Why does a ranked game even start 4v5?

Legendari·10/31/2014, 1:19:43 AM·6 votes·1,198 views

Just ended a 7 game ranked winning streak because our mid-laner didn't even connect to the game until about the 10 min mark, then proceeded to feed because they were 5 levels behind everyone. Lost 18 LP.

IMO, a ranked game shouldn't even start if all the players aren't there. It should pause and wait for them to connect, and if they don't connect after a certain amount of time, they should get the full LP loss as well as leaver points and everyone else can move on to the next game.

9 Comments

Matthias911910/31/2014, 4:47:25 AM2 votes

Riot has actually said they're considering pausing and/or restarting games where someone disconnects while loading in.

TheLegendaddy10/31/2014, 6:44:35 AM2 votes

yeah they definitely need an opt out function for entry dc's, happens all the time

Matezoide10/31/2014, 1:42:39 AM1 votes

But muh abuse

TheBestFalcon11/1/2014, 2:24:27 AM1 votes

If it makes you feel any better, in dota 2 any game normal or ranked wont start if som1 fails to connect.

Kat Head11/1/2014, 1:41:09 PM1 votes

If someone did not connect, a 2 minute pause until play continued or game was disbanded would be a excellent idea.