Why Are Games so Long?

Games take way too long to complete right now in SoloQ. I know this game is balanced around professional play so I am not going to pretend to know the average duration of a professional game where all 10 players are organized, skilled, and using voice chat.

For regular SoloQ, all my games are 40minutes+ if they aren't a complete stomp. Even in a stomp it feels like the team getting stomped has to start AFKing/not caring/surrender in order for the game to end quickly.

**Every game feels like we are just stalling out the "mid-game" **as laning phase is over, both teams are grouped, both teams not strong enough to just fight for baron, and just mindlessly waiting for Dragon to spawn. People literally get so bored mid-game that I feel that is the main reason people randomly get caught.

There are many ideas people have to quicken games, I am not claiming to know the best way to do so; I am just hoping that Riot is looking into shortening games.

Some random ideas to make games quicker? Feel free to add: -Make Baron weaker and able to be contested for much earlier in the game. Then make baron buff/gold/exp scale depending on the duration of game so a quick Baron doesn't completely end it.

-Dragon should give more benefit or at least give its 4th stacking buff as its 2nd instead.

-More benefit from towers.

-Gain exp and or gold quicker

-Longer death timers so players have more time to clear towers/objectives after a winning teamfight.