Auto-Lock in on Ranked and Drafted

VitalBiotic·8/2/2017, 3:13:13 PM·4 votes·2,544 views

Am I the only one annoyed that on standard blind pick, if you select a champion but don't lock in, it automatically locks in for you when the timer ends, however on drafted and ranked, you have to lock in yourself otherwise you get the boot once the timer ends. Why is it this way? Is there any actual purpose? I mean, I have 15 minutes to think of a purpose right now whilst I'm blocked from matching, but it's kinda annoying and I run the risk of getting demoted back to honour one for the THIRD TIME REEEEEE.

[zombie-nunu-bummed]

5 Comments

DrCyanide8/2/2017, 3:21:36 PM1 votes

The purpose is so you don't just go AFK after the ban phase. Blind Pick is fast enough you don't have the problem.

If it auto locked, you could hover your Champion, select Runes, select Masteries, ban a champion, then AFK for the next however long. You could get up and fix yourself some dinner, start reading something or watching a video, then remember "oh yeah! I'm in game now!"

Duchess Katarina8/2/2017, 3:24:17 PM1 votes

It's to prevent the people who go afk or lose their internet connection from getting into game.

This post explains it better:

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/KUI1fhh9-option-to-ban-none-but-auto-kick-when-not-locking-in-a-ban?comment=0002

hsojbabe8/2/2017, 3:26:06 PM1 votes

It makes the champ select to go by faster. You have until bans and before/after you picked your champion to check your masteries/runes/spells. I wouldn't want to wait 30 seconds each for everyone to lock in. If you can't lock in yourself its your fault.

Vegathron3/10/2019, 4:01:12 AM1 votes

yup its dumb. they are all about clarity and all this crap and then randomly throw it out the window.