LP loss prevention for afk on team

Gorethog·2/12/2020, 4:08:29 AM·1 votes·825 views

I have had many games where someone on my team would just AFK / dc, and I would lose LP because of it. I am amazed while other MOBA's don't punish someone for someone on their team going AFK. For example, I play a game on my phone called mobile legends and it has an AI system that automatically detects someone who is AFK and doesn't punish the team. I would be much appreciated for the league of legends to do the same.

Thank you for reading*[galio-happy]*

3 Comments

Soraka Actually2/12/2020, 4:28:53 AM1 votes

Won't happen, losing LP to rng like that is part of the system. Think of it as artificial difficulty. If you stand back and look at lol you'll see it has the mobile frustration mechanic, it keeps you seeking that reward feeling after losing for reasons beyond your control. It works, is time-tested, and ubiquitous these days. There's some good material out there on the psychology of such mechanics.

Kuthillick2/12/2020, 4:58:56 AM1 votes

There are a multitude of reasons this hasn't been, and most likely won't, be implemented.

Unless you also don't get any LP for an AFK on the enemy team, there would be an inflation of overall LP which presents its own problems
It encourages more toxicity and harassment.
You are already more likely to benefit from a player going AFK or DCing than you are to be punished by it. (5 enemies have the potential to AFK, only 4 allies, assuming you don't AFK)

Malix Farwin2/12/2020, 7:44:29 AM1 votes

Too easy to abuse.