I love league, ALOT, so believe me when I say I would never intentionally AFK a game. But my dad just doesn't understand how much I love league. Every now and then he drags to do something right when I'm in the middle of a fight. I realize that's its not an excuse for being AFK, but its sooooo annoying. Anybody got any ideas of what to do, or has the same problem?
Yea, I understand the feeling. Just being honest, other people that don't play League wont understand. Even if they're gamers. So what I would do is plan your games wisely knowing for sure you won't have to afk. Or ask whoever if they need something done before the game and let them know if anything comes up then you will happily take care of it after the game. Because even if they don't understand, they should respect you trying to communicate with them.
Hey, I have exactly this problem. I take care of two handicapped family members and they usually need stuff right away. My suggestion is you lay out time to play League and make sure that if you play league, you have time to take care of those responsibilities immediately after, or your stuff is done for the day.
For example, I tend to sneak a game in after I cook while everyone is busy eating, and at night, when everyone generally leaves me alone and my mother is in bed.
Limit your games per day, map out what responsibilities you have, and make sure you recognize if you are, in fact, playing too much LoL. League is fun, but don't play it all day, get stuff done.
Totally feel you bro, my family's the same way. They frown upon video games in general and drag you around on their schedule.
All the advice I can give to you is to coordinate your time accordingly to League, based upon your family's schedules and patterns. This worked for, me but I'm not sure it could work for your situation, since I have no idea what your family is like.
Just wanted you to know you aren't alone in this situation. Best of luck, Summoner.
I had the same problem when I was living at home with my parents im 20 now though but theres nothing you can do man your parents control you until you move out they have full reign to flip the power switch or tell you your grounded from the computer for a month etc. if they want you to do something theyll make you do it, in a sense its bullshit but its just the way some parents are. I personally dont think its a great way to parent but cant stop someone from being who they are or acting how they act
I had the same issue back in the day. My dad's a pretty chill dude, he understands whatever he wants me to do will get done, just not right away, but my mom is always the 'Get it done now, your game can wait'. What I did was I told them that this isn't a game I can just pause and come back to, it's live. It'd be like asking them to stop watching tv during the show to do something instead of just waiting for the commercials to do it.
Play customs where leaver buster doesn't punish (I think).
if you're that young that your dad can tell you what to do, you're too young to be playing League.
you should be doing your homework, or getting a job so you can move out on your own.
say no
Get a job (or find another way to obtain economic independence) and move out. If necessary file for emancipation from your parents.
Your parents have no legal right to tell you what to do.
Ask them in advance if they will need your help for anything in the next hour.
Explain that League of Legends is not a game that you can pause or quite part-way through.
Check out this thread for some ideas on how you might approach explaining to him how big of a deal it is to leave the game, even for a couple minutes. You know your dad better than any of us do, so you'll just want to pick your approach based on what you think would work with him.
What exactly do you mean? He physically moves you from the computer?
Try explaining to him that there are 9 other people playing this game with you, and that it ruins it for all of them (even the 5 that get the win) if you leave midway through the game. The game may take 20min to 65min and all 9 other players have set aside this time to play this game. It's not fair to have wasted all of their time for you to leave partway through.
I don't know what reasons your family has for dragging you away from playing. If they're relatively good ones though, perhaps you should seek time that you can play with knowledge that you won't be dragged away. Ask them before you start playing if you'll have at least an hour of uninterrupted time. E.G. If you're being dragged to go for family dinner, you probably shouldn't have started playing 20 minutes before dinner was going to be ready.
Just try to plan ahead. I know it can be tough. In the end, make sure you have enough time. If you've only got a half hour or so, play an ARAM instead I guess.
