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Policy: leaving a match after accepting (two-tier consequences) #38

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@ChronoFinale

Status: needs triage (policy / enhancement)

Summary

Once a player accepts a match (Balatro-Multiplayer/BalatroMultiplayer#493), they may still need to leave. Consequences should depend on when:

  • Leaving after the run has started → treated as a normal loss (full game loss + MMR loss), same as any forfeit mid-game.
  • Leaving during the ban phase (before the run starts) → some MMR loss but no game loss, plus possibly a queue-time penalty. Bailing during bans is lighter than abandoning a live game, but shouldn't be free.

Open questions

  • How much MMR the ban-phase leave costs (fixed amount vs fraction of a loss).
  • Size of the queue-time penalty, and whether it escalates on repeat.
  • Exact boundary for "run started" (first blind? deck locked in?).

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