Can we discuss AFK in ranked..
Has banning for afk in ranked games been considered? I understand things happen, or an emergency comes up, etc... But it's extremely rare and I am only looking for ideas changing ranked game penalties.
DISCLAIMER: This did just happen to me, I had not one, but TWO afk players... (actually the 3rd game in the last 10 I have played) So, instead of just baby raging, I figured I'd open a discussion.
Are people OK with how leavers are handled now? I feel afking a game is pretty lax as-is and takes quite a bit of occurrences to get a penalty, which is a measly 5 minute, 5 game low prio que.
I would argue afk-ing a game is more toxic than any word you can say, because as soon everyone sees you are being an ass, you get the mute.. AFK = done, down a man and any reasonable team will just pressure you off the map and out rotate you to take towers. Ramification for being a butt = mute/restrict/ban. AFK is 4v5 and almost a certain L = 5 min que delay after multiple infractions?????????????????
How is it ole rito can create an IFS system in which they catch bad four letter words, but we can't detect a guy in all caps saying: FK THIS AFK, and we can't get the IFS to punish THAT person?! Or - "Oh, player X afk'd so I'm not wasting my time, I'll be back at 20 to vote yes."
I'm not saying to perma-ban them, that's messed up!!! BUT, there needs to be much harsher penalties for ruining player's promos/ranked games, etc. on purpose. Again, I am more or less trying to figure a way rito and players can make ranked games a little more harsh on players who are frequent, or even just raging and leave. I feel like if you lose your cool and drop 4 letter words and can get chat restricted or 14 day/perma bans, throwing away a game for 4, or even 3 players, in some cases(2 AFK), is warranted for close or equal punishment.
To me, it feels pretty helpless knowing these people will get away with their actions, while we all get to lose the LP for their decisions. I am trying to push for plat, its been a long time since I've played and it seems to be a bit harder for me to climb, and I am running into folks more frequently than I remember who AFK. It's not cool!
Now, Some ideas :
-Bring back the tribunal and make AFK penalties a real thing - in which players can review and choose to punish.
Staged offense system:
1st offense - 10 min que delay for a 20 game leaver buster penalty in ranked queues only.
2nd is 2 week ban from ranked (not entire game)
3rd is 4 week ban from ranked and every other time you AFK in a MEANINGFUL GAME(just ranked) you get the hammer dropped on you. Sound fair?
Or how about what CS:GO does? Give players competitive time outs? Let's say you "leave" a game, you get a 30 min time out to play ranked, and scales up if you continue to bail on your team over and over up to 7 days for the 4th infraction within a certain time frame. Then they must "Descalate" their account or keep receiving 7 day competitive/ranked bans for each AFK within a certain time frame.
TL:DR - AFK bad, do you agree with leaver busted, share ideas on how ole rito should handle afks.
Share your thoughts down below!
