When are we going to help protect those that don't afk?

metaworldpeace10·Dec 10, 2014·3 votes·394 views

I'm really sick and tired of trying to climb the ladder, only to have a player never connect to a game and me losing 18-20 hard earned LP for a game that immediately had a 80% chance of failure. I'm also sick and tired of those who just immediately AFK the moment a 4v5 happens. Had a top lane irelia go 0-2 vs riven and afk for 13 minutes. 3v5 for 20 minutes of ass kicking for 18-20 LP loss. What are my rewards? nothing. Nothing at all. Fix this god damn system that keeps fucking those over who want to play the game to the best of their ability, but can't because of afks/disconnects.

4 Comments

S H A Y C 0Dec 10, 20144 votes

you know youre right! They punish you if you DC, but there is no positive incentive to stick around. There should be some sort of bonus, maybe a 10% LP increase for win and 10% LP decrease for loss. So if there is a DC and the sad red colored name at the end of the match everyone gets a percentage less of an LP hit for every AFK.

Example:

2 people DC but 3 stick it out until the surrender.

Base LP loss is 20 for this match

AFK players take a 20 + 20% LP loss 10% per AFK which = 24 ( I know its not amazing difference)

Remaining players take 20 - 20% LP loss for hanging tuff and finishing it out with honor, which is 16

it adds up over time and 10% per afk sounds scary so it could be enough.

the only think missing would be some incentive for when there are no afk's at all, like 10% ip or something....idea needs work but its a place to start

OysterothDec 10, 20141 votes

The problem with ideas like this is that everyone assumes that afking is always on purpose or with malicious intent. If someone's power goes out and they never connect to a game, or if they have to respond to an unforseeable emergency, should they really be punished for not only losing a game they never played, but also for taking on lp loss burdens?

S H A Y C 0Dec 10, 20141 votes

they are already taking on low priority queue burdens, and until riot gives a crap to differentiate...which they wont because its too much work....we are stuck with ideas that overlook that fact. I pitched a ginormous hissy fit about the updates to leave buster for that very reason. But being reminded of that maybe just the LP reduction for everyone who stays to finish the game would be best and take care of people who are unfortunate enough to have time warner as their isp :P

OysterothDec 10, 20141 votes

The general idea is that statistically, the system fucks everyone equally. Naturally there are outliers however.