If this happened occasionally it wouldnt be that big of a deal, but it happensconstantly.

Thats at least half the games Ive played, if not more.

Its been decades of this nonsense, and I really dont understand why.

The Sea of Stars lighthouse.

Have you ever left a match before it was over?

Im sure its happened to me before.

I probably got stuck in a long game ofCounter-Strikein high school and had to quit because dinner was ready.

Rover, Zani, Phoebe and Lily in a row in Wuthering Waves.

From time to time Ive had connection issues that forced me out of a game.

What I dont understand is why they aresoforgiving that people can constantly and freely leave games.

Every penalty system baffles me, but lets just take Unites as an example.

Collage of Nikki dressed in the purple Sea of Stars Miracle Outfit on the pink beach.

Every player starts with 100 Fair Play points.

Typically players will lose five points, which is the penalty for AFKing for two minutes.

The maximum is eight, which youll only lose if you idle the entire match.

Pokemon Unite ban hammer

If a player is successfully reported, they can lose an additional ten points.

I had to look all this up because the entire Fair Play system doesnt apply to me.

I dont ever leave games.

Mamoswine attacking Blissey in Pokemon Unite.

Pokemon Unite is a free-to-play MOBA in which two teams of five players compete to score as many points as possible before the time runs out. From Pikachu to Greninja, unleash their signature moves and dominate the battlefield.

If the system changed to permanently ban someone the first time they idle, it wouldnt affect me.

Why are these systems so forgiving?

Why Do Leavers Get So Much Slack?

Symmetra summons a load of turrets in Overwatch 2 Classic.

Especially when it lets all the bad actors get a free pass.

People also argue that games cant liberally ban people because its a revenue loss.

Im just not sure the math checks out on that one.

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Pokemon Unite is a free-to-play MOBA in which two teams of five players compete to score as many points as possible before the time runs out. From Pikachu to Greninja, unleash their signature moves and dominate the battlefield.

So perma-ban the leavers.

Lets just try it.

I know it will lead to online complaining.

Live-Service Games

But hey, Im complaining on the internet anyway.

From Pikachu to Greninja, unleash their signature moves and dominate the battlefield.

Pokémon Unite

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