Sick and tired of ranked afks

Omnem Occido·Jul 1, 2014·1 votes·220 views

I understand that there are always going to be afks. There are so many environmental factors to this, such as bad connections, power outages, said player rage quits, and the computer overheating because the heat sink goes bad (a personal one). What I don't understand, is how it is still an issue for the people who don't afk. In regular 5s, it's annoying to have an afk, but in ranked, it is an overwhelming disappointment. Not only is it much, much, much less likely that you will win a 4v5, even if you personally are a little ahead, when the game ends, regardless of how well you played, you still lose LP. That is the most annoying part. Why should the problems of somebody else be foisted onto me? Why do I have to deal with other people's crap? This is the single-most annoying thing to deal with, but unless it is multiple afks on one team, it feels like Riot is just saying, "Sucks to be you." Please help me, and the rest of us who suffer from afks.

3 Comments

Angry MonsterJul 1, 20141 votes

you do not have to deal with other people. The solution is not to play. No on is forcing you to play. So you do have to deal with anything.

Omnem OccidoJul 7, 20141 votes

I do want to play, however. I just think that this game has some serious issues when it comes to ranking. People who have the lowest teammate afk/leaving game have a disproportionately higher LP score that is more reflective of their actual skill level. I'm not saying that it's keeping me, a Bronze II, from Diamond, but it sure as heck has kept me from Bronze I or Silver V, and while those minute differences mean nothing in the long run (I'm still a scrub), the potential to get better is diminished by something I cannot control, which is not fun, because I know in my mind I am making progress, but it doesn't show over the course of games because of afks.