On the subject of squads leaving matches.

I think it's fairly uncommon for complete squads to say "sod it", and leave game when they face tough opposition or a specific map. Even if they are, both of these scenarios will improve with the new matchmaking (and hopefully map rotation fix).

The real (common) reason squads drop is because they are not complete, I.e either Scotty or a squad member screwed up.
(I have screwed up on several occasions by pressing the wrong button).
Now, we can't do super much with Scotty and his buddy Murphy. **** will always happen sometimes... But perhaps we can do something about the players screw ups?

For example:
- Disable exiting Battle Finder for all squad members apart from squad leader.
- Allow squad leaders (not in battle) to remotely cause squad members to leave battle (to reform).
- Allow squad members left of battle to join or re-join games with their squad if room is available on the team.
(if no places are available at the moment, put them in a queue with "waiting for deployment)

For the times when leaving battle is unavoidable:
- Investigate and remove the horrible "out-of-sync" bug where the game thinks half the squad is still in battle even if they are not, forcing the disband and reforming of squads.

Implement a cool-down timer or ISK fee on leaving battles. Call it like, a contractual severence fine or something.

Wanna leave early? Going to have to wait until that battle is effectively over before joining a new one.
Wanna leave early? Going to have to forfeit your ISK earnings and pay a fee for ducking out.

If anything, would weaponize the cowards' boredom and/or be a nice ISK sink.

Like this idea.

The Cowardly Cowards Leaderboard.

On a related "stomp mentality" that I find absolutely pathetic.

Story time:

I was playing as a new character this morning, to try out the lower Mu bracket.

After a while, I start seeing familiar names on the killscreen, going maybe 20/5, which is basically an exit criteria on its own.

I got curious, and looked up the top ranking players on both sides for my matches.

They were ALL alts of veteran players, freshly created today!

Not only that, but I could see all of their second alts, were scheduled for removal.

So tomorrow, they will have a fresh alt, and schedule today's alt for removal.

I am competitive, but what drives players to do this, slaughter players that are in many cases patently helpless?

The Academy is for new players to get their bearings, relatively risk free. Learn the maps, drop an uplink, spawn on uplink, try out the starter fits, scan, and hack.

Whatever, just writing this makes me furious. Just thought I would share that some will go to incredible lengths to grief, or pad their self esteem.

Train map?

All of my yes.



What constitutes excessive? I had to make additional PSNs to A: be able to have a char for each race, and, related to above, B: get passive SP for said chars so I wouldn't have to destroy my soul grinding. I was thinking about making another one, too, to see what all the new starter fittings are like (especially the Plasma Cannon fit!) and potentially replace an old alt I don't like. Of course, CCP could just find a way to give them to us on existing chars...

As for leaving matches, my squads will usually only do so if a player gets dropped or we get the train map for the 3rd-87th time in a session. If only players were able to join a squad already deployed in battle and map rotation tweaked.

The MM system may not work in "Dust 514" are few players in this game by trying to match them, the game ends 4vs15 or 6vs12.
Was not the best idea.
PS: Wait, if previously lasted 2/3 min enter a FW, how much now?