10 MORE Harsh Ways Video Games Punish You For Rage Quitting

1. Tekken 7 Basically Makes You An Online Leper

Tekken 7
Bandai Namco

Though it wouldn't suit the Tekken franchise to start exploding players' heads or impaling them with giant spikes, the latest entry into the classic fighter series came up with a simple yet elegant way to earmark troublesome players to potential opponents.

During matchmaking, players with a high disconnection rate will have their name highlighted in yellow, and if they persist with rage quitting or disconnecting, their name will turn red.

Better still, this information is presented to players before the fight, quickly allowing them to reject a suspect fighter and immediately return to the matchmaking pool.

Rage quitters having to sit through multiple rejections from fellow players before finding a successful match is surely all the incentive they need to stop being a baby, right?

These demotions can eventually be undone, but only by playing nice and lowering their disconnection %.

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