What is the true definition of "Opening"

poro children ·Mar 9, 2018·1 votes·409 views

I just want to say. that yes. I AM posting this on a low level account because this is the account this happened to. So, Our ashe called abc, only to have mf steal it, which led to the mf asking in the game. Shortly after, our nidalee and ashe afk'd in the fountain, claiming that they were "opening" and couldn't be reported. So. I reported them for afk/dc ing and for greifing the game.

http://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=poro+children here is the match where this happened. So, I want to justify myself, claiming that "Opening Mid" is a reportable action. So, is opening mid a reportable action?

(I didn't know where to post this, so I figured this would be the best board)

7 Comments

Telephone BoothMar 9, 20183 votes

Yes it is fully punishable, and should even be escalated past a simple chat restrict.

Reket DeAlkMar 9, 20181 votes

If the whole team is on board with it, opening is not punishable.

But if only 1 or 2 people are calling "open mid" then yes that's totally punishable. It's essentially them saying "we give up make our team lose"

Telephone BoothMar 9, 20181 votes

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If the whole team is on board with it, opening is not punishable.

But if only 1 or 2 people are calling "open mid" then yes that's totally punishable. It's essentially them saying "we give up make our team lose"

And even if your whole team agrees, I'm pretty sure if one person decides to report you and you ended up selling everything, or blatantly feeding, you could still get punished. So if you do decide to do it, at least move around and zone the enemy so it isn't obvious you're just going AFK (not literally afk, but you know what I mean)

ChermorgMar 9, 20181 votes

This is iffy. Riot has never said anything of this nature, and the enemy is entitled to a fun and competitive game. Thus, it may very well be punishable to open mid if the enemy doesnt agree.

QuadraBananasMar 9, 20181 votes

saying open mid to the enemy team means you are telling them you are letting win the game, so its the same as afk or inting (real inting, not just really bad kda (3/10/1 in 20 min isnt close to real inting)) but player in noth america and europe arent really doing "open mid", they are just saying it. Open mid is something done in korea where many people play at an internet cafe where their playing time is limited and cost money so if the game is considered over they would like to end it as fast as possible to avoid losing money, while player in NA dont have reason like that.