AFK kicks are too fast when joining an in progress game

No matter the scenario. I should never get kicked from a match because i went to pee for 30 seconds right after hitting the queue button, and even though i picked a character, and i was 5 feet from exiting the spawn room. This is just even more punishment for SOMEONE ELSE leaving a game already in progress and you filling their slot.

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This here seems to be the issue.
Try doing this in the opposite order and you won’t get kicked like this again.

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No, cause then id have to sit and contemplate my life choices for 30 seconds.

run and pee faster

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Well now you have a whole 15 min to do that.

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If you need to pee, leave the queue.

Return to queue when you’re done.

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Absolutely……I was just faced away to drink water but when I look back at the screen……”You’ve been suspend for 2 minutes” :melting_face:

It is silly that you are walking out of spawn and get removed from the game. The buzzer is to draw your attention and get you to do something. If you literally get to the exit of spawn as the timer runs out, which gives you about 2s to choose your hero after it starts in some spawns or you won’t make it, then there is no reason at all you should be removed from the game.

While you are heading towards the exit the timer should pause. If you head away from the exit or stop moving again it should resume and then not pause again when you start moving again (to stop people messing around with it).

You are doing what you are supposed to be doing, going for the exit, and still get removed? Complete BS.

They should also half the afk timer outside of spawn once you have had it once. Otherwise people just move a little and then afk again. Once you have had the timer 3 times you get auto-removed the next time you trigger it.

This is the third time you’ve done this (to our knowledge)

We know the timer is short as all heck. Why tempt fate?

Stop going to pee whilst you’re in queue and you won’t risk getting booted out a game for being AFK. Also it gives you ample time to wash your hands properly afterwards. :open_hands: :soap: :bubbles:

the investigation of this guy is crazy

I’d like to pretend I spent ages doing this, the truth is I just recognised OP’s name and went ‘hang on a sec, we’ve been here before.’

Either way, it does not look good for me does it? :laughing:

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God forbid there be something like CONSISTENCY. 90% of the time its a none issue. But every now and then ill have to piss while waiting in queue, and get kicked before getting back.

It is a bit crazy. Especially since only one of those posts would be categorized as the same.

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I know (I am actually 100% on your side with this, I’ve been caught out by the AFK times myself and it’s just infuriatingly short.)

My solution is to just not risk the boot by just not being in queue if I’m not at my desk. It just makes life easier.

I apologise if it came off wrong, I just regonised your username and remembered you’d had the same issue before. Absolutely came from my boots. I promise I’m not living in your walls or anything. :sweat_smile:

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No offense taken. Crazy you remembered a 2 year old post. honestly, i just want to pizz in peace. Is that too much to ask?

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I blame my 'tism for that tbh. And honestly, the timer needs to be just a tad more forgiving than it is at the moment.

I know they want to stop an old issue they had with bots staying in spawn for ages, but we’re not exactly machines ourselves. Human beings are fallible, and our reaction times need to be taken into account.

Also, fair warning. 90% of my posts from here on out will be anti sombra or pro Hanzo. Just FYI

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Eh, we all have characters we hate/love. Don’t worry, I promise to not drag up your entire bibliography. :+1:

Joining a game in progress? What’s that? (still waiting on my first backfill since leaver penalties)

Yep pissed for 8 minutes straight one time. Banned me from quickplay for 4 hours

I washed my hands thoroughly so in total about 9 minutes of pissing. The game needs to be better at piss detection

turn on streamer mode and add the queue delay. that will give you more leeway for bodily functions.