Does Riot punish people who AFK in early game?

Dracozx·7/24/2018, 6:36:14 AM·1 votes·2,325 views

By "AFK in early game", I mean still staying in base and doing nothing when the first minion dies (and the player is normally connected). It happens quite frequently in normal games, more frequently in ARAM games, and sometimes even in ranked games.

I think the at least 2 mins loading time + minion spawn should be sufficient for grabing a drink from fridge or a pee. So what's the excuse for these early AFK players?

I always report these players when I'm sure they are not disconnected and they still do nothing when the first minion dies, no matter they are my teammates or my opponents. I report because I think: first, it IS AFK; second, their behavior makes their teammates suffer. However, I never get notification from Riot saying that they are punished. Do you guys know if Riot punish those people?

Also, do you think AFK in early game deserves penalty?

5 Comments

Yatol7/24/2018, 11:36:33 AM2 votes

they can get punished if they are absent for more than 3 minutes

AnAggravatedPimp7/24/2018, 11:47:18 AM1 votes

They get leaverbustered which can result in a ban

zPOOPz7/24/2018, 11:49:17 AM1 votes

there is no feedback notification for leavebuster