User blog comment:StrategicMagic/AFK and Disconnect - There is a Difference/@comment-67.180.236.197-20121012003050/@comment-67.180.236.197-20121012003407

The reason I say its more detrimental than rage quitters is that the game is usually in a losing situation anyways when someone ragequits, and often they were playing like garbage anyways. When someone plays KNOWING they often dc (as the poster of this article confesses to) you are screwing people over 20 minutes of their time in a situation where they never even had a chance. With a rager, if your team is at least doing well, they can stay happy and not rage. When someone doesn't show up, even if your team has more skilled players, it doesn't matter because of the dcer. Also, how do people stay dcd for the entire 20 minute game? When my client bugs out, I can usually get back in before minions are in lane. Worst case, reset computer and get back in 5 minutes late. But after 10 minutes, that just looks like they afk'd after disconnect (basically rage quitting while being out of client)