A bug that allows you to avoid the consequences of defeat in a ranked match. What is known about it?
League of Legends has had quite a few problems lately, which surely the vast majority of fans of Riot’s production are aware of. One of them concerned the individual queue, which selected accounts could join, allowing teams to be set up. As a result, earning LPs was done without much input, when the enemy team consisted of heroes that no one was controlling (A smart LoL player showed that it is possible to get higher ranks by playing with nine non-existent players).
Now it turns out that it is also possible to play rankeds which will not affect the rank in any way. What exactly is the issue and what information was shared by the player who managed to discover the hole in Riot’s system?
Ranked games with no drop or increase in LP
Many fans play ranked matches to reach a certain division, which is one of the indicators of what level a player plays at. However, it turns out that it is possible to enter a ranked queue and play a match that will not affect the current rank, as demonstrated by one user – Hawolt.
The author of the post shared some valuable information that sheds some light on his discovery. The loophole he exploited allows you to nullify LP changes only on his account, so for all other players, league points will be added or subtracted accordingly, depending on the outcome of the match. However, this has the other side of the coin – accounts that do not lose and gain LP can be used practically indefinitely for win trading.
The decision on whether an exploit will be used must be made before the match even begins. Thus, the consequences cannot be avoided in this way until the outcome of the game is determined.