Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Is Making Its Leaver Penalties Stricter

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Is Making Its Leaver Penalties Stricter

Key Takeaways

  • Spike Chunsoft is penalizing quitters in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero ranked matches by implementing longer timeout penalties.
  • This should address player complaints about the game’s online experience.

I’ve been a gamer for over two decades now, and I can tell you that nothing is more frustrating than playing against someone who just quits out of a match because they don’t want to lose. That’s why I think Spike Chunsoft’s decision to penalize quitters in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero ranked matches is a much-needed move.


Players who often leave online battles prematurely in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero might want to think twice about their behavior, as the game’s development team is now taking steps to address this issue. The ranked matches in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero have been a common source of complaint among players, and developer Spike Chunsoft is now working to create a more balanced gaming environment for all.

The long-awaited return to the acclaimed Budokai Tenkaichi series, which had three major installments during the 2000s, the game Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has etched its place in franchise lore. In the US, it holds the title as the highest-selling game within the Dragon Ball series, ranking third among all Bandai Namco games ever sold, and fourth best-selling video game of 2024 so far. Given that it moved over 3 million copies within its first day on the market, this success is hardly unexpected.

Despite its impressive initial numbers, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero‘s player count on Steam dropped by nearly 90 percent one month after launch, which may have been tied to complaints about various problems with online multiplayer. A message to the community posted to the game’s official Twitter account indicates that the development team will be monitoring players with “excessive disconnection or quitting rates” in the game’s online matches. While the post doesn’t get into specific numbers, players who are found to be quitting matches or disconnecting too often will be penalized with longer timeout penalties, blocking them from entering new online matches for set periods of time. Some players feel this action isn’t enough, asking Spike Chunsoft to hand players a loss for any match from which they quit or disconnect.

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Devs Crack Down on Quitters

In online battles of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, the prevalence of quitters is just one issue that arises in Ranked matches; another frequent complaint involves the game’s character balancing. Specifically, players have voiced concerns that the Ranked Mode often favors a select few high-tier characters, particularly fusion characters and those with four health bars. This imbalance has sparked dissatisfaction within the community because it narrows down the characters likely to excel in matches, and also due to the repetitiveness of the opponents they frequently encounter, as most players opting for victory tend to choose from a restricted portion of the character roster.

The quality of online matches for the game “Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero” has been tainted due to cheating. Just a few days after its release, discussions about cheating in Ranked Mode were already circulating among the gaming community. Game developer Spike Chunsoft addressed this issue by warning that players using mods for cheating would face bans, starting from late October.

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2024-11-22 21:04