Why can we still not leave Grand Arena and rejoin again?!

I honestly can't believe this is still happening. Both, that people still join GAC when they're not ready, and that people still make these kinds of threads. I know that not having a "leave" button or a confirmation button is not ideal, and devs can (and should) act upon it, especially since a confirmation button is something easily implemented and wouldn't mess with the matchmaking process.

But honestly, how hard is it NOT to press a button? GAC is now what, 1 year, 1.5 years old? If you keep making the same mistake after over 1 year(!), then you are, in all honesty, the only one to blame. Like seriously, it's not a new thing anymore. Things like muscle memory or slip-ups aren't even an excuse anymore. If you're still struggling with that then it should be muscle memory by now to stay the heck away from the GAC button/screen until you are 100% ready. I simply can't have sympathy for people who keep doing it at this point. During the first 5-10 GACs it was kinda understandable (maaaaybe 15 if you really want to stretch it), but people who still don't get it only have themselves to blame.

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Do you even understand, what muscle memory is?! Your brain is not involved in, that‘s why it‘s called MUSCLE memory and not BRAIN memory

This is absolutely still needed. Good suggestions above re: 1) quick and easy fix = "Confirm" Button, and 2) a true join and re-join, doesn't see like it would really affect the matchmaking workload much, and/or 3) why not do all the matchmaking once everyone has joined?

I am often whipping in and out of different modes in the game and this is very easy to do. And, this one quick click can ruin 4 weeks of a GAC season (by wrecking one whole cycle and thus severely hindering your chances to hit a top score/Kyber). Pretty unacceptable, CG - please just add the confirm button ASAP.

You know what? This was a blessing in disguise - gives me a great excuse to skip this round of GAC and not spend any time on this over the holidays this week/early next week!! Perhaps I'll just set a full D with toons I still have good mods on!! Thx, CG :-)

"chionophile;c-2200926" wrote:
Q: Will you add a confirmation button for the gac registration or the chance to cancel and register again like it is with the TW registration?

A: CG_Miller - We've looked into this in the past, and the task is bigger than most players realize. Once you register for the GAC we start the process of building the matchups immediately, and you can imagine the havoc one would wreck if players could drop in and out and in and out of the GAC while the game is trying to do some matchup heavy lifting. That said, it's oft-requested, so we'd like to find time to give the players some agency over this.

https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/225031/developer-q-a-02-27-2020/p1

Then get rid of the phrase "player lock" until you figure it out so people stop thinking that is when "player lock" occurs? It just all seems so easy.

"GIJippo;c-2208677" wrote:

"chionophile;c-2200926" wrote:
Q: Will you add a confirmation button for the gac registration or the chance to cancel and register again like it is with the TW registration?

A: CG_Miller - We've looked into this in the past, and the task is bigger than most players realize. Once you register for the GAC we start the process of building the matchups immediately, and you can imagine the havoc one would wreck if players could drop in and out and in and out of the GAC while the game is trying to do some matchup heavy lifting. That said, it's oft-requested, so we'd like to find time to give the players some agency over this.

https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/225031/developer-q-a-02-27-2020/p1

Then get rid of the phrase "player lock" until you figure it out so people stop thinking that is when "player lock" occurs? It just all seems so easy.

One thing I still wonder to this day is why CG_Miller never addressed the part about a confirmation button. It was either forgotten or glossed over.

Add the confirmation button (and ship squads feature) to the the never ending list of QOL requests...

Man, forums are getting harder to read the older I get.

This issue is old, and it's definitely solvable, if that's even a word. It's just a BIG ask to have it done. They can do it, they just don't have the resources. That's what's been communicated. It can be done though, at least that's the thinking they SHOULD have because nothing's impossible, it just requires resources.

We may get it, we may not. Even the most experienced players still miss joining from time to time so lay off the complianers because it's a totally valid complaint.

Matchmaking is hard, sure, we've gotten to a place where matchmaking is the best it's been so far so why not tackle the other 800lb gorilla and get this change done. It would be a brilliant stroke of enginuity to accomplish it, until then expect complaints. Expect them.