Rito Plz. I have lost so many ranks, so much LP and so many Series/Promos. I think this is completely unfair. I could be in Gold V by now, but literally 60% of my games I have an AFK. Having an AFK, its a given that you are going to lose, especially in the lower ranks. I'm sure a lot of people could relate to this, and people have definitely thought of this before. Thanks.
Should you also not gain LP/win series when the enemy team has an AFK?
I could be in Gold V by now, but literally 60% of my games I have an AFK.
I don't believe you. I think "People are afk'ing" is becoming a lame excuse for losing ranked now.
Even if true, you haven't suggested a way of fixing it, you are just whining, and isn't that productive?
You do realize that the amount of people that AFK on your team is roughly the same amount of people who AFK on the other team? The only reason you don't think it works that way is because our brains are designed to remember 3 times as many negative experiences than positive ones. It's evolutionary. Something bad happens while hunting and you almost die, you remember so you can survive. It's scientifically proven that our brains remember more negative than positive.
Now, with that in mind, If you are like me, then you have won promotional games because of an AFK on the other team. You have won ranked games and gained LP because of AFK's on the other team. It happens roughly the same amount of times to everyone. Ranked is an environment where people are playing at their best to win. They are more stressed, more likely to get frustrated, and more likely to lash out and act irrationally. Do I think the League system needs to be changed? No, it works fine. If it didn't, Riot would have changed it. They changed the ELO system after 2 seasons because it was problematic. Dealing with AFK's is part of the game, ranked or otherwise, and therefore there should be no "well since you had an AFK and lost then you shouldn't be penalized". You will gain that LP back and gain more after that if you are good enough and deserve it.
It happens to me too. Yes, it is frustrating, but come on. It's really not that big of a deal. If you are meant to advance, you will advance regardless of AFK's or otherwise.
Yeah in the last 2 promo series I've played there were AFKs in at least one of the 3 matches each time. Seriously unfair. I wouldn't mind if it just didn't count the match towards anything but it counts as a loss for you. (because 5v4 is mostly impossible unless you ALREADY have a crazy lead)
I think they should do something to compensate the unfortunate players.
You can and you will.
Life is so hard.
On a related note, you should be allowed one free dodge in promos.
Hey. Just so you know, it's not Riot's/Troll's/AFKer's fault that you aren't Gold. You're just not very good at this game. It's your fault.
I would say good luck with climbing, but you shouldn't climb. Good luck with improving at this game, do that and you'll climb.
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Rito Plz. I have lost so many ranks, so much LP and so many Series/Promos. I think this is completely unfair. I could be in Gold V by now, but literally 60% of my games I have an AFk
Hahahahahaha
Doesn't look like anyone AFK'd in your last few ranked games. Also AFKing after the enemy starts to destroy nexus turrets and there is literally no way of stopping them because they are so fed is not really AFKing lol
I think you should just get a free pass(you don't lose any LP or count as a loss in series) after a certain amount of wins for things just like this. Like maybe after 20 wins or something.
You do realize that if you lose and someone on your team was AFK, you lose fewer LP than if they weren't. They lose a lot more however. Also, you could surrrender, it doesn't help in a series, but does reduce the LP you lose for a match.
I had 2 AFK in a Ranked Game and at the end, for my surprise, when we list the game I got +0LP. Also 3 minutes before the end of the game one player stood in base until the end.
AFK, what about people who just insta feed?! I got banned for telling off an instafeeder that was just going down mid in my 5th game of series... I'm banned, they are still playing.. where is the logic in that, they ruined the game for 9 Team Players, when I told off the 1 individual. Ban the guy sticking up for the rest of the players
let me just duo with my friend and afk if we're losing so we don't lose LP
Afker? you mean one less feeder?
I don't do the ranked, but don't you think this could be abused? Duo queue, bribery, I dunno.
This is good. I think Dota has a similar feature for abandons too.
this is not very well thought out, in order to gain LP you have to take the LP from someone else, If every time there was an afk it didnt allow LP loss, there would also be no gain, and it would likely result in even more frustration.
