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Reconnecting during a ranked game still results in LP loss!

R3d Impact·7/2/2018, 2:47:17 AM·4 votes·2,927 views

Hey guys, just wanted to see what you guys think of this. Recently I was in a ranked game, we were winning pretty hard and 8 min in my internet suddenly takes a dive. I restart my router, and less than 4 min later I'm back in the game. The enemy has taken my turret, but our team is excited I'm back. I get farmed up quickly and gain levels as our team plays defensively. Then then start fights and after a few teamfights, won we take 2 inhibitors and the enemy surrenders at 25 min. Now imagine my shock in learning that I LOST 16 LP for this game. Despite winning the game that would have taken me into my promo series, I lose LP and MMR for a game that I rightfully won. I went 4-1 after DC'ing finishing 5-1 while having more kills, farm, gold, and damage to champs than my other solo lane.

This decision by Riot to penalize any player who RECONNECTS after a DC is a catastrophic mistake. I am a fairly good mannered player, but others might look at this and decide that if for any reason they DC (sibling hits power cord, router error, ect.) They will not reconnect because no matter what, the game counts as a LOSS and they will LOSE LP and MMR no matter what. That will ruin the game for the remaining 4 players on their team who just want to play and have a good time.

So guys what do you think? Do you think Riot should give players who reconnect and remain reconnected for the remainder of the game (min time 5 min) the winnings of a game, or perhaps just make sure they don't lose LP (kinda like a remake)? Or do you think Riot should continue to punish good players who make a determined effort to reconnect and continue playing with their team and pushing towards victory?

9 Comments

Lenn7/2/2018, 3:15:55 AM1 votes

its so players cant afk and then come back and gain LP and be rewarded despite doing something toxic. sorry to say but leaving the game for that length of time is deserving of being considered a leave - if it wasnt punished, ppl would use leaving and reconnecting as a soft trolling method

im guessing that the length of time you play after reconnecting (when youve been disconnected for a significant amount of time) may decrease the LP you lose? since just having left is usually a full LP loss, but 16 is an unusual amount to lose unless you have godlike MMR

Big Bad Ho5/19/2019, 11:04:41 PM1 votes

Hi, I've just had this happened to me and I came across your post. Initially I did feel mortified that despite doing well before I disconnected and winning the match, the post above me gave me solace; I would rather have Riot make a blanket rule to penalize any AFK behaviors than to have Trolls that abuse this loophole, it's unfortunate but for the greater good of gaming etiquette.

My suggestion would be a support pathway to get this LP reinstated after the match if they deem this as a genuine disconnection. My two cents.

R3d Impact11/7/2019, 12:11:33 PM1 votes

Riot will not reinstate LP for any reason, that is their official response. So if you accidentally disconnect, no reason to go back. Seems like a breeding ground for toxic behavior.

Tenarin11/15/2019, 6:27:53 AM1 votes

Are you sure they lose mmr though? LP doesn't really matter, just mmr because over time you'll end up in the same place as long as you gain MMR