How to prevent AFK'rs (an idea)

Majin Poo·4/11/2019, 4:05:04 PM·1 votes·2,305 views

Some people will potentially say, "sometimes disconnects happen, Sometimes internet connection isn't always good."

I've actually never been disconnected from a game because of internet connection and I feel that is a cop out.

The best way to prevent people from AFK'ing during games in my opinion. This will be quite harsh too, potentially worst then suspensions and bans.

Add up all the LP gained and Loss for both teams and that person who AFK'd takes that lump sum as a loss to their LP.

In a team game where we rely on people we have never met to possess mental fortitude in difficult situations and people just rage quit forcing me to lose LP should not be acceptable.

8 Comments

GatekeeperTDS4/11/2019, 4:17:57 PM7 votes

Anything that inflates or deflates LP for any reason other than a win or a loss compromises the ranked ladders.

I've actually never been disconnected from a game because of internet connection and I feel that is a cop out.

Then you're lucky, but a system can't work on "feelings." An automated system has to work on what can be detected. Not all AFKs are on purpose. The punishment for being AFK for long enough that the system detects it is to lose rewards for that game. Get LeaverBustered too much in a certain period and an account will be punished harsher than that - up to and including being banned.

hshtagniemehrcdu4/11/2019, 5:08:52 PM1 votes

So, if a good gold players afk'S a few times he gets to stomp silver players? This is a terrible idea, because it will ruin matchmaking completly. In fact, it might even **encourage **people to afk so they get easier games.

forcing me to lose LP should not be acceptable.

About that. Keep in mind, that this happens in the enemy team as well; so, lp gain and loss is equalized.

With your idea however...

Majin Poo4/11/2019, 6:48:15 PM1 votes

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Umbral Regent4/11/2019, 7:38:07 PM1 votes

Add up all the LP gained and Loss for both teams and that person who AFK'd takes that lump sum as a loss to their LP.

There are a ton of problems with this idea, the first and foremost being one that GatekeeperTDS has already highlighted; any Ranked system which fudges LP gain and loss for any reason other than losing or winning the match will wind up fundamentally broken.

Another issue, of course, is that your idea is outright overkill. You're not just suggesting the AFK takes the LP loss of their team; you're suggesting that the AFK take the total potential LP loss from both teams. And quite frankly, that is absurd. How would you like to lose six times as much LP for simply losing a game, solely because the game arbitrarily adds the potential LP loss from the winning team to your own LP loss?

I'm doubtful you'd want that to happen, so why try to tack it onto your proposed punishment?

And, on top of that, though this goes hand-in-hand with the first point, any system which mitigates/removes LP loss will inevitably encourage players to game the system to maintain their rank. And that means people queuing with people who wouldn't care for the LP loss to take the fall for them, or trying to bully someone to the point of leaving the game so that they don't suffer the LP loss for a match they couldn't win.

And that is not the kind of behavior anyone should want to encourage.

...and people just rage quit forcing me to lose LP should not be acceptable.

It isn't acceptable, but League of Legends is a zero-sum game; one team has to lose, and one team has to win. And consequently, you're going to have to deal with losses and situations that are beyond your control. It's inevitable that you're going to lose matches - and LP - so you have to be able to soldier on from those losses and keep climbing.

Majin Poo4/14/2019, 10:58:07 PM1 votes

I don't really need to wish it to happen, because afk in your game will happen. Best of luck. Haha😎

Majin Poo4/16/2019, 5:39:46 PM1 votes

Since you don't like the idea of LP consequences.

Why not take all the LP gained and loss and hit that player that afk for any reason with a Time bam equivalent to the LP if the game. I'm saying zero tolerance for afk. Like if you plan to play the game you better honor your team.