GAME INFORMATION
- GAME BUILD #: 101.103.2359.0 #133431 17001714
- GAME PLATFORM: Steam
- OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11
ISSUE EXPERIENCED
Banned maps (such as Arena, Nomad, etc.) are still appearing in unranked Teamgame Quickplay matchmaking, despite being set as banned by the player.
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
This issue occurs sporadically in Quickplay mode on team games, with the Arena map being most frequently affected due to its being banned most often.
REPRODUCTION STEPS
- Ban one or more maps (e.g., Arena, Nomad) in Quickplay Teamgame settings.
- Join unranked Teamgame Quickplay matchmaking.
- Observe if a banned map is selected.
EXPECTED RESULT
The matchmaking system should respect each player’s map bans in unranked Quickplay matches, filtering out and excluding any maps banned by any player.
THOUGHTS
This bug report is based on a forum post that has not been investigated for the past year: What is with banned maps appearing despite being banned?
The map ban system appears to be broken in Quickplay mode. Although various maps are affected, Arena is most commonly reported due to its high ban rate among players. Further investigation into the map selection logic for Quickplay is necessary. For me personally, this issue occurred after reentering the queue following a failed matchmaking attempt when one player dodged the map.
Note: There is another ticket mentioning a similar issue in the 1v1 Queue in 1v1 Quickplay Unranked matchmaking: Quick Play game on a banned map