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When will AFK players be taken more seriously?

Ben SwoIo·7/25/2017, 4:49:39 AM·2 votes·375 views

Title. This happens more often than I imagine it should. Seems to happen more often on my own team, and I'm not talking about a quick DC with a re-connect. That's whatever, it's just an internet thing. I'm talking about people who blatantly leave a match because they're trolling or "have to go do stuff". There is NO excuse to leave a match unless it's a true emergency, not an "emergency" or because "your ride is here". People know how long matches last, don't join one if you can't commit to it. They know they can just AFK without fear of punishment. I've had many ranked matches ruined because of this behavior. Does anyone actually get punished for this crap? Gets tiring and old.

13 Comments

ReySolomon7/25/2017, 5:13:53 AM1 votes

People who don't care/play for fun are in bronze/silver so just report them and ask your entire team/enemy team to report that person in the end.

Imperial Pandaa7/25/2017, 5:21:17 AM1 votes

They do have Leaverbuster but admittedly that can take time for the effect to occur. You have to consistently be leaving/declining/not accepting/afk to trigger it. This is because they don't want to necessarily penalize the people who have emergencies or occasional internet problems.

Not sure if it still does or not, but I think it gives a warning if you are getting near triggering it.

Telephone Booth7/26/2017, 12:01:15 AM1 votes

Really? I see so many complaints daily about how they should be more lenient on AFKs. Look around the forums and your question will be answered. (It's yes)