Can we get a way to report in lobby before a game even starts?

TouchpadExpert·6/16/2016, 2:30:08 PM·146 votes·5,145 views

I just queued for a bot game and had a hunch that two of my teammates were being botted. I used the website na.op.gg and my hunch was confirmed. Their last 10 matches had all the identifying factors involved. Heal and ghost every single game. Double digit deaths and a creep score below 30 every game. An itemization that includes 6 pairs of boots, a build that consists of nothing but 5 catalyst of the aeons and other spam item builds that are profoundly stupid followed by a game where they buy nothing at all. They are programmed to act like newbie players but when an account reaches level 20+ there should be red flags going up. This has been going on for months now which is unacceptable.

I've been told "just report them after game" and I do just that. Riot you rely on us to do your leg work on finding these things. I am an expert in identifying these bot accounts. I can pick one out just by spending 30 seconds with them in a lobby. And I have 100% accuracy in properly identifying a bot. Its not that hard to figure out when you have a bot in your game. I literally just told you some easy identifying factors already. They auto lock in lobby and say nothing. In game they say the same one word phrases so as to fool Riot's ban squad. "WTF" "Push" "Frozen" & "GJ" are the most frequent phrases. They only go up mid lane. They will suicide under turret for no apparent reason.

These bot accounts are a plague that is infesting the system. Their presence ensures that new players never make it into the system. Riot you are being sabotaged. You need to step up your game on handling this. At least make a public statement about it. I need to know that you are aware about it. You can tell me "we cannot divulge how we are handling this situation at this time" and I won't be upset, but can I at least hear that you are aware of what is going on? Ignoring this issue will lead to more serious and harder to detect issues down the line so its in your best interest and the interest of the community that you publicly announce that it is a problem and then actively do something about it.

And while you're at it allow us to flag a teammate before a game whom we suspect to be a botter. Give us the tools to help us help you.

65 Comments

DeathBurst6/16/2016, 2:35:34 PM67 votes

I support this suggestion for another reason.

If a real human is toxic in the lobby, I have 2 choices: dodge and let him continue while I'm punished, or play a bad game just to report him after the match. That's stupid.

Spinothalamic6/16/2016, 9:40:25 PM7 votes

Logged in to upvote. Been a huge problem recently. Played a bot game today on my smurf to practice new champs. We had a bot that just fed, saying those predictable things, and we would have lost the game if I couldn't carry these new players. Speaking of reporting in lobby, this NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

So wake up this morning and queue for first promo. Get a support that says "hello all, I will run your f--ing game"

"Welcome to Bronze"

"Don't even try you will lose this game"

Locks in Ez.

I dodge...

Cow says meow6/16/2016, 6:46:25 PM6 votes

Riot is owned by China. Chinese people bot accounts. Bots are protected.

Cheekynorth6/16/2016, 7:03:59 PM5 votes

Not all bots I have encountered go mid. I have had a match with a bot Soraka that literally followed our Sona, everywhere she went. Even when she recalled, the Soraka walked to base instead of recalling. There was another match with a different bot (don't remember the character) that just went to top, got hit, walked under turret, recalled, repeat. At one point, they would randomly tower dive and get killed. This happened most of the match and fed. This HAS to stop. I am tired of going into a game with to or three bots who feed and me and one/two other guys having to carry. I am almost scared to go into intermediate sometimes in case I suffer the same fate as a diamond player and two others and getting FOUR bots, where I will have no ability to solo carry a game. I am simply not skilled enough. I also tend to use champions I feel like, even though I am a Shyvana main, because I think using one character gets boring, and therefor I possess less skill with my main than I would if I solely played her. I just... don't understand why people bot. My first thought is to sell accounts, but who would stoop so low as to buy an account so they can say "oo ar I'm a diamond player". Literally wasted money to say that they have a high rank in a video game, which they could simply get from playing and getting good themselves

Aeszarck6/16/2016, 5:55:59 PM4 votes

Screenshot and send in a support ticket.

Cloud2736/16/2016, 4:34:15 PM3 votes

Bots are not healthy for this game, regardless of which mode it is. Bot games aren't just about helping players practice their skills. They're good for practicing team communication, learning about the jungle/objectives, etc. Since bots don't interact with players (most of the time), players are unable to practice these skills needed for pvp. So yes I support this. The less of them we have the better this game is.

Lirik6/17/2016, 2:11:41 PM2 votes

but but but.. Riotlobster and RiotSocrates in the round table bs said the toxicity has never been that low why would you need such option to report peoples before the game even start ? [slayer-pantheon-popcorn]

Joman7676/16/2016, 2:52:43 PM2 votes

Honestly the report in pre game lobby would do a lot more than you think. It would solve the mid or feed problem that we used to have if they took away the champ select that nobody likes. It would reduce auto locking and trolling pre game as well as troll picks (soraka heal teleport jungle), aanndd it would solve the bot problem.

BeastModeGames136/17/2016, 4:05:16 AM2 votes

I have played 5 bot games with my little brother who has only played about 10 bot matches but 80% of the time a bot goes to lane with us (cause they are programed to just go to 1 lane), so i later end up going to whatever lane needs help because i wanted to lane with my brother and help him learn but i can't with all these bots (yes i report them). Riot please fix this it isn't fair to make a new player play 4v5 just because someone wanted to level an account and not go through the work themselves.item 3070

TouchpadExpert6/17/2016, 4:20:12 AM2 votes

I don't think China is directly to blame. I think that there are multiple entities responsible for this. Regardless I want this issue to get publicity and promptly fixed.

Bacunwulf6/16/2016, 10:14:29 PM2 votes

Also it would be nice if we got a notification about someone we reported being punished such as in CS GO where all it says is "A player you have reported has been punished" or something like that.

Seraphize6/17/2016, 12:24:37 AM2 votes

So THAT'S what that Lux was doing, I thought she just didn't speak english, huh

Project omen6/16/2016, 8:05:58 PM1 votes

Wait, I don't get it. What's going on? Are people using some kind of a program so their account plays games by itself using a bot?

Caítlyn6/16/2016, 2:44:49 PM1 votes

Why does it matter? If its in a bot game who cares?