Stop forcing solo players into in-progress matches. | Forums

[sfgBear]

I understand you want to fill games, but that doesn't mean I want to be joining 80% of games I queue for and already be losing before I even play a round.

[Morfanos]

You do realize that the reason you're often joining a match in progress when in solo is because the one leaving are more often than not, solo people, which means there's only 1 place to fill.

Trust me, as someone who often play in duo or trio, if there's a match in progress in need of 2 or 3 players, we'll get pulled in too. It's not a solo only thing. It's just more common when you are in solo for the above mentioned reason.

[sfgBear]

You do realize that the reason you're often joining a match in progress when in solo is because the one leaving are more often than not, solo people, which means there's only 1 place to fill.

Trust me, as someone who often play in duo or trio, if there's a match in progress in need of 2 or 3 players, we'll get pulled in too. It's not a solo only thing. It's just more common when you are in solo for the above mentioned reason.

Of course I understand that. I've played with people before. Even one other person, and the likelihood of getting put into a MIP in FAR less likely.

80% of games I join as a solo player are MIP. Filling is a minor inconvenience for players who play with a group that you may or may not run into in a play session. For solo players, it's an endemic that you will encounter more often than not.

I don't need you to be condescending. I'm fully capable of taking two seconds to figure out that when a person leaves, another person gets put in their place.

[Morfanos]

I didn't mean to sound condescending and I apologize if I did.

The thing is, when someone leave a match, it's not fair for the 4 others who are still in there, now left with a 4v5 so it's normal to try and fill that spot. The other option would be not to have people replace that empty spot and that would just lead to even more people leaving. If I'm in a match with 3 friends when someone leave and we know that we'll never get someone to replace them, I can assure you that 90% of the time, we'll end up leaving too. I'm pretty sure we're not alone in this. Not having replacement players would be the death of casual as you can rarely go more than 2 match in a row before you have someone leave after the first round on one of the two teams.

What would you suggest? (Before suggesting having it as an option, let me stop you there, no one would check that option if it existed because no one wants to join a match in progress, it would be the same as simply disabling the joining a match in progress).