There’s nothing worse than being on an outnumbered team and being forced to die repeatedly, ding your stats, and have zero fun for the next 10 minutes. However a close second is having a full team and being trapped by 343 to stay in a boring, time-wasting, game when only 1 enemy remains.
But let’s face it, we live in a world with random Internet outages, life emergencies, sudden explosive diarrhea, rage quitting, and any number of reasons a player may not be willing or able to complete a game. There’s nothing we can do about that. But that doesn’t mean every remaining player has to suffer through an imbalanced and frustrating game.
The solution is simple… Keep punishing quitters, but MATCH PLAYERS INTO MID-GAME SESSIONS WITH OPEN SPOTS, like Battlefield for example. For any unfairness this may or may not add, it’s nothing compared to the unfairness and vacuum of joy experienced when forced to finish an imbalanced match. I would love to hear arguments to the contrary, as this seems like a no-brainer. If 343 is monitoring, please consider this option.