My internet isnt the greatest> I disconnect more than id like to talk about which is very frustrating. Logging back onto my game, OVERWATCH, only to find I’ve accrued a 15 to 30 min penalty doubles the frustration. Blizzard used to be the king of the hill, now you’re mid on your best day. you have developed and uncanny ability to mess smooth running and enjoyable things up in ALL of your games. For too long you haven’t listened to your players and fans. If you would get things right in the Alpha and Beta, there would be little need for nerfs and buffs. This process seriously shouldn’t be a weekly/biweely thing.
long time player and tired of it. I’ve left for months, sometimes years, several times. I return to the same crap. You are lucky there are fans like me hoping to return to the glory days of Blizzard.
fortunately blizzard offers you a very lenient 30-60 second window to reconnect and rejoin the game. Thank you for choosing blizzard 
i dont know if u realize they dont even care anymore balance is plain bad the servers have been going downhill as they cramming to many people onto a server when there used to be multiple in each region
So you dc often, you get a leaver penalty. How is this blizzards fault?
They’re not saying it’s blizzard’s fault. But they are saying that for those of us with crappy connection (myself included) it can be frustrating to deal with these reoccurring problems. Whilst blizzard could implement a system where you only get a penalty if you deliberately disconnect, that would only open a whole new can of worms as they couldn’t discern between a real or deliberate loss of connection.
Exactly this. So the solution is people have 3 chances per 20 games to leave for whatever reason. More than that and they get a penalty. Imo if ppl dc more than 15% of their games, either they need to work on getting proper internet, or if that’s not an option then probably play modes without penalties or accept that unfortunately they will be getting them.
That’s unfortunate and that’s also your problem.
What’s Blizzard supposed to do about that?
It’s just that many people might not have the financial mean to have great internet connection. And playing modes that don’t award penalties may be an alternative, most people want to play qp or comp. And while I don’t play comp much because of my internet problems, i do play qp and get disconnected from time to time. This is why I think they need to split qp into unranked (exactly the same with leaver penalties and no backfill) and qp (exactly the same or like quicker play but without leaver penalties and has backfill). This would solve the majority of problems regarding leaver penalties in my opinion as the people who can afford or have good internet connection can play the regular game and comp while those who don’t have solid connection can play qp stress free.
And most people also dont want frequent leavers on their team. It isnt my fault or the other 8 ppl in the match that one person has bad internet and cant stay connected.
Personally, instead of a time based leaver penalty, there should just be a leavers queue. Then people who frequently quit for whatever reason, can be with others in a similar situation, while still being able to play the game.
I still think my qp and unranked system is pretty damn good
“I have underperforming equipment and make it a problem for my team. Then I am outraged when the consequences I put on everyone else for my faulty equipment is reprimanded to prevent me from dragging the game quality lower that it already is because I like leaving games my connections are faulty at best and there’s nothing I can do.”
I dont. It is splitting the queue, while leaving in the one without backfill will be a massive issue. People can still leave 15% of their games without punishment, and no backfill just means 1 leaver and the match is done. Which will force people to play the second mode you mentioned, which is just qp before penalties were finally added.
the leaver penalties would be much strict. Think something similar to valorant
I am confused.
Is this post about Blizzard identifying whether someone has poor connection and not penalizing for ISP disconnects? Or is it about balance? Or is it about just the netcode?
Idk what valorant penalties are, but you did say
Maybe I read into that as the same current penalties, either way I dont see a reason to split the player base when its still the same mode, with quitting just handled differently. Means longer queues for everyone.
but it would help to make the experience better for people with or without good connection. Of course people would have their preferences. But i’d be ok with longer queue times in exchange for a less stressful environment to play in
I guess I just dont see qp as a stressful environment. I think a leavers queue is the best idea, as it isnt splitting the playerbase, since atm those players are in timeout anyways, and ppl who dont stay in games, can now still play the normal game modes.
And they’re off…
Ladies n gentlemen here we have some breaking news… This poor player is having connection issues and got DC n now is slapped with a leaving punishment. They can’t help that they have the best internet that they can get do to the fact where they live and dont have the options that some people have when it comes to the best internet. Lets talk to the crowd to see their opinions.
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And there you have peeps. Its the same thing every time is having an internet issue… they are the problem and drag down everyone in the game cuz they can’t finish a QP match. People will just lose their freaking minds if everything just doesn’t go perfectly in their games because if you are not a the top of ur game or have the best equipment to deal with said game… then you are the problem… cuz all the obsessed players on this game that feel if 1 person leave a QP match then it just drags them and the game down… That it takes away from the other 9 people in the game.
Because these said people cried their little tears about stupid leavers and how it was ruining the fun… Like whatever will they do if someone DC from a QP match… Or decides to leave a stomp match cuz they are being spawned camp with the other team talking their trash and being toxic… Oh wait I forgot thats ok to do as long as u dont leave the match you have to sit there and take it…cuz u will ruin the fun of the other team cuz I dont see how any team stuck in spawn is having fun.
What do you think people at home… Is this player really the problem?
I dont think so… cuz no all of us have the greatest options when it comes to internet options but you know what… we still gonna play the game… Just some will switch another account while they are being punished…
Until next time on Overwatch petty player problems
Good night
One they werent blaming Blizzard for their connection issue so stop trying to spin it like their are. Plus an easy fix for it could just be to take away the leaving punishment… but they u all will just cry n be like NOOOOOO we dont want to deal with leavers… Even though people still leave and if they are punished they switch accounts… So its not exactly doing much to get people to stop rage quitting
Stop obsessing over a game that you feel gives u the validation to be a dic to someone cuz they are having issues with the internet and pointing that they are part of the problem of a very big community of overly toxic dix that think they are above them do to either rank or so called experience
How is it shaming? Im showing the facts that everyone is saying to said OP on how they are supposedly the problem… Yes their net is an issue… but u could also be like…Well do u have anything else open other then game? Have u put all graphics at Low… and any other suggestions that could possibly help them… Of course people dont… nope its always well thats a you prob… u drag down the game… U suck the fun from the other people in a QP match cuz ur net took a crap. How abt for once take ur head out of ur butt and suggest something that might help someone before resulting in… Its a you problem k pat pat
Have a great day
Yes they were, don’t be daft, it’s literally in the title.
They admit they have bad internet, but upset Blizzard disciplined them for dropping matches as a result of their predicament.
A solution to the problem that exacerbates the problem isn’t a solution. The penalty is staying.
Let’s do better: what’s the solution that we or Blizzard can do for OP’s crappy internet?
It is, and you’re playing coy.
Correct so what can any of us or Blizzard do about an issue only OP has the power to fix?