Gears 5 quitters are being banned for 640 days

Developer The Coalition isn’t taking kindly to Gears 5 quitters, throwing the ban hammer so hard and so far that it is hitting players for 640 days.

[_SilverHawk_]

They should have had something to deter quitters from day one. I cant tell the last time I've played a proper game in gears 5 until the end that didn't have quitters

[kayoss]

Hence the 640 day ban.

[VenomUK]

If you’re playing multiplayer then it is annoying if people quit and potentially loses you the match. But 640 day bans are so beyond excessive. At times who, when playing multiplayer, hasn’t had to answer the door, or deal with a kid or a partner? This move could backfire, yes it will get rid of quitters but regular players too thus cultivating a loyal community that is small.

For persistent quitters I would have a system that tracks all players for quitting or being idle. If they are logged for being a quitter then inform about their behaviour with a warning message, then at the start of a day if they quit once ban them for 24 hours.

Clearly they enjoy the game but lack online manners, This way there’s a chance you can train them into becoming Better team players.

[RosweeSon]

Which will probably leave them with no players by the end of the year 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷 🏻‍♂️😂

[NarutoFox]

Hmmm I see a lot of trade ins after this 😁

[bouzebbal]

Lol I quit playing fifa because of the quitters..640 days is a lot, I'd do it progressively

[bluefox755]

@VenomUK Tbf, they are giving a warning. Although, such a hardline stance might decrease the lifespan of their MP. Sometimes people don't really have a choice. Probably would have been better to start with softer suspensions.

[Pickledpepper]

@venom
If you've got kids then you should be paying attention to them instead of playing video games.
I used to be a hard-core gamer, 2 kids later it all stopped, 1 is 12yrs and the other 7yrs and they take all my time up when Iam not working.
Sometime when I do play video games it's always together and age appropriate, castle crash, mine craft, roblox, Mario kart.
The only time I get to game now is if I finish work before they finish school or the weekends when they are in bed.

[Concertoine]

Im surprised to hear that. I would say 80% of my games go fine. The other 20% someone quits or DC’s or idles. Which is still way too often imo. I dont have that problem on overwatch and it has more players.

[RacerX]

What is it about the game that makes people want to quit during the match? That sounds like the real problem.

[Concertoine]

@RacerX

If i had to guess, the skill ceiling on Gears is really high and if you dont put a lot of hours into it you will get bodied by good players which leads to frustration. Its not like COD or battlefield or even overwatch where you can pick it up and have a rough idea of how to play. Gears 5 in particular is frustrating because the weapon balance isnt quite right.

Another thing - gears is BIG in Mexico for some reason, always has been, and that can lead to connection issues when they get matched in US servers.

[SpineSaw]

"They should have had something to deter quitters from day one"......I agree with this or ....
1-Ummmmm how about make a better game?
2- You purchase a game, any game you should be able to play it as you wish.
3- maybe some have internet issues. Not all that bail on a MP game are quitters.
4- the holier than thou crowd that exist in every MP game told them to leave or quit.
4-The Gears 5 developer should get off they're high horse IMO.

[shiva1]

So you talk as if there are no quitters in any multiplayer games in this industry.

I see the problem from casuals who dont understand the game but want to jumpin.... And then react like you did on this thread.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Is that list supposed to serious or you being sarcastic?

[QuackShot]

@SpineSaw

I'm assuming you're being sarcastic because I don't believe anyone would post something this stupid, what's more worrying is the 9 people that have agreed with you :/

But just in case you're not I'd like to point out the flaws in your post

1-"Ummmmm how about make a better game?"

Gears 5 is currently sitting at 85 on Metacritic with an 8.6 user score.

2- "You purchase a game, any game you should be able to play it as you wish"

No. That's fine for single player games but not when the way you play affects other gamers in a negative way. By your logic cheats and hacks would also be acceptable because you're playing "As you wish".

3- "Maybe some have internet issues. Not all that bail on a MP game are quitters"

Again, why should other gamers be at the mercy of a players poor internet connection? If you have bad internet then I feel sorry for you, but if constant disconnects, lag and drop outs affect other players negatively then you should not play online until the issues are resolved.

4- "the holier than thou crowd that exist in every MP game told them to leave or quit"

This point is not even worth discussion. In thirty years of gaming not once has someone from the "Holier than Thou crowd" told me to leave or quit a game, here you're simply reaching.

4-"The Gears 5 developer should get off they're high horse IMO"

FYI - 5 comes after 4, however putting this aside is this really a point? It's their game, they own the servers and if they decide that quitters are affecting the enjoyment of other gamers then they are quite within their rights to impose whatever restrictions they deem fit.

[TK-66]

You can play a single player game however you like. You've basically advocated for cheating with point 2. You're either trolling or a dumbass. Quiting is not playing the game.

[Platformgamer]

@cannofpoo it's ok at best

[InUrFoxHole]

Gears 5 is fab? You are jk right? The ping is horrible and the campaign is buggy as hell.

[MadLad]

Damn this was a lame response. So you don't like the game; that doesn't change the fact it's received pretty much across the board. There's only so many ways to address a multiplayer issue such as this. Many developers don't address it at all. The developer actually puts into place something to incentivize not bailing out of a game …. and your take on it is to *ahem* "get off they're high horse".

That's, uhhh; it's an interesting take.

[ChristopherJack]

The coalition is a drugged horse?

[jeromeface]

So make a quitters pool. after lets say 5 disconnects in a 30 day period you get your first warning and after 5 warns you are sent to the quitter pool for 30 days. 2nd visit gets you a 60 day visit... so on and so forth. Show them how their practices ruin gameplay by forcing them to be exposed to it.

[InUrFoxHole]

I can't tell you the last time I played a game without people having 150+ ping. Here's a novel idea. Make a game that works properly

[indysurfn]

Maybe they should have a quitters area. People that quit only get matched with other quitters. (Unless all eight others give them a pass). Once they learned there lesson they are allowed back with a modest rating. The reason being A baby/kid may have started doing something dangerous/SCREAMING. So they HAVE to quit. Maybe the smoke alarm went off. Some times life happens. Sometimes people are the quitters. Have a quitters area. Let them put up with themselves this is the way to get them to change. A 640 day ban? Most people are done with games near 2 years old. The next gears is coming in 2-3 years.

[lodossrage]

I can understand punishing quitters on games, but 640 days? That feels too extensive to me. Again, I'm ok with punishing quitters, but they need something a little more reasonable.

The 640 day thing feels like something that should be given to cheaters or hackers. But that's just my opinion.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

Quitters can be banned for up to 640 days. Getting a 640 day ban would require excessive quitting.

[lodossrage]

Ah I get you now. So basically you're saying you have to be a repeat offender. Makes more sense then

[shiva1]

I got the banhammer on halo 5. It was for frequent suicide on a particular map husky raid...i try ground pound but end up suciding. Ban is for 10 min and still i can play warzone during that time. But quitting is not ok and frequent qutting in ranked modes should have 640days or permenant ban...im fine with it.

[Juiceid]

And quitting from ranked matches.

[execution17]

I believe it's because of excessive quitting during ranked matches since there was someone that quit like 18 out of 21-22 ranked matches in an hour

[GottaBjimmyb]

Yea, people are acting like if you quit or get DCd from one game you get ban, quitting 1 game is 5 min, 2 in a row is 10. IDK after that, but if you quit more than 2 in a row, I have no real sympathy and it is only for comp matches, not quick.

Think the bigger issue is they don't have selectable play modes in quickmatches so you have to play comp to play certain or specific modes. Think that would be a better first step

[Livingthedream]

@gotta the game tends to know if you get DC'D it will generally give you the option to jump back in the same game if it happens

[TK-66]

Dota 2 recently introduced an automatic mute on players below a certain behavior score and if during that period their behavior somehow gets worse they're perma-banned. I think this is great as it keeps those who're the typical culprits in the game from destroying teamwork by consistently flaming a single member of the team and thus removing the motivation of that player from playing their role.

This sort of thing is fine as long as their is good warnings given to the player in question so that if they continue this behavior they can't claim they didn't know they would be banned for it.

[FallenAngel1984]

That’s almost two years

[kayoss]

Well if you’re a legit player, enjoy not having these quitters ruining your experience. This will make sure they don’t quit.

[MadLad]

@gahl

I mean, this is the sort of situation where the ban happens to, and gets more excessive for, repeat offenders. I would like to think there's at least a way to try and speak to support and explain the situation prior to, or even post, the ban.

[Mopedgames]

How are they going to buy MT's?

[TheColbertinator]

Sea of Thieves is available too.

[MadLad]

What's innately wrong with throwing a couple extra bucks into a game you enjoy?

[IRetrouk]

Or maybe it's the way they are implemented? Mts are fine on their own, if they are priced fair.
If you have to buy silly coins, iron or diamonds to get them, and also suffer a grind to get some of said silly currency or if you have to grind excessively to unlock what's hidden behind those mts then it's the wrong way..... especially in an AAA paid for game.

[Majin-vegeta]

How do you tell the difference between someone quitting and someone losing connection?

[porkChop]

Repeat offenses

[Sgt_Slaughter]

That doesn't change anything, they can still get random disconnects added up over time and be penalized for doing nothing wrong

[porkChop]

There is a big difference between someone being DC'd every once in a while and someone constantly quitting the game. The context is important. You're assuming they're just going to ban you once you hit some arbitrary number after a year's time.

[rainslacker]

I'd normally agree with you, but, back when I was more into mmo's I had one ISP for a while that would just start being randomly flaky on the connection. Could run fine for a week, then suddenly I'd be disconnected repeatedly.

Might say that o shouldn't be playing online games if that's the case, to which I'd agree, but it may just randomly disconnect, and then no further problems, so it could be 3-4 disconnects before I'd give up. That could accumulate over time in a game and being banned for it would suck considering it was a game I paid for.

Anecdotal case of course, but just pointing out that not all frequent disconnects are due to quitting

[ziggurcat]

Not everyone has the most reliable internet - should those people be punished because of that?

[Juiceid]

Easy. If I’m playing, the other team quits.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Quitting a game requires you to quit.

[BEASELY]

Doesn't matter, if your net can't handle online gaming then you shouldnt be online gaming. Ruins the experience for those that have their life in order.

[lelo2play]

640 days ban is absurd. I would demand a refund and be done with it.

[Jin_Sakai]

Banning people who paid $60 for a game or in Gears 5 case $2 is ridiculous. Maybe not allow you to play for 10 minutes each time you quit while reversing some of your progression would be ideal.

[sprinterboy]

10 minute ban Like rocket league sounds logical and reasonable. Who suggests these bans in the dev meetings and thinks its OK.

[rainslacker]

I think just setting a person's progression back to zero with more than a certain number of disconnects in a time period would be a pretty strong deterrent.

[kayoss]

Nah, I like the 640 day ban. This shows that you can’t do what you want and get away with it. It’s excessive but if this what it takes for people to learn. I’m all for it.

[shiva1]

If you want to quit then pay me $60 cause i paid that too and i dont mind having u in my team and quitting as i got my money back and i should not be whining. If you want refund then wait 640 days.

[tigertron]

Banning someone from using a product that they *may* have paid for sounds like a legal conundrum. If I was a "quitter" (which I'm not) and got banned for that amount of time I would certainly go down the legal avenue.

[aconnellan]

People are acting like quitting once gets you a 640 day ban, but it adds up with repeat offences within a certain window

[King_Noctis]

“Up to 640 days”.

If you haven’t committed anything wrong repeatedly I doubt you could accumulate that number.

[sprinterboy]

If I've payed money to buy this game I should have the right to quit a game if I like without a ban? and yes I get its for excessive quitting but...
What the fucks wrong with today's gaming.

[franwex]

It deters from other players experiences though. They all paid $60 for the experience of gears 5 the developers intended. If you are a repeat quitter than obviously you are not playing the way developers designed the game to be played as. Playing the game online is not for you.

[Jin_Sakai]

“It deters from other players experiences though. They all paid $60 for the experience of gears 5 the developers intended.“

If people know they get banned like this for quitting they’ll likely just either play like sh*t or not play at all instead of quitting. So it doesn’t solve the problem.

A 10 minute ban for quitting each game while reversing some progression is a much better approach.

[sprinterboy]

So we're supposed to play as the dev wants us too play.
My apologies I thought we could play how we want, how silly of me/s
So what happens to the idiots who've paid £50 for the game plus maybe £50 spent in MT, ban them from playing the game?
I've said it before and I'll say it again but a game crash in the nxt 5 years is iminant.

[rainslacker]

Playing an online game is always kind of a crap shoot. Yes, people quitting or being asshats will deter from the experience, but it is what it is.

I'm all for deterring quitter, and certainly holding asshats accountable, but if people pay for the product, then they shouldn't have their access to it taken away in such a way.

It's not an argument of they shouldn't do anything about quitters, it's about the disproportionate response to handling them

The devs designed an online game. If they're unhappy with the way people play it, then fix the game so people cant do what they dont want done.

[Teflon02]

If I get any ban at all for CTRNF for quitting, I'd never play the game again period and that's the only MP game I play on console right now lol. If your a person who has to quit daily because you have a girl etc that doesn't get it and you're getting banned like this. You just get fd for no reason

[franwex]

@sprinterboy
Do not play online if you do not want to play as developers intended then. If you are playing a racing game the expectation is that you are gonna race. If you are playing a sports game the expectation is that you are gonna play the sport. Why are you gonna troll for?

[QuackShot]

@sprinterboy

"If I've paid money to watch a film at the cinema I should be able to shout, scream and be disruptive regardless of the fact that this will ruin the experience for others"

= Your logic

[sprinterboy]

Absolute clueless.how old are you like 5

[QuackShot]

@Sprinterboy

"how old are you like 5"

You're the one crying because the devs won't let you ruin the experience for others by quitting.

[Teflon02]

Difference is, Quitting is a option in the game, screaming and such isn't

[QuackShot]

@Teflon02

"Difference is, Quitting is a option in the game, screaming and such isn't"

Ok, lets do this another way ...

In your opinion is it ok for someone to talk loudly the whole way through a film that you've paid to watch at the cinema even if theyv'e bought a ticket the same as you?

I'm guessing you're going to it's not ok, because you're a normal human being and you know that the person talking would ruin your experience at the movie theatre and that of everyone else and the fact the person talking had also bought a ticket doesn't change that.

Another question, if that person did the same thing over and over would you agree that the movie theatre would be within their rights to ban or restrict that person?

Again, because you're a decent human being I'm sure you'll agree that its not ok and that the disruptive person should be banned or restricted because they are consistently affecting the experience for others in a negative way.

So what in your opinion is the difference between the disruptive, talkative movie goer and the guy that constantly quits a game affecting the enjoyment of other users?

[QuackShot]

@Jin_Sakai

"If people know they get banned like this for quitting they’ll likely just either play like sh*t or not play at all instead of quitting. So it doesn’t solve the problem"

They are quitting to preserve stats such as KD and Win / Loss ratio as well as skill placement in ranked matches. If they don't play or play badly then their rank will go down.

[NoLifeDGenerate]

Speaking as one of those actually banned for 640 days, some of us could care less about rank. Completionists just want to complete the medals in Tour of Duty, including 10 wins in Escalation, which is garbage. Also, if the game properly de-ranked those who quit, then W/L would be handled properly. Staying in a losing match is a waste of time, especially when the game randomly matches silver ranks against onyx/masters! p.s. You can't even view your bloody KD or W/L on this game cause the War Journal from previous games is non-existent. I wish I knew how many games I really quit, but there's no stats I can view for that.

[QuackShot]

@NoLife

Sorry to hear about your ban NoLife, but I do stand by what I said in a previous post.

To be banned for the full 640 days you would have had to have quit more than one or two matches early.

Regardless of your motive for doing so this would have had a negative impact both on your own team (assuming you were playing a team based game mode ) as well as impacting the experience of your opponents who would have been match made into a full lobby and expected to play the game that way.

[MadLad]

You realize this hinders the experience of the other players who also paid for the game, right? This is a competitive multiplayer experience. One person consistently being butt-hurt shouldn't ruin it for their entire team; nor make said competition less intense for the apposing team.
The way I see it, sure, I mean, on paper, you should have the RIGHT to do whatever you want with a product you bought, within this context. That doesn't mean it isn't flawed thinking within a space of multiple consumers who paid for a certain experience.

[rainslacker]

From a game design stand point, a MP game of this nature shouldn't be ruined completely due to one person quitting. If we're talking PVP team based battles, then yeah, I could see it being more of a problem, but dropping one player with a total of how many, somehow completely ruins the game?

Sorry, that's just bad game design.

[QuackShot]

@rainslacker

"From a game design stand point, a MP game of this nature shouldn't be ruined completely due to one person quitting"

It's not just one person though and you know that, a company doesn't impose player base restrictions because the odd person quits from time to time.

"Sorry, that's just bad game design"

Looking at your comment history it seems the ACTUAL problem you have with the game is that it isn't on your preferred platform.

[King_Noctis]

@rainslacker

If you had played any multiplayer games at all, you would know that things like this is not due to “bad game design”.

There’s a reason why the mode is called multiplayer.

[CaptainCook]

Don't play Ranked games if you want to quit constantly then... Play casual where players can join a game in progress

[NoLifeDGenerate]

Problem is I didn't want to play versus at all, but that's how the Tour of Duty unlocks work. If I wanted the execution etc unlocked, I had to win 10 matches of an absolute garbage game type that takes too bloody long.

[franwex]

Is sprinterboy your gamer tag? I need to know if you are a quitter XD

[King_Noctis]

“ If I've payed money to buy this game I should have the right to quit a game if I like without a ban?”

You might have forgotten that other people had paid for this game too, not just yourself. And those other people have the rights to have fair and enjoyable matches without people quitting on them and ruining their experience.

[PectoralFlex]

Studies have shown that a ten year old Gears fanatic getting inadvertently banned from Gears 5 for almost two years would be so catastrophically traumatized he'd have to go back to being breastfed.

[Teflon02]

XD

[CaptainCook]

The guy that got banned for 640 days is actually a 38 years old male

[sprinterboy]

I've found it hilarious how all my disagree comments have assumed I rage quit.
I've never rage quit a game online in my life but my point still stands about the ban.
10 minutes like rl sure or a hour would deter but banning for says is a joke for someone who has paid for the game or worse some idiot who's spent money on MT.
How many school kids leave halfway through a match because parents have turned it off cause there late for school etc, lots of different scenarios to consider.

[TheHateTheyGive]

good!

[Ricegum]

Not good. 640 days is ridiculous and you know it.

[MadLad]

It's a gradually larger ban for repeat offenders.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Oof what a fail

[Elda]

I'm guessing this harsh ban would be for repeat offenders knowing some folks may lose connection or something important came up that they had to immediately stop playing.

[rainslacker]

Still seems kind of excessive. Why not just permaban them?

[DarXyde]

Good. I'm glad they're doing this.

[Razuel]

it should be 1 day, 3 days, 6 days.. etc.

[franwex]

Microsoft should include this on Halo Infinite. Be harsh. Specially in rank matches. Maybe unranked is ok to quit sometimes. But ranked matches is for serious playing. If they are repeat quitters in ranked they should be banned harshly from all playlists.

Obviously they should have warnings that if they keep quitting that they will be severely punished before doing so. I am 100% in board with this policy.

[Profchaos]

What happens to people that have poor internet and can experience connection drops in Australia some areas are so bad the ADSL drops when it rains for entire Streets

[shiva1]

All you guys in same street can do lan party...

[Profchaos]

Points for making me laugh.

[william_cade]

What a strange way to handle this and a dumb way to design a game.

[akurtz]

The online is whatevs anyway, majority of the maps are a pain to play and not enjoyable/memorable like the previous entries before judgment

[Scar-]

They should of followed the Counter Strike system this is just stupid. I'm a grown man now so I quit games if my attention is needed elsewhere. I think the real problem is this game was almost free so you have a lot of undesirables populating MP most free to play games have horrible communities.

[franwex]

Are you that busy that you quit that often though? I think on the twitter feed they mention a person quitting 18 out of 24 matches or something like that. Or the person who quitted 45 times in a day. If you are maybe you should instead focus on your busy life and play a game when you are actually free. This applies to excessive quitters. Normal once in a while should be ok.

[Agito1987]

This is ridiculous. How about simply matchmaking people who often quit with other offenders? Or like COD letting people join mid match?

[Phoenix76]

640 day ban is way too excessive. I'm wondering if they have done this as a way of increasing the player user numbers? By that I mean, if a person has only got the game via GP and gets banned, what stops that person from setting up a new account for another $2 deal and going back to the game.

[Hedstrom]

You better hope you dont get disconnected for some other reason!

[Psychotica]

you mean you better hope you don't get disconnected repeatedly..

[CaptainCook]

More than 45 times in a single day

[Artemidorus]

A bigger reason to not bother with this trash.

[lnfiniteLoop]

wish devs on PSN would ban players a bit more often... Parents that let KIDS playing mature games - BAN... CHEATS and HACKERS - Mac Address BAN...

640 days is a bit extreme, put them in a games sin bin and make them just play with other quitters...

[THC CELL]

Game won't last that long

[nowitzki2004]

I would punish quitters by uninstalling their game.

[Bluemaster77]

This is beyond excessive. if someome wants to leave a video game let them.

[CaptainCook]

Good idea!! Let's punish are team mates by Quiting a Rank game more than 45 times in a single day /sq

[yomfweeee]

The guy quit 18 of 21 in a day. He deserves it.

On the other hand people claim they got banned for quitting during the lobby? That's bullshit.

[gold_drake]

thats abit harsh for quitting a game lol

[antarius]

640 dauys? That’s like burning down the house because a spider got in it

[Platformgamer]

with a pay to win economy, i'd rage quit too

[rashada07]

Overwatch could have used something like this... hate quitters. Just stick it out and try- maybe you will get better at something in the game by actually playing.

[NoLifeDGenerate]

I'm one of the 640 day people (gamertag SamuraiDGen)...
For the record, I was only playing ranked because TC requires it for the ToD medals if you want to unlock a Lancer GL execution. There's literally no other way to unlock that. This fucks over completionists/collectors of all sorts. Requiring 10 wins in the most boring, ridiculous and longest game type of ranked was a bad move on TC's part.

Yes, I quit 18 of 21 games one morning alone. It was probably something like 60 in the previous days. I don't care. I wish I knew the exact number, but the War Journal in Gears 5 is a joke! Why isn't anyone commenting on the fact that the only way to know that 18 of 21 number was for the developer to look it up!? OR that there was no official announcement that the bans were going live. It only came from the private twitter account of Dana Sissons. Only the announcement unbanning people appeared on the official twitter. How the fuck is that professional?

When people AFK, other people quit, or I had a bad team, I left. People like me don't care about rank. Just completing a medal. There's the problem. It should also be noted that the bans include ALL modes of matchmaking (co-op too).

Why not just de-rank quitters to the point of being in a negative bracket so they only match with each other? I believe devs like Rockstar did something similar for cheaters online. It's stupid to ban paying customers, especially when you're trying to sell them more stuff through MTX. Furthermore, this type of penalty would be much better for those who are accidentally screwed by the servers, since people have actually been banned for backing out while searching for a match and other odd things because TC's servers are garbage.

On that note, I think TC is a joke and MS should be ashamed of the Gears 5 release overall. I changed regions for the early unlock, and that was the only time the servers were stable on launch weekend. They had 2 tech tests, but the people who paid for early access still ended up beta testers. As soon as the game unlocked for North America, the servers shit the bed...Microsoft can't release a first party AAA title with working servers this gen, but they expect to release a new Xbox next year? What the fuck? I'm still waiting for TC's Octus explain his threat toward those who boosted escape using the despawn glitch, which was only discovered because of their unstable servers in the first place. twitter.com/OctusTC/status/117 3663595680284672

p.s. TC also needs to stop screwing over those who favor co-op. Why does versus get a new event every week but horde doesn't get shit? Horde will never be as fun as Gears 3 to begin with, but they need to stop being so restrictive and give people options. Bring back the enemy type options that were already in Gears 4, and let us turn off the power drop garbage to make it more like Gears 2 and 3. Why take the worst mutator from Gears 3 and make it permanent?

[ShockUltraslash]

This is why multiplayer sucks.
Singleplayer forever.

[Relientk77]

640 days!? Is that not a bit excessive lol

[jznrpg]

Ouch . Quitters suck but that’s harsh as f .

[CaptainCook]

Not when he raged quit more than 45 times within 2 hours in Ranked Games.

[Orionsangel]

This is ridiculously extreme. What if it's out of the players control? For example, a power outage. You'll see it as quitting and ban them? This extreme punishment is gonna make people not wanna play the game.

[MadLad]

It's a gradually harsher ban sentence based on number of quits and repeat offenses.

[Tetsujin]

I'd have bans as low as 15 min leading up to 640 days. As mentioned earlier there's multiple reasons for a disconnect; real life being 90% of it, and the other 10% rage. And to those who argue "no excuse," try living with responsibilities, then come back with the same response.

I read the tweet and there's no actual clarity of a banned tier system leading to 640 days; just the ban itself while un-banning other players.

[bluefox755]

Weird flex, but okay.

[mastershredder]

Lol Wow! So this is the best they could come up with? Programming can’t come up with a solution so let’s just assume the worst and ban people lol. Holy freak’n hell, that is epic some dumb shi7 right there. Bravo 👏

[CaptainCook]

It's not a causal where people can leave and join, he completely raged quit 45 times within 2 hours in Ranked Games. He deserves his fate...

[darefix83]

Im glad that I did not buy that game, If they add a mode that you cant get ban and a mode that you can, then nobody would play the mode you can get ban. In fact this is ridiculously hardcore to ban people for quitting. Im not gonna buy another microsoft game till all of of their multiplayers game find a way to make more money from microtransaction and punish player in the hardest way they find for stupid reason such as quitting.

[darefix83]

I wanted to mint ''since'' all of their multiplayers games; not ''till'' , Im sory for my bad english...X_X

[AllMightyFox]

A ban for almost 2 years on a game a person bought??? ….. this should get them sued and they deserve to go bankrupt

[CaptainCook]

Not really. He broke the Terms and Conditions by constantly rage quiting Ranked games 45 times within 2 hours.

[trouble_bubble]

Laying the groundwork for the next big MT. The fine!

Hey kids! Got banned for 640 days? You can now opt to pay a $20.00 fine and get reinstated! You’re welcome from your friendly internet parents at MS. Daddy spank!

[CaptainCook]

He's not a kid... He's actually 38 years old that quited Ranked Matches more than 45 times within 2 hours.

[ajax17]

Well that's a bit retarded

[Kumakai]

Seems excessive, but quitters are def a problem.

[Chaos-Dad]

10min is ok... 1h is ok.... 24h is ok... 640 days not.

its MY Time... its MY 70$ Game! Its not a Free2Play Game. i do not waste 10-15 minutes of my life with a Random Team against Hardcore Pros & Clans with Headsets^^ Games should be fun! The other Team gets the Win so whats the Problem? i surrender... you have to accept it. new players (better players...) can join so my team is not punished. easy.

[SixEye]

First of all why is leaving a match a option in game, well if your joining a match is becuase your joining to play right, if they close the game to enter a new match just reenter them to the same match shouldn't be hard and let's see if ppl quit then.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

So, basically you're being banned pretty well from the game, period, for quitting. That is a terrible policy. There are numerous reasons for leaving a game early, and yes, frustration is one of them, but to get banned from multiplayer for almost 2 years is ridiculous. I was going to wait for a sale before picking thios game up, but if they are going to police the game like this, i'm out.

[franwex]

So you are planning on quitting around 45 times in a day? I doubt it. It’s for people who abuse.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

I wouldn't do that, but seriously, the punishment is way too harsh. I could understand a 48 hour ban for that kind of egregious amount of quitting, but almost 2 years?

[YoungBokchoy]

Good for them. It’s kind of a weird amount of days though. I wonder why 640 as opposed to two years. Why not 730?

[Master of Unlocking]

Hold on a sec... by "quitters" we're talking about people who, when losing an online game against other players, quit the game in rage, or "rage-quit", is that right?
...since when did that become reason enough to ban a player for 2 years?!

[trooper_]

He quit a game.

He didn’t commit some heinous crime.

640 is too excessive. Punish the quitters but not to THIS extreme.

[darefix83]

Still that a five years old kid would have been able to add a better solution into any games for punishing quitters instead of being banned like that, I mean 6 hundreds N40 days, wait are you kidding me!

There is no possibilities that I will endure a such terrible punishment because of my behaviors, Microsoft Multiplayer Games are for me a big stop, I cannot endure at all such terribles bad actions or moves there are doing to their games. I mean What a Joke At The END. I did not bought the game and Im not looking foward to it.

Quitting a game is normal when you cant handle things in your heads such as bad teamates, unsporting behavior or the atrocities it can be when you get face to some extremtely pro players that humiliate you like you were nothing and often because of a bad matchmaking that you will end up to get matched up with bad teamates or over exaggerated enemies or teams that are tottaly above your level of gameplay...

A sadic punisment for enduring a sadic gameplay.
And to finish, I know you have the right to update your games at will, but stealling people money or times is not the solution that we awaiting from devloppers in general.

Really disappointed since I did bought all the others one at release date, but not now because of microtransactions from Gears 4 that were pay to win.

[CJLogix]

You know when your being a jerk when even the devolopers are telling you to F off for almost 2 years