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Idea For Leaverbuster

LordXemnas23·11/20/2015, 8:40:27 PM·1 votes·537 views

I've played this game for six months now, and it's a great game, but one feature I find intriguing is the Leaverbuster system. A system that punishes players who leave a match or afk, but what if they didn't mean to leave a game or afk due to current internet issues or an unexpected request from their parents.

My idea to alleviate this is to have the game ask the player a question on why they left or went afk. A way to combat the trolls is if the player has went afk too many times in a short period of time. Then the game can see these actions might be on purpose thus enforcing the punishment . For example if the player went afk 2-3 times in a span of two days or 5-6 within a week, those actions could be suspected trolling.

Another problem I've seen and from personal experience, are when players ruthlessly report another player because of a parental request or life issue. This is a cruel act and puts into question if some people are responsible enough with this kind of power. Ask yourself, should these dedicated and innocent players be punished because of obeying a sudden request or pressing matter? One way to tell apart a dedicated player and a troll. A dedicated and smart player plans out their time accordingly and has little to no prolonged afk's in their play history. Trolls however cause their team to lose by purposely being afk or some other thing, looking through their play history would be too many unnecessary leaves and afk's.

I'm speaking for the majority of teen summoners who have been caught off guard by a parental request once or twice in their time in the league. I hope the developers take into consideration this issue and idea, but until then, I will see you guys on the rift one way or another.

2 Comments

SmokedAlmonds11/20/2015, 9:00:00 PM1 votes

Leaverbuster hands out punishments based on the rate you leave games, not individual leaves. It is expected that everyone is going to have occasional issues and you wont be punished for that.

If you are getting a leaverbuster punishment you are leaving too much and you need to fix what ever is causing you to leave before you queue again. If you are getting called away then you need to consider when you actually have time to play. I also suggest to any younger members who have parents call them away to have them read this thread

Someone leaving is detrimental to a game and wastes everyone's time. The reason for leaving doesn't really change anything. And leaverbuster is not only to combat rage quitters. It is also to detect people who are negligent with their connection/PC upkeep/time management.

Zombiemaster11/20/2015, 9:07:37 PM1 votes

Here's the thing about Leaverbuster: it doesn't care about the reason why someone leaves/afks, because frankly the reason doesn't really matter. A leave is a leave, and no matter the reason it still ruins the game. What many people don't seem to understand is that Leaverbuster isn't only to combat rage quits/intentional leaves, it's also there to combat people who have frequent internet/computer problems, or anything else that may cause someone to leave in multiple games because people with these problems also ruin games.

Note that I said frequent. This is because Leaverbuster doesn't punish for the occasional leave. Riot knows that shit happens, and sometimes it is completely out of our control. You will only be punished when you show a history of leaving many games in a short period of time.

Now, if you're leaving because you have internet/computer problems that cause you to disconnect in the middle of a game, it may not be your fault for the first time you leave. However, if you continue to queue up for matches knowing full well that you have these problems, then it becomes something in your control. It's up to you to fix whatever issues you are having with your internet/computer before you queue up for any more matches.

When it comes to parental requests (if this applies to you), that's something that you need to work out with your parents. If it seems like they are constantly asking you to do something while you are in the middle of a match, I suggest trying to set some guidelines with them. Whatever you do is up to you and your parents, just try to find something that works out between you.