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Re: Something needs to be done about players quitting. Please Read.

donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:44:28 GMT

I agree you see I have one good game out of 20 because of people leaving migrating host and so on. Now I have left twice in a game and that was do to my girlfriend pluging in the toaster and blowing a breaker and the pipes freezing "what a mess that was" it would be great if I had players to play zombies with that wouldn't leave everytime they went down its not my fault they ran by them selfs now is it? Anyone want an active player add watchchris

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donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:11:12 GMT

if they removed the total number of downs/deaths you have and removing the emblems, then people wouldnt quit as much because they wouldnt have a reason to.. i mean, if you're at round 10 and you die, itll be illogical to back out and start a new game..

K/D is a worthless thing to brag about considering you can just play a custom match of town starting at round 20, accumulate x amount of kills then when you know you're about to have your first down, just back out and itll record your kills, and you wont have a death added.

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donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:00:03 GMT

The problem isnt people quitting. Idc if they cant take it. The problem is rounds not friggin counting just because they quit. So they MAKE me care about people quitting. Stop this already treyarch. STOP IT!!,!

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donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:57:57 GMT

I'm just an average zombie player, but more than anything I hate this one scenario that keeps me so frustrated :

10 yr olds that constantly go down in the early rounds, and curse the **** out of you when you don't try to revive them while a horde is following you. Just complete ignorance. I am GONNA REVIVE YOU! Just give me a freaking second. Then they call you a dick and quit.

My solution: if someone quits there should be a 10 sec invincibility or a limited power weapon drop or meat. Something to help you get to the next round and strategize how to continue with a man down.

... And also, the ee isn't over yet

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donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:47:45 GMT

man i was about to make this post myself haha but u can add me,usually when i got time to play i can go for high rounds,so if u want add me

PS3:DavidSGutierrez

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donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:35:15 GMT

Mental, i'll add you, check your stats, and if it's all good i'll give you a 4 player game that will count for your leaderboards. Been in the 40's on 3 player 2 times on TranZit, 50 2 player (buddy lost connecton ffs), and the half a dozen times I rocked solo I made it into the 40's 3 times, and 38 once.

Problem is we can't get a fourth that can carry his own weight, no matter how long we sit in the lobby waiting. Hopefully you're as good as we are, and we can get over 50.

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donotreply@activision.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:06:13 GMT

Must have been fate because I finally had a zombie game with no issues. no quitting good connection. I think we got to 28 or sumtin. Im contenet cuz we we were all commited.

Too bad they wernt as good as I would have liked. We woulda got further. All well. Nex time.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:30:50 GMT

I cant even finish a game of solo anymore. I guess $60 to stare at the main menu.

Black ops 2 : the main fuckin menu

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:10:11 GMT

finally someone who agrees with me. i cant get a good game either the public lobbies are full of **** player who leave all the time and its nt the same playin co op without 4 imo. ive never been able get a good game so mostly play solo whichi dont mind bt when i go online in a game it always ends up with ppl glitching and backing out or some nt even playing!wtf?

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:02:49 GMT

yep thats exactly why. i wish they would remove the amount of deaths/downs a player has but keep everything else (my kd is 490 with 210 downs so anyone saying im **** come at me)

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:19:33 GMT

i blame the ranking system for the rage quitters as soon as they go down and there k/d goes to **** they quit

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:01:35 GMT

Yes I agree rage quitters are a big problem in BO II Zombies. But if Treyarch haven't shown any indication that they're going to do something about it, then all you can do is try to help out the "noob" as best you can or only play with people of a certain rank. Bear in mind however that not all rage quitters are noobs and the majority of them tend to have a single bone or crossbones rank, and occasionally a skull. Basically play with people with a skull and knife/dagger rank and/or higher for less chance of someone rage quitting, although this isn't guaranteed obviously.

The other solution is to just simply not play with randoms, I'm sure you can find friends who are good zombies players and only play with them. If you only have 1 or 2 then use a spare controller and sign in with it, all ready up in the pre-game lobby and then at the last second back out and it'll be just you and your friend/s - your round will still count toward the leaderboards. This seems to be the only way to have a private match now.

Just don't go into a Public Match expecting a serious game or to get far, then you won't be so disappointed or annoyed when it happens. It's a shame they've removed private match as Treyarch are literally forcing us to either play alone or with rubbish randoms..

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:31:55 GMT

I agree, problem is some one tweeted and ask one of the dev. If they quit counting the round after 1 person quit by design? The reply was yes. I have not bin able to find it lately but that told me they aren't going to do any thing,they gave us a ranking system that they are more proud of than they have the right to be. It's junk and they have compounded the problem by not explaining to loyal zombie slayers that they screwed it up.they are trying to change the focus from a players hi rounds to how he preformed when he played even if he has only bin to round 12, all he has to to is only die once on his heist round and quit to be a skull dagger or hirer. Bottom line is this is what we got to work with and they aren't going to change it no mater how the customer feels about it.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:46:13 GMT

I personally think that is a stat that should be tracked. I mean if you can calculate how bulltes fired, headshot etc. I think it would be awesome if they changed the character skin of those who make a habit of quitting due to their inability to play.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:06:06 GMT

Well we need to get a good team together , 4 players on tranzit all know what there doing

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:48:01 GMT

So many people grumbling about quitters. Yes, it's annoying.... really annoying but you are never going to be able to control the behavior of others. Simply not going to happen.

I have a regular group I like to play with. I know those will be the longer games going into higher rounds. When they aren't available to play and I go into a public match, I go in with the mindset that it's probably just going to be about banking money if I need it and will likely not go long.

Also, if it's apparent that one of the players is struggling, help them out. Hold that zombie if they need it. Yeah you may not need it and want to get into more killing... but if they need it, then hold it! If they go down, ask them where they want to spawn and then make sure they spawn there. If they are not sure, then help them forumlate a plan. It doesn't help someone who is struggling if the other players are calling them lame or making snide comments. That will make someone want to leave. Be encouraging and help them get back into the fight. I've even given points away to noobs to help them get setup with everything they need.

What I find REALLY funny is when I try to help a new person out.... I'm as kind as can be, and they still rage quit. Then they send me a friend request... WTF? Do they really think I'm going to accept a friend request after they rage quit on me? Yeah... I don't think so ... DECLINE!

Yes, many will still quit and it will suck..... and there won't be anything we can do about it.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:12:00 GMT

Lst thing Im going to say...

Someone Always quits. The last 20 games in a row. someone leaves the game. that is freakin bad. in a row

I cant even remember the last time ive actually ended a complete game with all players dying cuz of zombies. lol. its always sumtin else that ruins it.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:02:38 GMT

ive been seeing posts saying sumtin about bans and probation. I havent looked into it but I hope its true. Its a step closer on helping the issue..

based on just quitting factor...Black ops 1 wasnt this bad. I used to like having 4 plyr games and someone wood quit at some point. Made the rounds go faster and still showed as 4 plyer game on leaderboardlol.

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:50:04 GMT

i just skimmed ur response but yes I i agree with u too. But back to my REAL main concern is when its not one thing... its always another thing that ruins every game. I know my main issue now is people timing out or quitting. which i considered to be the same thing. but i know they are not. when its not the game messing up, its the player, when its not the player, its the game. So like I said in red...

I HAVE YET TO HAVE 1 COMPLETE DECENT GAME ON TRANSIT.

Also.. i didnt mention before i start evry game i make sure everyone has a mic and their talking, Then I make sure we all agree on no 1 quits. With all these demands met.............. SOMEONE STILL QUITS!!

its like its the cool thing to do nowadays. its a bad trend

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donotreply@activision.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:23:52 GMT

Treyark is punishing players who are early quiters! if u quit a few times in a row u get put on early quiters probation. funny. Anyways I guess you cannot play online for 5 min or so it will just say migrating host for 5 minutes or so depending on your probation time. They may have a slight bug or 2 with this because I have a friend who plays and his kids probation hours were like years so he had to call in and they tell u to delete game utility folder and restart game which is alot of extra trouble you lose maps and have to re download all updates. so hope to all players now who are affected by these early quiters may slow them down a little. Zombie scum!