As crazy as it sounds, I do play games to have fun and some maps just suck to play. I should not be forced to play a map in quickplay that I don’t like just to avoid this leaver penalty if I leave when the character selection is still in progress. There is ZERO negatives for the team when you leave during this time as there is a new player ready to go way before character selection is over.
With that being said, I think the leaver penalty fits for those that rage quit during the game.
I have no idea what the point of the leaver penalty is, as long as you get backfill.
In my experience, every time a player who doesn’t want to be in the match leaves it, the match quality will improve.
I’ve had a lot of games before the silly leaver penalty where you just had to wait for 1-2 players to leave and get replaced and voila you had an excellent match all of a sudden.
Now it just remains bad and you are forced to stick with one or two people who just start throwing.
Do you mean it improves. Or do you mean you suddenly start winning?
Usually the player(s) who leave(s) are worse than those who stay, in terms of how much effort they put into the match. So usually it tends to improve chances of winning.
Can work both ways.
But it’s usually because backfill players aren’t restricted by the usually match making constraints. They just find whoever is available that fits role (or a stack if that fits).
What tends to happen is you start, games a bit one sided, people get frustrated and leave. They are replaced by a slightly better player, who picks a slightly better hero for the situation/comp and the snowballing is reversed.
The only true solution to improving quick play is if people don’t leave. But that’s never going to happen. Hence they punish leavers. I think they’ve said their data shows it’s lead to significantly fewer leavers and better match quality… Although I’ve no idea how they’d possibly measure the latter.
I doubt it leads to better match quality. There is a player who really wants to get out of the match but is forced to stay, instead of a player who stays on his own volition. Sure, you avoid the dip of -1 player temporarily, but I’d prefer getting backfillage into my team than the one raging dood who really doesn’t want to have anything to do with the rest of the team and is usually the first who flames.
Also, after seeing Blizzard devs on video streams and reading Blizzard announcements I cannot help but consider discarding whatever they “claim” is internally positive or negative about the game. It’s not that I suggest that they are making false claims, just their competence seems dubious.
How about no? How about you stay and play
Sadly thats what I normally do even if I don’t enjoy the map. Just wish I could play for fun instead of getting negative actions taken when I leave and there is almost a minute before the match even starts. So about 3 seconds after I leave there is a backfill and they have still almost the full amount of time to select whatever it is they want. Lately though ive just been kinda like… screw it. I play to have fun, ill leave and when I get the penalty then its just time to take a break. Not going to play maps like its a job
Leaver penalties shouldn’t be a thing in Quickplay, period.
If you don’t leave, you’ve got no issues.
Wow, really!? I had no idea!!
Glad to help. I know it’s a confusing system.
By stating the obvious? Cool. You do you, troll.
Yes they absolutely should
No, it’s called QP for a reason. It should not.
100%
And as their data has shown it’s reduced leaver rates and improved match quality.
If you’re against either of those outcomes, something’s wrong.
Yes it should and thankfully it is
This makes it ok though. Unless you’re against this outcome…
You getting titled and name calling isn’t really helping your case.
Cool story bro. I don’t really care what you have to say lol. 
Of course you don’t. That’s why you keep replying and spent time chasing me on the other forum 
Anyways. Enjoy your games!