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Why is a team whose host legitimately crashes during a game penalized 50% of their points during the replay?

April 26, 2017crashes host legitimately penalized Points Replay TEAM

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Why is a team whose host legitimately crashes during a game penalized 50% of their points during the replay?

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Since it’s impossible to be sure when a host disconnection is legitimate, there needs to be a substantial penalty to deter potential abusers. The risk of incurring this penalty through an accident is offset by the advantage gained due to the host’s not having any lag.