[2020] Siege Hiatus

Originally Posted by Kylote
Well, I think it is time to take an extended break from Siege. I hadn't played in a little over a week, had about an hour to kill and thought I'd hop back in.

First match, entered an on-going match that was 3 vs. 5 already on match point. Lost, back at menu.

Second match, entered an on-going match, first round I play I get 2 kills and an assist and get kicked by my team before the round ends (guessing that is what happened to the last guy which is why there was an open spot). Back at menu.

Third match, it puts me in an on-going match, also already on match point, lost and back at menu.

At that point, I shut down the game and decide it is time give Siege an extended break. I don't fault the developers, but the toxic community. Life has enough stress these days that I don't need to deal with jerks in my free time. So, hanging up my gun charms for now and sticking to single player games since the average online gamer is a horrible person.

Of course, no reason to care that some dude isn't playing Siege anymore, but needed to vent. Feel free to lock this if need-be

Originally Posted by Kylote
I unfortunately don't know what the solution would be. I agree, it is important to have at least one mode where you aren't punished for leaving. While I am sure 70% of those leavings are rage quits, a fair bit are probably legitimate reasons. If I know there is a chance my gaming session may get interrupted or cut short, I play Casual for that very reason.

I would like to opt out of joining on-going matches, but I know that option will lead to most folks turning that on and people being stuck in lopsided matches with no hope of reinforcements.

I think addressing Vote Kick might be helpful. I unfortunately don't know an elegant way to deal with it. If someone hasn't performed any negative actions (friendly fire, team kills, destroying friendly gadgets) and aren't AFK, they probably shouldn't be eligible to be vote kicked. But there are other things like not playing the objective that would be harder for the game to gauge. I think the Vote Kick probably needs addressed though as it is used more often for toxic purposes than its intended purpose. I've watched vote kicks fail against obvious team killers only to have me voted out for doing nothing wrong.