Hmm, I can't find the thread I was thinking of... maybe I imagined that...
I found this one, but really no discussion happened there
What could you do with a player's unspent points when they dc from the server?
A: Nothing--the points are lost to the void
B: Divide the points equally between all the teammates
C: Divide them unequally somehow (give them to the player with the least points, maybe?)
D: Put the points between the fabric of space/time (a variable) and wait to see if the same player reconnects, then give the points back
E: Automatically spend the points on the "best" (most expensive) items they could afford
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I'm sure there are more options
I like my option B for survivors
I like my option E for Infected
If option D is possible, that would be a good thing to do. To me, ideally you do option D, wait 5 minutes. Then if they have not reconnected after 5 minutes, do B or E depending if the player was on Surv or Infected.
Anyway--my 2 cents.