AFKs

jamesdangerbond·Nov 25, 2015·0 votes·211 views

> I find it very annoying when I'm in a series match and people go afk or disconnect, making it a 4 v 5. Although I know it is possible to win these matches, the odds are against it, and it gives the team with 5 people an unfair advantage. If you lose this mach as a 4 v 5, it still counts as a loss. This is fine in normals, but in ranked, it makes the game no fun / takes away all competition and basically makes me know we will lose. This is something I take seriously and I don't want to be penalized if my teammate decides they have something better to do during a ranked game. Please reinstate the loss prevented feature at least during series games, because actually having the skills to advance but being pushed back into a lower rank becasue of an afk game or 2 afk games in a row during a series is inexcusable. Thanks RIot.

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Rocky2Nov 25, 20151 votes

The latest update should help with this. Promo helper was designed to make losing promos over and over again less annoying. I myself have lost several promos due to afks and disconnects.

In case you missed it,

Promo series play an important role in the Leagues system as the thresholds between divisions and tiers. In some cases, they can feel more like revolving doors when players toeing the skill border between ranks fall into a cycle of entering, failing, and reentering the same promo series. This is, to some extent, part and parcel with participation in a highly competitive system, but last season's learnings from ranked decay show that the balance between competitiveness and frustration isn't equal across the entire ladder.
Enter Promo Helper. From Bronze through Gold 2, failing a series will get you a win credit that'll apply toward your next attempt at that series, provided you can get back in. If you're ever demoted, Promo Helper will automatically grant you max credits until you've passed as many series as necessary to get back to your season-high division.

Promo Helper is rolling out now during the off-season for testing so we can ensure everything's tuned accordingly before the 2016 ranked season starts early next year. 
DIG TO THE SURFACE Promo Helper only applies when you're in a division below Gold 1 (the same point where ranked decay begins) CONTINUE? If you lose a promotional series, your next attempt at that series will start with a win credit (can stack twice for Tier series) WHY DO WE FALL? Demotion wipes Promo Helper's win credits SO WE CAN LEARN TO PICK OURSELVES UP Promo Helper always grants max win credits for any series you've previously passed USE 'EM OR LOSE 'EM All Promo Helper bonuses will be reset at the beginning of the 2016 ranked season <