Hey
anttom89.
If you leave or are disconnected from a match, the system detects that you are no longer in that match, but cannot discern the reason. As such, regardless of why you are no longer in the match, if you do not rejoin it within the allotted time, an abandonment penalty / sanction is applied. This is the same for all players, and as such is a fair / indiscriminate system.
As someone who has been on the receiving end of abandonment penalties in other games before due to technical issues or connection drops, though, I do understand how unfair these sanctions can feel, and appreciate that they're not ideal when the circumstances are beyond your control. As such, I am more than happy to forward any feedback you may have about the system, for the Rainbow Six Siege team to take it on board alongside other feedback and improve the game for all players in the future.
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