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Honestly there needs to be further restrictions on low level accounts posting on these boards

Eedat··3 votes·1,823 views

The amount of low quality posts that come from these unleveled accounts is getting out of hand. It's pretty obvious why people are using these accounts to begin with. They're obviously not new players. There are a few reasons why people use them.

  • They got banned on their main account and are directly violating the rules on evading bans

  • They are using the account to fabricate false claims with no evidence (I.E. "someone went 0/30 in my last game and didnt get banned")

  • They are using the unleveled account to post then log on their main to upvote themselves

  • They are using a second account to agree with themselves and make it seem like more people are on their side than there really is

I post on these boards quite a lot and these low level and/or unused accounts are used to make low quality posts, insult others, rage, rank shame, derail threads, manipulate votes, and instigate fights at a rate that is much, MUCH higher than normal accounts. Practically zero of these accounts are actually new players seeking advice. You may see one or two posts a month from actual new players. Maybe. The rest of these inactive low level accounts by and large exist to cause trouble and evade bans.

My suggestion is to not allow accounts to post until level 30 except for a new board for all new player questions and select others like the Support category and GD

17 Comments

ModThe Djinn2 votes

We considered this, but decided against it. While some players undoubtedly abuse alternate accounts, new players should feel welcome to post on the boards and contribute to discussions -- not be isolated in a single area.

Eedat1 votes

but this really doesnt happen

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance

I literally cant even find the last post from an actual new player posting a question. As scary of a concept as a new player learning the game from Gamplay is aside, I'd be willing to bet that 99.9% of these underleveled accounts are being used one of the purposes I stated. Having a board where only sub-30 accounts can post could actually increase the visibility of their question and they still would be able to use boards like GD, Roleplay, Support, etc

It's getting out of hand how many of these level 12 accounts are starting fights, getting threads locked, shitposting, etc. There is literally NO valid reason for these people to be using said accounts other than for reasons I stated

Quiet Dude1 votes

So I level this account to 30 and never play it again, then what? I log into my level 40 account I never play anymore, with the last game from "who-knows-when". Then what?

People have alt accounts they post on. You can raise the minimum posting age, but you aren't stopping the problem, which is shit posting. When God created the internet and crapped out the 3rd user, shit posting was born between the first 2.

Raising the minimum level isn't going to change that. You're just asking them to put an extra weekend into their smurf account to continue what they have been doing.

Eedat1 votes

Quite simply it takes a lot more effort to level an account to 30. It makes it more difficult to make these burner accounts that are used for shitposting until they get banned.

Or you could just post on your main. Really no valid reason not to unless you're intentionally hiding something

Quiet Dude1 votes

It doesnt take "a lot more effort". Getting to 30 is a joke, you're just asking for another line in the setup. You should just ask the mods to force people to post on their mains, which isn't going to happen.

Pick your battles, and don't start a power struggle you can't win.

Eedat1 votes

This isnt a battle, it's a suggestion. Think you're overreacting a bit.

Quiet Dude1 votes

It was a figure of speech.

Eedat1 votes

There is still zero valid reason for people to use low level accounts to post.

Quiet Dude1 votes

ceteris paribus

Eedat1 votes

Not sure how that applies here

Eleshakai1 votes

So... you want to make the new player experience EVEN WORSE by making them not even allowed to be a part of the community. Gotcha.

Eedat1 votes

Implying they ever do lol. Like I said there might be a single post in a month from an actual new player asking a question. I also said add a board specifically for new players to ask said questions.

Moody P1 votes

i dont appreciate your intolerance

Eedat2 votes

Literally zero reason to not post on your main

Percentages1 votes

THIS? Really!?!? THIS is what you're most concerned about? Sorry bud, People should be allowed to say what they want without some text nazi like you all over their shit.

Eedat1 votes

Yes they should. They should not however be able to say it 4 times on separate accounts and manipulate votes

Beatrice falls1 votes

This is the first account I ever logged with on the boards, and I'm just lazy to log on my main. Also people always tell you stuff like "YoU ArE XXX rank (or "yOu OnlY pLay NoRmS oR ArAm") and use it as a counter-argument

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