Unranked format and Ranked Penalties
Unite suffers from team imbalance and a lack of real penalties for disruptive play. AFK teammates is one of the most frequent issues facing ranked play in Unite. Ranked is meant to be where you test your mettle. See how you rank up. It's impossible to do that if you have teammates that just won't play leaving you 4v5 or worse multiple afk teammates. I'm not even talking a lag or a disconnect. I'm talking players just abandoning the match all together or running along the wall in the spawn area.
My solution: Create an unranked format like other gaming communities have. Lower penalties, zero cost to rank, BUT add draft to the format. Let it be the place you can go to play like the pros. Add draft to ranked on all levels and allow it to actually feel like the comp scene it's meant to be. Casual can still be the place to just go an play with no pressure. Unranked for practice, casual for casual, and ranked for top tier play.
With this, implement real consequences for disruptive play. First offense, 1 hour ban from ranked. Second offense, 5 hour ban. Third, 24 hour ban. Fourth, 7 day ban. If a player is extremely problematic, 1 year ban. Eventually, you'll weed out the mess and give players the gameplay they desire in ranked mode.
Also, give incentives for good behavior. 20 coins is super mid. Do 20 coins a day, sure, but add a hotstreak perk. Keep good behavior for a week, coupon for gems. Keep it for a month, earn some free gems. Good behavior for a year, free cosmetic. Idk just make it valuable to be a good teammate.
Just some ideas.
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I think the penalties that you are thinking of are a little too harsh but other that that I agree with you.
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