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I afked during a ranked match; Here is my take on it

Dominick Destine·12/28/2015, 8:52:33 PM·64 votes·4,546 views

Earlier today, I was playing a ranked solo queue match.... during this match, I felt palpitations and tachycardia... I was scared. I told my teammates "My heart hurts, I'm really scared"... and to report me if I leave, which I did.

I called an ambulance , I'm fine now... but when I came back I had gotten reported.

Am I upset? hell no. I screwed over my entire team and I deserved to reported despite having a legitimate reason to leave the game.

Having a reason to leave is not an excuse to NOT get reported, it's that simple. I always report afks and I expect to be reported if I afk.

Riot is doing a good job, gg.

Edit: I think most people are missing the point... it's not that I want to be forgiven for having left the game, or that I don't deserve the reports, it's literally exactly the opposite. I know that I ruined the game for my team and I deserved the reports in full. I'm saying that system works, I'm saying Riot is doing a good job. I very rarely leave matches (Like 0.1% of my matches are leaves) and so, it's not really going to affect me. The system is working.

64 Comments

VictoryDance9612/28/2015, 8:55:24 PM46 votes

Jesus, I hope you are feeling ok...

Fatalitý12/28/2015, 8:55:48 PM17 votes

With something as serious as that, league doesn't even matter. League is a game, heart problems are your life. Sure you did make your team lose. But whats more important? Your team losing or your health. I personally think people should only get reported if they afk just because they are mad or if they knew they had to leave yet they still started a game. But seriously though League shouldn't be on your mind if that happens just leave and be safe.

Arch Mage Magnus12/29/2015, 2:46:22 AM12 votes

Still trying to understand why you wrote this.

Du Ma Mi12/29/2015, 2:20:51 AM8 votes

I think there's a lot of different opinions on this in the comments, so let me summarize my own:

I think you're very sportsmanlike for thinking the way you do, and I agree with your mindset - you should get reported for leaving, even in serious cases, otherwise if I felt like leaving a game, I'd say "I think my cat just broke its legs, gtg get it to the vet. Don't report GG".

So yes, you should get reported, and you understand that. But yes, health matters more than a game. So why should he get reported? Isn't that unfair? No, because if health is more important than a game, then you shouldn't care that you got reported, so long as you are okay.

Solitair12/29/2015, 12:11:18 AM6 votes

sorry, but I'd feel like bottomfeeder trash that deserves a good curbstomping if I punished or supported the punishment of someone solely because that person was having potentialy life-threatening heart problems. I do not at all agree with your stance.

Stars Shaper12/29/2015, 10:11:14 AM1 votes

I wouldn't have reported you too.

And if I did, I would write on notes the reason for your leave (Having heartaches) because the judges must have all the details.

Dehorn12/29/2015, 12:10:50 PM1 votes

this is the correct mentality to have when online gaming. if you have to leave a game for something important, do it. life happens. this will never affect you. you wont get banned unless it happens often. it takes a lot of effort to get banned in lol. my friends and i have been playing for... 5 years now and have never been restricted or anything. we rage irl not in game.

hope youre ok. dont let lol kill ya.

AJStarhiker12/29/2015, 3:37:12 PM1 votes

Actually, your teammates probably didn't report you. The LeaverBuster system will automatically detect it. I'm not sure Leaving/AFK is even a report option since the update.

Anyway, glad to hear your OK.

Ariel the Cruel12/29/2015, 4:28:44 PM1 votes

Leaving is one thing. Once you're in game, you either leave or you don't.

A few weeks ago, I spent almost 20 minutes in the loading screen. It wasn't frozen, because my ping was bouncing around like usual. I get into game: it started ~18 minutes ago. After game: smacked by leaver buster.

Really, Riot?

VendettaX412/29/2015, 7:03:51 PM1 votes

so....why are you telling us?

Samus7212/29/2015, 7:57:30 PM1 votes

I would consider this an acceptable AFK. Dead people cannot play League. Let alone do anything else. Now that you are aware of the condition, you can address it.

One occasion of this isn't going to get you punished. However, if you repeatedly have attacks that force you to leave the game, the system will respond with the appropriate action. I'm not a doctor. I cannot advise you on what actions to take to avoid future issues when playing games. But I can tell you that the leaver buster will perform as it is programmed to do. If the AFKs mount up, for whatever reason you have to go AFK, reasonable or not, the punishments will escalate.

Amongst other things, be prepared for that.

Wet Cows12/29/2015, 8:48:03 PM1 votes

What's the point of this post exactly?

Vanjie12/29/2015, 9:05:44 PM1 votes

It's just a warning. You won't get banned unless you do it again.

Audwin12/30/2015, 2:56:49 AM1 votes

Yesh, hope your alright.

KitsuneTrickster12/30/2015, 7:03:35 PM1 votes

Jesus christ, this is just guilt, uncalled for guilt. You were having a major heart problem. You do not deserve to be reported.

Krigjer1/1/2016, 5:03:03 AM1 votes

I guess I'm just very patient and forgiving.

I can't stand ragequits and won't think twice about reporting, but an afk over such a thing as health issues, or even 'I have to be somewhere' after a hour long game, I'm not likely to care too much. I realize this probably means I'm gullible to any sobstory, and that I'm probably contributing to the afk pool by not reporting, but it's just not a big deal to me.

JerrBear71/1/2016, 5:12:46 AM1 votes

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I called an ambulance , I'm fine now...

IDK what to say but for some reason this is funny how to shortened an entire day into this.. :p

Ramlaen12/28/2015, 10:45:06 PM1 votes

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The Deckowner12/29/2015, 1:32:05 AM1 votes

wish u are ok, playing dis game causes high bloodpressure and rapid heartbeat.

DarthSpectrum12/29/2015, 8:12:57 AM1 votes

It is good that you recognize the consequences of your actions, but more importantly, you made the right decision.

If you have to go to a hospital, don't let League keep you. One or two AFK games won't matter anyway. Riot's punishment system is actually extremely lenient in every category except for discriminatory comments. I know people who rage, troll, or consistently lag out of the game every game, and for most of them the worst they received is low priority queue or chat restrictions.

FastAsHeck12/29/2015, 10:05:32 AM1 votes

I wouldnt have reported you :D