The only issue I see, Sietz, is that I don't think there needs to be any more reasons for a person to have trouble getting into a match in this game. The player base is already too small, and I can see people saying, "I have to wait 10 minutes to play? F that. I'll just play something else."

But something does need to be done. I still agree with Bremen when he said that there should be a simple metric that tells everyone how many battles you leave. If you put that front and center, people will change their behavior. Not all will change, but I think a good portion will. Just like KDR; when you put that front and center, gamers play differently.

We need a carrot and stick.

Yes, some kind of penalty for leaving would be nice. I don't know if a lockout is a great idea, as it might encourage players to simply log off. Perhaps a penalty to ISK earned for the next couple matches? It starts at 3% then increases by 3% for every "leave-early" after that. The penalty disappears after completing X consecutive matches.

We would also need a reward. Complete 5 consecutive matches and earn 250k ISK + 5k SP? It's like a permanent, repeatable mission.

Eh, I still see the metric as an easy fix that doesn't directly harm anyone, but it MAY change behavior. It might not, but what I'm saying is that it wouldn't hurt anything to try.

I still don't like negative repercussions with a player base so small. If we had the players that CoD or BF4 has, then that's another story. But I don't want to give people another excuse not to play the game.

Plus, it still isn't fixing the issue. Let's say we do slap them on the wrist for leaving battle; okay, I'll just stay in the battle and AFK. That burns me more than people leaving.

Along Rip's thought process, what if you gave people a good incentive to play match and gain the minimum WPs? Leave it at that. Maybe you tie it to Warbarge Components. For every match you start and complete in a row, you get a sliding scale of Warbarge Components. I would start with the second game.

So, finish game 2 and I get an automatic 100 Warbarge Components. And then it goes up by 100 Components for every game I start and finish after that? Or 50.

It has to be a good enough incentive to get people not to just stay in the game but actively participate.

What some people have found out is that you still get credit if the team you left wins. Supposedly you also get the salvage from the match although I havent confirmed. Credit for a win even if you leave battle leads to people spamming matches and leaving in hopes to get their win count for missions done in a faster time.