Dodging Que Punishment

DeMoNKiNg224·May 2, 2017·2 votes·1,256 views

The amount of times i am in a lobby and someone dodges is mind boggling. I have to sit for over 20 minutes just to find a game that someone doesn't dodge over a role they didn't want or a champ they didn't get. I feel like there should be a more severe punishment than just 5 minutes of not being able to que. I think that if it happens more than once in a certain short time period, than the player should get a low priority que. These are just my opinions on the matter. I think dodging is necessary at times but should really be punished for a lot of offenses.

8 Comments

ZielmannMay 2, 20171 votes

They already do. In ranked, the first dodge is a 6-minute queue penalty. Any subsequent dodges result in a 30-minute queue penalty. This resets back to a 6-minute penalty after 16 hours. So effectively, if you dodge more than once in a day, you'll have to wait half an hour to queue again.

You're not experiencing the same people dodging over and over. You're experiencing a handful of different people dodging one time each.

FreeVolibearMay 3, 20171 votes

That's the problem. It's systemic.

ZielmannMay 3, 20171 votes

That also means that, barring raising the penalty for the first dodge, there's not much they can do. I mean, for ARAM the first dodge is 15 minutes, so I guess they could do that? Issue is that they want dodging to feel like a somewhat viable last-resort in cases where you don't want to play the game anymore. Now, some of these cases could be addressed via other means, such as giving some way to deal with players who are toxic in champ select other than just dodging the game to avoid them.

I suppose they could change the penalty to a low-priority queue, instead of just a wait before you can queue again. It would mean you at least couldn't just switch accounts, play a game on a different one, and then switch back and be able to queue.

Lazy EvaluationMay 2, 20171 votes

Plus, you lost 3 LP. Yeah, nothing, but wait till you go 99 lp... Btw, it is already frustrating crashing due to bugged betaclient make me and everyone I know crash... And, sometimes, my connection.

This Is Your DadMay 2, 20171 votes

I want dodges to be allowed if 3 people say yes to prevent lobby hostaging.

Last avatarnameMay 2, 20171 votes

It seems like a pretty thing to get around on everything but ranked solo/duo.

flex queuers could dodge with their premades only.
same for blind and draft pick

This Is Your DadMay 2, 20171 votes

I don't consider flex an actual ranking system since I played it when it first came out and had plats and diamonds on the enemy team. I refuse to play that crappy ranked mode.