One Dodge a Day (original post got deleted)

flowman·11/3/2015, 2:52:38 AM·1 votes·414 views

Rito,

Please give us one dodge a day during champion select. There are times when I am playing, and two people decide to both autolock mid, leaving us without a jungle. Please give us one free pass a day to avoid trolls and games that will result in a loss due to champion select.

Sincerely,

A player waiting 5 minutes to play again

p.s. I did not find it nice that you deleted my original post, so i posted it again here word for word. summoner 1

1 Comments

OhBoyItsaMegaman11/3/2015, 3:03:33 AM1 votes

People ask for this all the time but it's a really bad idea.

A.) This works out to millions of extra dodged games per day, because people will dodge when they ordinarily wouldn't.

B.) Want to make sure you get mid? Autolock mid even if someone else already picked it. BAM, someone on your team will use their free dodge, guaranteed. Trolling doesn't decrease; it increases dramatically as a result.

C.) Making it easier to dodge tends to put people in a less compromising mood. If you know you're stuck with the four people on your team, you have an incentive to communicate with them and compromise. This is how champ select is supposed to work. If everyone has a Get Out of Game Free card, each player is more likely to be obstinate just because they know there's less chance it will backfire and result in a disadvantageous game that they have to play out.

D.) Offering free dodges encourages the idea that you deserve a smooth-as-silk champ select where everyone gets their role and the team comp is ideal. This will make you feel like you're really justified in getting angry when you have a hiccup but can't dodge without penalty.