Getting kicked out of game setup

[Tracyn]

I've noticed this a lot in some of the games I wish to play.

I will join, there is no 'level' stated on the game (I.E good and above) that is being set up and so I assume it is fine. Problem is I will press join and moments later it will tell me I have quit the game when I haven't done such a thing. I assume this means the game owner has removed me from the gaming list ... which I find rather frustrating.

If you don't want beginners then set a level that you want people to be at. Otherwise it isn't fair to refuse us as a player.

I am especially seeing this in games of Saboteur, a game I would desperately love to learn and play - but have yet to get into.

I think there needs to be a better system in place to prevent kick out of games so us beginners can get on the game ladder so to speak. Maybe have a limited number of 'kick outs' or have a status symbol beside the player to show % of 'player refusals' they have made in their game set ups so we can avoid these games/players.

[cosmosis]

The other solution would be to set up your own beginner game, or an ELO off game so that people can see that it's for learning purposes?

I don't think there's that much you can do about people not setting up their games correctly. And there are useful cases of kicking people (such as when they go offline before a game starts). I don't think it should be an action that can be penalized/shown in a negative way.