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Holding games hostage.

The Host·10/16/2018, 5:57:09 AM·1 votes·2,732 views

The act of holding a game hostage should be a bannable offence. Simply put, I'm getting to the point of not wanting to play because the chance there's a losing game because of people indirectly trolling, and not being able to go to game 2 quickly because the 2 trolls on my team wont allow surrender and the opponents who are stomping the match don't want to end it quickly. I am stuck in a spot that ruins the game for me, I'm unable to surrender to go to a new or different game, and I'm unable to AFK or else I'm the official bad guy. This is occurring more often now. I was chat restricted a while ago because i got angry because a trio was trolling my game, not directly, just doing poorly but then not taking the game seriously and not allowing surrender. I don't want to become the villain because I'm being forced into an undesirable position, that i have no say in the matter as a solo player. Please review this. Its made me take large breaks from the game and I'm sure other people are having the same frustrations as I am. Being forced to wait 30 mins and not being able to do anything else is painful. [sg-shisa]

11 Comments

SonicAF10/16/2018, 11:16:27 AM4 votes

If your opponents "do not want to end quickly" they give you time to turn the game around.

Baka Red10/16/2018, 1:13:16 PM2 votes

It isn't the people who refuse to surrender who "hold you hostage", but the people who won't end the game when they can. You can report those people for unsportsmanlike behavior and hope they get punished (but they most likely won't - it is most likely very difficult for automated system to detect). ... And the people who won't surrender can report those who stop playing as afkers and hope the afkers get punished (but they most likely won't be punished, even though that afking is easier to detect than enemy "holding you hostage" is.)

FioraWillCarry10/16/2018, 4:03:49 PM2 votes

I too have found myself naturally playing less and less over the last week. This shit is seriously not fun. I used to spam game after game. Over the last week though, I've only been like playing one or two. Log off. Come back like 2 hours later play one. Don't play again until next day. It's not fun playing these stomps where people refuse to surrender, over and over and over again. This shit is just too exhausting. I thought games were supposed to be fun.

Pika Fox10/16/2018, 4:24:21 PM1 votes

You queued for the game, play the damn game.

Rivenin12/17/2018, 6:23:41 AM1 votes

Who cares if you even come back anyways, especially in normal games. People hold a game hostage in hopes that a prayer is answered, while they gain nothing if they do win. Maybe it's just me, but hr+ games are not enjoyable. I'd much rather finish three 20 minute games. Grinding 50 mins of suck for a win isn't enjoyable. It just gets to a point where I don't even care. I just want it to end.

Samus Aran butt12/2/2019, 3:24:00 AM1 votes

This needs a boost and to be spread out. The act of holding games hostage in the most shitty of conditions is mentally damaging and should be not allowed. My depression takes massive spikes when not only am I losing a 4v5 but I'm being forced to sit through 30-40 minutes of teammates trolling and keeping the game going as long as humanly possible.

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