League of Legends "leaver" penalty?

[booman]

Greetings Summoner!

Your account brianinthered now has a level 1 Leaver penalty. This is because in your recent games you have either been AFK (away from your keyboard) for an extended period of time or you disconnected from the game. Every summoner contributes to their team’s victory or defeat on the Fields of Justice. Those who repeatedly leave games or idle during gameplay hurt their team and the overall experience of all Summoners on the field.

My game crashes in Linux when clicking on the store, then riotgames has the nerve to give me a penalty as if it was my fault.
Have you ever heard of such a thing? Penalizing your players?
Not very encouraging to make me what to come back.

 

[Daniel~]

They are well past the point where I take my magic elsewhere....":O}

 

[Aedan]

Penalizing your players?

I can think of a few - like

• Everquest
• UFC 2009 Undisputed
• Call of Duty
• Halo Reach
• Tekken Revolution
• Everquest II
• Defense of the Ancients
• MechWarrior Online
• Team Fortress Mann Up
• WWE '12
• Heroes of Newerth
• Spartacus Legends
• Assassin's Creed
• Smite
• Spiral Knights.
  
  Pretty much games where deliberate disconnections can have an impact on the game for other people. Unfortunately there's no way to tell the difference between a disconnection and a crash - either way around, the connection gets closed.

 

[Daniel~]

I guess I can see the need to protect the user...but maybe they could be a bit nicer about it....even let the players decide who really needs a warning shot across the bow?

 

[booman]

Wow, they all have penalties?
What about if I close a game because I have to go to work and can't finish?
Do I get penalized for leaving then?

I normally play Drakensang and Neverwinter online and its all drop-in-drop-out with no penalties at all.
Gives the player more freedom.

 

[Daniel~]

well...it IS supposed to be a game... is that heresy? ":O}

 

[booman]

Exactly, games are supposed to be entertaining...
Being killed over an over is punishment enough, but I guess if you have a large enough following you can afford to kill those lazy players who join a game and just leave.
But at the same time, if they are banned, they can just signup again with a new email.
Guess they will have to be banned via IP address.

 

[Gizmo]

Banning by IP is stupid as well, because anyone on a dynamic connection (DSL, Cable, etc.) will likely change IPs on a regular basis.

 

[Daniel~]

This can only lead to tears... ":O}

 

[booman]

Agreed! My IP is dynamic so banning it would be a waste of time, but they apparently got to try something... right?