Losing LP Due to AFK

Agaliaript·8/9/2019, 1:59:46 PM·1 votes·1,472 views

Let's say hypothetically that a teammate in a ranked game loads in, buys items and then promptly AFKs. Let's then say that the remaining 4 players do their able bodied best, waste 35 minutes and lose anyway because... well duh, no shplif mother ducking duh. It's a 5v5 game. 4v5 from 01:00 just isn't fair. Explain to me why I lose the normal amount of LP or ANY LP AT ALL because of someone else's AFK or disconnect or whatever.

Remakes don't affect LP. But if somebody buys and the game doesn't supply the option to remake, that doesn't count. If the boosted bot doesn't want to ff at 15 because they're 11 and it's Summer and they have all day to play, that doesn't count either. Still lose LP. This is.....un....BELIEVABLY frustrating.

Tell me how it makes sense for it to work this way. Explain it to me.

10 Comments

Skraal Naereeis8/9/2019, 2:17:17 PM2 votes

Yeah Riot has a pretty outdated way of handling this sort of thing.

In DotA for instance, if someone AFK's that early, if they don't come back in five minutes before any kills happen, the game isn't scored and everyone can leave.

Also, if someone straight up leaves the game halfway through, people are allowed to leave, although normal mmr gains/losses still apply. Means you're not forced to continue playing a 4v5 if you don't want to.

Audhulma8/9/2019, 2:10:00 PM1 votes

Because they don't want unscrupulous individuals to exploit the system in order to lose less LP. Essentially, people will harass somebody into leaving the game so that they lose less LP, or will have friends leave games to do the same thing. Riot doesn't want any of that to be possible.

That said, it's harder than ever to do that sort of thing without being punished for harassment or DCing, so I'm not entirely sure why they feel it's necessary to continue operating this way. That's just the excuse they gave a few years ago.

Agaliaript8/9/2019, 2:56:53 PM1 votes

Riot. Please respond.

Agaliaript8/9/2019, 4:06:06 PM1 votes

Every game today. An AFK. An LP loss. One happening RIGHT NOW. RESPOND PLEASE.

KnKitsune8/10/2019, 8:37:34 AM1 votes

"PlAyERs WiLl AbUsE iT!"

"IT wIlL bE uNfAiR"

Those are the only answers you'll ever hear concerning your inquiry. From both players AND devs.