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I'm Done.
Rant Incoming
I don't know how long I can keep playing until I've had enough. I've taken a 3 month break, and i'm on the edge of taking another because of the constant DCing which is making this game UNPLAYABLE.
This isn't an exaggeration I've had 5 matches in a row, and literally had 2 people DC, 3, etc. And I had one where everyone DC'd just now and one of them didn't even go one full match without DCing AGAIN from the LAST TRIAL WE HAD TOGETHER.
Look at this...
I can't even clean out my inventory to P2 my spirit because of this, before the match started when I tried to bail on it because of one of them I knew was going to DC, I stupidly instead switched to a pudding to not waste a streamer on these guys.
But I knew it, I KNEW it would happen. One DC'ed and the rest just followed like dominoes. How is this fun? How is any of this fun BHVR? Waiting for them to hit the threshold will that will NEVER HAPPEN isn't the solution... These people know how to avoid that, they can easily just stop DCing at the snap of their fingers so they don't meet the requirements for the ban its THAT SIMPLE. Wheres the justice for this? Why are people like this getting away with it, time, and time again?
I wouldn't be complaining, if this wasn't constantly happening. Its constant, every game its a DC. I rarely had 2 matches (Not in a row of course because why wouldn't it be?) and they were full lobby's that stayed till they died.
Oh and the one guy that stayed? I wanted him to die because I wasn't gonna wait for 5 gens to pop because his worthless teammates think its funny to DC and ruin it for everyone else. Poor guy literally wanted to play a match, not watch his teammates fall like bags of cement.
Message to BHVR
Listen to me, the way this is going isn't good. You can't just slap an excuse saying "Oh they'll eventually hit the threshold so we'll just ignore it till then" and assume the problem is solved. I understand they're fixing this matter before the dedicated servers drop off, but it needs to be done soon. AND FAST. Because this is getting out of control. Its literally unplayable, and its not fun.
Please @Peanits @not_Queen @Patricia do something... You can't just let what I said above be the answer to this. Its not... and it never was. 3 months ago this wasn't as bad as it is now and its incredible how drastic it got.
TL;DR
Fix this constant DCing before the game dies because of it, LITERALLY unplayable. Please BHVR... Do something...
Comments
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Bye.
Thanks for buying 8K+ Auric Cells before leaving, you're really showing BHVR your disapproval by dumping 80$ into the game.
they've stated SEVERAL times that they have to wait for dedicated servers, creating more forum posts isn't going to speed them up.
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Actually, I have those Auric Cells because I won the screenshot contest during the Moonrise event. I got 1st place and Dev choice, which added up to 8250 Auric Cells. So your first point is invalid :)
Second, that isn't enough. You can't just say that dedicated servers is the complete answer. They literally made a comment on someones post saying they're trying to add a system WITH dedicated servers. (W I T H) meaning it wasn't even going to go with dedicated servers out right...
And even if it was, having us play an unplayable game till summer isn't the way to go by this...
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I don't play in red ranks anymore but seems like an issue at your rank. If it keeps up like that you will derank automatically and get to play in matches where DCs aren't an issue.
While I have seen some DCs the game is far from unplayable for me here in green ranks. Oh if I could get back to yellow ranks but I'm not getting stomped enough.
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Well congratulations on your prize, I am indeed wrong.
I don't get your whole point with "with". If a system relies on something else to work, then it comes WITH the dedicated servers.
"Until we migrate on dedicated servers, we are left with the way we have been handling disconnections for over a year"
Notice the "We are left with", do you really think they'd say that if they had an alternative option?
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Dont you like the SALT and DC TEARS!?
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How is that EVEN an option for them Senzu. Having people know that will just encourage this to happen every match on every rank.
People can play this system like a flute, its not hard to understand "Oh so If I just DC X amount of times to avoid my ban I might as well right? :D" Like how is that even the solution? We need something. Anything.
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No dude, this isn't fun for anyone. Its not fun for the Killer, and its not fun for the Survivors who actually want to play a match like that one guy who stayed till he died.
None of this is fun, its gone beyond saying "Oh look hes mad so he DC'ed lol" its actually becoming a big issue...
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Oh my god, do you even take in any information at all?
when dedicated servers come they will change the way they handle dc bans.
until then, they're left with the way it is.
just because you see 30 people DC doesn't mean its the same people and it doesn't mean that others aren't being punished.
additionally, no one knows what the percentage is so you can't just "game" it.
They stated in their last blog post that they upped the threshold because the game kept crashing and it is now back to it's normal percentage.
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Yo i stopped using addons because of DCs a LONG time ago, i think that the last time i used something for other reason than trolling was about two years ago, trust me, when the official servers come up, i'll be WELL EQUIPPED for AGES!
I have plenty of ebony moris on every killer, a bunch of ultra rares and very rare addons for everyone and almost hundreds of commons, uncommons and rare addons for most killers.
There will be PAIN and i'll feast on that for good!
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My bad, I wasn't reading thoroughly because of how annoying this DCing problem is.
Regardless, I can only hope it gets fixed, cause... why would anyone want to keep playing Killer because of this tbf.
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True true, but when I prestige Spirit I won't have this stuff so... I just want to use it you know? I can't when people just DC by the truckloads because of it.
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If you are wasting before pretige and you gonna lose them anyways, why bother then? I also do the same, i use all my addons and offerings before i get 1.000.000 BPs and then prestige. (I mean, if i reach the max BPs, i prestige and lose all the addons before using them)
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Well yeah i'll lose them but, I won't get to use them with my BP offering if they just rot from a 4 man DC.
When I prestige, I use all the good stuff before Prestigeing that means the best add-ons and with those i'll use streamers/pudding.
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I agree, it's annoying but nothing is or can hurry them up.
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I guess i'll have to slog through this till its fixed.
I still don't agree that THAT is how this should be done (By that I mean leaving us to suffer till summer) but nothing can be done at the snap of your fingers either.
So I guess we'll just have to wait...
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Just gonna leave this here for anyone who thinks i'm over-exaggerating that its "every match"
Ditched Prayer Beads so people wouldn't DC over that, literally downed one guy instantly during the match at a loop and he DC'ed next guy got downed cause I saw him near this guy, ALSO DCs.
The match before this one? Same thing two DCs. I just gave up during the match I just had in this screenshot and lost the will to play. I have a headache cause of this now, I don't know man. It just turned from anger to depression from this lmao...
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Weird... I wonder if this happens more in the higher ranks.
I've been playing killer more and I don't see the disconnects that much. I get them the odd time but not that much.
I play around the rank 14 and 13 area.. so I'm not squeezing a turd out every match which might be the reason higher ranks are ditching more often.
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Sadly we have to just deal with it until dedicated servers.
Apparently they lowered the threshold for DCs but even still It's a very high threshold to reach and they don't look into DC reports at all so players can ruin games over and over for everybody with no punishment in place.
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It happens more at higher ranks imo.
The people in red ranks have really large ego's. If they went down it's because of something that wasn't fair and wasn't their fault. There's absolutely no chance it was because they were outplayed. They DC on their first down or because they're salty they will DC to give hatch.
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This is exactly the reason why dcing needs a timed out policy rather than banning and also why the matchmaking and deranking needs fixed asap.
Why people can't just take a loss or play with what they are matched with? Anything in the game is fair but some like to try and pick what they want.
This is why some players never get better agaisnt some killers as they refuse to verse them, I understand your frustration and I have taken many breaks when the game gets to me in such ways.
Sometimes it's just time to play something else for a while, I recently reinstalled borderlands 2 for another play through as free weekends are good for the game sales but can be a nightmare when trying to get a good match.
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You have a fair build at that Rank.
Sorry about your DC's.
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DC's are a huge problem right now, there's no disagreeing with that.
BUT I will play slight devil's advocate and say that Prayer Beads is a pretty BS addon.
Regardless of that though people still are DCing over anything and everything.
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What
The
#########
Kind of face is the Spirit making there?
Reminds me of Troll face.
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We brushed upon this in the recent May developer update. Right now our system for punishing disconnects is not ideal, but we are already in the planning phase for a new system that is expected to launch at the same time as dedicated servers this summer. Unfortunately this system will depend on dedicated servers to work, so until then, we are stuck with the current system. There is some good news on that front, though, another wave of DC bans has just started going out.
We know it's frustrating and all I can say is that we are working on it. It is our top priority at the moment.
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I hate it especially when you use good offerings like prayer beads/ iri head for huntress etc, and they then DC, it makes the addons worthless.
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I understand why people DC vs Beads, Iri Head, +3 blink or Insta saw Billy as they are not fun to play against, but currently people dc against anything.
I have played 12 games today (1 killer 11 survivor) and the only round where no one dc'ed was vs Trapper with bad perks and addons.
Hell I even dc'ed today from 3 games and they were all vs +3 blink Nurses.
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Imagine complaining about DCing when you're playing Prayer Beads. Sorry, but I totally understand why people DC against that.
You're saying that it's not fun for you, but ask yourself this: Is it fun for the Survivors?
DCing when you get downed or when it's a killer you don't like is not okay, but playing against something that has little to no counterplay justifies DC imo.
PS: I do not support DCing in any way, but I totally understand when people DC against something like this.
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Come back down to medium ranks. Matches are 10x more fun and I don't even remember the last time someone DC'd.
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LOL
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As I told in other post, I can't understand why you can finish the ritual within a match, DC and the ritual is still completed
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What's LOL about it? Do you wanna play against something that has no counter or is overall not fun whatsoever?
Exactly.
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I'm assuming repeat dcers are probably not having fun with the game either. Dbd has turned into a very toxic community and experience. It won't be too long before there is nothing left but trolls to troll the trolls.
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Actually even with the Dedicated servers they won't be able to fix the problem quickly. Wish I could find the Dev quote (this was quite awhile ago) were they said DS (oh god I just realized the abbreviation is horrifying ^.^) will help make more accurate responses but that it still won't eliminate the problem. I don't know why they haven't implemented a time system already as there are plenty of Peer to Peer fighting games that have disconnect punishments involving a timer.
A solution already exist even without the DS but I don't know anything with the inner workings at BHVR to explain why they are taking the rout we are currently on.
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I can agree that the systems foundation would make things difficult for those wrongly hit with punishment. I hope things become stable with the implementation of the DSs and I know they have already spoken heaps on future developments on this subject.
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hard punish is the best you can do. They need to take a lession. Believe me Dc´s would be stop, cause ppl are not interest to get banned.
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In a way yes and no.
DCing is just an instant "Oh, so i'll just leave my team to rot and not care" and they automatically just know they'll get away with it and move onto the next match.
Literally had matches during that night where people know they can get away with it, and continue to do so because they know how to play the system.
As for suicide on the hooks its basically the same except it can encourage people to actually stay and survive some more. It gives the Killer points for hooking and if the Survivor feels like it they can have a change of heart during it.
While as for DCing, its just an instant "Bye, have fun in your 3 v 1/2 v 1/1 v 1" and not care in the slightest.
TL;DR
Its basically the same thing, just leaving your team for dead because you're egotistical to handle being downed first, found first, outplayed, out-cheesed, etc.
I never DC, and its only when the game forces you to (By that I mean game freezes, etc) and I take the beating till the end which ever side i'm on. Why can't they huh?
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@CallMeSpidey People claim that having prayer beads made them DC, while for that instance is true. I've played many matches during that night and I've even had 9 in a row where someone DC'ed at least once (Mostly it was twice or more) and the add-ons were decent with that same build.
What i'm trying to say is, the build is decent for what I used. But we will have people saying that because of the add-ons in that picture that I "deserved the DCs"
Literally have a picture as the 7th comment or so on this post with an image of a match I had from that DC streak that was happening to me. And prayer beads wasn't there, but people still DC'ed.
Crazy that add-ons are not the only reason people are DCing right? Like man... That's "unbelievable"
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To do that i'd have to DC or just stand in a match till its over.
DCing to lower my rank would defeat the entire purpose of the post, and the other option would take too long.
This isn't even an option in my mind, as I don't agree with deranking in the first place. I know people are gonna say "omg look hes bragging that he thinks hes good" but I don't want to be in a rank that isn't on my skill set if you know what I mean?
Red Rank has its potatoes, but green rank is literally boring.
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Look at the next image I posted of the same issue, no Prayer beads there. And I stopped using the add-on after the first image I posted happened (Which people were DCing before that image also)
And guess what? People still DC'ed. The Add-ons are not the main reason they're DCing, its because they think they can get away with it and I've had conversations with some of them that night saying that exact thing. "You think BHVR is going to ban me for this? Its not hard to get around this."
And its sad that its true, and literally unfair.
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This was multiple cases with The Legion as well, also think it was a useless contribute to their nerf.
When it comes to everyone else, dcing because of an add on like what?
all these reasons to dc lol
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Yes, the Legion has had a huge DC streak. But that's not the point of this post, people are DCing regardless of what killer, add-ons, perks, or players is shown before them.
They do it because they know they'll get away with it if they do it in "moderation" these people are not stupid...
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@Sairek But you shouldn't HAVE to expect it dude, isn't that messed up?
Why should we expect that "Oh, I bet because of the 10 matches where at least one person DC'ed that this one will have the same result too!" like no? That shouldn't be any of our mindsets, but it sadly is...
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Given that 95% of my DCs are involuntary, this is concerning.
OP, involuntary DCs have been affecting a LOT of people for several patches now, but don't worry, they're "looking into it" for 2 months now (aka just brushing it under the rug until dedicated).
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Your Spirit is looking cute though.
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@Peanits I pray that dedicated servers finds the solution, or I fear the worst for what happens without it...
Its messed up that I have to expect this when I go back into the fray tonight, but I guess we're boned till then huh? It just gets... Overwhelming I guess...
Despite this though, I still don't agree that we should be left to deal with it till then. But you can't rush progress sadly...
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@Sairek Either that, or the implementation of this would cause further issues through something else. I'm not ragging on BHVR, but there's a history of things not working correctly in this game when added.
For now, we're stuck with cocky DCers that abuse the system to their hearts content.
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@Sythalin Regardless of what they say, I don't expect it to be fixed in the snap of their fingers.
We're basically boned until something happens, and if its not done soon you'll expect a lot of people to drop off until it does.
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DCing just because you don't want to play the match is unacceptable period. Whether its a killer, addons, map, you didn't get the perfect start, whatever. Unless something IRL comes up, don't queue for a game if you're gonna leave it
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@ba_tetsuo Its funny because, I knew someone would make this argument. So I one upped them and stopped using those add-ons that I was trying to clean from my inventory before I P2'ed my spirit.
Surprise, surprise... Still had DC's and it continued until 9 times in a row when a team finally stayed the entire match. Crazy, right? People actually stayed to play the game, what an amazing idea...
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Not sorry, but I definitely read this as a "anti-abortion" argument:
Abortion just because you don't want to have the kid is unacceptable period. Whether its #########, incest, broke condom, failed vasectomy, whatever. Unless it's life threatening, don't get pregnant if you're gonna abort it
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