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"Remake" is good...... but not great.

Phucket·8/29/2016, 2:35:30 PM·1 votes·486 views

Look, we all get disconnected from games sometimes. Even pro streamers get lag and connection issues. Once in a while we all have to relog. And yes, there are trolls and leavers who wreck ranked games for the rest of us. But 90% of the time when a player goes to the trouble of making a team (or joining solo queue), banning, locking in their pick, selecting runes and masteries, choosing their summoner spells, and then doesn't show when the game actually starts, it's not because they just want to lose LP.
Today I got booted from the loading screen and had to relog while my teammates started the game without me. I actually got back in under three minutes and started walking to lane, so my whole team could see I was back and we weren't 4v5. Then right as we got first blood, my team agreed to a remake.
Why? Well, first of all, because it's bronze solo queue and nothing makes sense. Also, because the remake feature is rare and new and everybody wants one, like a shiny toy. But my question is, why did the remake vote button come up after just 3 minutes, when I could have easily caught up? Why did it come up after I'd reconnected and there were 5 vote slots, but it agreed after just 3 were green?
I somehow had it in my head that the remake feature wasn't available until at least 5 minutes into the game, which honestly made perfect sense. Around the 5 minute mark, players have begun to itemize, they have all 3 abilities unlocked (top lane might even have ultis), and the disparity between teams is going to be really tough to make up-- almost impossible in higher rankings. But at just 3 minutes? Most likely, no one has even backed yet.
Also, why isn't remake cancelled when the dc'd player returns? Why isn't it cancelled by first blood for the dc'd team, only against it? Why does the counter have 5 slots when the player returns, but only needs 3 to be approved?
Rito, I'm tilted. I lost 22 LP for playing 10 seconds of a game-- and wasted 15 minutes in queue+getting dc'd and trying to relog. And that's without counting the additional 1.6 HOURS of "low priority queue" (aka suspension) for getting pegged by LeaverBuster, which is as ridiculously heavy-handed as always.
I get that the remake feature is necessary, I get that it doesn't come up often and so is tough to gain feedback on and improve. But 3 minutes is just too short, and there must be additional cancel conditions. Those of us with crappy internet want to love your game, Riot-- but you really do try your best to make it tough for us.

13 Comments

Could not care8/29/2016, 2:47:01 PM2 votes

Those of us with crappy internet want to love your game, Riot-- but you really do try your best to make it tough for us.

Those of us who maintain their computer, don't get DCd/crashes for more than 30s and actually aren't a burden to the team, disagree.

At 3 minutes, if the player is any good, he will have shoved into your tower, the wave would have turned and he could literally zone your lvl 1 champ for at least 2 minutes extra. True, this isn't bronze tactics, but if you are actually bronze where stats > skill, you probably can't recover well anyway.

Look up how to maintain your PC, install and run those programs, get everything sorted and please don't beg to ruin other 4 players' experience just for you. Thanks.

Morality Coach8/29/2016, 8:10:53 PM2 votes

This game is ancient and literally the easiest game there is to get working bug free. All you need to do is clean install your OS, have the cable company redo your inside and outside wires and possibly replace your router. All of this is free except for the router. If the cable company won't look at your wires for some reason cut a few of them and the van will be out there that day to fix it.

Not practicing basic computer maintenance is poor morality because hackers can get into your computer and use it for illicit activity that someone else is going to have to hunt down and clean up.

My opinion is that the 20 minute max leaver buster penalty is NOT enough for this and it should be a 14 day ban and then a perm ban, same as other toxic behavior.

I'd way rather have someone cuss me out and play normally than DC. Riot has made HUGE improvements with the remake and leaver buster system.

Last summer I played this game with steady ping from Nigeria to the NA server. It is always your fault.

Gary B Enkelis8/29/2016, 11:19:54 PM1 votes

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Look, we all get disconnected from games sometimes. Even pro streamers get lag and connection issues. Once in a while we all have to relog. And yes, there are trolls and leavers who wreck ranked games for the rest of us. But 90% of the time when a player goes to the trouble of making a team (or joining solo queue), banning, locking in their pick, selecting runes and masteries, choosing their summoner spells, and then doesn't show when the game actually starts, it's not because they just want to lose LP.

This is wisdom.

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