@Riot Please make "Taking the game hostage" a reportable offense

Zerenza·10/26/2016, 6:58:25 PM·6 votes·1,445 views

Taking the game hostage is a complicated term thats a little hard to explain but i'm gonna try.

You ever been in a game where one person just isn't being cooperative, their not grouping, their not trying to play the game they are just kind of doing their own thing completely alone, no interaction with you or the enemy? Or their just AFK farming or something, ignoring your teamates and all round just not wanting to listen to anyone?

From what i understand this was a reportable offense in the past and i don't know why it was removed i could imagine why though because it's so easy to report someone for it "Hey gank me!" "No!" "Reported" or something like that but i'm tired of being in games where one or two people just chose not to play the game with anyone else and just want to be alone the whole time, a lot of times they'll do this when their loosing and will refuse to even answer the surrender vote or something and basically prevent the game from ending. That's kind of why i call it "Taking The Game Hostage" because their basically sitting there wasting everyone time and refusing to try to end the game at all in any way, and its not like you can up and leave because thats against the rules and that same person will likely report you for it.

Rossboomsocks has a video going over this(link above) as well and i got it from him just wanted to post it on the forums so riot can get to see it easier and understand this issue.

(This post was moved from "Gameplay and Balance")

23 Comments

IcyPepper10/26/2016, 9:01:21 PM6 votes

I believe that falls under "griefing."

We don't need so many specific reports when that one category covers enough.

Leon Etoile10/27/2016, 6:01:45 PM3 votes

Um.. split pushing is a complete and valid strat.

Them grouping isn't "holding a game hostage"

MUSHROOM MIDGET10/27/2016, 6:53:11 PM2 votes

split pushing can be a very effective strategy. i have seen trick2g go 0-2-0, never group once, and dominate and win the game

zrWQMdGHtY10/26/2016, 8:15:03 PM1 votes

I trully love when Im behind and I take the game "hostage" while my team doesnt give a damn that im behind and keeps comming to my lane to steal my CS and I keep running of to other lanes to farm so I can get back and they keep following me and later I get reported for "Flame" for saying "leave me alone ffs" or "Get off my farm"... Or reported for "Refusing to teamplay" even if this "Teamplay" will throw me even more behind and will lose the game faster...

So basically... It's already a repotable offence and punishable, because I am clearly "passive aggresive" when I tell someone to get off my farm pre 20 mins... and you bascially wanna make it a "repotable" offence for when I even dont speak at all and somehow anna get back to game and they still piss me off and force me to afk farm till I can go back and start killing bad guys? Well... I should upvote this then... Thanks.

Man In Sky10/26/2016, 7:46:40 PM1 votes

Are you referring to that bronze 5 game that lasted over 4 hours? People in the same club were on opposite sides etc.

Troll Armada10/27/2016, 12:49:52 AM1 votes

yes and no.

These bronze absentee jungle bots need to be banned NOW!!!! sick and tired of this shit.

...however, if you are matched with a troll squad which repeatedly sets you up to die, runs away full health mana, and/or pings you to help dangerous situations, and then leaves turrets open, and then posts "group up" when enemy is successfully splitting lanes, and wants entire team to stand and waste time when there are no wards and there is only 2 enemy players in that lane. then you can go f yourself I'm not 'grouping'

Morality Coach10/26/2016, 7:24:25 PM1 votes

This is why I main singed. When I want to play a norm I can just split push and make good plays. I don't have to group up with any bronze players feeding it down mid 3v5 then raging, and if anyone is disrespectful on my team I can just afk farm it and watch them feed it.

Ninox10/26/2016, 7:04:34 PM1 votes

It is a reportable offence, this kind of behaviour comes under the "Unsportsmanlike conduct" category. You'll tend to have better success if you include notes in your report, as in game behaviour is obvs a little harder to track, but it's still reportable.

Simply not communicating with the team is unlikely to net them a punishment, as it is generally classed as a tactical disagreement, however if they are actively dnying surrender votes to waste people's time or generally demonstrating negative behaviour then it's worth reporting.