Even if on the off-chance that your team actually -didn't- mean to make the others wait, you should've just subbed out for another player. You've got 6 registered. It's not fair to make another Team wait for a time longer than the actual gameplay involved because of your horribad, unprotected WiFi running off a mobile phone stick and a sim card. I'd imagine that's what you're using since your net is apparently so disgusting.

Our two subs were already playing. Our other two core members can't play at the moment. Our third sub doesn't even play any more and wasn't online at the time.

If the opposing team had made their frustration apparant earlier I probably would have dropped out and let my team continue with 3. But they held their tongues up until the ragequit, so we had no idea what they were thinking before that. :/

I don't have electricity or Internet ATM (on phone right now) but I thought I got rid of the curtesy ready for L4D2? Ask jekt to get on the case but it is my belief that the standard ready up mod (each round) is more than enough. If you aren't ready yet don't just auto !ready so you can jump around the safe room for 15 mins. The ready up mod IS the official readyup and curtesy ready up. All issues with Safe room door and infected spawns have been fixed with Confogl. In fact I think infected spawn killing is disabled during ready ups ( you can still move around during rup the game will just not let you die) . This is why the rup mod is enabled for both rounds, as soon as both trams ready the round starts and survs can leave instantly. Jekt correct me if I'm wrong but this is bow I envisioned the use of Confogl for CG.

The courtesy ready is currently in the Ladder Rules:


It'd need a rules change before people stop using it.

I think I'm mostly for the removal of the courtesy rup in principle. The existing situation is prone to unintentional mistakes by either team, as well as the occasional !unready when a team realises they have a problem with a player, instead of using a !pause - which is probably more appropriate and again prevents mistakes.