HELP, stuck in-game, forever penalties. Uggh. 😡

I'm currently stuck in this hell PSN Tournament game. It's 24-10 in the final game of the tournament, 1:53 to go in the 4th quarter, he's cooked so he's trying to freeze me out for the cheap win.  My opponent is just taking infinite Delay of Game penalties and there's no auto-kick after the third, due to the fact it's a tournament game.

I checked the website, there's only an option to report offensive player names / IDs. Uggh.  This definitely is not worth five bucks (gift card for winning), but I simply cannot let this pathetic fucker win.

Is it even possible to report someone for griefing?  I can still hear his open mic, fat fucker is just watching TV.

I'm fortunate enough that I haven't played anyone like that

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I kept waiting him out, was easily 20+ minutes of the game perhaps significantly longer.  1st and 21 from his own 1 yard line, 1:53 remained on the clock in the 4th quarter, but I was totally stuck, had no way out and he knew it.

Eventually, after all that time, the game simply finished, I honestly thought "great he finally disconnected" but NOPE.

24-10 was the score, but EA granted me the 2nd place trophy. Such a crock of shit. I shouldn't get so upset over five bucks, he obviously needs it a lot more than I do. Super pathetic. 

Sorry to leave you hanging. I was so mad, just turned it off and went to order dinner. Now watching House of Dragon. Fuggit.

I played a guy like that last night bro it was the 10pm tournament

Yeetgod said:

I played a guy like that last night bro it was the 10pm tournament

Holy hell, i think we might have faced the same dude.   Does nautical_whey9 ring a bell?  Now i cannot recall exactly what time, but ~10PM (Eastern) sounds about correct.

EDIT: Okay, obviously i cannot tell time.  That was probably the 7PM (Eastern) tournament now that i think of it.  Might actually be the second time i've encountered some a-hole trying to do this.  I'm going to read some of their rules and see if there's anything we can do to try and get these turds removed, would be worth the time to ensure they're not wasting YOURS, mine, or anyone else's precious time in the future.

https://compete.playstation.com/en-us/all/programs/221147

Doesn't appear that Sony will do a damn thing about it.  From the full PSN Tournament Rules i'm reviewing now, maybe there's some hope with section 10(c):

b) Bugs, Errors, and Malfunctions. Operator is not responsible for any problems, bugs, or malfunctions Participants may encounter in the Tournament.

c) Tournament Tampering or Interference. Operator reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to disqualify any Participant from this Tournament or any other Tournament conducted now or in the future by Operator or any of its sister companies, in the event of i) tampering with the entry process; or ii) fraud or misconduct affecting the integrity of this Tournament (including but not limited to use of entries generated by macro, script, bot, or similar method or use of any third-party modifications to a game or game files that give Participant an advantage of other players); or iii) Participant engaging in abusive, threatening, or harassing behavior towards any other person, or engaging in any other violation of the PlayStation Network Community Code of Conduct.

It appears dude knew exactly what he was doing and that there's no real repercussions.  GRR.

Dude I would be livid even though it’s just 5 bucks. There needs to be a penalty for that in tournaments. People who just grief like that make me sick. It’s just a waist of time and not fun for anyone. Just take the loss and move on.

ProlateSpheroid said:

Dude I would be livid even though it’s just 5 bucks. There needs to be a penalty for that in tournaments. People who just grief like that make me sick. It’s just a waist of time and not fun for anyone. Just take the loss and move on.

I was determined to make sure he didn't cheat me out of that five bucks... yet somehow still took the "L" bleh.  If i was wise i would have just given up and donated the five bucks to his cause, because, as you so accurately pointed out, it's just five bucks.  I figured I could wait him out while ordering dinner or whatever I was doing in between games... ahh well.

Perhaps i'll write a strongly worded letter to Playstation Tournaments.  EA no-Help won't be able to do anything, they're beyond feckless.

peatrick said:

I kept waiting him out, was easily 20+ minutes of the game perhaps significantly longer.  1st and 21 from his own 1 yard line, 1:53 remained on the clock in the 4th quarter, but I was totally stuck, had no way out and he knew it.

Eventually, after all that time, the game simply finished, I honestly thought "great he finally disconnected" but NOPE.

24-10 was the score, but EA granted me the 2nd place trophy. Such a crock of shit. I shouldn't get so upset over five bucks, he obviously needs it a lot more than I do. Super pathetic. 

Sorry to leave you hanging. I was so mad, just turned it off and went to order dinner. Now watching House of Dragon. Fuggit.

At least u can play PSN tournaments when I do it ill load into the game half the time my opponent shows up but when they do we sit in the ready up thing for 5 mins then he's granted the win

peatrick said:

Holy hell, i think we might have faced the same dude.   Does nautical_whey9 ring a bell?  Now i cannot recall exactly what time, but ~10PM (Eastern) sounds about correct.

EDIT: Okay, obviously i cannot tell time.  That was probably the 7PM (Eastern) tournament now that i think of it.  Might actually be the second time i've encountered some a-hole trying to do this.  I'm going to read some of their rules and see if there's anything we can do to try and get these turds removed, would be worth the time to ensure they're not wasting YOURS, mine, or anyone else's precious time in the future.

https://compete.playstation.com/en-us/all/programs/221147

Doesn't appear that Sony will do a damn thing about it.  From the full PSN Tournament Rules i'm reviewing now, maybe there's some hope with section 10(c):

b) Bugs, Errors, and Malfunctions. Operator is not responsible for any problems, bugs, or malfunctions Participants may encounter in the Tournament.

c) Tournament Tampering or Interference. Operator reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to disqualify any Participant from this Tournament or any other Tournament conducted now or in the future by Operator or any of its sister companies, in the event of i) tampering with the entry process; or ii) fraud or misconduct affecting the integrity of this Tournament (including but not limited to use of entries generated by macro, script, bot, or similar method or use of any third-party modifications to a game or game files that give Participant an advantage of other players); or iii) Participant engaging in abusive, threatening, or harassing behavior towards any other person, or engaging in any other violation of the PlayStation Network Community Code of Conduct.

It appears dude knew exactly what he was doing and that there's no real repercussions.  GRR.

Good luck but that name doesn’t ring a bell

Evan0503 said:

At least u can play PSN tournaments when I do it ill load into the game half the time my opponent shows up but when they do we sit in the ready up thing for 5 mins then he's granted the win

I've definitely had my fair share of those disconnect glitches immediately after game launch.  Things have been better in recent memory.  Wish i had a suggestion for you, or some type of workaround.  Your roster ever give you issues with Solo Challenges or anything?

peatrick said:

I've definitely had my fair share of those disconnect glitches immediately after game launch.  Things have been better in recent memory.  Wish i had a suggestion for you, or some type of workaround.  Your roster ever give you issues with Solo Challenges or anything?

Nah i don't think I've ever had any issues

Had such a lovely Friday evening into Saturday, played a bunch of Tournament and H2H seasons, not a single desync from Film Study / audibles, but finally at 4am Eastern got another one of these little twats taking infinite penalties hoping they get the win once the game finally times out or disconnects me, whatever. 

Is there ANY way to counter this madness? I know I should just give up, but I'm stubborn as hell and rarely quit unless I'm getting seriously blown out and it's just become a pointless waste of time.

This freeze glitch nonsense blows. 😤🤬