Gigantic Fights Against Player Disconnection And Match Abandonment

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Leavers are a big problem in any game, especially MOBAs like Gigantic. Whether it’s intentional or not, being one man short just isn’t fun for everyone on the team. You’ll also probably lose the match, which makes it even worse. Well, you’ll be happy to know that Motiga is working hard on fixing the issue. The team explains:

“Players leaving matches, dodging queues, or otherwise disrupting the flow of the game is a more interesting and complicated battle, though another we aim to win.

Here’s the problem: players will always have the power when it comes to leaving a match. If they so desire, there’s nothing we can do to prevent them from pulling their ethernet cable out of the wall. (That is, unless they fear being judged from afar…in which case, we judge thee!)

So the question is: what can we do? Fortunately, there are a few approaches we can take to address the problem:

  1. Make it more rewarding for players to participate in (and complete) matches.
  2. Make it less rewarding for players to intentionally leave matches.
  3. Ease the pain for everyone who sticks it out in an imbalanced match.”

Motiga is currently working on a Safe-to-Leave feature which will allow members of an outmanned team to safely leave the match after a certain amount of time without being penalized. The team is also constantly working to resolve server and connection issues to prevent players from being accidentally disconnected during a match.

Back in February, the team also implemented the Honor Bonus system to reward players who stick it out in short-handed matches. The feature was part of Gigantic’s Eternal Dawn update which also included a new hero, new summoned creatures, and a reworked Guardian damage system. Watch an overview of the Eternal Dawn update after the break, or head over to the Gigantic official site for more details.

Gigantic: Eternal Dawn