Why aren't people who say "afk" and hit "Leave game" permabanned after that game?

General Esdeath ·8/11/2019, 6:17:32 PM·3 votes·2,788 views

This clearly isn't some "accidents happen" or "my internet died" like we all experience, this is someone leaving a game because they're mad about dying 1 time or someone making a mistake, and it's a fucking joke that they aren't banned. You brag about your system that detects words, why not look for that phrase? Oh right, small indie company. Probably gotta spend $15 on the IFS pass if I want it to work.

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Imperial Pandaa8/11/2019, 6:25:19 PM4 votes

Are you talking about both happening in the same game or just in general?

Because if in general that would be stupid as hell.

  • Getting perma'd for simply saying afk? Really?
  • Getting perma'd for leaving a game because of an emergency? Fuck that.
GatekeeperTDS8/11/2019, 6:28:02 PM4 votes

Hey, it's my buddy General Esdeath!

Why aren't people who say "afk" and hit "Leave game" permabanned after that game?

Why? Because that's not how the rules are set up, and this type of thing is not handled by the IFS, but by Leaverbuster. If people leave games too much, they'll get punished, up to an including suspensions.

rujitra8/11/2019, 7:50:26 PM4 votes

So... my wife falls and I think her arm is broken, so I say "afk" and leave the game to take her to the hospital, and I should be punished just because I said "afk" first?

Depressed Fellow8/11/2019, 6:30:28 PM3 votes

There are tiers in the penalty system already, lmao. Also, going AFK is not on the same level as making death threats and using racial insults so why should people who AFK get permabanned?

Even using racial insults and death threats only escalate to a 2-week suspension, not a permaban right away. The current punishment system for people who AFK is good enough.

Do you know what's worse than afkers? People who roam around the map to avoid leaver buster. The main focus should be on intentional feeders and trolls that deliberately ruin games for their own enjoyment.

You shouldn't be trying to permaban others just because you had an AFK in your game.