Why is this 'safe to leave' game now a loss on my match history?

[ADMantra]

Why is this game counted as a loss on my match history? It was safe to leave 10:33 in the game after the enemy Lash left and the Shiv followed suit. My MMR has been ruined because multiple games are classed as losses after the game is safe to leave and then so many would-be wins DONT count to match history when the enemy abandons.

 

[back_biter+deadlock]

You left the game without getting scored for abandon, but that doesn't somehow mean that you won the game bro

Enemy team probably still went and killed your ancient, and it looks like they had the first leaver, so you should try to go and win rather than leave.

 

[Iggy]

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Why is this game counted as a loss on my match history? It was safe to leave 10:33 in the game after the enemy Lash left and the Shiv followed suit. My MMR has been ruined because multiple games are classed as losses after the game is safe to leave and then so many would-be wins DONT count to match history when the enemy abandons.

Yeah matchmaking is currently busted in a few ways. This is one of them. You can try to win, or just leave once it's 'safe to leave'. Safe to leave is a reference to being locked out from queueing on the assumption you're leaving games often. It's really not a good or ideal system, but that's how many MOBAs do it.

 

[G. R. T.]

Safe to leave does not mean the game no longer counts all of a sudden. It's only a free loss for the person who abandons, regardless of match results. For the rest of you the game still fully counts. Dota 2 works the exact same way.

With the only difference being in Dota if someone abandons in the first 5 minutes before first blood has happened then the game is only a loss for the one who leaves and it doesn't count for anyone else at all. (If this game doesn't already have this mechanic, not sure.)