AFK's in ranked, just an idea. (TL:DR at bottom)

TurdFergus0n··1 votes·819 views

I know there isn't much we can do about AFK's or D/C's in ranked, but I do indeed have and idea on how we can lessen the impact that they have. Now, I usually fess up to when I'm just being bad during a game, or having a bad day, so losing LP and potentially getting de-ranked, demoted, or losing a series due to my mistakes is something I can handle. One thing I do not like one bit is Leavers/ AFK's, especially if they are doing it on purpose. I understand if it's on accident, but people who intentionally leave, or sit at base bug me. So now for the idea, I know returning lost LP or preventing loss in ranked isn't allowed/is discouraged, or is very rare, so instead why not make it so if someone on your team is AFK, not including you or a duo partner (this shouldn't be implemented for 5's teams, only solo/duo qeue), you should lose less LP, be given an extra chance in series(1-2/3 per series depending on behavior maybe?), and not be able to be demoted/de-rank because of an AFK (Excluding the AFK of course). Also, if you win while there is an AFK on your team you should be rewarded with extra LP/IP (Also excluding the AFK). Lastly, the definition of being AFK should be slightly changed. You should be considered AFK if you are just sitting at base being toxic. Maybe you are AFK if you don't collect ANY experience or CS for a long enough amount of time. This should be changed be cause there are mean people out there who are for some reason willing to just run in circles at spawn and say some pretty mean stuff, and they aren't AFK.

So there you have it. TL:DR- -AFK's shouldn't cause you to lose a series or de-rank -Get rewarded for winning a game with an AFK on your team -Toxic people who sit at spawn and do nothing should be considered AFK

I think that just about covers it, thank you friends. May your battles on the Fields of Justice be grand!summoner 11 ~AWS (TurdFergus0n)

6 Comments

HoboGod2 votes

While certainly frustrating, losing a ranked game due to an AFKer represents a minority of games and shouldn't reflect your overall LP over a long enough timeline (especially when paired with winning a ranked game due to an AFKer.) If anything, RIOT should introduce a "I'm sorry, here's a cookie" method of compensating your lose. If you lose a ranked game because a player went afk, you still lose LP, but you get bonus IP for not quitting game. :)

TurdFergus0n1 votes

Well, the bigger issue I wanted to address was getting demoted. Where the LP problem is not as big of a deal, one winning game after an AFK and you have your LP back and maybe some. Your team can be doing well or poorly, but you shouldn't be demoted due to someone else's shenanigans. Simply preventing the demotion due to someone else on your team being AFK is kind of what I had in mind. Anything more is just nice.

Big Hans1 votes

This would work only if AFKs on the enemy team wouldnt cause you to gain rank. Making it pointless.

TurdFergus0n1 votes

Well winning against an enemy team with an AFK could give you slightly less LP, no big deal. And we already get no penalties for winning against AFK's now anyway so why does it matter either way. It isn't so much fixing AFK's just dampening the impact they have on YOUR team.

Big Hans1 votes

And just as I said, you shouldnt get promoted because the enemy team had an afk. This is not a problem. This LP loss averages out.

Im not saying AFKs are not a problem. Im just saying from LP gain/loss perspective its a non issue.

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