Leaving a ranked game should be an instant 7 day ban.

DLMousey·9/6/2015, 1:53:46 PM·4 votes·2,614 views

Right i know what a lot of you are gonna say straight away here;** "But what if you have internet problems?" ** And here's my rebuttle - either get it fixed, or don't play league, because YOUR dodgy internet connection, is ruining other people's games.

Riot, This is getting absolutely ridiculous. My last 8 ranked games (all losses, hello again silver 3...) have had either a rage quitter, or somebody on an unstable internet connection in them which has either caused a full failure to connect, or they randomly connect and disconnect throughout the match. People that are on these connections unfit to play league shouldn't be playing ranked where there's actually something to lose. Hence i'm proposing instant 7 day bans for leaving ranked games, Probably like a 3 day ban if it's a disconnect issue beyond your control.

Why am i forced to keep losing ranked games, losing LP and dropping divisions because somebody on my team either can't be bothered to finish a game, or is on a connection they know is unsuitable for this game? I see entirely where you're coming from with a business perspective, More people playing means more potential customers, More stats to flaunt, Better Advertising. But you're really starting to irritate your community. The majority of people on my friends list are quitting this game because they simply can't win ranked games when there's people that either rage quit or never connect. What's the point in continuing this frustrating, uphill battle which leaves us in crap moods and angry because of something we can't control? You're forcing away your most loyal customers 1 at a time by completely refusing to acknowledge this problem.

Your reform system is based around making crappy toxic people into better ones, people we want in this community, So why doesn't it extend to people that refuse to fix their internet connections or those that can't be bothered waiting out a whole game? The ranked system is supposed to let the better players excel and climb the ladder, But how are we supposed to do that when we're practically missing a limb when a team mate hasn't even connected to the game? No amount of skill can help you come back from a 4 v 5 when the enemy team's snowballing, So don't give me that excuse. Either fix this problem or you're gonna start losing even more players.

16 Comments

UltraSceptile9/6/2015, 2:08:44 PM6 votes

Power went out for an hour.

7 day ban.

I'm all for strict punishments but this game isn't a fucking Nazi regime.

TNHA Baritone9/6/2015, 2:07:35 PM4 votes

I'd hope your oh so stable connection outs on you and you lose a promo if that was the case

Serevas9/6/2015, 2:04:23 PM2 votes

What if the internet problem is an isolated one time issue?

What if the person gets hit with the firewall issue and can't reconnect to the game?

What if their house catches on fire?

What if they have a stroke in their chair?

What if another family member has a horrific accident and they need to leave right at that instant?

These are all scenarios in which having to leave is unavoidable, unforeseeable, and sure as hell doesn't warrant being banned for.

Luxeson9/6/2015, 1:58:05 PM2 votes

No, just no.

Project Xero9/8/2015, 2:38:27 AM1 votes

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Right i know what a lot of you are gonna say straight away here;** "But what if you have internet problems?" ** And here's my rebuttle - either get it fixed, or don't play league, because YOUR dodgy internet connection, is ruining other people's games.

Riot, This is getting absolutely ridiculous. My last 8 ranked games (all losses, hello again silver 3...) have had either a rage quitter, or somebody on an unstable internet connection in them which has either caused a full failure to connect, or they randomly connect and disconnect throughout the match. People that are on these connections unfit to play league shouldn't be playing ranked where there's actually something to lose. Hence i'm proposing instant 7 day bans for leaving ranked games, Probably like a 3 day ban if it's a disconnect issue beyond your control.

Why am i forced to keep losing ranked games, losing LP and dropping divisions because somebody on my team either can't be bothered to finish a game, or is on a connection they know is unsuitable for this game? I see entirely where you're coming from with a business perspective, More people playing means more potential customers, More stats to flaunt, Better Advertising. But you're really starting to irritate your community. The majority of people on my friends list are quitting this game because they simply can't win ranked games when there's people that either rage quit or never connect. What's the point in continuing this frustrating, uphill battle which leaves us in crap moods and angry because of something we can't control? You're forcing away your most loyal customers 1 at a time by completely refusing to acknowledge this problem.

Your reform system is based around making crappy toxic people into better ones, people we want in this community, So why doesn't it extend to people that refuse to fix their internet connections or those that can't be bothered waiting out a whole game? The ranked system is supposed to let the better players excel and climb the ladder, But how are we supposed to do that when we're practically missing a limb when a team mate hasn't even connected to the game? No amount of skill can help you come back from a 4 v 5 when the enemy team's snowballing, So don't give me that excuse. Either fix this problem or you're gonna start losing even more players.

this is why i don't play ranked, because of the constant bitching and bitching and bitching... and bitching and bitching. if someone leaves a game they should be banned for a week? so basically you are saying fuck your life my rank is more important then your family needing to go to the hospital, your internet crapping out or something randomly coming up say a job interview? if a border around your champion picture on a loading screen is that important to you, you really need to rethink your choices. go outside live a little bit, go on a date get a girlfriend go do something because bitching about something like rank is the least important thing you should be doing.

siilentdeath9/8/2015, 2:39:52 AM1 votes

make the ban on ranked as many games times gone afk. even they go afk for 5 minutes. going afk in a game on the 1st strike is a 24 hour ranked ban and the player loses 25-50 lp based on how many strikes they. after the player is ban for 24 hours they should have all thier connections reslved for next time. after 3-4 strikes a player will then recieve a 7 day ban. after the 7 day ban is up they must complete 7 non bots games without any connection issues what so ever. if they do that then they can play ranked again. thats my idea. also people need to not play this game on toaster grade pcs.

siilentdeath9/8/2015, 2:44:42 AM1 votes

if real life happens then play normals until your ranked ban/punishment is over. if real life happens then this game is the least of your issues.

Díversity7/3/2016, 10:44:19 PM1 votes

I agree with most people here on the fact that a 7 day ban for 1 game leave isn't really fair. I got banned once for leaving a ranked game cause my girlfriend had a car accident. I'm not even going to say sorry for that because it was out of my hands. I didn't even feel that bad about it anyway, I might have made 4 people a bit mad cause they lost but I made 5 people happy cause of a free win, that's a positive outcome in my book :D

I also agree on one thing though, that if people are having connection issues and slow internet then they should get banned from ranked. It's easily traceable what kind of connection someone has and you can stop them from ruining the game for others. If those people stop playing league it's not a big loss to riot anyway. They don't even have money for a stable internet connection so they sure as hell won't invest money into the game for skins and such.

Kikirino9/6/2015, 2:03:37 PM1 votes

Some people dodge to avoid trolls. Those people do not need a 7 day ban.

WolfChases9/6/2015, 5:03:25 PM1 votes

What if team leader doesn't ban Vayne and enemy team picks her? That is a legit reason to dodge the qeue or leave the game if she gets one kill.

AdanChristo9/6/2015, 11:18:17 PM1 votes

yes 100%