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I think the punishment for afk should vary between ranked and normal/aram games

ljt117·9/24/2017, 11:34:39 PM·2 votes·326 views

First of all, afk is bad, no matter what's the reason, it's always bad for your teammates. But I do think having an internet problem and dc in a normal game should not be punished as hard as dc or rage quit in a ranked game. I even heard that people got placed in low priority queue because of afk in aram games. I think the punishment for the normal games should be slightly lower, maybe for just 2 or 3 games. Or maybe shorter wait time. In reality losing a normal game is not as harsh as ranked game isn't it? Therefore the punishment should not be just the same.

2 Comments

ljt1179/25/2017, 3:28:18 AM1 votes

uh.. I guess this topic has been discussed a lot before?

Apost9/25/2017, 6:09:15 AM1 votes

"In reality losing a normal game is not as harsh as ranked game isn't it?" While I might not be losing LP, having people ragequit when you are trying to have fun is rather frustrating.

I do agree though tha you being punished for technical problems is kinda dumb, even in pro play the game stops until said problem is fixed (yes I know this is not possible in online play), I never have reported someone that obviously dced because of internet issues whether I was playing aram, normal or ranked.

Also having to leave one game, every 50 or so, will probably not put you in low priority queue. If it's more than that you should either:

  • get a better internet connection, so you don't have to dc as much

  • check your temper, by rage quiting your games you are ruining the game for at least 4 other people