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Cool Story Leaverbuster

Fuertisimo·12/24/2016, 5:13:54 AM·1 votes·405 views

Computer randomly decides it should restart right after the game loads, don't get back in before a remake.

Leaverbuster informs me that AFKing or leaving a game negatively impacts player experiences and I have a 20 minute queue penalty.

Meanwhile, days earlier (or god knows how many times over the years, probably in the hundreds) the Fizz who says "I'm done" after 5 minutes and spends the rest of his time wandering around the fountain until forfeit at 20 pops right back into my next game.

I've been playing this game a long time (since open beta). I've never been suspended, I've never intentionally left a game unless it absolutely was an emergency (if your dad has to go the hospital, my bad guys but I really do need to go.)

Something that's bothered me for a long time is there is simply no sense of justice regarding player behavior. I've played thousands of games and never been disciplined, yet now I'm staring at a screen informing me of my punishable offense (a computer crash). Yet how many times have I been in games where players behave in an incredibly toxic manner, and who will deliberately do things to try and circumvent punishment.

The bottom line is, when you have a system that punishes players who do their best to be good citizens, but seem incapable of removing bad apples who have a modicum of intelligence about how to circumvent the system, this a problem.

I'm curious if this story or train of thought resonates with other people.

Riot, I'm not saying you suck, but sometimes, you kind of suck.

5 Comments

AzureDragoon12/24/2016, 1:19:50 PM1 votes

Leaverbuster did it's job: It detected no input from you for a significant amount of time. It is not Riot's fault that you had equipment issues through no cause of their own. It should be noted, that there are option settings for your computer to tell it when you wish for it to restart for updates.

As for the Fizz, that's why you report after match "Leaving the game/AFK and Negative Attitude (Griefing/Giving up)" and write in the comment card "Player sat at fountain, moving around just enough to avoid Leavebuster"

Kei14312/24/2016, 3:08:08 PM1 votes

Cool story bro.

You don't get 20 minute leaver bustered for 1 game.

You should go back and look at your "AFKing" (or just clicking around here and there in attempts to fool the system, just like what fizz was trying to do) history before attempting to put the blame on someone else.

ModPrandine12/27/2016, 8:23:26 AM

If you got a 20 minute wait time then it means that you have a history of frequently leaving/afking. The system has built-in leniency for unexpected situations but frequent leaving/afking will use that leniency up. To get it back you have to not leave/afk in games and take care of everything that you need to do before you queue up for a game. From the Leaverbuster FAQ:

HOW LONG WILL I REMAIN IN THE LOW PRIORITY QUEUE? You will be placed in the low priority queue for 5 games. If you continuously leave, the low priority queue timers increase from 5 minutes per game to 20 minutes per game.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT. MY INTERNET/YOUR SERVERS DISCONNECTED ME. I HAD A REAL-LIFE EMERGENCY. I HAD TO GET OFF THE COMPUTER. THE GAME CRASHED. UNBAN ME! We understand that players may be forced to leave from time to time so the system has been designed to keep these situations in mind. After leaving a few games, you will be placed into a low priority queue; as long as you can complete 5 matchmade games without leaving, you will be returned to the normal queue. However, if you continue to leave games, you will remain in the low priority queue.