Queue Dodge Timers are unnecessarily noxious

Sanghelios·Dec 22, 2017·1 votes·391 views

Writing this as I was rightfully(?) penalized by a dodge timer, for dodging a game that probably, maybe could've been won. (3 players with sub 30% winrates in my promos, noty)

However, speaking for myself, this is an exception and usually a timer is the result of dodging a game because of criteria that may severely degrade the enjoyment and victory conditions of games, for instance:

Toxic teammates flaming each other in champ select
I'm autofilled, or a teammate is autofilled (usually leads to 1)
Someone proclaiming to troll (usually a result of 2)
Retarded team composition

If anything I should be rewarded for dodging and thereby preventing a (potentially) awful League of Legends experience for anyone.

3 Comments

Ayanami3rdDec 22, 20171 votes

No. Just no. If everyone was free to dodge just because they do not consider their team worthy enough of playing with them, I would have to queue even longer than I am forced to already. Instead, dodging should be punished even harder. All these "oh I'm autofill mimimi so I dodge at the last second before game starts" players cost me SO MUCH LIFETIME.

SangheliosDec 23, 20171 votes

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No. Just no. If everyone was free to dodge just because they do not consider their team worthy enough of playing with them, I would have to queue even longer than I am forced to already. Instead, dodging should be punished even harder. All these "oh I'm autofill mimimi so I dodge at the last second before game starts" players cost me SO MUCH LIFETIME.

You don't consider it a waste of time to be in a 30 min. autoloss game? But it's possible to win! - Or you could dodge, lose a few insignificant LP, preserve your mmr and get into an actual game.

Ayanami3rdDec 25, 20171 votes

Okay, I'll go into detail then:

Toxic teammates flaming each other in champ select => You could still win with them. /mute them if it annoys you.
I'm autofilled, or a teammate is autofilled (usually leads to 1) => If you are autofilled, then play your damn role the best you can. League consists of five different roles. It's part of the game.
Someone proclaiming to troll (usually a result of 2) => That might be a reason, but happens so rarely, that you should just dodge and report the player manually with a screenshot of the chat.
Retarded team composition => This is a - quoting you - "retarded" argument. "Oh, I don't like your pick! Have fun with going back to queue, I dodge until I find the perfect team comp!" - Just respect what others pick. It's ALSO part of the game. And yes, some picks may be exotic, but then again, how are new strategies ever found out if no one tried them?!

So, no. Don't be a lazy dodger.