Push And Flashpoint Failed (cause of leaving)

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@Teawy-2566

Or maybe, not pushing people to play things they don’t like in the first place?

This is subjective. Everybody likes and dislikes different things but leaving ruin the experience to people who like certain maps / game modes.

@Teawy-2566

People actually want to enjoy some time off playing video games, how dare them not respect the experience the developer crafted them!

Then they can feel free to play solo games and leave whenever they want and not ruin the fun to people in Multiplayer games …

I’ve heard that knitting is fun, if some parts of a solo video game is not good enough in their eyes… At some point, if people can’t handle the slighest thing they don’t like in video gaming, might as well switch games or stop playing video games altogether.

@Teawy-2566

Leaving a game that already has begone is one thing, not even committing to start playing a mode you don’t like is an entirely different topic.

Except when the matchmaking fails to find someone to backill and then you get stuck 5-6 minutes in the match, knowing it’s harder to turn it into a victory.

Also, backfilling for people who leave is not a fun experience. One shouldn’t pay the consequences of people leaving every other game.

Anyways, you’ll have to deal with it from now on :

Continuing the discussion from Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - October 10, 2023:

@Kaedi

UNRANKED LEAVER PENALTIES

• 75% XP penalty removed.
• The penalty thresholds have not changed, but the mechanics have also never been completely explained. The last 20 games played a player participated in are recorded. Leaving four of these 20 games activates the first penalty threshold. Leaving six of these 20 games activates the second penalty threshold.
• Queuing for most game modes is now suspended when a player leaves a match inside a penalty threshold.
• Players that reach the first penalty threshold will be suspended for 10 minutes.
• Players that reach the second penalty threshold will be suspended for 30 minutes.
• The queue suspension will reapply each time a player leaves a game when they are above the first penalty threshold but not when they complete their games.
• Consecutive Match XP bonus has been renamed to Endurance Bonus.
• Endurance Bonus is XP granted when finishing matches without leaving the previous match.

Developer Comments: Previously, if players left too many games, we would apply a 75% penalty to their Battle Pass XP that is gained. We found this had very little impact on those who leave deliberately and severely impacted those who don’t have much time to play but want to earn the rewards in our season Battle Pass. We’re changing this to make it more difficult for players who leave games to be disruptive while not applying too much impact to those who don’t intend on ruining the experience for others.

And keep in mind that most other multiplayer FPS games already have that kind of penalties in unranked matches, so it’s pefectly normal for Overwatch to implement some as well. Those are pretty mild, in my opinion.

Leavers will adapt or “ba-bye”