So one of my main brohams, Rickonix was banned recently. He was a true legend of a player, acquiring over 500 leaves, most of them in ranked, tanking his elo well below -800. He was doing it for months, and no one said a word. No warning emails, no in client sit downs. Just straight up banned. Our crew all assumed Riot was ok with this, given that most punishments at the time when he started were for queue dodgers rather than leavers. Leavers don't even get a cool down after bailing on a game like queue dodgers do. It seemed to be a sanctioned activity.



All said he was a terrific player. When he did decide to stay, he often single handedly carried his team to victory against the players presiding over that elo bracket. He would regall us of tales of teams that would have 9 leavers, all of whom beat him to the punch. Leaving him alone to destroy the nexus. Heart of a champion right there.



Bottom line is that as far as anyone can tell, he didn't really deserve a ban, and leaving has never been grounds for a ban last I checked. He didn't hack anyones account, or exploit any bugs. He was generally cordial and friendly in game and out. Please reverse the ban on Rickonix, many of us want him back from the clutches of HoN and SC2!