Losing LP due to AFK in ranked is stupid. Here's a way to stop this.

[EDIT] Just to clarify how this would work.

Rationale

Players are constantly complaining about the unfair loss of League Points due to being disadvantaged during a match making ranked game through having one less player than the enemy team. By this I mean having an 'away from keyboard' player which is like losing a player to a red card in soccer. Having one less player than the other team obviously poses as a disadvantage for the team with less players. So I have come up with the following proposal. See below.

Proposal

Implement a system that restricts the loss of League Points for a team that has an AFK player.

How it works

If a player AFK's in a ranked match, his or her team will qualify for loss prevention. This loss prevention will be a reduced amount of League Points lost for the match. The player who AFK's will be penalised with a queue ban and will loss League Points up to the amount the entire team would lose.

Terms and Conditions for disadvantaged team

• To qualify for a loss prevention a player must have been AFK for a minimum of 50% of the match.
• If a player has AFK'd from a match they will receive a temporary queue ban (subject to frequency of AFK). This could be anywhere from a day queue ban to a potential permanent queue ban. This queue ban is aimed at combating players who abuse this loss prevention system.
• Should the team qualify for loss prevention and the match results in a loss. The remaining players will not loss a proportion up to all League Points they would have lost. NOTE: The AFK player will not qualify for loss prevention and will lose up to all League Points the entire team would have lost as well as receive a queue ban.
• Should the team qualify for loss prevention and the match results in a win. The remaining players will receive their regular League Points gain as well as a 10% bonus on top. NOTE: The AFK player will not receive any League Points and will lose up to all League Points the entire team would have lost as well as receive a queue ban.

Terms and Condition for advantaged team

• The team that does not possess the AFK player will operate as normal. They will receive all League Points they would receive in a normal circumstance.
• The team that does not possess the AFK player will operate as normal if they lose. They will not receive a harsher League Points loss should they lose to a disadvantaged team.

AFK Player Penalty

• The AFK player will receive a queue ban depending on the number of offences. The initial queue ban for a first time offender would be up to a day. Upon receiving this queue ban a message that should accompany this ban would be something like:

"Dear Summoner,

You have recently AFK'd from your match made game and have therefore put your teammates at a disadvantage. We have decided to give you a temporary queue ban till (00/00/00 00:00) so that you can inspect the cause of your AFK and fix it so that you avoid doing the same in future games. You will also received a higher League Point penalty for your behaviour."

• The AFK player will receive up to all League Points the entire team would have lost should the team loss.

Conclusion

This loss prevention is aimed at assisting players who face the potential effects of a AFK player on the team. The opposing team will operate as normal in regards to League Point gains and losses. This system has been designed to give harsher penalties to players that do AFK from a ranked match making game. This design is aimed at reducing the potential for players to abuse the system by AFKing deliberately.