I really wish Blizzard would ditch leaver penalty. The game is such a clusterfuck of CC and try hards that refuse to switch to help team. I shouldn't be punished because I left 4 games in a row because I don't want to constantly be forced to fill 5 dps instalocks as they refuse to punish bad behavior. At least have an unranked mode for us wanting to actually try. Instead of being faced with "JUST QP BRO."
In my opinion sometimes it’s better to experiment with what your team has brought to the table and try to figure out the pitfalls of what worked and what didn’t. Sure, having a shield tank is always nice, but sometimes people aren’t proficiant with those characters, it’s like asking Moira player to play Widow and expecting her to hit every shot. Or as a more on the point example, asking a Mercy main to play Winston. The skill sets of the two are drastically different, while both may be “no aim heroes”, the game sense, timing and general style of play is drastically different!
Yes. Certain comps won’t work because there’s a lot of CC in the game, but there’s also tanks to block it. Remember Brig’s shield bash doesn’t go through shields anymore. Yes there are players who will play a character that may be a throw pick, or something they’re not proficiant with. You can’t avoid them, might as well figure out how to live with them and help the other 4 players on your team who may actually want to win.
The penalty is there to disway from constantly leaving your team in the dust, making the match maker have to find another team of equal skill level. Which can vary in time depending on how high (or low) you are in rank.
It sounds as if there may be changes to comp in the future. So maybe you should take a break for a bit, or find a que partner that may be able to at least off a main tank for your support play ‘^’.