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I'm sick of the server problems Can't reconnect to game - black screen

Lord of Vendetta··3 votes·708 views

If one person has an issue connecting to the servers, then yeah, maybe it's his computer issue.

But if you can google the problem and find thousands of people with the same issue, then it's probably an issue with the servers. It's been around since 2011 and there are threads from 2015 about it too. And I'm not hating on riot, but I'm wondering why they let a problem like this persist for 5 years. I mean, all other bugs are usually dealt with and patched in a timely manner, like the tahm kench killing allies thing.

Oh yeah, can you not limit people to level 30 to post in forums that people actually read? I know that it will take about a week to get replies to this because, you know, nobody reads the miscellaneous forum. Us pre-30s have important bugs to report and things to share too.

I was able to reconnect the game after 20 minutes and switching computers. I shouldn't have to have access to 2 computers to be sure to connect to the game

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TeemoJenkins1 votes

I can google and find dozens of websites regarding the Kennedy and Lincoln assassinations being linked... but that doesn't mean they are. Disable your Windows Firewall - Profit.

Lord of Vendetta1 votes

I'm at a school/library/public computer, so I can't do that

and you know what, my firewall is keeping my home computer safe too

why would i disable it and risk a virus

disregardable1 votes

because microsoft's spyware defense is shit, defender and the firewall. it blocks out programs you want and doesn't notice actual spyware.

also, Linthe is right you need to run as admin

I personally have noticed that when trying to reconnect, it helps to just let it sit on the reconnect page for 15-30 seconds before pressing reconnect. It'll make absolute sure you're connected to the pvp.net and shit.

Linthe2 votes

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I can google and find dozens of websites regarding the Kennedy and Lincoln assassinations being linked... but that doesn't mean they are. Disable your Windows Firewall - Profit.

No. Its NOT this.

The only reliable way I was able to get around this was to stop launching

lol.launcher.exe

And instead launch

lol.admin.launcher.exe

But many other people claim to have had success doing many other things... MUCH more arcane than disabling windows firewall.

Jubbinaut1 votes

I feel like you're conflating the servers and the client.

If it were a server problem, it would be far more wide-spread - we wouldn't be seeing "thousands of people" with the issue - you'd be seeing hundreds of thousands, if not millions.

It's far more likely an issue with your copy of the client. I can't say that I know enough to advise a fix for it, but the ones already mentioned here seem pretty likely culprits to me.

Lord of Vendetta1 votes

I can't do any of the above on a public computer.

But even if it's a problem with certain versions of the client, if there are thousands with the problem, then it's Riot's responsibility

and I'm pretty sure some people have the problem and don't post on the forums about it, so there are probably more people with the issue than I can see posting on the forums

Jubbinaut1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Lord of Vendetta,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=WscGoegn,comment-id=00020000,timestamp=2015-09-03T18:35:59.706+0000)

I can't do any of the above on a public computer.

So don't play on a public computer? I'm not sure how else to address that. It's not a problem I've run into before.

But even if it's a problem with certain versions of the client, if there are thousands with the problem, then it's Riot's responsibility

I wasn't saying it's not Riot's responsibility - though how they can be expected to be responsible for millions of unique interactions with who-knows-what software and hardware, I've no idea.

I'm saying that it's silly to complain about it being a server problem when it's obviously not one.

Lord of Vendetta1 votes

Okay maybe it's not a server problem, but it certainly is a bug in the game client itself that riot could fix

And yes, they can be aware of it, if they read the 100s of threads that have popped up about it since 2011. I'm not hating on riot, they did a lot of great things. They made a great game, and they fixed 99% of the bugs in a timely manner. I just feel like this one is the 1% of bugs that aren't adressed that should be

Jubbinaut1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Lord of Vendetta,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=WscGoegn,comment-id=0002000000000000,timestamp=2015-09-04T02:03:16.318+0000)

Okay maybe it's not a server problem, but it certainly is a bug in the game client itself that riot could fix

And yes, they can be aware of it, if they read the 100s of threads that have popped up about it since 2011. I'm not hating on riot, they did a lot of great things. They made a great game, and they fixed 99% of the bugs in a timely manner. I just feel like this one is the 1% of bugs that aren't adressed that should be

I also didn't say they anything about their awareness of it. I spoke only to responsibility.

Then again, looking over your list of requirements for replication, it sounds less like a systemic bug and more like a lack of resources.

Not that you should take my word for it. I know nothing of your setup or configuration, and wouldn't dream of trying to actually troubleshoot it. I don't know nearly enough.

Although... now that I think about it... are you running League in Borderless Windowed mode? That might help.

Lord of Vendetta1 votes

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I also didn't say they anything about their awareness of it. I spoke only to responsibility.

If you are the maker of a game and you're aware there is a bug... why wouldn't you fix it?

Because getting leaverbustered because of a bug is no fun.

I tried running League in full screen, windowed and borderless.

Jubbinaut1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Lord of Vendetta,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=WscGoegn,comment-id=000200000000000000000000,timestamp=2015-09-04T02:20:37.947+0000)

If you are the maker of a game and you're aware there is a bug... why wouldn't you fix it?

Here's the thing. What if it's not a bug? What if it's simply a conflict caused by things that were never supposed to interact doing so poorly?

Who should fix that conflict? Is it the responsibility of either creator? Or is it the responsibility of the individual user to make sure that the creations they're using play nice with each other?

And while that is a rhetorical question, I don't have a really good answer. And nobody else seems to, either. The general consensus seems to be that the more entertainment-based creator (or the more indie creator) will - if the problem is widespread enough - try to recode to work around that particular conflict. Otherwise, it's every man for himself (metaphorically speaking).

Of course, that assumes anyone can even figure out what the problem is in the first place.

Calabok1 votes

Try running the client in compatibility mode.

Lord of Vendetta1 votes

BTW: here's how you get the bug.

Step 1: have 500+ ping Step 2: champ select when the game says "game is about to begin..." Step 3: open google chrome or any other application on your computer just as the champ select screen disappears and loading screen is about to show up Step 4: click back to the LoL game, there is your black screen. your game won't load

I've been trying my best to avoid this, but as an avid multitasker, I tend to have a lot of windows and applications open and sometimes I forget

Lord of Vendetta1 votes

i appreciate the fact that Riot actually really does a good job fixing 99% of bugs, and normally it's okay if they miss one or two bugs because they're human and have limited resources and time, I understand that, but this one is serious because people (not only me, if you google "can't connect to game leaverbustered league of legends" you'll see a lot more of us) are getting punished because of it, so that's why I hope this one makes it to the priority list higher

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