Instead of creating new elaborate features, kill the problem at its source:

DELETE THE MATCHMAKER

Now say it with me like Arnold:

Deeee-leeeete thuh Maaaatchmaaakaaaahhhhh

This post makes no sense whatsoever when it's already been shown that people will leave rather than face a fight. Deletijg the matchmaker will only serve to enable more protostomping, one-sided sh*tshow matches that see four or so players dominating because they can spam officer and proto gear at will and the rest of the players in match will mostly be hapless berks.

How is this an improvement?

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

It's considered treason in most countries to escape battle when under order not to.

This post makes no sense whatsoever when it's already been shown that people will leave rather than face a fight. Deletijg the matchmaker will only serve to enable more protostomping, one-sided sh*tshow matches that see four or so players dominating because they can spam officer and proto gear at will and the rest of the players in match will mostly be hapless berks.

How is this an improvement?

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

if i get punished for afking then how can i afk my games?
ill still be able to but i frequently run a match turn off my tv hope scotty does his job and earns me a first win. all while playing games on my computer. but i do still play a little.. i dont care if i get kicked half the time even with me my team isnt able to win.... and im really good....

It's considered treason in most countries to escape battle when under order not to.

Make it so that in order to leave you have to spend 1-2 minutes in game as a 'nomad'.

As a nomad you only have acess to your top 5 meta level suits.
Both sides can kill you, and when they do, they get your fit as salvage.
You appear on all tacnet. No scans needed.
Cloaks won't avoid above
Redzone isn't allowed for nomads
Vehicles have no timer lock. They can be stolen by any side immediately.
Hacking objectives renders them into a neutral state.
Kills get you nothing.
Hacks get you nothing.
Equipment only serves you.
Spawning is ambush style, randomly chosen.
You can only run and hide.
After 1-2 minutes you'll be sent back to your warbarge.
If you dc during this time, you lose 10,000 sp from the pool.

My logic here is that this is completely avoidable, and so this won't punish those who normally 'dc' from the quitters.

Why not turn your system off, emm kay?
Because ccp can actually tell if your dc was intentional. An end of stream termination is much different than an exceptional termination.

If you're caught with multiple EOS disconnects, you'll start to receive said punishment.
This rule can be petitioned if you're an exception.

You CAN go negative on your free sp.

This makes you part of the problem.

*Oh my squad members got scottied* Sorry guys, if I leave, I'll get punished so everyone leave squad and abandon me.
Oh, I'm being punished for 2 min? Let me run to a part of the map that nobody goes to for two minutes and camp there until my punishment is over.
Oh I lost 10,000 sp? Let me just stomp in my next game so I still gain more sp than I lost.
*I have to go somewhere or do something important, I can't finish this game* Oh I'm getting heavily penalized for no good reason? Goodbye Dust
*Oh we have this stupid penalty?* Let me create a forum topic suggesting getting rid of it. I'll get a bunch of likes and it will be gone.


People need to stop it with the Draconian style laws, they're a waste of effort and would never be applied with most players agreeing to it. I hate it when like half my team leaves at the start too. But there are games when that doesn't happen. There are always going to be issues like those. The problem isn't "punishing them for leaving" but giving them a better motivation for staying.

pshhhhh.... no.. only sometimes.... Its not like joining into a ambush and not getting killed makes my team lose.. it helps cause i would die alot trying to punch people lol

but yeah i actually do play the game and when i afk i get kicked and someone else joins problem solved.. ill join a game and leave next time and make sure im not afking to keep you happy. I would rather see a 0/0 blue berry than a 0/20 5wp blue berry cause this way i know he wasnt feeding wp for a orbital or being a ****** but just afk or joined late.


and they main reason I afk is because i need to get my dust fix also i want to play my pc at the same time while trying to not think about killing myself irl. so pretty much i just bounce between multiple consoles to escape from the world.

That got real weird real quick....

But either one (afk/leaving) does nothing to enhance your team. Yes, you aren't hurting by afk, but you aren't helping. This could also be recognized by other blues, and set an unwanted example.

Try a new mode. Try a new suit. But for krins sake try!

This post makes no sense whatsoever when it's already been shown that people will leave rather than face a fight. Deletijg the matchmaker will only serve to enable more protostomping, one-sided sh*tshow matches that see four or so players dominating because they can spam officer and proto gear at will and the rest of the players in match will mostly be hapless berks.

How is this an improvement?

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

The thing is, leaving battle became a big problem immediately after the matchmaker was put in. The two are correlated somehow.

As a Mercenary Contractor you can "Reserve the Right to Refuse Service". Should you decide to do so during a contracted engagement, using the "leave contract" button should initiate the following:

Make it so that in order to leave you have to spend 10 minutes in game as a 'nomad'. During the first 30 seconds you'll be able to spawn on formerly blue CRU's, after that, "random" ambush style. Redline spawns will have a 30 second timer to exit before termination regardless of redzone spawn location.

As a nomad you only have access to your lowest 3 meta level suits and top 2.
Both sides can kill you, and when they do, they get your fit as salvage.
You appear on all tacnet. No scans needed.
Cloaks won't avoid above
Redzone isn't allowed for nomads, once exiting upon spawning any re-entry will initiate a 3 second termination timer.
Vehicles have no timer lock. They can be stolen by any side immediately.
Hacking objectives renders them into a neutral state.
Kills grant +35 and full salvage takes of what/whoever you kill.
Hacks get you nothing.
Equipment only serves you.
Spawning is ambush style, randomly chosen.
You can only run and hide without a cloak.
After 10minutes you'll be sent back to your warbarge with a 30 minute ban from accepting any other public contracts. Refuse to complete, be refused to reserve.
If you "dc" during this time, you lose 100,000 sp from your pool.

Indeed.

Any chance you can take a look at older iterations on the matchmaking and what they changed over time? Somewhere over there is the answer to all of our problems.

1) getting scottie'd is easily detectable. and you never really enter the game.
2) that's why you show up on all tacnet, for all to see.
3) a game takes what 15 minutes? if you can't complete a 15 minute game, you've got scheduling issues. or kids.
4):-( it's true.