Curse

NightStalkerXT · Oct 24, 2005, 10:36 PM // 22:36

Hey here is a good one for you. I am in an arena and the Necro on the team commits suicide by using sacrifice spells (during the timer countdown). I type in "WTF!?!" one of the remaining players leaves, I just stood there dumbfounded and got killed by the other team. The Warrior on my team took a few hits before he reacted to the attack. The other team actually let the warrior on my team go 1 on 1 for a bit till he attacked several of them then they killed him. It was actually funny if you think about it...but I feel your pain about the jerks hosing people like that. But this is unfortunately what happens when you have a game that draws so many to it. Many of them are the same people that were aggravating us on D2.

EDIT: I do have to agree with MSecorsky's post below mine though.

MSecorsky · Oct 24, 2005, 10:38 PM // 22:38

This would penalize the unfortunate victims of Err=7.

Bad idea.

/not signed

Nighteye · Oct 24, 2005, 11:47 PM // 23:47

Have quitters replaced by henches, that should alleviate the pain a bit.

As for a quit counter, it has problems...sometimes people quit in a mission because of a RL event that requires all of their attention, or because they simply got DC. But maybe make some signal that someone quit his/her mission during the last hour? If people have RL stuff to attend to, they usually wouldn't be online during that hour, so they don't get penalised. And the difference between DC and a deliberate quit can usually be detected.

EternalTempest · Oct 25, 2005, 12:01 AM // 00:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSecorsky

This would penalize the unfortunate victims of Err=7.

Bad idea.

/not signed

If Anet would watch or set up a way to see if a person is manually warp out, apply the penalty to them. The could set it up since the player has to initiate the leaving. Apply the penalty those those that click / warp, etc. only as opposed to disconnect with a 30 sec before you can initiate the enter mission.

If the person is going to log or "break the connection" the time to do this manually to log out, log back in, load character would be too furstration for the faction farmers.

If it's repeat keep adding more time (as bots would auto do this).

xlarisux · Oct 25, 2005, 12:10 AM // 00:10

Are penalties really needed? Why not just make it a major annoyance to leave battles before they are fully determined?

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=56882

Akathrielah · Oct 25, 2005, 12:39 AM // 00:39

It's called random arena's for a reason. The abilities of your teamates is random, more often than not, so is there actions, I refused to be penalized by leaving a fight that has already been lost. Random Arena is there for me to test builds and screw around, I couldn't really care less about anyone else participating in the battle.

johnnylange · Oct 25, 2005, 12:40 AM // 00:40

If they leave the battle then map travel is disabled for 5 mins and all the town guards will go hostle on them.

The reality is there's nothing you can do about it nor is Anet going to bother implementing some pentalty system...I'll bet the farm that they read all these posts and laugh their a**es off!

Sereng Amaranth · Oct 25, 2005, 12:40 AM // 00:40

-1 faction to quitters

Kool Pajamas · Oct 25, 2005, 04:06 AM // 04:06

How about, get over it? Stuff happens.

Kampfkeks · Oct 25, 2005, 11:07 AM // 11:07

There are valid reasons for leaving and getting a penalty for that is not acceptable. Just don't take those arenas too seriously. I sometimes go in with a testbuild and when it turns out to be utter crap i just leave as i'm of no use to the team anyways. This way i simply cut the "ololoool noob!" flaming and harassing at the end of a match.
There are several more valid reasons for leaving, two of wich i will name:

First:
A moron starts flaming his team. I'm not enduring the anger of some random freak on the internet just because his favorite porn picture was taken offline.
-> Instant Leave

Second:
Lowlevels. If they can't be bothered to make a PVP Character or atleast level up to 20, i can't be bothered to play with them in a team. No love for the team? No love from me.
-> Instant Leave

/not signed from me
So basically, the way to deal with leavers that buhuhuu screw your fun:

Dig a hole.
Cry yourself a river.
Build a bridge and get over it.

MCS · Oct 25, 2005, 11:54 AM // 11:54

Um... Random and Serious don't go together. If you don't want people leaving constantly then don't play random arenas. Penalizing people for leaving is SUCH a bad idea. I'd say about half if not more of the random arenas I go into there is a person on the losing team who runs around trying not to die.

Yes every other match I want to wait for god knows how long for them to kill him for 5+minutes because I left. That's a brilliant idea.

Theus · Oct 25, 2005, 04:46 PM // 16:46

/Not Signed

Who the hell takes Random/Team Arenas seriously anyway?

People who suck at Tombs/GvG?

OSHI.

kawaii_bat · Oct 25, 2005, 04:53 PM // 16:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSecorsky

This would penalize the unfortunate victims of Err=7.

Bad idea.

/not signed

This would not penalize those that have had errors because they do not jsut *leave*.

Akhilleus · Oct 25, 2005, 05:06 PM // 17:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by =HT=Ingram

I am Begging the developers to put into place some kind of penalty for people disconnecting in Competitive arenas. Every time I go into arenas we are doing fine, then one person dies and before I can even use a res signet on them, they leave the game cause they died. That is so cheap cause now the likelihood of winning a match with uneven teams is so low you might as well forget it. I stay in the game however and play as best I can, but normally I end up in there alone as people see one disconnetor and then they too leave cause they know full well they lost anyway. This pisses off people SOO much I can not express Civilly How I feel when This happens... Its not Fair game-play, its just Jerk offs wasting everyones time and efforts unless they are assured an EASY win. PERIOD. Any effort required at all on thier part and they are GONE. That just plain and simple Sucks.

I propose a Penalty for disconnecting from an Arena game. something like not being able to go into another Arena match for at least 20 mins. This will Discourage people from doing this lame --- practice and get REAL arena competition going. not what we have been having lately, which REALLY sucks.

I can understand a occasional mistaken disconnect, but not at the level we see in arenas. They disconnect EVERY game it seems like. and I am not the only one complaining about it in the districts when we come out. after about 8 times it happening I forget about it. Its a waste of time to play arenas as it is, now its a source of aggravation at Idiots that will not PLAY the dam game.

I mean seriously. How is anyone suppose to test builds and try new stuff out with things like this happening. I'm so pissed at this moment I'm ready to just forget about everything to do with guildwars at this point. Its not what it started out being anymore. Its perverted into this ... this... all I can think of is Jerk Fest (that will not get blocked by the forums)... that desire easy mode or something... And if they do not get their way, they storm off and screw the rest of the people that actually PLAY the game.

This has happened with the farmers, the Exploiters, now its happening with the Disconnectors. Whats next Friggen Hackers Making they godly weapons like happened in diablo? My prediction... Probably. That's the quality of players I have been seeing lately. the kind that would drive a shiv in your back rather then play a game fairly.

on the other hand, if 2 people in your team are lvl 15 with armor from yaks bend, and you leave, you would get penalized.
why bother wasting your time with teams like this?
or teams where your other 3 allies die in under 10 secconds, and you're stuck 1v4 and you cannot possibly win, why feed the enemy faction?

Faer · Aug 31, 2007, 03:30 PM // 15:30

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3095214#post3095214

Locking this thread, and all the other "Fix Leavers" threads in Sardelac, for the time being. When the new system is revealed, we'll look at it, look at these threads, and see if they need reopened or not. Until then, let's all be patient and see what we get.