Hi all.
Did the following ever happened to you?
6 x 6 team match on a map, whose name we shall not mention. Half way into the game and the problems in the team become obvious: someone did that thing, someone did the other thing, some things worked, some things didn't, and the things that didn't really tipped the scales in the enemy's favor.
At this point it becomes apparent that the chances for the victory became slim at best. Yet hope still remains, "we might finish that, if Player X manages to do that, only if Player Y will help Player X, all the while if Player Z will help Player Y", and then the other thing happens. Player Z gets dead by the enemy team, regardless of the reasons. But wait, maybe through some divine miracle we still can win, if only someone on the team would make an insane play and get us back on track and... And Player X gets dead...
Aaaaaaaaand, it's gone... At this point there are no chances of wining left what so ever. What is the logical thing to do now? Yeah, the Recall. So there are 4 players left alive on the team (including you), the Recall Vote is initiated (reminder: there are no chances of wining left), you and other two players accept the recall vote, but Player Y goes "I still got this" (he does not) and declines the vote.
So, yeah... Okay... After taking a look at how Player Y "still has it", you quickly draw the conclusion that, in fact, he does not. The only reasonable thing left to do now is to allocate everything at your disposal at protecting your ACU, and hope that the next Recall Vote will get through.
While you cling to hope, another player on your team gets dead. So it is you, the other player and Player Y left alive. The other player initiates the Recall Vote, you accept, but guess what? Yes! Player Y still has it, and declines the vote. The other player just goes ALT + F4...
And here you are... Only you and the Player Y left on the team, and the "game changer play" is nowhere to be seen. Maybe now Player Y is convinced that there is absolutely no chance of wining, and the only reasonable thing left to do is just to do the Recall? No.
Recall Vote initiated by you gets declined, again.
Well... At this point enemy artillery shells are dropping closer and closer, and you can hear that sound of strategic bombers flying in the distance. "What about the water?" Enemy submarines got it covered. The base now is no longer a safe place, and your ACU is forced to roam the fields, waiting, hoping that maybe the enemy will finally get Player Y to be dead...
And suddenly, Player Y gets dead. Now you go like "It's about time", and you open the Diplomacy Window, and press the Recall Button, but wait! What's that? Yes... The Recall Button can't be pressed, the Recall Timer hasn't expired... And now you know what follows...
THE SUGGESTION
In my opinion, it would be reasonable to make the Recall Timer Reset each time after teammate's ACU "page not found".
Happy Holidays everyone!