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What To Do When Someone DC's/RageQuits

MidgetTiger··1 votes·2,503 views

I was just in a game where our mid-laner dc'd/ragequit after about 8 minutes of gameplay. What is my team supposed to do in a situation like this? The player never reconnected and because it was later than the remake mark, we were just guaranteed an automatic loss. This is completely unfair considering many of us in the game are trying our hardest to win and gain LP. It's backwards because instead of the dc'd person getting punished, the team is being punished 2 times over! Not only do we have to stay in the game until we can early-surrender, but we also LOSE LP.

I propose a solution: The game knows when someone has left because it announces when someone has disconnected and you can see so in the post-game lobby. Since this information is clearly noticed, why not set a timer for the game to offer another remake attempt (say 2 minutes after the dc), or at-least offer a prevented loss? This way the players that have to deal with a dc are not punished at all for something they could not control.

There is a feeling of utter helplessness that every player confronts when they have a dc on their team. Why contribute to that feeling by adding on the punishments of having to play out a game that is almost a guaranteed loss and then taking away their earned LP afterwards? Please, I ask that someone at Riot, considers my solution and looks into this issue. Nothing about this solution seems too unfeasible, so there should be no reason why it cannot be at least attempted. If there is anything that would impede the process of using a solution like this, please let me know. I think it would be excellent PR and just a good communicative effort to tell your players why something like this could not work if that were the case.

I want to play League of Legends, but lately I have just been encountering more and more reasons to stop. Thank you for reading and considering my option.

-MidgetTiger

13 Comments

webstar11082 votes

You just open mid and sit in base. Let the end. 9x report the player. Move on to the next game.

webstar11081 votes

If your team is ok with not wasting time. Opening mid is the quickest way to end the game. Everyone just goes to fountain.

Karunamon1 votes

If your team is okay with not wasting time, type /ff.

webstar11081 votes

I am talking about the 5 mins rage quit. You cannot ff til 15 mins, and a lot of times there is that one guys that is trolling the rest of the team by saying no or just one of those NEVER GIVE UP guys that would rather lose a game in 35-50 mins than 15. Personally i would rather lose a game in 10-15 mins and then play another game than play a stressful 4v5 and try my ass off while there is still a 90% chance we lose. Even if we win it would have to be late game when the death timers are long enough to 4v5 ace the other team and push. Just not worth really. If my team really wants to sure, but if 2-3 of the 4 want to quit just open mid.

archerno12 votes

You play till the end and try your best to win. I have won plenty of 4v5 games. Its doable.

exitforever1 votes

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You play till the end and try your best to win. I have won plenty of 4v5 games. Its doable.

doable until u hit plat+ cause the higher u go the more impossible it is to win with 4

archerno12 votes

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doable until u hit plat+ cause the higher u go the more impossible it is to win with 4

Doable even in plat.

https://matchhistory.eune.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/EUN1/1948406033/203834758?tab=builds&participant=10

Lux dced in 12 mins, mid plat game. Her team won. Ryze and Kai'sa are my friends, they played Duo. They were so salty when they lost that game.

Karunamon1 votes

Doable, but exceedingly rare...

Canonic1 votes

Losing the game? Just have your friend on their 2nd account leave the game, no LP lost. This is why

KVbqbFsC8e1 votes

Reque and hope for a better team.

Karunamon1 votes

The short answer why this will never happen is because:

  • Premades will have an agreed-upon "sacrificial leaver" to employ at strategic times.
  • Solo queuers will start bullying the weakest player on the team to leave
Chermorg1 votes

Why should the other team get their time wasted because yours had an AFK?

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