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now they're just going afk

SmokePotion
SmokePotion Member Posts: 1,089
edited May 2019 in General Discussions

Since the post from the dev's about the d/c ban threshhold being adjusted to previous levels, people have a new tactic.

They just go afk. That's right, they just minimize the game and do somehting else until the end. No d/c penalty, and no 4th player for the survivors. Everyone wins!

I just don't know what they can do at this point. it's not fun to go into a game and have people just leave after their hook. Regardless of what role you are playing.


Maybe a casual mode might help? That way people wanting to play "seriously" can play ranked and avoid these kind of things. But that's not a guarantee. It might help some, but i doub't it'de solve the problem. What's your thoughts on it? How can BHVR get us back to having decent(ish) games again?

Comments

  • Orion
    Orion Member Posts: 21,675

    Ban them. If they don't want to play the game, that's their choice, but they have no right to ruin everyone else's trials.

  • GrootDude
    GrootDude Member Posts: 14,110

    I had a killer dc after we did all five gens, not just a normal dc they closed their application so no bloodpoints or adept Tapp. -.- I wished they’d just went afk..

  • GrootDude
    GrootDude Member Posts: 14,110

    @Orion If it is like the OP describes then yes but just going afk every once and awhile should be ok.

  • Vlieger
    Vlieger Member Posts: 326

    Dedicated Servers > Collect data > Implement DC fix/punishment(of which they should have plenty of suggestions for at this point)

    For the time being: If player goes afk, report them after the match. Who knows, maybe if they get enough reports for it BHVR might do something.

  • PigNRun
    PigNRun Member Posts: 2,428

    Unlike DCing (which collects data automatically), you can report them for AFKing.

  • Blueberry
    Blueberry Member Posts: 13,671

    Yeah I've been seeing this and just running up to the killer to suicide. I've even been seeing some Fogwhisperers doing it off stream to derank on purpose.

  • VexTheHex
    VexTheHex Member Posts: 1,009

    Some problems have no solutions. Should we auto ban every Survivor and Killer that ever goes idle or decides to halt their side's progress? I see more Killers rage idle than Survivors (who typically rage quit), and I never really thought about them needing banned.


    Suiciding on hook is legit though. If I'm hooked and see the Doc standing nearby waiting for a rescue attempt as two of my allies hide in lockers for the next 2 mins and the other is UE'ing in a corner... I'm not staying there staring at myself on a hook... then spamming space bar... for the chance I may be saved and downed again. Time to see Nea.


    And I'm not sure a Clown going into the basement and staring at the chest as he's down 4 gens and the SWF team is now trying to farm BPs off him really needs punished either. There's matches you simply don't want to be part of anymore.