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People shouldn't be put in low priority queue now that /remake is a thing

Tworie·3/16/2017, 10:50:31 AM·1 votes·761 views

The game wouldn't let me connect to my last game and now I'm in low priority queue... I haven't been AFKing in any of my games, I don't deserve this. It's not my fault that the game wouldn't let me connect.

Literally everybody's argument for people being put into low priority queue when it's not their fault is "wah my precious time" Dude... /remake is a thing

you're not losing lp like you used to you get an easy way out when somebody's disconnected - you don't have to play through entire games 4vs5 like you used to sometimes people can't connect and it's not their fault; they shouldn't be punished for it by being put into low priority queue especially when the servers take a shit and won't let people connect like it did on March 13th this year.

Low priority queue should be reserved for people who AFK on purpose past the 4 minute mark, not people who have the rare connection problem.

18 Comments

Deep Terror Nami3/16/2017, 11:03:56 AM10 votes

Remakes only lessen the burden of a player's absence on the others, it doesn't entirely diminish them. The other players still have lost anywhere from 5-30 minutes each in queue and champ select, plus the frustration of dealing with it.

Leaver penalties need to stay regardless of the reason, so that you're more inclined to try and fix it, or to mitigate how much trouble it causes for others if you don't.

If you need help with frequent connection or crash issues, please post on the Help & Support board and they'll do what they can to assist you.

ModThe Djinn3/16/2017, 6:14:10 PM3 votes

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The game wouldn't let me connect to my last game and now I'm in low priority queue... I haven't been AFKing in any of my games, I don't deserve this. It's not my fault that the game wouldn't let me connect.

While I understand where you're coming from (and would love a way to determine connection failure vs. intentional non-connecting -- something that is, sadly, not easily to do with current internet technology), having a system like this has some severe ramifications for non-ranked play.

Namely, it would be possible for someone unhappy with their role, team picks, allies, or opponent's champion selection to simply disconnect their internet before the game begins, let their allies /remake, and get back in a game more to their preference within 3-5 minutes with no personal penalty -- but wasting the time of nine other players, and frustrating them as well. That's dangerous, because there ARE people who would abuse that, and it would lead to more /remakes, more waiting, and more frustration from players.

Hawckey3/16/2017, 6:18:41 PM2 votes

Remake puts me on mega tilt

Hyperiön3/16/2017, 6:26:35 PM2 votes

You don't get low priority just from 1 game. It takes a few games of leaving to get affected by it.

Dancing Foxx3/16/2017, 4:23:00 PM1 votes

I see the OP's point. I've been having weird connection problems sometimes where my internet is fully running and the game won't connect. I have to completely log out of LOL and log back in to enter game, at which point sometimes a few minutes had passed.

I'm hoping problems like this are rare, in which case I think the low priority is appropriate due to the time loss you make 9 other people experience. I actually got 1st blood last night in a game and then got pushed out of game to a remake as our Caitlyn was missing. :( lol