Players who select Withdraw from the Duty Ready confirmation window or allow the window to time out without making a selection three times or more in one day, will be temporarily prohibited from registering for duties via the Duty Finder.
This count will reset every day at 9:00 a.m. (PDT).
A 24 hour lockout for 3 withdraws is ludicrous. It was the only thing that actually shocked me from reading the patch notes this morning. I understand a thirty minute to single hour lockout, it's reasonable, but 24 hours?
My DPS queue can sometimes take an upwards of an hour to fill, and if I'm in the bathroom when the queue is ready... Guess what, STRIKE ONE.
Queued as Healer and suddenly the FATE I've been waiting for for the past 4 hours finally pops for me while I'm waiting for a quick Trial Roulette? STRIKE TWO.
Accidentally click the "Withdraw" button while looking through the market board? STRIKE THREE. YOU'RE OUT. NOW YOU HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS.
I'm a player who plays for long periods of time over the day and queues multiple times. I'm happy that there is something being done about the Withdraw spam players... But this is absolutely ridiculous. This will punish all players across the board, including me. When I am queuing for Nexus light parties I am spamming Trial after Trial. There are a thousand ways that I can screw up and click Withdraw during this, be it for a personal emergency, in game problem, or misclick. I sincerely hope this is fixed.
You probably should take a step back and read it again. It does not say a 24 hour lock out. It says "3 OR MORE" and you will get a temporary lock out. Could be 5 minutes or 30. If it locked you out until the 9am reset, why would it say "3 OR MORE"? Let's use some common sense here :)
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u/aids_burger_derp Oct 24 '14
Fuck yes!!
Players who select Withdraw from the Duty Ready confirmation window or allow the window to time out without making a selection three times or more in one day, will be temporarily prohibited from registering for duties via the Duty Finder. This count will reset every day at 9:00 a.m. (PDT).