The rules need changing regarding AFK players in ranked Battles, at present they only go pink which is ridiculous.
Yes i know that sometimes things happen: phone rings, someone knocks door etc, i get that and it happens, but the rules still need changing.
I would propose the following rules for AFK players...
1- Just a warning for 1st afk in ranked sprint
2- A 2nd afk by the same player in the current ranked sprint should incur a 4 hour ban from the current sprint
3- A 3rd afk by the same player in the current ranked sprint should incur a 12 hour ban
4- A 4th afk by the same player should be a perma ban until the current sprint has ended
Thoughts ?
That's good, but the penalty system needs to be tougher for being repeatedly afk in Ranked Battles
Correct me if i'm wrong; under the current penalty system being orange bans a player from playing random or ranked battles for around 6 games ? ( they have to [play co-op until the ban is lifted)
Although this is good i don't think the impact of an afk ship in random battles is the same as the impact in Ranked Battles, in randoms a 6 game or more is justified for repeatedly being afk, but in ranked games only 6 games is not enough as having one afk greatly influences the result (it is normally a loss)
In my opinion, 4 or 5 afk's in ranked battles should be a perma ban until the current Ranked Sprint is over
Take the above comment as an example, such a player would have to enter a huge amount of Ranked Battles being afk to achieve the players aim, this is wrong as the impact on teams he enters afk is huge
As i said earlier; i get that some players have disconnection problems or in game freezes or any other problems that causes them to be afk (i have had my share of them), but after 4 or 5 times being afk because of such problems they should not be entering ranked battles as they already know the liklehood of disconnection is high (at least until the problem is resolved), now my point is not to ban everyone that disconnects from the game if they rejoin even after 5 minutes they should not be treated as an afk (its not the same}, but players consistently being afk should face a harsher ban.at least until the end of the current Ranked Sprint
This is just my opinion