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The Conversation About 20 Minute Ban Timers

bynature·1/1/2019, 8:59:06 AM·1 votes·1,580 views

Hi. Okay, so I have been playing League since 2012. I have always played purely for fun. I like the way the game works. I'd like to cut to the chase, please think nothing of it: in having a ban, I can understand allotting a 20 minute timer. There are a lot of people who play League, and 20 minutes will really reduce any potential for toxicity. But if someone's got to use the bathroom or needs to quickly do something and ends up missing the queue, there really is no reason to apply the same 20 minute ban they just waited 20 minutes for. That's 40 minutes of good time to play one 40 minute game. Do the math, that's an hour and twenty minutes, 1:20 spent on a moderate game of League. I'm someone who likes to play for fun, and my WiFi likes to go out. I don't plan on upgrading my WiFi because I can't really afford it, but I like the game. Why should I, or anyone have to wait 40 minutes because they had to handle an unexpected responsibility and missed the queue? After 6 years of being loyal, spending my money when things were different on this game and doing my best to be a positive influence in the League of Legends community, I don't believe for a second that I deserve to wait 40 minutes to play a game and I sure don't understand why this issue hasn't been addressed more in depth yet. Riot, you're supposed to be about the game AND the player, to make the experience incredible, that's why your team is big. With these bans, you truly look more like an uptight parent who acts like they deserve praise for their deeds from the kids they punish because they were having trouble handling stress. The only reason this post is this long is because I've waited 6 years, six, thinking the craziness of this judgement would be responded to accordingly, like most judgements by Riot are, relatively speaking, but I was wrong. Please, reduce the second timer, for the sake of making the entire community a more trusted and desirable place to be.

I appreciate all that you have done thus far.

2 Comments

zPOOPz1/1/2019, 9:37:46 AM2 votes

First off. To even get to 20m LPQ, you would have to afk more than a few times to get to 5 min LPQ. Then you'd have to afk some more to get to 10 min LPQ. Then you'd have to afk even more games to finally get to 20 min LPQ. That is A LOT of afks you'd have to incur to even get to where you are. That's A LOT of games people have to play 4v5 because of you. That is A LOT of time wasted by multiple 9 people playing an unfun game.

Why should I, or anyone have to wait 40 minutes because they had to handle an unexpected responsibility and missed the queue?

Why should so many people forced to play 4v5 because you cannot commit to a full game?

Please, reduce the second timer, for the sake of making the entire community a more trusted and desirable place to be.

Why should Rito reduced your punishment if you cannot even be attentive for 20 minutes? How would that serve justice to all those 4v5 games you caused? How is that better for the community? You keep complaining about your time being wasted. What about the time of all those people forced to play 4v5?

ı Sona ı1/1/2019, 9:10:09 AM1 votes

Because there are millions of other players waiting to play a game. Players who play with poor computers and poor internet lead to losses and poor player experience. If you can afford the skins you've been buying you can get some last years model upgrade for the same price.

So said, the 20 minute wait is a reminder that its just a game and not to take it seriously. Go read a book and learn something while you wait.

[sona-playing]