DUST Search - Stat Padding and Leaving Battle

Kevall Longstride wrote:

With the changes to the squad sizes in pubs, Squad stomping should be reduced. It's also much easier for the team balancing logic to fill 2 sides comprising of 4 groups of 4 rather than 2 groups of 6 and a few randoms.

Also, not everyone has a massive friends list and can easily fill a squad of 6. So currently squad creation isn't very high, further compounding the problem and contributing to the OP'ness of a 6 man squad running riot in Pub matches. Hopefully we'll see a rise in squad creation and participation of such squads in Pubs.

For persistent quitters, the problem with punitive action against them (as much as I want their precious epeen KDR to get knackered for quitting all the time) is that is can penalise those that have legitimate reason to leave a game. So its logical to assume that if they have a legitimate reason to leave a game, it's unlikely they'll be trying to get into another one straight away.

One idea that I've heard mentioned and I've asked the team to look at the technical feasibility of doing this, is to have anyone leaving a battle be flagged for a set time, say 10 minutes, so while flagged they will be put back into the same match they've left. They are contractually obliged to fight after all. If that match gets filled while they are being unsporting then they have to wait in the queue till the flag timer is completed. They'll be free to join another queue, say FW, but for the queue they just quit from, its fight the battle you were contracted for or wait till that battle is resolved.

Now my way of thinking is that this would be a very New Eden way of addressing the problem. Your choices will have consequences.


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Asad Thahab-Jabal Incorruptibles 8	Posted - 2015.06.26 18:20:00 - [1] - Quote Kevall Longstride wrote: With the changes to the squad sizes in pubs, Squad stomping should be reduced. It's also much easier for the team balancing logic to fill 2 sides comprising of 4 groups of 4 rather than 2 groups of 6 and a few randoms. Also, not everyone has a massive friends list and can easily fill a squad of 6. So currently squad creation isn't very high, further compounding the problem and contributing to the OP'ness of a 6 man squad running riot in Pub matches. Hopefully we'll see a rise in squad creation and participation of such squads in Pubs. For persistent quitters, the problem with punitive action against them (as much as I want their precious epeen KDR to get knackered for quitting all the time) is that is can penalise those that have legitimate reason to leave a game. So its logical to assume that if they have a legitimate reason to leave a game, it's unlikely they'll be trying to get into another one straight away. One idea that I've heard mentioned and I've asked the team to look at the technical feasibility of doing this, is to have anyone leaving a battle be flagged for a set time, say 10 minutes, so while flagged they will be put back into the same match they've left. They are contractually obliged to fight after all. If that match gets filled while they are being unsporting then they have to wait in the queue till the flag timer is completed. They'll be free to join another queue, say FW, but for the queue they just quit from, its fight the battle you were contracted for or wait till that battle is resolved. Now my way of thinking is that this would be a very New Eden way of addressing the problem. Your choices will have consequences. With this in mind, would there be a way to add a minute amount of bonus for damage/resist as well (maybe 3%-5%). This would not only add to the rewards of isk for assisting, but it will give the Mercs that want an "Easy" button their wish. That would only put them slightly higher than the opposing team. Meaning it would make the game more difficult for the "Stompers" as well as giving incentive for the "Stomp'ed." All that being said, I have been on the side of both "Stomper" and "Stomp'ed." Quitters are frustrating but if this option was implemented, I personally would give the quitters the "One-fingered" wave and welcome the newly buffed reinforcement.