Mixtape playlist issues: "Quit Penalty" refresh too slow, exacerbated by bots

Foreword

Greetings,

Let me start by saying that I really like the new extra modes, I think they're a fun way to practice combat in a new setting. With that being said, I have some feedback regarding certain design elements of this playlist that are creating a less positive experience. "Quit penalties" may be an unfortunate necessity, but there are aspects of the present "Quit penalty" design that excessively punish well-behaved players.

• Bots cause "quit penalty forgiveness" not to be triggered
• Quit penalty refresh is too slow

Bots cause "quit penalty forgiveness" not to be triggered

• Mixtape playlist matches have a quit penalty mechanic designed to encourage players to remain in matches and play out the game.
• If you quit a match midway through, you will be prevented from entering matchmaking until the allotted time has passed.
• This feature contains a "forgiveness" mechanic, where you can quit without penalty if one or more of your squadmates has already left the game.
• The addition of bots to "mixtape mode" lobbies has broken the aforementioned forgiveness mechanic.
  
  • You can be in a Gun Run lobby, where having a full team is essential, and be unable to quit without penalty because your team is populated by bots (rather than empty slots with no player)

Pathfinder can't quit without penalty, despite having two bots on his team.

Quit penalty refresh too slow

• The default quit penalty is 2 minutes. This increases to 5 minutes after your first quit. This is fair enough, but I would expect that after not quitting any matches for 2 hours or more, the penalty would revert back to the original 2 minute duration. I've only ever quit out of one match, which was nearly 24 hours ago, and I haven't quit out of a single match since - yet the penalty has not refreshed. If I quit out of a match now, I will still get an extended penalty of 5 minutes, despite having not quit out of any games for nearly 24 hours.
  • How large will this penalty become over time? Will the penalty become hours in length?
  • How long do we have to go without quitting before it resets back to the initial period?

A penalty presented to the player after 20+ hours without quitting, and numerous matches completed without quitting.

Conclusion

The issues of bots preventing quit forgiveness and quit penalties not refreshing are creating an experience that is less fun than it should be. It's not fun to sit through a gun run game when you have nobody on your team and no ability to quit without having to wait 5 minutes or more. Quit penalties may be an unfortunate necessity, but with today's implementation I worry that these penalties unduly punish well-behaved players.