Difference Between AFK and Bad Servers

panD3MONium··1 votes·762 views

I very rarely quit out of a game or "rage quit." Not saying I never done it but you probably be able to count the number of times I've done it in League of Legends with one hand. Was playing rank this morning and was stuck in the loading screen and never switched over to the game. After I restart the client and went into the game my screen was frozen. No one was moving from where they originally were in game when I entered and my character would not move, despite it making the sound effects as if I were moving (character voices when you move). After trying to reconnect several times and getting the same result I had no choice but to AFK. Then I got penalize for it when I logged back in and had to wait 5 mins before starting a game for 5 different times.

Why is there no system to prevent this? I understand they can't fix lag on servers on specific games however they need to have a report system that you cannot connect due to lag in order to prevent this.

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disregardable1 votes

If there's no notification in the client+on the Service Status Page then it was not Riot's fault you couldn't connect, and you were therefore responsible.

panD3MONium1 votes

No you are stating Riot servers are perfect and nothing goes wrong. That is not true and I don't except them to be. I would appreciate it if I don't get penalized when they do is all. My internet and computer worked all day except for one game, that is not on me.

disregardable1 votes

No, I'm saying when something does go wrong, they tell you in the client+service page. That did not happen. so nothing went wrong on Riot's part.

panD3MONium1 votes

They don't tell you anything considering similar stuff has happen and my roommate beside is in the same game on his PC with no issues. What you are saying it was justify them penalizing me? You are one of those politically incorrect guys. Your comment was not helpful and believe you be singing a different toon if it happened to you.

disregardable2 votes

That your roommate beside you didn't have issues is further proof that it wasn't Riot's fault. If there was something wrong on Riot's part, lots of people would be having problems. The game would've broken for the same set of people at the same time.

Your computer just couldn't connect to the server. It could be it overheated, it could be a faulty wifi card, your settings could be bad, your computer could just be old, etc. I have no idea what the problem is, but it's not Riot's fault your computer had an issue.

They have network troubleshootering guides for you to look through if this is an on-going problem. https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/201752664-Troubleshooting-Connection-Issues

panD3MONium1 votes

I run an MSI and its pretty new. Can't be on my part and even if so why is it that I close out of the client and restart it similar issues. Games on other consoles have similar issues to specific profiles, I know Destiny does on top of my head. How could Riot not have similar issues.

All I was saying there needs to be some system where you can report disconnects due to server issues, or if it was on the individual for that specific game but doesn't have a history of quitting.

disregardable3 votes

The reason we don't have that is there's nothing stopping anyone from just unplugging their wifi and not getting punished for it. When you queue up for a game of League, you agree that you've done everything you can to not be interrupted in the next 20+ minutes. The punishment is small at first in case of accidents, but it's still there so it can escalate if you don't stop leaving games.

Awkward Couch1 votes

You might want to post this under help and support because this seems to be a problem with either your computer or your client. Your computer may be relatively new, but making sure that you keep all your drivers up to date is important and can cause issues if they are not current.

A couple of questions that I have:

  • What are the specs of your computer? Specifically the CPU and Graphics card.
  • How often has something like this happened?
  • What is your ping normally like?
  • If you get into a game and this error happens, what is your ping then?
  • When did this start happening?

To me, it seems like something went wrong with the client, and some files probably got corrupted. In order to fix that, all you have to do is start the League client, Press on the "?" in the upper right hand corner, and click on repair client. This can take up to half an hour to complete. If you still have problems, send in a support ticket and they can help your further.

It seems like you didn't want to AFK, but making sure that your client is in proper working order is your responsibility. Hence why you were punished.

MalaceX1 votes

Unfortunately, I don't think the error logs for the game client and afkers are dependent on each other, which does sound incorrect. The only solution is to start a petition to get Riot Games to actually make quality of life improvements to League of Legends.

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