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Better way to handle Leaver Buster?

Kriojenic··1 votes·437 views

As someone who sometimes MUST leave mid-game due to something important I'm constantly plagued by leaver buster. With the new implementation of /remake, it still doesn't help out games that are already half done. I have a suggestion that might lead to a more pleasurable experience for everyone, here's how it works. If a player leaves the game/disconnects for more than 5 minutes, then that slot now becomes open for people under the leaver buster punishment. If the match was a blind pick then the champion will be able to be re-picked and the person will start at a level that is relatively close to everyone else in the game. If it wasn't a blind pick then the champion that was selected will be locked in for another person to take over. So the question is how does a person join a game already happening? Like I said once a person has left or disconnected for more than 5 minutes, the spot is now open for people in leaver buster and during their 5, 10, 15 or 20 minute wait they will be prompted if a game with an open spot is available for them to join along with the champion and runes/masteries that the other person had if it was a draft pick match. They can either choose yes or no and it'll count as a leaver buster match. What do you guys think?

9 Comments

AraMoOse5 votes

As someone who occasionally has to leave mid game, you should not queue up for a game in which 9 other people will be punished for your incapacity to complete your own engagement.

Kriojenic1 votes

People are cursed with terrible timing, it's something that out of our control. Not everyone has the luxury of time on demand for extended periods of time and this a game after all, a form of entertainment not work. But good argument I completely understand.

AraMoOse1 votes

I'm going to need more info about this mystery phenomenon that prevents your from finishing a 30 minute game. Perhaps I can offer some advice.

At any rate, the fact remains if you cannot complete the game, you shouldn't start it because you are screwing over 9 other people.

Spicy Rice2 votes

I do t know about the OP, but I'm currently living with my parents while commuting to college until I can find a roommate for an apartment.

Often times, I'll start up a league game, and my parents will suddenly ask me (force me) to go do something (sweep the kitchen, fix the tv, pick up fruits around the yard) and by the time I come back, I've been afk too long.

It's gotten to the point where I can only play at 11pm or later

AraMoOse2 votes

Aha, yes I'm familiar with that scenario. So here is what you do :

Go see your parents.

           "Mom, I was hoping to play a league of legends game, which means I won't be available for roughly 30 minutes to 1 hour. Is there something you need me to do before queuing up?"

Once you've done the things that need to be done, you remind them you're unavailable for the next 30 minutes and you'll be happy to help them out when you've finished the game.

  Show them you're willing to work with them and they will work with you.

Good luck!

oSEXYPLATYPUSo1 votes

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I do t know about the OP, but I'm currently living with my parents while commuting to college until I can find a roommate for an apartment.

Often times, I'll start up a league game, and my parents will suddenly ask me (force me) to go do something (sweep the kitchen, fix the tv, pick up fruits around the yard) and by the time I come back, I've been afk too long.

It's gotten to the point where I can only play at 11pm or later

well before you queue up ask the parents if there is anything they want you to do and if they say know, say hey im gonna go play league and once i start a game i can pause ect. if you show that you are trying to make sure things are done before hand and let them understand why you cant just walk away from the game they may come to a compromise?

like when i was a kid and i got home from school i had to do homework right away and then whatever chores that may be and as long as those were done i was left alone to play sonic as much as i wanted.

SmokedAlmonds1 votes

It would be nice if the slot could be filled but I really don't see how that can work. First you need someone in a very narrow MMR range. Then what do you do with the progress they had in game? They had to be the same champ, ok. What about runes a masteries? Does the new player get to pick them, would that really be fair to the other team who could have made decisions based on the original choices. What about items? Does the new guy have to play with the same items or does he just get refunded the gold? same issue as the runes/masteries.

Another big problem is that it doesn't take very long for the game to just be unrecoverable. If it took even 5 minutes to find a replacement there probably isn't much chance of salvaging anything.

It also gives incentive for people to try and get underperforming players to leave in hopes of getting a better replacement.

The biggest thing I would like to see with leaverbuster is that at some point it needs to go past low priority queues and ban people and eventually perma ban them. There are clearly some people that just don't mind waiting the 20 mins and in those cases them just playing 25% less games because of the wait while they continue to leave whenever they want is just not enough.

Kriojenic1 votes

This idea is just up for discussion and yeah I do agree the bans will keep people in check but I am playing in norms and this idea is mainly for norms. Ranked is a whole new story

SmokedAlmonds1 votes

Being for normals doesn't really change anything though. All of those issues still exist regardless of what mode it is applied to.

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