A fix to replace the queue dodge penalty
So, I am sitting here waiting out a 30 minute queue dodge penalty. I dodged because of a juvenile dispute in a ranked queue game, and I think we need a better solution than the dodge and penalty method.
So, I was queued, and had mid. Our top lane hovers Karthus, which is a bit against meta, but not a crazy pick. Our jungle wanted the top to take a conventional fighter, and argues for top to do so. When top resists, our jungle bans Karthus, which IMHO is report-worthy. Our top then chooses Ekko, which was a fine choice and definitely in meta. I had offered to trade with top, but I had already locked Ziggs, and he didn't have Ziggs. I then told jungle that I would have reported him for banning out a champ that a teammate hovers. Jungle decides to go completely radioactive at this point, and locks Janna jungle with the last pick. So, I dodge for the second time in 12 hours, and take a 30 minute penalty.
So, I have a simple proposal. After every player has locked, and in the intervening 30 seconds before the start of the game, give an option for each player to choose to dodge the queue. If 4 out of 5 teammates choose to dodge, then the game is dissolved and the players go back to the waiting screen. I think this may not only fix the problem I just encountered, but it will also work on forcing trolls to either moderate their behavior or face a long wait time. The downside is that it will force out off-meta picks, but I would argue that trolling is a much bigger problem than bullying out off-meta players.
Thoughts?