LeaverBuster -----> Low Priority Que . . . Not an ideal solution

ExFable··1 votes·992 views

First off, I am 100% behind there being consequences for being AFK or leaving a game, whatever the reason. That being said, I have never intentionally left a game, nor have I ever been intentionally AFK. I have been playing this game (fairly poorly) since mid season 3 and it is only in the last 2-3 months that I have had any interaction with LeaverBuster.

My beef is with the Low Priority Que as a punishment for LeaverBuster. If I was intentionally AFK or leaving, this punishment might be appropriate. As my "leaves" have all been the result of computer issues and disconnects (and one time where I fell asleep during the loading screen), I have no "behavior" to correct. As such, the 10 or 20 minute wait before queuing serves no purpose. It would be kinder to just ban people in my situation for however long is appropriate, or require some proof of a different CPU or internet provider. If anything, the lengthy wait time just increases the likelihood that I will have hardware issues. The additional queue time is basically the equivalent of a 3 month ban to me, as I am a father with a full time job and it is rare that I can justify the additional time to play a game to begin with. Instead of getting in a game or two during the week, I have to hope for a free weekend night.

I fully understand the issues that playing 4 v 5 causes, whatever the reason. It wasn't until the advent of the "remake" that I began having issues. My CPU is slow enough, that if I don't connect initially, I don't load in until after the "remake" vote. While this is no one else's fault, I do often load soon enough to watch the vote go through.

Pity party over . . . please Riot find another way to punish me for this sin, though. Take my money, take my fake Riot money, hell, straight up ban me for however long you think is appropriate. Please don't however lengthen the amount of time it takes to play one game.

6 Comments

CooL Ice Tea1 votes

Take my money

If this a serious punishment which you would be fine with, why not invest this money in a better cpu which can load the game faster?

ExFable1 votes

Absolutely, but you are talking about a drop in a bucket. Fining people in RP would have to be proportional. If it came across as though I would pay $500+ dollars, that is my fault.

AraMoOse1 votes

This means it takes you 3 minutes to load in. Your team has to 4v5 for the first 3 minutes of the game, which is pretty damn significant.

Please fix your computer before queuing up.

ExFable1 votes

It doesn't mean that at all. It means that after the "bugsplat" which takes who knows how long to pop up and let me know that the game didn't load it takes me 3 minutes to reboot the client, restart the game and then load in. Would love to get a new CPU though.

AraMoOse2 votes

So it's even worse than 3 minutes then...

The solution is not to keep queuing up and hoping this one will be the right one. The solution is to stop queuing up and punishing 9 people for your computer troubles UNTIL you've resolved your computer troubles.

GankRiven1 votes

if im not wrong then riot doesnt hold responsibility for whatever cause you to afk. if its really a big issue for you i would suggest sending in a support ticket, asking riot to give you some leniency instead of posting about it on the boards.

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