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MrSweetDreams·12/14/2015, 8:34:14 PM·1 votes·723 views

I've been playing League since Season 3. I took a break from the game for almost 2 years due to a ongoing problem. I have spent more money and time on this game than any/all other games I own combined. I enjoy playing League and I enjoy the competitive spirit and the community. Trolls do not bother me and with that said, I'm generally a happy summoner.

HOWEVER, as a competitive person I enjoy ranked games. I play this game every day, as much as 12 hours a day and I feel as if I'm being punished by Riot because someone on my team went afk. I hardly think its fair to someone to lose LP and even get demoted because they get back to back games of people going afk. I don't leave games, and I never surrender. I'm one of those few that actually believe enemy teams make mistakes and comebacks happen.

"oh he will be punished though"

oh that's outstanding, but why is the rest of the team being punished by losing LP or even demotion?

I have thought of many different ways on how to combat this. But I am only going to share what I THINK is the best possible solution.

During ranked gameplay if someone goes AFK punishment would be more severe... Loss of all current LP and a 12 hour ban from ranked game play on the first offense. Bans would get longer, demotions would happen for each additional offense.. A pop-up when you click ranked game in the game selection menu explaining the punishment would be desirable as well.

Now, for the important part, the team that lost as a 4 man team. They lose 0LP, winning team gains only 5-10.

In conclusion, I just think the majority of us who actually play and not leave games is being punished by Riot because of 1 bad apple. It's not fair, and life isn't fair but a video game is not real life, its supposed to relieve us of stress and give some fun to our lives. Not add to stress or piss us off. The afk losses have pissed me off to the point that I want to take my computer and throw it in front a moving train; then pick up all the broken fragments and throw them into a pit of pissed off pokemon that eat electronic equipment and never buy another computer till I die.Seriously, its so bad that a couple of friends and I have even stopped spending money on RP because of this issue. Why pay to be punished?

Thanks, MrSweet

10 Comments

KingWanahakalugi12/14/2015, 9:06:30 PM1 votes

To be perfectly honest, the idea of completely eliminating a players LP for a single event is absurd. I think the 12 hour ban for a first time offender would be sufficient with increases for repeat offenders. I guess I don't see the point of destroying a player's hard work for something that was potentially unexpected. The player should take a automatic loss to their LP as it is now, but not remove it entirely. I'm not even one of these people with a poor connection, but should the power go out during a storm of some sort, I can't imagine losing 8 games work for something completely out of my control. Demotions are already a possibility for people if they do it enough. I don't even mind if the enemy team takes full LP for the win, however, I do agree that the team at the disadvantage should not lose Lp for their efforts.

Awkward Couch12/14/2015, 11:00:25 PM1 votes

Riot is already working on a system for AFK. http://ask.fm/RiotLyte/answer/133766694594