Unfortunately, the update has come with some hiccups. Several players onApex Legends Adds Penalties For Leavers In Arena Mode winning games against undermanned teams. Others are reporting wildly disparate Reddit are reporting that they’ve been flagged with the leaver penalty for winning games against undermanned teams. Others are reporting wildly disparate matchmaking. Whoops.

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There’s also a loophole that less honorable players have been gleefully abusing: they dodge the 10-minute penalty by going AFK and grief their teammates into leaver chicken.

All in all, grouping up with strangers in Arena is still a bit dicey. Unless you’re running a full party, you may want to hold off on Arena mode for the time being.