[2021] This penalty should be removed while the lobby bug still exists.

I can't speak to the penalties, but I'm working on a fix for the character select issue where you can't select an agent. It should be fixed in the next patch. Sorry about that!

If you do find your character select busted (no lock in button and old / missing data) you should try selecting a character anyways to try and not be marked AFK. It may not work, but it's worth a try.