The event has been ruined by leavers

Being fairly new to GW (have been playing for only 2 months here and there), I thought I'd share my recent experiences in trying out the random arenas.

I make no claims to be a spectacular player, but I'm a fantastic learner and can take to things pretty well. I'm pretty open minded about the possibilites of how to play my Memser, and I'm always looking at what skills people use and the combinations of what will make a good skill set.

With that said, I decided to jump into Random Arenas for the first time last week. I figured that it would be a good way to experience pvp and test out different abilities to see what works, what doesn't etc. Based on the description in the instruction booklet, Random Arenas seemed like the best place to do this. Of course I figured that I was going to lose...A LOT since I'm still learning, but the most disheartening part of it was when every person on my team would bail on the match as soon as it started. I stayed regardless of the fact, and surprised myself at times at how good I was at surviving...of course I wasn't posing any threat.

Now it wasn't every match this happened in, I actually got into some good groups where we went on to win 7-10 matches in a row. I will say that the majority of the matches, on either my team or the other team, people were leaving as soon as the match began. I actually asked what the deal was at one point and someone replied with "queue syncing". I had no idea this was even happening until recently.

Play the game as you'd like, I don't like to impede on anyone's interests...but to sit there and say that leaving a match like that is fair or ok, is not being honest. When your personal interests are at stake you'll say whatever you need to, to justify your cause. It's human nature.

I don't play these Random Arenas with any other goal other than to try something for fun. This idea goes out the window, when I'm losing match after match simply because people are leaving, or I'm going up against a "queue synced" team that is obviously far and above the random group set up I'm in.

There were times where the matches went back and forth, and it was obvioius there was a good balance on both teams...now those were the REAL fun matches. Not the kind where someone dies on my team...the person has a tantrum, yells out some hostile obscenity, then leaves the match. Then there were those people who immediately insulted the Monk player in the group if we lost. It was funny because I thought to myself..."Why do people think having a Monk in the group will automatically guarantee them a win?" Also...why would they assume that if they have a Monk, that Monk has pvp'd before and knows exactly what they are doing. It's a learning experience for some of us.

Only thing worse then leavers.... syncers... We got glad point, and we were happy as hell considering everyone leaves now days. Just when we started our 11th match...

Those aren't syncers. After your 10th win your group gets moved to Team Arenas.

Lol... I'm glad people complaining about leavers and syncers know what they are talking about.

Haha, did you tell him that you guys had gone to Team Arenas after the 10th win?

to stop rage quiters add a time limit of like 5-10 mins if you leave when the round is still going

use my previous idea on this thread, and add to it -1 gladiator point for anyone who leaves the match after it starts. then people can leave if they want before the match starts (they'll be replaced by a clone), those there to glad farm can if they want by leaving, but if they wait too long to leave it'll be better for them if they stick out the match. everybody wins.

eudas

Hell, half the fun of RA is getting landed in a team that is totally rubbish and has no synergy at all. Its amusing at least to figure if theres some way to make do with what you've got - satisfying if your intuition pays off and you happen to win.

And even if you fail miserably at least you can go down in a hail of arrows and flames screaming: 'If Prince Rurik was on my team, he'd go Super Saiyan right now and kill all yo' asses.'

Whip out your mini Rurik and watch the fear swell on the faces of your enemies.

Or see how many times the /dance animation can loop before you get buried.

Theres no place else in the PvP side of the game where screwing around has this little consequence or stress. I go to RA to relax mostly.

Not to farm glad points by treadmilling a title that will probably make you more stupid the more you continue to engage in such a narrow, pointless and thoughtless endevour.

Farming in general I tend to find is a demeaning, embarassing and insulting way to play a game and its no different here. If you want a more organised team with a real chance of winning and a team build and you know - a plan. Then you TA. Or GvG if you have the requisite people, professions, skills and organisation to make it happen.

Theres no sense of fun or accomplishment in beating on teams that never had a chance to begin with. I'd rather be on the team that never had a chance to begin with but make light of the situation. Because you can do that in RA. Thats why I think its fun.