Why do I get a "rejoin" button after match?

[rolypoly]

Sometimes when I get killed early in the match I will quit match instead of watching it, but then in the button where it's usually to start play, the button is replaced with "rejoin" instead of start new match. How can I fix that to start new match instead?

[Aino]

By leaving a match early, you abandon all post-match bonuses you may get for winning or losing a match. Which DOES add up very quickly. To a large amount.

That, and your mech gets locked to the match you play until it ends. So if you want to instantly hop in another match, you need to select another mech that is not locked to a match.

Why people abandon half of their XP and C-Bill income by leaving matches once they die is beyond me.

[PermanentRando]

Originally posted by Pronotum:

By leaving a match early, you abandon all post-match bonuses you may get for winning or losing a match. Which DOES add up very quickly. To a large amount.

That, and your mech gets locked to the match you play until it ends. So if you want to instantly hop in another match, you need to select another mech that is not locked to a match.

Why people abandon half of their XP and C-Bill income by leaving matches once they die is beyond me.

I was under the impression that you still got everything by quitting a match early, and haven't really heard otherwise. Do you have evidence to prove that you don't get bonuses for winning etc if you leave early? How would you be able to tell, you can't see how much you earned since there's no breakdown?

[The Fifth Horseman]

You have to switch to another mech. The mech you launched the match with is locked until the match ends.

[Aino]

Originally posted by BoxOfAids:

I was under the impression that you still got everything by quitting a match early, and haven't really heard otherwise. Do you have evidence to prove that you don't get bonuses for winning etc if you leave early? How would you be able to tell, you can't see how much you earned since there's no breakdown?

Isn't there a loading screen tip about that? Anyway, if I see it, I'll post it as a screenshot here. Or if I find the source of the info.

EDIT #1: Found a good explanation on what you lose upon leaving early. A forum post from 2014.
http://prntscr.com/9u917y

[The Fifth Horseman]

As far as penalties to disconnecting / quitting go, you should get match rewards if you were killed before you quit:

https://mwomercs.com/news/2014/07/898-patch-13306-live

Regardless of the reason for disconnecting, you now have a 2 minute timer to allow you to rejoin the match and receive full rewards from gameplay. You can still rejoin after 2 minutes, however you will not receive rewards. This timer is in place to prevent the disconnect/reconnect system from being abused via farming. You will also receive your in-game rewards if you happened to have died before disconnecting, regardless of the timer.

[Aino]

Originally posted by The Fifth Horseman:

As far as penalties to disconnecting / quitting go, you should get match rewards if you were killed before you quit:

https://mwomercs.com/news/2014/07/898-patch-13306-live

Regardless of the reason for disconnecting, you now have a 2 minute timer to allow you to rejoin the match and receive full rewards from gameplay. You can still rejoin after 2 minutes, however you will not receive rewards. This timer is in place to prevent the disconnect/reconnect system from being abused via farming. You will also receive your in-game rewards if you happened to have died before disconnecting, regardless of the timer.

Ah, that clears it all up. Cheers, mate!

[AnimeFreak40K]

Originally posted by Pronotum:

By leaving a match early, you abandon all post-match bonuses you may get for winning or losing a match. Which DOES add up very quickly. To a large amount.

That, and your mech gets locked to the match you play until it ends. So if you want to instantly hop in another match, you need to select another mech that is not locked to a match.

Why people abandon half of their XP and C-Bill income by leaving matches once they die is beyond me.

I have never heard anything about that in the history of ever. At the very least, your results/rewards are delayed by a little bit.

As far as OP's question goes; when you drop in a mech, your mech is 'Locked' in that match until the match is complete. As long as you have that mech selected, you will get a prompt to 'rejoin' rather than play a different match.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally posted by Pronotum:

EDIT #1: Found a good explanation on what you lose upon leaving early. From a Forum post from 2014.
http://prntscr.com/9u917y

Found this one on Reddit: http://i.imgur.com/oP11Pvi.png

[Aino]

Originally posted by The Fifth Horseman:

Originally posted by Pronotum:

EDIT #1: Found a good explanation on what you lose upon leaving early. From a Forum post from 2014.
http://prntscr.com/9u917y

Found this one on Reddit: http://i.imgur.com/oP11Pvi.png

Yeah, people with actual time to search for info rather than a guy googling between loading times prevail!

Nah, but I am truly glad to see these answers being put out by people with enough spare time to actually put in a tiny bit of effort checking more sources. Good to know.

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by BoxOfAids:

I was under the impression that you still got everything by quitting a match early, and haven't really heard otherwise. Do you have evidence to prove that you don't get bonuses for winning etc if you leave early?

No you don't. And while i do not have hard evidence, like a Dev post here is a topic on the official forums about it:

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/147429-do-you-lose-cbills-if-you-leave-a-match-early/page__st__40


Leaving a match early does not give you "secondary" awards such as Most Damage and Assists that you would be rewarded after you have left the game. If you leave early you get what you got up to that point, plus win or lose bonus once the match ends.

Any assist and most damage dealt that would be assigned to you, after your left the game, doesn't get paid to you. Apparently due to a limitation of how the game handles that part code wise.


There are of course people that will argue that you could potentially leave early and get another mech and spend your time better by playing another match, than to wait for a couple Cbills and Tier Rank points you might gain by sticking around, but as it stands.. if you want all your assists and most damage dealt benefits.. you have to stay till the end.

Further incentivised by the fact that your mech is being locked. Besides, as dead player you can chat with the team. While some use it to air their frustration like the small children they are (mentally), others can use it to great effect by giving information to the rest of the team. Things the people you spectate see, but can't share with the team because they are busy playing.

Like say... hunting that ECM mech nobody has on their map... but you as spectator spotted it.

Or you watching your Direwolf being flanked.. while he fights it off, you can tell the team that there is a flank in progress. Being downed doesn't mean the match is over. Yes, you won't make more points, but you can actually help your team win, by backseat driving and sharing information.

[AnimeFreak40K]

Originally posted by Ishan451:

Originally posted by BoxOfAids:

I was under the impression that you still got everything by quitting a match early, and haven't really heard otherwise. Do you have evidence to prove that you don't get bonuses for winning etc if you leave early?

No you don't. And while i do not have hard evidence, like a Dev post here is a topic on the official forums about it:

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/147429-do-you-lose-cbills-if-you-leave-a-match-early/page__st__40


Leaving a match early does not give you "secondary" awards such as Most Damage and Assists that you would be rewarded after you have left the game. If you leave early you get what you got up to that point, plus win or lose bonus once the match ends.

Any assist and most damage dealt that would be assigned to you, after your left the game, doesn't get paid to you. Apparently due to a limitation of how the game handles that part code wise.


There are of course people that will argue that you could potentially leave early and get another mech and spend your time better by playing another match, than to wait for a couple Cbills and Tier Rank points you might gain by sticking around, but as it stands.. if you want all your assists and most damage dealt benefits.. you have to stay till the end.

Further incentivised by the fact that your mech is being locked. Besides, as dead player you can chat with the team. While some use it to air their frustration like the small children they are (mentally), others can use it to great effect by giving information to the rest of the team. Things the people you spectate see, but can't share with the team because they are busy playing.

Like say... hunting that ECM mech nobody has on their map... but you as spectator spotted it.

Or you watching your Direwolf being flanked.. while he fights it off, you can tell the team that there is a flank in progress. Being downed doesn't mean the match is over. Yes, you won't make more points, but you can actually help your team win, by backseat driving and sharing information.

...which is *exactly* why those patch notes from July 2014 make so much sense...

It clearly states that if you die (not disco) and quit the match, you get all of your rewards.

...and that also why I don't remember it working any other way, because I don't remember much stuff in that timeframe, I mean, I started in late 2013 and I didn't care about match score, points, etc., etc..

And yes, I do agree that there is stuff to be gained from sticking around, in addition to the intel and communication aspect, you can also get an idea of how other people play and learn from them.

[Shadow of the SPQR]

Fix it by playing another mech.

Or take advantage of the match in front of you and spectate to learn or help the team win.

[Dragoon]

Originally posted by asdg:

Sometimes when I get killed early in the match I will quit match instead of watching it, but then in the button where it's usually to start play, the button is replaced with "rejoin" instead of start new match. How can I fix that to start new match instead?

The rejoin button is there for people who were disconnected/crashed so they can get back into the match.

Mechs are locked into a match until the end of the match. Whether by win/loss or the timer runs out. This feature is a stop gap in C-Bill farming by dropping in a match, suiciding, leaving the match, then jumping right back into a match. This forces a concequence for disconnecting early.

Locking them along with with holding match rewards for leaving match BEFORE death really put an end to C-Bill farming in this manner.

You still get all rewards based on what you did before you died if you disconnected AFTER you died. You just have to wait for the match to end before the mech is availible to play again.

[PermanentRando]

IN SUMMARY, YOU STILL GET REWARDS IF YOU LEAVE A MATCH EARLY ***AFTER YOU DIE***

Everyone can go home now