Not Planned Why isn't there some sort of punishment for people who constantly leave games?

I've seen this suggested before, and it's been denied - such as on this thread: https://www.mineplex.com/threads/people-leaving-cake-wars-midgame.77647/#post-264395. I personally strongly disagree with implementing this, and there are many reasons as to why this would not be fair on the players. I firstly don't think it's fair to be punishing players just for leaving a game, it honestly is their choice if they no longer have interest in that game, or want to switch lobbies. There have been so many times when I have wanted to switch lobbies or log off for various reasons, and I wouldn't want to be punished for that. I also don't see it as fair at all if players have to log off for whatever reason, such as if their wifi cut out, or if they had to go out or have dinner. We can't just force players to stick to every single game they join, it's not fair and we would lose a lot of players. We simply are not able to control things that come up in life, and therefore that's why something like this would never be punishable. I would recommend checking out the linked thread above to see why this idea was denied, it's somewhat similar to what I've said in my post but in more depth.

 

I completely disagree with this being made punishable too, a lot of people want to grind wins and not being able to leave the game would make it harder to gain wins quickly. No one should be forced to play a game they don't want to stay in. Thanks for the idea though!

 

This is the current environment of Cake Wars. You have smaller parties dodging other parties leading to games where it immediately starts off as 4 v 4 v 2 v 2, or other unfair combinations. I disagree with making it punishable with the same reasons AyyNick's link made. However, this can be fixed without some punishment system, if pub stomping is fixed directly. Whether that is with the implementation of a solo Cake wars gamemode or other methods I have addressed in other threads like this one: https://www.mineplex.com/threads/join-during-games.154878/.

 

I'm going to have to agree with the other users who have commented on this post already. This system just doesn't seem right, as mentioned by @Destro people may crash often and it would be very hard to detect if it was a crash or someone just leaving the game. Along with what @Disgruntle said most people who are desiring a specific map are trying to grind wins and get on lb's or keep their position on the lb. When users are trying to grind wins, they are mainly in parties with their friends for easier gameplay. They need specific maps due to the fact that since some maps are easier to play on over other maps which may be more difficult to play on, parties are probably looking for the easier maps so it's easier to win games. Let's give a hypothetical situation if this feature was actually accepted. If it was accepted, it would be hard to even implement this feature based on figuring out if people are leaving for a map, because they have to leave the server in general, or if their client just crashes. I'm not sure how you would implement a feature that can detect that, but maybe there is a way you can detect it, I'm not that familiar with java development. Anyways, I don't really agree with this suggestion but thanks for the idea.

 

Lollmfaorofljk

This will never become punishable. I solo q a lot and leave against parties that I cba to fight (plethora of reaosns why). Why should I be punished for avoiding a waste of time.

 

Hey there!

Just like mostly everyone else has said above, I personally don’t think this should or ever will be implemented. Theres many circumstances when someone might have to leave a game unexpectedly. There some lobbies i cant be bothered to fight in because i know that one or more teams are better than me or if they are known closeters. I wouldn’t want to waste time in a game i couldn’t even come close to winning. I would stay only if i believed that i could potentially win.

For example: A party of 4 people you know are good at the game join the cake wars server you are in. I wouldn’t want to stay if I knew there was no chance of winning.

Other than that some people may have internet issues and lag out of the game. They probably wouldn’t too happy if they were punished every time they lagged out of a game.

I strongly disagree with this thread.
Have a nice day!

 

As I stated earlier, people leave games most of the time because they don’t want to waste time playing games they know they cant win. The players leaving often leaves less competition.

Leaving games in rapid succession is something almost every player does. Some want quick games and will go back to the lobby if they feel other players would hinder their hopes of a quick game.

I do not think there should be a cool down on players leaving games.

Most of the time the players leave while still in the countdown stage, if you do not feel comfortable playing in a game that is not full you can do the same thing they do and /hub.

If a player leaves the game after the game has actually begun then it will be counted as a loss. I would advise you to leave the game before the countdown ends if you are worried about your stats and not having a full team.

Try finding reliable team mates that you can count on and play with regularly. You might even make some new friends along the way.

Have a great day!

 

Hey!

As people above me have mentioned, this idea will cause more harm than good and frankly is not a plausible one for implementation. A more detailed denial reason can be found here.

Anyways, with this established, I will be marking this thread as not planned as well as locking it.

Thank you for sharing.

Thread Locked >> Idea Not Planned