February 2020
I just don't get it why should we have to wait for our team to die or for our death cards to run out? If we leave the match early and our team is just hiding we get punished for that. I don't understand at all why we need this in the game. I think that we don't need it. Either way if your team is hiding or somewhere else how can they get you? Your not abandoning your team by leaving if they don't pick your card up or revive you. So how is that our fault if we quit early? Why should we be punished? Can someone please explain to me why this should be in the game?
February 2020 - last edited February 2020
The most valid reason I can think of is the no-demotion between divisions. A guy that is stuck at 0 RP progression in Gold4, Plat4, Diamond 4 etc has literally nothing to lose to just jump in, die, quit and and jump into another match. The leaver-penalty will at least reduce this behavior by creating natural incentives to actually try to play as a team and not troll. Why should someone in Plat 1, trying to get to Diamond have to deal with throwing insta-leavers only because he was unlucky enough to get paired with a Plat 4 who doesn't give a ¤#%?
A second and maybe more far-fetched reason is that it will make it more difficult/time consuming for skilled players to pub-stump indefinitely in low divisions. Imagine said Plat 4 player from the previous example, who is so bad he cant progress an inch thus forever stuck in Plat4. He might eventually get tired of getting stomped and instead creates a new account. If there were no penalty for leaving ranked, he could go on playing forever in Bronze by just leaving if he is about the gain the RP to get to Silver4. This would also be a way for people to "farm" banners indefinitely in low divisions.
But I think a good way to please everyone would be to have "allow/disallow early leaving" in the options. Those who wanna insta quit and also are fine that their teammates do it will get matched together etc.
February 2020
Makes you play less like and idiot and rush full team alone thinkink you are good ?