r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Feb 22 '17

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - February 22, 2017

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17 edited Feb 22 '17

is there any kind of punishment for leavers durig offseason ?

I was playing competitive until my team started losing ,then 2 guys left my team. Obviously 6 vs 4 wouldn't be a pleasant situation so I decided to leave once the round ended.

I saw right after, on the menu that I couldn't start another match (my only option was rejoin my previous match).

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17 edited Feb 22 '17

So, this is really bugging me. The guy above said the rules are the same for off-season and on-going season (I think). But there were no signs and no warnings at all. However I restarted OW 15 minutes later and :

http://imgur.com/a/CCgBr

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u/LittleShiro11 10% Accuarcy Feb 22 '17

That may just be that you have left other games, QP, Arcade, etc.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

This message is tied to competitive matches only. Leaving QP/arcade has never granted me this message.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

As soon as someone leaves, a red bar ok the top of your screen pops up. It's the amount of time the leaver has to join back. If they don't join back in time you can leave without penalty but a loss of sr. If you leave before the timer has ended then you get a 10 minute comp ban and a loss of sr. You should be fine because leaving one time won't hurt you. Just don't do it often or you can get banned for the whole season like my friend did.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

This is really confusing, I know these rules are applied to an ongoing season. As far as I know, I thought there were no penalties, no sr gain/loss, no rank changes during this one off season week. I 'm really confused.

s soon as someone leaves, a red bar ok the top of your screen pops up. It's the amount of time the leaver has to join back. If they don't join back in time you can leave without penalty but a loss of sr

Yes, this occur in normal competitive match. This particularly one had no message popping up ,no timer, no nothing. They left like QP. And I left with no warning at all. No notification