Queue Dodge Penalty - New Setup?

JustaNewb·Feb 7, 2018·4 votes·652 views

Not really irritated, just curious... I dodge queue once maybe every 5-6 months. Only play ARAM, so I tend to see the same players over and over, and if it's someone I just reported for flaming, spamming, inting, and more (on one person... you know the type.)... I refuse to be forced to play with people like this.

Formerly I'd go sit out my 5 minutes, and grab a sandwich or something... now it's 25 minutes, and this is the first -ever- queue dodge on this account at all.

So, just curious, did they finally raise the dodge penalty, or what gives?

8 Comments

ZURELLFeb 7, 20182 votes

cuz riot likes wasting ur time. play something like overwatch or something.

JustaNewbFeb 7, 20182 votes

Nah, took a shower, only 2 minutes left. lol I was an advocate of longer queue timers for years, namely because people assume it's okay to dodge out of ARAM - or they see it as MORE allowable than in ranked or normals.

ZURELLFeb 11, 20182 votes

if they see some appeal in playing a game that last that long they need to stick with it i agree

Warlord ScrapFeb 7, 20182 votes

Definately got raised but 25 possibly a bug as it seems too high. Normally for me its like 10 although they may of put aram on a higher timer. You may want to file a support ticket though. Although i wonder how much support would really care?

JustaNewbFeb 7, 20181 votes

Very little, so not overly worried about it. Was just curious as if the timers were adjusted finally... I'm a fan of longer timers.

Warlord ScrapFeb 7, 20181 votes

I know for a fact the timers were adjusted around preseason as i dont dodge many games but life happens some times and something comes up. Most modes went from around 5 mins to 10 minutes. I cant really vouch for aram because i dont mind playing any champ in it.

AJStarhikerFeb 7, 20181 votes

ARAM might have been put on a higher timer if Riot noticed an excessive dodge rate. No one wants to wait for the equivalent of half a game because people don't like the random factor (seriously, if a player isn't willing to do that, why would they play ARAM?)

KantalaFeb 7, 20181 votes

the wiki says the first is 15 mins the second is 30 and every one after is an hour long timer. I don't mind it since I rarely dodge due to almost always having a reroll available. The perks of having almost all champs unlocked, but the drawback is I get champs I don't like to play a lot too. [sg-miss-fortune]