Season Length and Penalties
Each season will run for about two and a half months, followed by a two-week break to allow Blizzard to collect data and make some tweaks and refinements in preparation for the next season. For this first season, it will only go on for a month and a half.
Of course, at the end of each season, your ranking will be reset, and you’ll have to start up the whole process again when the next one comes around. Each year will consist of four separate competitive seasons as well.
Blizzard has also prepared severe consequences for players who are inactive or leave matches early. If you are inactive for thirty seconds, you’ll be kicked out of the game. Similarly, if you leave a match early, you’ll be unable to join a new match until the original one has been completed. There will be an option that allows you to rejoin your original game, but if you do not do so, you will receive a penalty.
The more penalties you accumulate, the longer the amount of time you’ll have to wait before you can join another ranked match. Blizzard has also made it clear that repeated violations may result in a ban for the entire season, as well as forfeiture of any rewards.
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Best of luck out there this season and beyond!
