somewhat playable mode is BR yet my patience with the beta testing is coming to an end. The last challenge for me is to get a 3 people set squad, go with them through 1 season, see the results and if I will remain in Diamond 4 thanks to MM, hackers, game bugs giving me RP loses, that will be my last season, I will call it "I have achieved all I could in this game" and quit.
  • E9ine_AC's avatar
    E9ine_AC
    Hero+
    4 years ago

    @SolitaryMassacreThe penalty message is by default it does not mean all the times it is shown it will send out a temp delay from making matches. I have put in around 5k matches in arena from its launch before and after adding this feature. I have never been given the 10 min penalty but once which made me think of a work around. Ended up being when i was partied with 1 person before entering the game that person had to leave before i did. Once they leave and i do there is no penalty for us. This also only worked if we was on the ground at gun selection phase. Not to say others have different experiences with it. This was just my experience and testing. Even solo queue when i leave I never get it if we are missing someone. 

  • papahandsoap's avatar
    papahandsoap
    4 years ago
    @Eshshshss Yeah man. I have reached a point with this game where I can NOT play without friends online - it is simply not an enjoyable experience. Arenas is unplayable and BR is a huge gamble. 50% shot the team you fight can't even slide jump or turn around in game, and 50% shot the team you fight is a stack of pros/streamers trying to get a YouTube vid together.
  • XxColdFangxX's avatar
    XxColdFangxX
    4 years ago

    I've gotten a penalty for closing out of the game when it was completely frozen. It froze right after we picked our legends in an arena game mode. It is absolute bs. I tried loading back in only to find I was already under a ten minute wait penalty for leaving. I didn't even get a chance or an option to rejoin the game.

  • swingingmeatbal's avatar
    swingingmeatbal
    4 years ago

    This is what i'm talking about guys. This game is going into the gutter when it comes to basic features

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