"Open mid" - Ban it

Lock On·Aug 24, 2016·15 votes·1,833 views

Seriously, to hell with premades wanting to open mid and throw the game because of either their stupid mistakes or just trolling. If you want to quit early, I feel this should be an option strictly for 5-man groups unless the other randoms also all 100% agree to end the game. Just wasted 18 minutes because 3 douche bags decided to intentionally feed. They weren't even that behind, they were like 0/2 or 0/3. So when my friend and I preferred to play at least the next 10 minutes out, they just sat around in the fountain moving their character now and then. And if being AFK is a bannable offense, I don't see why this shouldn't be either.

35 Comments

XerShadeAug 26, 20162 votes

It is. Report them. Intentionally losing the game, or causing a loss, FOR ANY REASON is punishable as it not only ruins your teams time it ruins the fun of the game for the enemy team.

Gamer Girl KatieAug 24, 20161 votes

how is it throwing when you know you are gonna lose? also how exactly would you prove that? Stop whining and play with 4 friends if you expect 100% of your games to be perfect with no afkers, bad players, flamers or trolls. or find another game.

DrCyanideAug 24, 20168 votes

[{quoted}](name=Gamer Girl Katie,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=7BmgVkm7,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2016-08-24T12:51:30.663+0000)

how is it throwing when you know you are gonna lose? also how exactly would you prove that?

You're only guaranteed to lose the games you give up on. From low elo to LCS, comebacks happen all the time.

Gamer Girl KatieAug 24, 20161 votes

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You're only guaranteed to lose the games you give up on. From low elo to LCS, comebacks happen all the time.

like i've said here before. if it is 20 minutes, it's 3-20 i'm ffing. if not i'm either afking or feeding to make it go faster.

DrCyanideAug 24, 20164 votes

If the game isn't ending fast enough when it's 3-20, then that's a pretty good sign your team could turn it around. Your team is competent enough at defending, otherwise it would end fast, and the other team is incompetent at using their lead to close the game out, otherwise it would end fast.

Telephone BoothAug 25, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=Gamer Girl Katie,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=7BmgVkm7,comment-id=000000000000,timestamp=2016-08-24T13:24:11.512+0000)

like i've said here before. if it is 20 minutes, it's 3-20 i'm ffing. if not i'm either afking or feeding to make it go faster.

Good for you, but I've had people want to ff in 11-20 games in the same adamant fashion that you want to ff.

Gary B EnkelisAug 24, 20165 votes

Conversely, how can you prove that you aren't going to win? I mean if everybody is trying and you're not being a Debbie Downer or actively sabotaging a salvageable situation.

Gamer Girl KatieAug 24, 20161 votes

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Conversely, how can you prove that you aren't going to win? I mean if everybody is trying and you're not being a Debbie Downer or actively sabotaging a salvageable situation.

http://imgur.com/a/4I12N

Gary B EnkelisAug 24, 20163 votes

What does this prove? Were you sabotaging the game like you'd said you've done before?

like i've said here before. if it is 20 minutes, it's 3-20 i'm ffing. if not i'm either afking or feeding to make it go faster.

What if you hadn't actively sabotaged the games you decided were over?

Gamer Girl KatieAug 24, 20161 votes

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What does this prove? Were you sabotaging the game like you'd said you've done before?

What if you hadn't actively sabotaged the games you decided were over?

we had a udyr top. do i really need to say anything?

SmokedAlmondsAug 24, 20165 votes

yes

Gary B EnkelisAug 24, 20162 votes

This.

Gamer Girl KatieAug 24, 20161 votes

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This.

http://prntscr.com/ca034o there. yeah let's not ff. i'm sure we have a chance at this guys!!!

Gary B EnkelisAug 24, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=Gamer Girl Katie,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=7BmgVkm7,comment-id=00000001000000000000000000000000,timestamp=2016-08-24T21:47:16.833+0000)

http://prntscr.com/ca034o there. yeah let's not ff. i'm sure we have a chance at this guys!!!

I don't trust that link. What is it?

Gamer Girl KatieAug 24, 20161 votes

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I don't trust that link. What is it?

you're retarded. i'm done here.

Gary B EnkelisAug 24, 20162 votes

That's not my name. Hi done here.

VoidStaresBackAug 26, 20162 votes

It's a screenshot showing the score as 18-1.

Gary B EnkelisAug 26, 20161 votes

Thanks. I looked at it too, now. I don't know what it's supposed to prove.... Other than maybe the game is difficult but not over.

Gary B EnkelisAug 24, 20161 votes

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SmokedAlmondsAug 24, 20162 votes

*high5*

VivaLaKittenAug 24, 20162 votes

went Udyr top for the first time as Udyr in months, won the game with more kills than deaths, your point is invalid

Gamer Girl KatieAug 24, 20161 votes

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went Udyr top for the first time as Udyr in months, won the game with more kills than deaths, your point is invalid

I got a s+ as soraka. Jg. Your point is invalid.

VivaLaKittenAug 24, 20161 votes

calm down silly, you don't have to get mad about having conversations on the forums (I can tell you are mad or at least annoyed by the mocking tone of repeating what I said) please don't be :)

Gary B EnkelisAug 25, 20162 votes

How is this different from Udyr top and if it isn't then what is wrong with Udyr top?

EvilDustManAug 24, 20161 votes

It isn't bannable, but saying open mis over and over can trigger a punishment. Actually feeding can lead to 14 day or full ban.

xeviAug 24, 20161 votes

Don't confuse open mid with afk. Open mid is something that needs to be agreed upon by all 5 players to get the game over quicker than before. By doing nothing and sitting in base even though on other person is still trying, you can report for assisting enemy team or afk.

Gary B EnkelisAug 24, 20162 votes

Open mid is stupid but if all 5 players agree then I suppose it's fine since surrendering takes 20 minutes.

zarxus1234Aug 24, 20161 votes

wel if riot would stop being dumb. they would make the surrender rule 10 minutes.

Gary B EnkelisAug 24, 20161 votes

What do you think their reason for 20 minutes is?

VivaLaKittenAug 24, 20161 votes

you don't get ip is the game is ended at 10 minutes, therefore the surrender is at 20 and I know that wont change however you can remake in the first 3 minutes of the game

KVbqbFsC8eAug 25, 20161 votes

And how about we punish the feeders who are the root of all of it? Why ban someone opening because their teammates being 0-20, but not punish the 0-20 team?

ItankyouAug 26, 20161 votes

I say open mid when my team is winning, the opposite team believes me, groups mid and dies. I think its fun to say open mid

Unstoppable MonkAug 26, 20161 votes

I don't believe in having 55 minute losing games that are going to tilt me.

People who try to win every game lose just as much LP because they're fighting 55 minute losing games while everyone else might be playing 25 minute winning games. Winning scenarios in 4v5? Sure if the enemy is bad, but there's also pure losing scenarios that you can't possibly win.

Lock OnAug 28, 20161 votes

I've won PLENTY of "unwinnable" games in my lower elo days, saving myself LP and lowering the amount of games needed to climb, and increasing my LP gains as I climb faster. Bronze, silver, golds, low plats (like myself,) we're still bound to make tons of mistakes. One bad baron/elder drag call can easily turn things around, or maybe their fed player gets too cocky, gets caught, and dies, leaving an easy 4v5 for inhibs. You never know. If it is 20-3 in 20 minutes and we have nothing but nexus turrets, alright, we're extremely unlikely to win. That's my threshold for what constitutes an unwinnable game. Being slightly behind and wanting to throw in the towel just because You aren't doing too hot isn't an excuse to ruin the game for others with your open mid bullshit. Gamer Girl Katie, intentionally feeding/AFK? We should just submit a big fat ticket toward you for admitting to that. Thanks for being part of the problem.