Update 9.3: New Features to Promote Fair Play

Grimbru:   This.   If a player is leaving a game every time he ends up in a team he perceives to be 'bad' then at least some of the responsibility for the problem lies with that player. If you feel you can't get a win or a good game without an amazing team backing you up, perhaps rather than looking to blame MM, you should take an honest look at what's happening in the long run when you don't challenge yourself. You get good times and bad times with Matchmaking, and this behavior is one of the things we are taking steps to discourage.    I appreciate MM is not perfect, but I feel that many are using it in combination with mods such as xvm for an excuse to stack the deck in their favor. That win % might go a long way yes, but it's not set in stone. Why not fight and at least give it a shot. You can never win if you don't even try.   Back to the main point here, the discussion about the new system being trialed. The afk system won't be stupid, it will differentiate between players who are just staying put and those who literally just log in and afk the whole battle.    With regards to unstable connections or accidental DC's and people being punished for leaving or self destruction simply because of this, it's something that was taken into consideration when we made the system. It's still being trialed guys, so we will constantly be improving and fine tuning it. And of course, we're always here and ready to help if you have any issues.    -Grimbru