Client crash causing loss in promo?

Arshiaslaya·8/11/2016, 8:29:50 PM·2 votes·646 views

When I know I'm not the only one that crashes at least once every day,and I see constantly streamers crash every stream,why does a crash in the game of League of Legends cause an auto loss in promos when it's something that happens to everyone often.I get that it's to prevent but give like a -4 lp or something after rank up or rank down,maybe more in promos.It's honestly dumb that in a game which crashes are crazy frequent that this would be a valid punishment.It's also sad that a billion dollar company can't fix their client after years when dota 2 in closed beta had a way better client.

3 Comments

Naenia8/11/2016, 8:33:18 PM1 votes

I agree that if you have technical issues that are out of your control that you either shouldn't be punished for it (lose LP, low priority queue) or at the very least, you get a reduced punishment (less LP lost, shorter low priority queue time). But when I read a Rioter's comment on someone else's post like this, they basically said that if you AFK/DC from a game, whether it's intentional or unintentional, there will be a punishment for it. I think that's really messed up for the people who do it unintentionally and who have no control over their client crashing.

Deep Terror Nami8/11/2016, 8:34:37 PM1 votes

That does not really "happen to everyone often". If you are repeatedly getting crashes, I'd suggest heading over to the Help & Support board and getting some assistance. Dodging (whether from a crash, DC, or intentional leave) results in an automatic promo game loss so people don't abuse it and dodge until they get a match they prefer (teammates, comp etc.). Artificially increasing your chances to win would be a big problem.

Arshiaslaya8/11/2016, 8:38:50 PM1 votes

I get that,but It does happen often maybe not daily but I've seen many streamers crash and I know a lot of my friends as much as I do.I also see your point of how it can be abused but it could take an increased amount of lp in promos maybe like 15-20 but as the league client stands I strongly think that it shouldn't be an auto lose in promos.