Players holding a queue hostage... Why?

steven4547466·6/23/2018, 11:49:10 PM·2 votes·2,413 views

Alright, so I was about to go into a ranked game where someone picked tf top and said he was going to feed. Now personally I don't believe it's fair that I have to dodge a game because someone got filled and said they will feed. Other than reporting this/these player(s) is there anything else I can do, because queue wait times are annoying and there is no way to stop someone from int feeding.

Either way, has this ever happened to you/what did/could you do about it. Not only does it lose LP, but it also can make you lose your series which is annoying because it's not your fault that someone said they are going to feed.

5 Comments

zPOOPz6/24/2018, 12:02:25 AM5 votes

I've played many champ select where someone said they will feed. Only roughly maybe 1 in 8 games where they actually do it in-game. If someone say that, I would call the bluff (not egg them on, but play the game anyway). Either they are bluffing and play the game normal or I get the chance to report them so they can't do that do other people.

Troll for Trump6/24/2018, 1:35:34 AM1 votes

Some games are better off dodged.

AJStarhiker6/24/2018, 2:42:13 AM1 votes

While I would prefer winning, I'll take the hit for a chance to report the player.

I'm also hard to push into expressing tilt, so I see it as protecting someone who hasn't quite figured out the best defense is the mute button.

Zezockary6/24/2018, 7:28:56 AM1 votes

Don't respond, report at the end of the game.

If you play a large amount of games the amount that happens will become statistically insignificant, either because there are so few total or because it happens to each team equally (or more to them if you never do it).

chimichanga soda6/25/2018, 5:44:07 PM1 votes

If you see these people the best thing is to screenshot their text and submit a support ticket. After that, your options are to:

dodge the game and get punished by losing LP and time
play through and hope that they try if it's something like a promo

Trolls hold all the power in this game since Riot only really takes visible action if you say naughty words.