hostage taking

scazzman·7/30/2016, 7:54:51 AM·6 votes·899 views

something needs to be done about trolls who will stall out a losing game, for the simple purpose of keeping people invested in a losing battle a few options i thought to eliminate this were

implement a "mercy rule"where if enough surrender votes have failed, the game can end with a 3/2 majority instead of 4/1 or people can afk and take LP loss. but not get leaverbustered
make it so a game automatically ends in a draw after a certain amount of time has passed and all parties gain "half a win" of LP/IP, which if riot's goal is to speed up gamplay, would be perfect. "obviously it would be a long time, like 70 minutes or something
add report options for "stalling/delay of game." which are both actual penalties in real sports

i personally think making matches end in a stalemate after minute 70 would be the best solution, as it's unabusable, and could even have the added benefit of players making "draw comps"

49 Comments

BigBellBrute7/30/2016, 3:12:35 PM3 votes

I have the opposite problem. Too many people want to surrender at the first sign of trouble. There are plenty of things that can be accomplished even in a losing game. Think of a losing game as an opportunity without risk.

Try out that play you've had some difficulty executing. Practice using your mini map. Doing these types of things will make you better when it counts.

Also there are people that when someone is toxic then votes to surrender will vote no.

Oleandervine7/30/2016, 3:07:05 PM2 votes

Regardless of the semantics of what the OP has said and the disagreeing comments, I think we can all agree that there needs to be some safeguard against overly extensive games that may be deliberately drawn out to waste people's time.

XerShade7/30/2016, 9:50:44 AM1 votes

Play the game or uninstall. You want to leave before your team surrenders, wins, or loses then leave. Quite honestly I report surrender spammers because you are practically announcing that you do not care about winning and that IS against the rules.

Rio Risotto7/30/2016, 7:58:20 AM1 votes

Option 1 allows premades to dominate the flow of the game even harder, option 2 can easily be abused, option 3 punished hyper carries way too hard.

Rio Risotto7/30/2016, 8:08:35 AM1 votes

And to be fair, there is a better solution although it just reverses the situation and hurts late game characters, but just reducing the lp loss if you surrender could help your problem.

VivaLaKitten7/31/2016, 9:05:02 PM1 votes

why is this getting so many downvotes?

Nik Nikerson7/31/2016, 9:44:16 PM1 votes

How many times have you had a game go 70 minutes?