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Leaver penalty by disconnected by SNR

cxeronockxcxeronockx Member Posts: 155 Arc User
edited September 2023 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
This is not the first time that i get a penalty, 30 minutes, for leaveng the game when i was disconnedted because of one SNR, This throws my entire schedule upside down to do almost non-stop pve for reputation, it is not fair that a penalty is issued due to a disconnected by an SNR. Man man man, now they already punished someone if the error lies on one or another server
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    leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,344 Arc User
    cxeronockx wrote: »
    This is not the first time that i get a penalty, 30 minutes, for leaveng the game when i was disconnedted because of one SNR, This throws my entire schedule upside down to do almost non-stop pve for reputation, it is not fair that a penalty is issued due to a disconnected by an SNR. Man man man, now they already punished someone if the error lies on one or another server

    There is only one server per platform, and you wouldn't be the first to say it was due to an SNR either, but the system can't distinguish why you were AFK, other than it received no input.....and it would mean people could exploit SNR detection by simply switching off their connections to get out of a sanction, although they current use another exploit.
    "You don't want to patrol!? You don't want to escort!? You don't want to defend the Federation's Starbases!? Then why are you flying my Starships!? If you were a Klingon you'd be killed on the spot, but lucky for you.....you WERE in Starfleet. Let's see how New Zealand Penal Colony suits you." Adm A. Necheyev.
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    seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    edited December 2018
    cxeronockx wrote: »
    This is not the first time that i get a penalty, 30 minutes, for leaveng the game when i was disconnedted because of one SNR, This throws my entire schedule upside down to do almost non-stop pve for reputation, it is not fair that a penalty is issued due to a disconnected by an SNR. Man man man, now they already punished someone if the error lies on one or another server

    Then propose a solution.

    How exactly do you propose that Cryptic's system differentiates between someone losing connection and someone just logging out to avoid the mission?

    It sucks that you got a penalty for a disconnect.. we have all been there and it sucks. Are you suggesting that the alternative should be letting people just log out of anything they don't want to do with no penalty at all?

    How exactly would you like to see this problem addressed?
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    salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    edited December 2018
    It's not reasonable to expect an automated system that is accurate 100% of the time. I've been SNR disconnected during a queue a few times a year on average. You know what I do when I get an AFK ban? I do something else while my timer is in effect. There are plenty of things to do on alts.
    When you see "TRIBBLE" in my posts, it's because I manually typed "TRIBBLE" and censored myself.
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    seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    salazarraze wrote: »
    It's not reasonable to expect an automated system that is accurate 100% of the time. I've been SNR disconnected during a queue a few times a year on average. You know what I do when I get an AFK ban? I do something else while my timer is in effect. There are plenty of things to do on alts.

    Yep, same here. I just say 'that sucks' and then play an alt or go run a battlezone or something while I wait.
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    seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    ruinthefun wrote: »
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    How exactly do you propose that Cryptic's system differentiates between someone losing connection and someone just logging out to avoid the mission?
    Easy, people who get disconnected come back and retake their slot in the mission. For some reason, though, sometimes the game seems to forget your slot, while other times it remembers it, with no real consistency.

    Not a valid solution.

    1. Often times players are not able to reconnect for some time.
    2. As you said, the game often doesn't put them back where they were when they d/c'ed.

    Also doesn't address the issue.. differentiating between a disconnect due to an actual network issue and a player saying 'TRIBBLE this' and just leaving the game.

    I'll save you the time.. there is no way for an automated system to make this distinction hence the entire conversation is moot.
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    bossheisenbergbossheisenberg Member Posts: 603 Arc User
    It happens. Get tough. What would Kirk do? What would Kurn do?

    You can still go to some system patrols like Japori and Carraya even if you have an AFK penalty, if you're quest for glory cannot wait.
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