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dralks
7 years ago

Time punishment for leavers

Quite often I see people disconnecting when they die,I always try to rescue my team mates, sometimes you even kill the whole enemy squad but now you have to play the rest of the game with 1 or 2 fewe...
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EA_Blueberry
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7 years ago

I've been in games like this myself and can relate. Frustrating! I'm not sure if the developers want to implement anything that makes players feel "punished" for leaving the game if the option is available. There is currently an incentive of 5% bonus to survival time XP while joining games with friend(s), so definitely take advantage of that when you can by friend requesting players you enjoyed playing with.

We have a Friend A Squad board for those looking to group up with others too. Check it out!

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Find-a-Squad/ct-p/apex-legends-squad-en

Are there any suggestions you have in mind for encouraging players to stay alive to be revived/dropped back in aside from giving them temporary cooldowns before joining their next game?

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Twitch_Toreey2k
7 years ago

Dont think we can punish people for leaving since atm the game is so unstable and crashes so much, alot of people would get unfair penaltys

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    Kuro466
    7 years ago

    This is mostly a UI problem... All they have to do is..

    • Keep party frames visible at all times during knockdown (they currently dissappear for 15 seconds)
    • Make a different leave dialog that shows when you could be revived or rezzed, that reminds you you could be rezzed and  has a leave button that doesnt activate immediately, but instead has a 15-30s countdown timer
    • Change the real end of game (squad eliminated or win) by preventing ESC leave and instead adding both "continue"  (to score screen) and "spectate" buttons, so people get out of the habit of ESC leaving every game.. (i i muscle memory leave way too often because the game has trained me to do it)

    If they do these things, there will be alot less premature leaving.