Thread taken down for false reasons

The Ecdysiast·Sep 27, 2018·4 votes·2,227 views

Recently I posted a thread specifically listing things to do if you're angry that don't break any rules, so people can vent their frustration without getting punished.

And while I specifically stated in the thread that it was to prevent people from breaking the rules, it was taken down under the premise that I was encouraging people to break the rules. And that's just ridiculous.

You just can't stretch the rules to cover everything that makes the game less enjoyable for other people, otherwise it's against the rules to suck, it's against the rules to first time a difficult champion, it's against the rules to play Fizz, Zed, and Yasuo, and it's against the rules to attempt to win since it worsens the experience for every enemy player you ever encounter.

That just isn't reasonable. You cannot stretch the rules to cover complimenting players, refusing to surrender when you want to continue (regardless of your reasoning for wanting to), or using emotes that Riot specifically designed to be annoying as hell to see. That's wholly ridiculous.

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ModPeriscopeSep 27, 20188 votes

The things you listed may not be punishable, but they can still lead to a negative experience in game. In particular:

*4. Say really nice things about the player. You know you're being sarcastic, but Riot can't punish you for compliments. If they somehow assume you're being sarcastic, it's a false ban and they're admitting that your ally actually didn't do anything worthy of praise. Do note that you do have to phrase it like a genuine compliment though.

*6. Queue up with at least one friend. Whether that friend is just someone who refuses to surrender all the time or just agrees with you whenever, you can always lock out a surrender vote to prevent the feeder from getting to play another game for a while.

Both of these lean more towards worsening others' game experience rather than avoiding punishment.

The EcdysiastSep 27, 20182 votes

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The things you listed may not be punishable, but they can still lead to a negative experience in game. In particular:

*4. Say really nice things about the player. You know you're being sarcastic, but Riot can't punish you for compliments. If they somehow assume you're being sarcastic, it's a false ban and they're admitting that your ally actually didn't do anything worthy of praise. Do note that you do have to phrase it like a genuine compliment though.

*6. Queue up with at least one friend. Whether that friend is just someone who refuses to surrender all the time or just agrees with you whenever, you can always lock out a surrender vote to prevent the feeder from getting to play another game for a while.

Both of these lean more towards worsening others' game experience rather than avoiding punishment.

"Leaning towards" is NOT punishable. Playing poorly do to simply sucking at the game is "leaning towards" intentionally feeding, too. It's an extremely far stretch to say those two things are against the rules, because they're simply not.

Nor is picking a champion everyone hates to play against, like Fizz, Yasuo, Zed, etc. even if you state in game that you only like to play them because it tilts people. It is simply not against the rules. You're treading into dangerous territory by claiming that things that are very clearly not against any rules fall under the blanket of "worsening others' experience."

You might as well say trying to win the game is against the rules because it worsens the experience for all enemies all the time.

ModPeriscopeSep 27, 20185 votes

When I say leaning towards, I mean the two things I pointed out are intended more to worsen players' experience. They are not suitable avenues to show anger and avoid being punished.

Playing poorly do to simply sucking at the game . . Nor is picking a champion everyone hates to play against, like Fizz, Yasuo, Zed, etc. even if you state in game that you only like to play them because it tilts people.

I made no comment on either of these situations, which were not mentioned in your discussion.

For the record, playing poorly while trying to win nor playing any particular champion is punishable.

The EcdysiastSep 27, 20181 votes

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When I say leaning towards, I mean the two things I pointed out are intended more to worsen players' experience. They are not suitable avenues to show anger and avoid being punished. . . Nor is picking a champion everyone hates to play against, like Fizz, Yasuo, Zed, etc. even if you state in game that you only like to play them because it tilts people.

I made no comment on either of these situations, which were not mentioned in your discussion.

For the record, playing poorly while trying to win nor playing any particular champion is punishable.

They are NOT punishable offenses, regardless. Like I said, stretching the rules to cover things that people are allowed to do is a very slippery slope.

I was giving you more examples of things that actually negatively impact the experience far more than compliments that can be muted or not wanting to surrender, but are just as much in alignment with the rules.