Harsher Penalties for ARAM Champ-Select Abandons [or an Alternative]

Ekrotus·Aug 29, 2016·9 votes·514 views

I don't know if this is a majority opinion, or a minor one or anything, but the current frequency that I see people quitting because they didn't get "the exact roll they wanted" it absurd. I go countless games with trash rolls or champions that I get consecutively that I don't want to play, yet SO OFTEN when I get a great roll (Katarina, Jhin, Soraka, Sona) in ARAM, someone ends up quitting and then I'll get back in with an absolute garbage roll again.

Does anyone else think we need to have these people punished harder? The whole point of ARAM is to get a random thing, use your rerolls if you want, and then get stuck with it. It's RNG. These people quitting are clearly not playing it for its proper purpose in mind. They don't get what they want, they leave and ruin everyone's rolls, only to get back in a few minutes later? If they want a specific champ, they need to pick summoner's rift. It's ridiculous how easy they get let off.

If you don't want to punish these people harder, I suggest an alternative: the option for a free "keep or reroll" if a player abandons your last ARAM match, but BEFORE you can see your teammates' rolls, and you only have 10, maybe 8 seconds or even as little as 5 (so people can't communicate to anyone on Voice Chat if they're a premade, in time). This lets you either pick your GREAT champ you got in the prior roll, and keep it, or get that "free" reroll that you'd normally be getting otherwise. This can both prevent stacked teams as an implementation of this feature, as well as allow for a better compensation to players, like me, who get fucked over by these people that abandon when we get a good roll.

On another note, jesus christ the frequency that ARAM matches are 1-sided nowadays are absurd. It's at LEAST every other game now. But that's beside the reason I'm making this post.

If anyone has any other ideas, surely reply. If you agree or disagree, voice your opinion. No stupid arguing though, please.

8 Comments

dunder killAug 29, 20164 votes

Best solution is if you dodge an ARAM lobby, you still get that same champion next game as well. You don't get a free reroll

BananaSlayerAMOAug 29, 20161 votes

Well technically they can get a free 'reroll' if they leave and rejoin the queue because they'll get a random champ again. Overall, it's still a win for them.

dunder killAug 29, 20163 votes

No they wouldnt. I'm proposing that if you dodge an ARAM lobby, no matter what you do, you will still get the same champion that you had in the lobby that you dodged. Doesn't matter if its 5 minutes or a week

JedditeAug 29, 20161 votes

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No they wouldnt. I'm proposing that if you dodge an ARAM lobby, no matter what you do, you will still get the same champion that you had in the lobby that you dodged. Doesn't matter if its 5 minutes or a week

Whoa, bro -- you're "proposing" a terrible idea that has been suggested -- a word you might be familiar with --> _literally _<-- hundreds of times over the past three years. How are you not designing vidya gamin' with all that thoroughly considered think'er'n you be doin'?????

EkrotusAug 29, 20162 votes

I REALLY like this idea, this is so much better than what I had in mind. This is perfect and would fix everything immediately.

ReikkenAug 29, 20161 votes

The penalties for dodging in ARAM are already harsher than for dodging in other modes.

And no amount of penalty is going to prevent dodging on smurf accounts.

EkrotusAug 29, 20161 votes

"If you do not try, then you are doomed to fail."

hhaavviikkAug 29, 20161 votes

make all champions available in ARAM and you will most likely see less dodging because you no longer feel the need to dodge with a bad team comp out of fear the enemy has 5 ARAM smurfs and thus 5 OP champions.