WHY ARE COMPETITIVE COOLDOWNS SO LONG!?

[Boccher]

I abandoned a match. Now I can't play for all of thanksgiving and the week of thanksgiving. "Thanks" valve. That is what makes me ask, why are the cooldowns so long! a lot of other game are like what, 10 minutes, 30 minute cooldowns. Valve does cooldowns for a whole day or even a week because I abandoned a match!?

[Lucky Strike Blues]

When you press the accept button when the match is confirmed you're supposed to commit to the game until the game is over my friend

[Bad Intel (壞情報-英文)]

You abandoned more than one match if your cooldown is so long. If you cannot commit to a full match then don't start searching for one. The cooldowns are designed to punish players who abandon the matches as it ruins the game for the other 4 players on your team.

[Dwayne "The Glock" Johnson]

Don't abandon people that's what competitive is about. I'm sorry but that usually happens when you've done it several times before. It's basically a kind of abandon your team you get punished system.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by 山崎:

I abandoned a match. Now I can't play for all of thanksgiving and the week of thanksgiving. "Thanks" valve. That is what makes me ask, why are the cooldowns so long! a lot of other game are like what, 10 minutes, 30 minute cooldowns. Valve does cooldowns for a whole day or even a week because I abandoned a match!?

Be happy CS:GO cooldowns are nothing like Dota 2 bans...

Time

• The more offenses, the longer the ban.
  
• Ban time escalates each time a consecutive ban is issued.
  
• Escalation time resets after an unknown period of good behavior (usually a few days).
  
• The scaling below is only an estimate. Ban durations may not always follow the order shown in this table.
  
• For example, a player with many offenses may be immediately banned for a day, without having first been banned for ten minutes.
  
• Ban time for declining/abandoning matches usually starts low, while behavioral offenses tend to start with longer ban times.

Ban durations

10 minutes

30 minutes

1 hour

1 day

1 week

1 month

3 months

6 months

https://dota2.gamepedia.com/Ban

1. Stop stacking your cooldowns and let your tiers reset. 1 week per tier + the current cooldown.

2. Being at tier 4 or higher is completely your fault.

3. All previous cooldowns affect the next if you have not let them reset.

4. Read...

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=373180094

5. There are no appeals.

6. Stop abandoning.

[Klauß 🍔🍻]

Originally posted by 山崎:

"Thanks" valve. That is what makes me ask, why are the cooldowns so long!

I had the same problem years ago. Had a 30mins Cooldown, a 2hrs Cooldown, and then I asked myself "wait. why is it increasing?" Asked aunt Google, got enlighted. You can do that too, and then maybe find the guide here called How The Cooldown System Works.

[Boccher]

I know that. But like really, why is it so long, I remember I only abandoned at the very most 4 matches including the match I abandoned. And I don't do it every week. Maybe once a month?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by 山崎:

I know that. But like really, why is it so long, I remember I only abandoned at the very most 4 matches including the match I abandoned. And I don't do it every week. Maybe once a month?

Stacking cooldowns.

Read my full edited post above.

[Klauß 🍔🍻]

Originally posted by 山崎:

I remember I only abandoned at the very most 4 matches including the match I abandoned.

Why the eF do you abandon all the time? Don't click accept when a match is found and you don't need to abandon, simple fix.

[inG]

this isn't WoW where you can just run away or abandon every fight you get.

[dreamhouse_]

If you got a 1 week ban that means you abandoned a bunch of other matches and stacked cooldowns from 30mins- 1hour- 24hours- 1 week
i dont get why your complaining like its valves fault you dipped out of comp games lol

[Boccher]

well yes, but um... I play cs:go, like you guys do. That means I'm immune to you criticizing me. Also, from a business standpoint, I mean, it is kinda dumb tho. It makes the player not want to play, and as such. It means that a bit of people would have made the server more populated. I mean, they could just like let us join matches, but take away the abandon button. That would mean that the cooldowns would be the abandon button, not the actual game. And then use the actual cooldown when they leave and exit game, not responding. It means that a bit more people could busy the server while having a cooldown.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by 山崎:

well yes, but um... I play cs:go, like you guys do. That means I'm immune to you criticizing me. Also, from a business standpoint, I mean, it is kinda dumb tho. It makes the player not want to play, and as such. It means that a bit of people would have made the server more populated. I mean, they could just like let us join matches, but take away the abandon button. That would mean that the cooldowns would be the abandon button, not the actual game. And then use the actual cooldown when they leave and exit game, not responding. It means that a bit more people could busy the server while having a cooldown.

The abandon button is "in case of emergencies" only.

[Chikawaga]

this is so bs, ive only abandoned 3 game in 6 months and it gave me a 7 day ban.
screw you valve

[Boccher]

yes, but what if the emergency is just a quick emergency or a prank? then people can't play for a whole day. And like I said, it doesn't really make sense. Also, I remember one time I got kicked, and one where we surrender. Those were two of the times I got a cooldown. And why, just why, are there cooldowns after getting two wins. It says "oh we're going to calibrate your level" dude I'm not even ranked. and when they do that, they don't change my level and make me silver. They don't do anything. That's what I mean

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by skeezyboi45:

this is so bs, ive only abandoned 3 game in 6 months and it gave me a 7 day ban.
screw you valve

Originally posted by 山崎:

yes, but what if the emergency is just a quick emergency or a prank? then people can't play for a whole day. And like I said, it doesn't really make sense. Also, I remember one time I got kicked, and one where we surrender. Those were two of the times I got a cooldown. And why, just why, are there cooldowns after getting two wins. It says "oh we're going to calibrate your level" dude I'm not even ranked. and when they do that, they don't change my level and make me silver. They don't do anything. That's what I mean

A prank is basically griefing and deserves at least a cooldown.

Both of you... What were the other reasons for the other cooldowns. Abandoning is just 1 type.