@Riot, why is no "cancel the game" mechanic implemented to handle dcs?

PhantomGG··2 votes·223 views

As title states, a person made this topic a while back and it got very positive feedback from the player base.

Mathematically the team that has the most gold normally wins games, so what will happen when one team has a dc? Mathematically unless the enemy team with 5 does the most major screw up, the team with four will always lose.

To those who go

"Ive won four v fives"

You only won it for the enemy team allowed you to win, mathematically you should not of won it at all or had a chance.

In a legit four v five where the enemy team knows simply off pure basic addition that they are stronger, they will turn the game into a bully charge as a five man group and take all the towers, as the team with four is near helpless.

What should be implemented?

If a person dcs within the first twenty minutes of the game and has not reconnected within 4 minutes the game should be automatically canceled no lp or ip given to either party.

To those who say this is a abuseable season

Riot is a smart group of people, they should be able to figure something out

This is not a salt post, this is a issue that has existed for over 4 years that has yet to be given a solution.

3 Comments

I am Pacman1 votes

I always despise 4v5s but sometimes they happen. Sometimes somebody dcs, it sucks but its a part of online team games.

First off Riot has a finite amount of resources. Coding this into the game takes time that could be spent on the upcoming client update or a new gamemode.

Secondly, Dcs rarely happen. They don't happen enough to affect your overall rank by the end of the season and statistically speaking they happen just as much to the enemy team if not more.

This particular dc is even more rare. Typically people dc midway through a match. 10-15 min in, they rage quit or ping spikes or have to go eat dinner or whatever their reason is. Its rare for a person to que up, finish champion select and then dc in loading screen.

I personally don't remember the last time someone dced from my game from the beginning.

Side note: Human beings are amazing at finding weaknesses and exploits in any system they are given. I can't think of a way to abuse it off the top of my head but im sure someone can.

Just my 2 cents

PhantomGG1 votes

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I always despise 4v5s but sometimes they happen. Sometimes somebody dcs, it sucks but its a part of online team games.

First off Riot has a finite amount of resources. Coding this into the game takes time that could be spent on the upcoming client update or a new gamemode.

Secondly, Dcs rarely happen. They don't happen enough to affect your overall rank by the end of the season and statistically speaking they happen just as much to the enemy team if not more.

This particular dc is even more rare. Typically people dc midway through a match. 10-15 min in, they rage quit or ping spikes or have to go eat dinner or whatever their reason is. Its rare for a person to que up, finish champion select and then dc in loading screen.

I personally don't remember the last time someone dced from my game from the beginning.

Side note: Human beings are amazing at finding weaknesses and exploits in any system they are given. I can't think of a way to abuse it off the top of my head but im sure someone can.

Just my 2 cents

Thank you for the respectful reply :P

As for wht you said about "loading screen dcs" im talking about any dc that happens within the first 20 minutes, also change what I said, the person who dced and whoever is queing with them both face a penalty, this way it will discourage anyone from going "welp jeffry we are loseing, u better take one for the team"

As for forced griefing dcs

Track if the person who dced was feeding or not, if they were feeding and dc, the game will not be canceled.

I am Pacman1 votes

Ok thanks for clearing that up about the loading screen dcs.

As for Dcs in the first 20 min of the game.

I like the idea of punishing anyone in a que with them to ward off the exploit of smurf accounts or accounts people would use to dodge when playing with friends.

The only other problem is toxicity in game as a result. (I believe riot may have addressed this as one of their reasons for not implementing a lp refund for dcs yet but I can't find the source)

I can easily see 4 people abusing whoever is 0/4 or 0/5 until they leave the game. I personally have thick skin or I can always mute but its not a nice environment anyways.

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