Ranked Queue System Requirements/Restrictions

Bach in a Minuet·2/19/2015, 11:11:37 PM·1 votes·356 views

After being in numerous ranked games where people claim to have 2k latency or other issues preventing smooth gameplay, I'm curious how many people would support a system stability check and if Riot would be willing to consider implementing such a system. The key points of the system would be as follows:

  • A system that monitors connection stability or in-game system stability for framerate consistency and ping consistency and magnitude.
  • If a player is determined to have a framerate below a certain amount (probably decided by studies or community) assist their team or has a measured latency which significantly reduces their ability to assist their team, then they will be restricted from entering ranked play until their system meets the specified criteria.
  • During the lockout period, the player will be allowed to queue in all non-ranked game formats.
  • The sytem will continue monitoring system performance during the non-ranked games.
  • Once the player's system is within tolerance, the ranked restriction will be removed and the player will be allowed to enter ranked queues.
  • No penalties or minor penalties would be imparted on offending players.

The objective of the system is to help curb player dis-satisfaction from being on teams with players who fail to properly monitor their playing environment. While players should monitor these metrics on their own, many players chose to ignore these factors and subject other players to the rammifications.

I'm curious to find out what the rest of the community thinks of this issue and if Riot would be willing to address it.

2 Comments

raistlin2452/20/2015, 1:22:23 AM1 votes

I do not think that is the answer, instead why doesn't Riot enable a player to test their system from the client before going into a game, I know sometimes I am somewhere where I need to test if my internet is capable of playing League, I always try a normals first but it would be nice to not even have to waste my time. Second if someone is poor and can't afford a good setup is it fair to punish them by not letting them play ranked? I'll say I agree with you and it's BS but at the same time gotta take it into consideration.

Matthias91192/20/2015, 1:52:56 AM1 votes

Second if someone is poor and can't afford a good setup is it fair to punish them by not letting them play ranked?

I mean... by "good" we're talking being able to run a 6-year-old game at low settings. This is not a high bar to clear (although, amazingly, Intel still makes integrated graphics chipsets that don't clear it.)