A solution to losing lp in ranked matches due to afkers

One of the most frustrating things to deal with in League of Legends, not only in ranked but in all formats, is being forced to sit through twenty plus minutes of a match with an afk player (on either side). After five years, you would think there would have been some kind of solution to this problem, but the most popular solution offered is giving loss prevented in ranked matches to keep players from losing lp. While the loss prevention idea seems logical to a degree, it is often stated that it would be easily exploitable.

Focusing mainly on ranked matches, and only those games where someone just never connects at all, a significant number of games could be saved from being frustrating for players on either or both teams with the following system.

If a player fails to connect, they should be removed from the game in after a short period of time. Once the player is removed, players who are in the queue should be given the choice to join an ongoing game. Once a player accepts the position, they are loaded into the match and leveled up to the average level of all players in the match and given an amount of gold equal to an average of all players in the match as well. This would save many games from being throw away games, and the player base as a whole a lot of frustration.

If the system were quick enough, the team with the afk player could set the lanes to hold on until the new player made it into the game. As well, the player joining the game could be given an idea as to which other champions are on their team so that they can pick a champion to fill the missing role if they choose to do so.

Since joining an ongoing game would put the players at a disadvantage, players who agree to go into the match could be given an incentive of some kind, such as an ip bonus, or full lp for a victory, and only a percentage of lp lost if they lose.

The technology for this suggestion already exists in the game, since ARAM and Dominion start players out with an alternative level and amount of gold.

Even if this solution doesn't quite fit, something should definitely be done about afks who never load in. They're the easiest afks to spot and fixing even just games where these afks appear would drastically improve the overall player experience.