If you don’t have a good internet connection, you shouldn’t play ranked in Overwatch . That’s not just what we say, but Jeff Kaplan says it too.
The nice thing about the Overwatch forums is that the Game Director Jeff Kaplan regularly speaks on all topics. He even responded to a forum post that would have quickly sunk to the bottom due to quite a few “Downvotes” from other users.
Player SUPMRE pointed out that there is currently a bug in Overwatch that prevents players from rejoining a ranked match after a disconnect. If you manage to rejoin after about 30 seconds, you may still receive an account penalty.
Since the player lives in a rural area with poor internet, regular disconnects are a part of everyday life for him, which has led to him being banned for the rest of the season, even though he claims to have always returned to the game within the 60-second limit.
Jeff Kaplan responded and confirmed that there is currently a bug, but they are aware of it. More extensive changes can be expected in about two weeks. But beyond that, Kaplan took a further stand:
“Until then, if you have a poor internet connection, I would recommend not playing the ranked mode. To be honest, if you have a poor internet connection, I would even advise against playing the ranked mode, even after the patch. Even brief interruptions due to disconnections and reconnections put your team at a massive disadvantage.”
Cortyn says: Even though you can expect such a statement from the Game Director to trigger players like “But I paid €50! I should and want to play Competitive!!!11one” I can only agree with this statement. Living in a region with poor internet is a burden for all other players and only leads to 11 other people rolling their eyes in frustration.
