Should Auto-fill Be More Rewarding?
In the past couple of months, I have witness countless complaints, bad attitude, and negativity due to the results of auto-fill. Most of us can relate. When Summoners are not in a role that they are comfortable playing, they tend to play lack luster compared to others that has experience (and Champs) in their given role (Support and Jungle mainly). Sometimes auto-fill leads to loses that we cannot control and we, unfortunately, lose out on a lot of LP in ranked just because we were not given the chance to make a big difference the turn the tides are war on the rift. There are three options that I came up with that may potentially fix these problems and make climbing up rank, more enjoyable again.
Number One: Eliminate the Auto-Fill System. Even though this would make a permanent fix to auto-fill problems and game play experience, I believe Riot will not get rid of the auto-fill system due to multiple roles being a top priority to select than others (like Top, Mid, and Bot). Also the wait times of all Roles will vary due to the amount of Summoners who want that role.
Number Two: Gaining more LP if Auto-filled into a role. This option seems to be the most promising to make auto-fill more respectable to play rather than asking summoners to switch roles. The LP lost when you are faced with defeat would remain the same but you have the chance to win a lot more LP to help make climbing in your division a lot earlier. However, the problem occurs when Summoner ask another Summoner to switch roles and gain the extra LP while playing your best role. Also, there are Summoners, like myself, who can Support and Jungle very well. which makes number three a reasonable option.
Number Three: Gain little, Lose less. This way is my favorite because if you lose while playing an auto-fill role, you wont lose as much LP but if you win as auto-fill, you gain a little less than the fill amount of LP gained at the end of the game. This keeps the negativity at a low, makes the game more enjoying knowing if you lose, you wont lose as much LP, and a chance to gain a little more LP for playing in a role that is not your best.
So which one of these you think will help with auto-fill issues? This is probably the last discussion I'll make but I hope this discussion helps you think about some other ways to help make League of Legends more enjoyable of us Summoners. Have a wonderful day and see you on the rift!