Extend remake to after 3 minutes, and change report system
Being someone who seems to get an above-average amount of toxic players, afkers, rage quitters, etc. I feel we need to extend the time for which you are able to remake the game.
I have had two games in a row where the person who went afk connected before 3 minutes and started playing and then went afk due to being disconnected about 1 - 2 minutes later. This leads us to have to play 4 v 5 and lose. This is something that definitely should be fixed.
My ideas for what to do about this issue and I am obviously open to changing this idea if anyone has any other ideas.
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Extend remake timer. This means instead of making it where if the person hasn't connected within the first 3 minutes, make it for the first 5 minutes. This being where if the person does go afk for an extended period of time after the 3-minute remake timer, there is still a way to avoid punishing 4 people.
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Do not let pre-made groups abuse the system. If someone purposely goes afk in a premade they can not remake the game. This forces pre-made groups to not be able to abuse the system.
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Allow for in-game reporting. If someone is being explicitly toxic, allow the team to report them on the spot, this way they don't have to wait till the end of the game, or ask their teammates to report them.
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If someone does go afk and doesn't reconnect, add a system where people can hop in and take over the champion that was there, thus allowing people to not suffer completely. A system similar to what many other games use, aka FPS games.
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Add priority queues. DOTA 2 has this system. Someone who has been reported/punished, or someone has afked/dced consistently and ruined games for other people get put into a low priority queue. This means they have to wait a longer period of time to get into a game, and the games they join are with other people who have been punished for similar things.
Edit: 6) Almost forgot. If someone goes afk/disconnects and your team is unable to remake. The only person who should get a loss of lp should be the person who afked/disconnected. Punishing 4 other people who didn't do anything malicious is unfair.
Those are just my thoughts on what can be done to address some of these issues. If anyone has any other ideas, please add them to this thread.
Thank you.