2008-03-23, 20:54:58
I would assume that someone who hosts a game is much more likely to be somewhere above noob on a scale of skill, so I guess kicking the host for feeding is almost never necessary, and I guess someone who plays only occasionally would not bother to host, to reinforce the assumption. If a player flames and you cannot kick him for whatever reason, there's still the solution of squelching him in chat and ban him afterwards. Therefore, I'd still say the host should not be kickable, I believe the damage done through kicking the host is greater than the probability of having a feeding host.
Also, I have had quite some games (mostly DotA) where another player could host, so the game went on, but one or two players were disconnected anyway, so the game might be ruined either way.
Also, I have had quite some games (mostly DotA) where another player could host, so the game went on, but one or two players were disconnected anyway, so the game might be ruined either way.