Stalled Out BGs

MurkyWetWolf198 · June 6

We need more anti-stall mechanics in BGs. My entire team was crushing the others, but instead of grabbing chaosballs and playing objective, they camped enemy spawn and made the game go to time. I was the only one grabbing points. It was just bullying the enemy team for 15 minutes. We need a vote to surrender system or shorter time limits or some crap

RebornV3x · June 6

There should be a mercy system or a option to vote to surrender I hate when people do that its a waste of time for both sides and doesn't make sense like great you went 30-1 the game doesn't even track K/D you don't get anything extra for going to time or having high stats. Could have beaten us in 5 minutes gotten your rewards and both of us could be in another game.

tsaescishoeshiner · June 8

A way to counter stalling would be fine, but a vote to surrender system would be terrible. Once people start thinking about how they can save time by convincing their teammates to give up, it changes their attitude over time for the worse and gives everyone a worse experience.

Games I've played with surrender features (which sometimes make sense) quickly grow toxic communities as people begin looking for signs to give up and get upset their teammates who they see as "wasting their time" by not surrendering. (Personally, I never surrender in a short match.)

For example, if you want to surrender, you can convince your team to surrender by just waiting at the base or playing poorly, putting them in a worse position and making them want to give up. And if you successfully bring everyone down, you get to leave the match early without a penalty. So bad behavior is rewarded.

It's unfortunate that games get stalled, and I hope they counteract that, but surrendering is one of the worst social dynamics for a fairly short match time of 15 minutes. Make the best of your time and give yoursef small objectives "We can't win, but maybe we can kill that 20-0 warden one time"), or leave the match or idle if you really have to.