Why aren't AFK's IMMEDIATELY punished?

Ben SwoIo·6/12/2019, 12:24:03 AM·3 votes·3,771 views

I'm talking about people who BLATANTLY AFK during the match because they are tilted / losing. It's obvious when they say some shit like "ff 15", "fuck this im out", "gl im afk" or any of the other bull shit quitting remarks they make before leaving. Why is this not IMMEDIATELY PUNISHED when reported? Riot is so quick to punish people for language and other stupid shit, but not something that ACTUALLY affects the team and their outcome of the match? Come on....it's VERY frustrating. They'll just queue up for their next match, continue playing and have the same reaction the next time things aren't going their way. They know nothing will happen without a behavioral pattern of going AFK. Bull shit, punish them on the first offense.

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R107 Games6/12/2019, 12:26:35 AM7 votes

Why aren't AFK's IMMEDIATELY punished?

Because Leaver Buster is what issues punishments for afks. i wish it would issue bans if the system finds they afked maliciously

QuadraBananas6/12/2019, 1:50:48 AM4 votes

i think that people who afk maliciously should get punished.

if they dont wanna play, they wont play

Caitlyn FTW6/12/2019, 12:25:47 AM2 votes

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Tahngarthor6/12/2019, 1:36:52 AM2 votes

Frankly I think we should focus more on punishing victims of AFK less. Yes, I can hear people cry abuse but let's face it, nobody really wants to lose.

I know nobody cares about this but in Splatoon 2's "competitive" modes, if a player disconnects/AFKs early in the match, the other players don't lose any rank points if they lose (which they usually do, perhaps even more than in League). The winners still get normal credit.

League should do the same thing, where if someone disconnects within the first 5 minutes, even if there's been kills, the team with the DC'd player isn't penalized. This is different from the remake feature, which has stricter limitations and the other team doesn't get a win and the game is ended immediately. Under my proposal the game continues as normal and the AFK'd team still has to play the match, but at no risk to them.

Either that or at least loosen the limitations on remake.

Luther King Jr V6/12/2019, 2:09:26 AM2 votes

they are, no exp is guaranteed whether they got long priority queues or not if they afked enough that is and not for 30 seconds and guaranteed lp loss in ranked even if their team wins

what do u want more?

I Kun Style10/28/2019, 7:27:26 AM1 votes

Cuz Riot is worrying that these player will leave them. They want to make money. so, you know.

General Esdeath 6/13/2019, 1:58:55 AM1 votes

Because Riot doesn't care to update their system

AJStarhiker6/13/2019, 7:12:53 AM1 votes

If I'm in a games with some talking about giving up, complaining about failed surrenders, or announcing they'll leave/afk, I report them for Negative Attitude (giving up). Otherwise, I just let LB handle it and forget them by the next game.

I Yuke I6/13/2019, 6:17:02 PM1 votes

Actually people don't get punished for leaving or inting. This guy told me he's never been punished and I believe him.

https://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-history/NA1/2070563608291456

Telephone Booth6/12/2019, 2:05:57 AM1 votes

I guess just because the system isnt perfect? Just like how there are times where people arent immediately punished for bad language, or inting.