It is never going to be completely competitive because of the different level of skill by each player. Some people are natural players while others suck no matter what weapons or level they are playing at. Some people make zero effort at any of the game’s objectives, they just want to go rogue roaming the countryside searching for kills. Most people desert out of frustration.
To me, keeping the levels at or no more then one tier up (1-2, 3-4, 4-5 or 5 alone). Penalizing people for deserting is only going to piss them off.
I have said this before to end the ranking system since some people are addicted to simply climbing the ranks, so why should they sit through a shower rape session when they can click quit and regroup the next match?
Pay “BOTH” sides the same scale of coins whether their team wins or loses. So, if you finish number one on YOUR team (regardless if your side won or lost), you get paid the same. This way there is more incentive to stay and endure the ass whipping. Silver wise your mainly competing with the people on YOUR own team. I mean, it is a double mudhole stomped in your butt if you stay to endure the shower rape, then not get jack s**t in coins for your trouble.
The only other option I would see is for DF to simply remove the quit the battle option from the screen so literally you would have to hit ctrl-alt-del to end the game, but you would also have to restart Enlisted and would most likely be a little pissed about it
Just giving people incentive to stay is a much better solution then punishing them if they leave IMOP.
there is a reason why pe’ople are leaving, i dont desert if i am lossing a battle but i will definetly desert if i see no engineer guy except me or t60 spawining in br v battle or enemy having 2 chinese plsayers having marshal rank.