Random Arenas leaver solution (gaile read please)

MercenaryKnight

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

Can you please make it so the first person who leaves a team automatically can't join another ra for say 30 minutes. And if they do repeated offenses just keep them out of pvp entirely for like a day at a time.

about 70% of the games I join one side always has a leaver and I can see the same person each time doing it.

This way, people who leave after the leaver won't get punished and the person who is the true leaver will get their justice.

Andrew Patrick

Andrew Patrick

ArenaNet

Join Date: Aug 2006

Washington

Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

Mo/

There are already anti-leaver mechanics planned in the near future. I don't know the specifics, but it should address the problem.

Maximumraver

Maximumraver

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Netherlands

Twisted Revenge [TR]

E/

There have hundreds of suggestions concerning the leaving in RA, most of which are better than yours.

This thread fails, lock please.

Thank you.

Whirlwind

Whirlwind

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Wolven Empire

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MercenaryKnight
Can you please make it so the first person who leaves a team automatically can't join another ra for say 30 minutes. And if they do repeated offenses just keep them out of pvp entirely for like a day at a time.

about 70% of the games I join one side always has a leaver and I can see the same person each time doing it.

This way, people who leave after the leaver won't get punished and the person who is the true leaver will get their justice.
Wow... and what about innocent people who have to go take care of their baby all of the sudden or something legit.... then they cant play for 30 mins? There are much better solutions then this.

Patrick Smit

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2006

NiTe

Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Patrick
There are already anti-leaver mechanics planned in the near future. I don't know the specifics, but it should address the problem.
Im really curious, as I am convinced most anti-leaver measurements concepts will contain holes that still allow leaving, punish people that have mediocre connections, or will result in Lerrooooy STONESKINS in RA, to finish of the fight fast and get into a new one. Honestly, bad players need to be improved, if they are never kiting while taking huge damage the screen must be filled with popups, saying he needs to kite. Well, of course this won't work, but you get the point. There are a few good alternatives to revitalize TA, and RA is nice as you can just jump in for a quick fight, but just remove glad points there or cap it.

You like to stay in a 3 minute fight that was lost after the first 30 seconds, because your team sucked? ANTI leaver measurements will not work, they just cause annoyance and need lots of tinkering, to make it less annoying

Aeon221

Aeon221

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

[TEW]

N/

Durr, easy solution. Just leech if you have to go if, for some random reason, anet uses this.

Not like they would, because this stupid shit doesn't get rid of leavers, it just encourages them to leech with an autoadder instead.

artay

artay

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australia

The Agony Scene

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Patrick
There are already anti-leaver mechanics planned in the near future. I don't know the specifics, but it should address the problem.

Oh please let it be a mass banning.

Enko

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

VA

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Whirlwind
Wow... and what about innocent people who have to go take care of their baby all of the sudden or something legit.... then they cant play for 30 mins? There are much better solutions then this.
if they need to leave for a real life emergency, chances are they won't be playing for a bit . .. shorten the time to 10 minutes or something and this would probably work fine if ever implemented.

Keithark

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

Be Aggressive B E Aggressive [AGRO]

E/Me

*rez sig*

Please do something...make a change of some kind soon, or at least give us some more optioins to bitch about

TabascoSauce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

Virginia, US

TFgt

W/Me

The behavior will persist until it is more beneficial to stay and lose, than to quit.

Up the loser's benefit. That will bring in a different set of problems, but they will be different than the current one.

Thanks!
TabascoSauce

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Patrick
There are already anti-leaver mechanics planned in the near future. I don't know the specifics, but it should address the problem.
I'm quite excited about this. It really makes me angrier than it should when people quit. It's usually W/E or A/W that leave becuase they don't get a monk.

What I hope doesn't happen is for someone to be able to leave and leave my team as 3vs4. That way I'm at an instant disadvantage and I feel I have an entitlement to leave. I don't want to have to either get owned or worry about the repercussions of quitting to start afresh.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Whirlwind
Wow... and what about innocent people who have to go take care of their baby all of the sudden or something legit.... then they cant play for 30 mins? There are much better solutions then this.
Solution = Sell The Pill in the online store.

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

I agree with the incentive to stay and loose rather than quit to have better chance of winning
There are lots of ideas and they all have downsides
I feel sorry for Anet that when they implement a measure some people wont like it and they'll complain

Damned if you do damned if you don't huh?

Petrus

Petrus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

norway

W/

i found a easy way to ret around this problem. move from eu district to us district. in eu dixtric 9/10 leaves when no monk, in us distr 1/10. And i made 9 glad points last days wiith no monks teams

Antheus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Anti-leaver mechanic will open a whole new wave of griefers - runners.

Can't kill them, but they'll keep wasting your time until *you* decide/are forced to leave.

Few realize how extremely powerful this can become. It's like Spiteful Spirit that affects real players, by not hurting them directly, but making their own actions cause them harm.

CyberNigma

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

San Antonio, TX

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Whirlwind
Wow... and what about innocent people who have to go take care of their baby all of the sudden or something legit.... then they cant play for 30 mins? There are much better solutions then this.
Their baby is more important than playing a game for 30 mins.. Grow up.

Aeon221

Aeon221

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

[TEW]

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by CyberNigma
Their baby is more important than playing a game for 30 mins.. Grow up.
Hey brainiac, engage for a sec. That's what the bloody hell he's saying.

Aerial Assault

Aerial Assault

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2007

IGN: Ingame Notoriety

IGN: Ingame Notoriety

You can penalize leaving, but can you penalize those who refuse to participate?

Because that's what's going to happen once the leavers are penalized.

Lord Natural

Lord Natural

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada

Black Crescent [BC]

W/

I've heard many suggested solutions to the RA leaver "problem", and this is the worst one yet. Congrats.

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by MercenaryKnight
Can you please make it so the first person who leaves a team automatically can't join another ra for say 30 minutes. And if they do repeated offenses just keep them out of pvp entirely for like a day at a time.

about 70% of the games I join one side always has a leaver and I can see the same person each time doing it.

This way, people who leave after the leaver won't get punished and the person who is the true leaver will get their justice.
Solution don't play RA

baz777

baz777

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

South East England

Leader: Lady Hairy Armpits S[mell]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu
Solution don't play RA
Nice contribution, you must be so proud!

It is a problem and as Andrew stated there is a solution going to be implemented. We’ll just have to wait and see if it is effective.

Symeon

Symeon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

What Andrew said.

Closed.