AFK Player Boosting
Hello Apex Team
Should you read this I would like to make you aware that I have seen a sharp rise in arena AFK players joining from auto connect or third party application in order to gain XP at the expense of my and other customer's experience. I know you are aware of uneven rank matching in arena but I believe, should the matching be equal, the next biggest issue for balance will be players not in fact playing at all and being stuck in a game not able to leave due to penalty (penalty is good though). I assume this to be a (relatively) easy fix and have seen it implemented in other games I enjoy. It is my hope that I can play in the future without half of my games having one or more AFK boosters.
-Random-* dude
Hey @Moist_Dr_Shekel,
While it's not the only method we use to address this kind of behavior, we have recently expanded the reporting options in-game as well.
If you get a chance please be sure to report them as that'll help on an individual basis as well as letting us further refine other systems in place.
This particular option would fall under the Gameplay Disruption > Inactive During Match section if you've not already been using it, thanks for the concern about this!