Multiplayer Queue blocked when OTHERs Alt+F4

Age of Empires II: DE II - Report a Bug
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:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

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  • GAME BUILD #: VERSION 101.103.48086.0 (#179158) 23767045
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

:backhand_index_pointing_down: DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). LIMIT TO ONE BUG PER THREAD.
I wanted to play Ranked Team Games, a other person went Alt+F4 because they did not like the map.
Now I cannot search for a new game and I got blocked 10 minutes.
So we have a group punishing mechanism now that blocks completely unrelated people from playing the game because others ragequit the lobby. This is kind of a denial of service.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

:backhand_index_pointing_down: How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST !

  • 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Queue for Ranked Multiplayer

  2. Another person (not you) leave the game once a lobby and map is found by pressing Alt+F4

  3. Now you have to wait 10 minutes until you can SEARCH for a new game.

  4. Repeat two or three times - its gets worse.

  5. This also happens if the game ends early due to one team member being afk and the others resigning

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

:backhand_index_pointing_down: What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?

Only the quitter should get punished. Or: let people block more maps they don’t want to play, so that happens less.

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:play_button: GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

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  • no game no savefile
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They really need to fix this. Just provide unlimited bans or allow people to play what this wish, this whole time out system needs to go.

I understand wait times will increase but thats totally up to the individual who wishes to play a certain map or maps. Why force people into this.