Topic Dungeon Finder/Vote Kick Hotfixes
Bashiok
Bashiok
Community Manager
Edited by Bashiok on 2/16/11 8:08 PM (PST)
We’re making a number of hotfixes to address use of the Dungeon Finder and vote kick tools. The following hotfixes will require realm restarts to implement, which are likely to be next Tuesday’s weekly maintenance.

  • Players who are outside a dungeon for more than a few minutes are now immediately able to be kicked.

  • If queuing as a group with a tank or healer, and the tank or healer drops group (or is kicked) soon after joining, those that queued with them will also be removed from the dungeon.

  • If three or more players group queue with each other it will require an additional vote for them to kick anyone they did not group queue with.

  • If a group queue of 4 kicks the one person that they did not group queue with they will each receive a more severe penalty to their ability to initiate future kicks.

  • If someone initiates a vote kick for someone they group queued with they will not incur a penalty to their ability to initiate future kicks.


With these changes we hope to reduce some undesirable behavior and annoyances, and encourage greater patience when using the Dungeon Finder. In addition, keep in mind that both initiating and agreeing to vote kick have always carried the same weight to your ability to kick in the future. It's always best to save your votes for when it really counts to ensure your ability to kick is available when it does.

We’ll of course be watching how these changes work to improve these systems, and always appreciate your feedback.

As these and other hotfixes are implemented, they'll be added to the hotfix blog - http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/2259389#blog
Opheron
Windrunner
Opheron
85 Blood Elf Mage
4145
Edited by Opheron on 2/17/11 2:08 AM (PST)
wow nice change
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There needs to be a 5 minute lockout (or some adequate penalty) for a player who intentionally leaves the queue consecutively within a certain period of time.
Forumdwarf
Alleria
Forumdwarf
10 Dwarf Shaman
20
Edited by Forumdwarf on 2/16/11 8:08 PM (PST)
EPIC

Love that one
02/16/2011 8:00 PMPosted by Bashiok
If queuing as a group with a tank or healer, and the tank or healer drops group (or is kicked) soon after joining, those that queued with them will also be removed from the dungeon.


Also, inb4 tanks that sell their queues rage.
Orango
Moon Guard
Orango
85 Blood Elf Paladin
4185
Edited by Orango on 2/16/11 8:06 PM (PST)

If someone initiates a vote kick for someone they group queued with they will not incur a penalty to their ability to initiate future kicks.


This part confuses me.

The rest looks nice.
Eclypsi
Moonrunner
Eclypsi
85 Undead Warlock
9125
Kewl, thumbs up!
Livnthedream
Tichondrius
Livnthedream
85 Orc Warlock
7710
about time.
Steakform
Greymane
Steakform
85 Night Elf Druid
2280
Sounds good, but what if someone leaves the dungeon for 2.5 mins and then comes back for a second, the leaves again for 2.5 mins etc.. I know that'd be harder but you'll still find people bored and rude enough to do it.

Or is the three minute limit compiled from all time spent outside dungeon?
Prettyboyorc
Proudmoore
Prettyboyorc
85 Orc Hunter
5005
Love it!
Sumeria
Dawnbringer
Sumeria
85 Human Priest
5270
Excellent! Well done.
Maeme
Aerie Peak
Maeme
70 Dwarf Death Knight
430
02/16/2011 8:00 PMPosted by Bashiok
If a group queue of 4 kicks the one person that they did not group queue with they will each receive a more severe penalty to their ability to initiate future kicks.


I don't understand.
We are forced to carry 5k dps now?
Sumeria
Dawnbringer
Sumeria
85 Human Priest
5270

If someone initiates a vote kick for someone they group queued with they will not incur a penalty to their ability to initiate future kicks.


This part confuses me.

The rest looks nice.


That is not likely to happen. If it does happen it is less likely to be exploitative in nature.
Shangen
Shattered Hand
Shangen
82 Dwarf Paladin
4920
Sounds good, but what if someone leaves the dungeon for 2.5 mins and then comes back for a second, the leaves again for 2.5 mins etc.. I know that'd be harder but you'll still find people bored and rude enough to do it.

Or is the three minute limit compiled from all time spent outside dungeon?

I'd imagine someone would try to exploit something, but lets just see how the next few days go now that selling insta queues will require a tank to stay in the dungeon longer
Torturedsol
Arthas
Torturedsol
85 Undead Mage
5285
Nice changes.
Prettyboyorc
Proudmoore
Prettyboyorc
85 Orc Hunter
5005
If queuing as a group with a tank or healer, and the tank or healer drops group (or is kicked) soon after joining, those that queued with them will also be removed from the dungeon.


Isn't this one penalizing those who may come in with a friend, and said friend drops group/is a jerk, but the other person isn't?



Maybe think about staying friends with such a person then?

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