Call of Duty: Vanguard Developer Confirms Ranked Play Punishments for Quitting

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Call of Duty: Vanguard developers address much-requested changes to ranked play from players, such as adding punishments for those who leave their team hanging in the middle of a firefight. This issue has been the Achilles' Heel of the franchise, and developers now have a plan for it.

In competitive gaming, teammates who quit during a match can potentially ruin any experience, and in Call of Duty, it is a common complaint. Developer Treyarch plans to enact penalties on players who do this, confirming this for Call of Duty: Vanguard.

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Competitive ranked play is a seasonal game mode presented in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: WW2, and now Call of Duty: Vanguardas the beta launched recently on February 18. It is similar to the League Play mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, withplayers pairing via skill level. However, players still need to unlock what they need to rank up in ranked play. The common grievance that teammates leave mid-match derives from bailing because the enemy team may have the upper hand and would instead not aim to turn things around. A comment made on Twitter from a ranked player is that he's noticed players bailing on their team to play with someone on their friend's list instead.

Possibly, players leaving the match may be a massive hit to their team's win, depending on the skills of the player that left. Regardless, leaving a team vulnerable during a 4v4 match by knocking it down to a 3v4 or 2v4 is unjust. Game designer Lawrence Metten confirmed on Twitter that «disconnected penalties are coming.» He also stated that «We're also discussing supplemental SR adjustments for players that we know are intentionally leaving