10 replies to this topic

[Hexcaliber]

This game desperately needs the ability to allow players to rejoin a match. Crashes are still common, and for what ever reason, some players are punted at the start of a match leading others to think they quit.

There is nothing more frustrating than getting punted from a round and not being able to rejoin, its worst when you are the teams only atlas and crash, your team just lost a chunk of potential dps.

Clearly there should be a time limit from the point of disconnect, and tracking to ensure players didn't hit Alt F4 or exit then try to rejoin. Personally I believe a two minute window would be more than enough for most DC,s and client crashes, but we really do need the ability to rejoin.

Edited by Hexcaliber, 08 November 2012 - 03:42 AM.

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

If a player looses connection due to a game bug/error which shouldn't have even happened then by all means.

What will probably happen is someone's internet will crap the bed and won't be able to rejoin most likely with their 'mech still intact.

Edit: *In the future. For now disconnects are mainly at fault of game bugs/errors.

Edited by mwhighlander, 08 November 2012 - 03:52 AM.

[Sean von Steinike]

Maybe once you disconnect, all parts of the mech start decaying, that way there is little advantage to be gained from DC on purpose then re-connecting. Take too long to re-connect, particularly when already damaged, you get the hefty repair bill and recorded as a death on you k/d record.

[OskaRus]

Why time limit or deacying? If you disconnet your mech is sitting duck and is not removed from game untill it ends. Everyone likes to headshot standing mech. I think you should be able to reconnect at any time durring the fight. even after your mechs death just to spectate.

[SpankN]

As a person who just crashed out of a game.... I think it's a must.

[Monky]

There is absolutely no reason not to do this - if I fail to connect, I can just reconnect and now my team isn't down a mech. If I lose connection in a match, have my mech stand still, and if I can make it back in before I'm fragged, the game is still on. WoT has a beautiful system that accomplishes exactly this - and it's helped me many times when I used to play it, both from my dc's as well as teammates.

[Fiachdubh]

Yes please, earlier got the lost session or whatever it says message, got back into the game and played two matches in another mech while waiting for my original one to become available again, the match must of gone right down to the last couple of minutes.

Edited by Fiachdubh, 07 March 2013 - 05:27 PM.

[Deathlike]

The game is kinda usually decided by the time you would be able to reconnect to the match... even though I'd like it too, but the matches tend to be short enough that this isn't too much of a benefit...

[PboyT]

All valid points, personally it would be nice to see this feature added. WIth Decay, or whatever is decided to prevent it being used as a tactic.

On the otherhand I dont know how easy this is for devs to implement. I imagine it would require a bit more effort than doing some weapon re-balancing. For reasons such as how clients find games once they have begun etc etc. Im no coder but I can predict that its not a 'simple' implementation and for this reason, along with more pressing changes that need to be made to the game, I doubt we will see this feature for a longggg time.

[focuspark]

Yes, I think they should. No, I think they won't. Depending on how things are structured, allowing rejoins could potentially be very difficult to achieve.

[Dragonkindred]

I think they need this. I have had way to many discos of late.

Of cause fixing all the game errors that cause all the discos and lock-ups would also fix this problem.