I AM AVERAGE AND ALL I WANT IS A GOOD GAME REGARDLESS OF WINNING OR LOSING

Ok Riot, League of Legends community, I've spent the good part of a decade playing this game, being reasonable, being unreasonable, doing my above and beyond effort to be kind, and even at some points raging. I am just like anybody, I am not special, this is my opinion based on the environment I have played in for a good part of my life.

In the time that has passed the community has only gotten worse and worse, with no evidence of focus being placed on this vital part of the game. It's literally so bad that not only is every single game potentially toxic due to players attitude, even regardless of winning, the report system in place LITERALLY DOES NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS BEHAVIOR FROM BEING APPARENT EVERY SINGLE GAME. Often times the responsibility is put on the individual gamer; it is your attitude that affects the game, your skill, your outlook that changes the outcome. I humbly disagree, though I will say that initially you should ALWAYS inspect yourself before others, ALWAYS. FACT OF THE MATTER IS THOUGH it isn't any one gamer's fault for the community being this way, and it's rarely every ONE PERSON'S fault for throwing a game (intentional feeding aside), IT IS ENTIRELY RIOTS FAULT AND THEY NEED TO PUT THEIR NECK ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THE COMMUNITY TO RIP ITSELF APART.

TO MY UNDERSTANDING, BASED ON COMMUNICATION WITH RIOT STAFF: There are currently in normal matches 2 considered facts when places players with other players (in ranked its 3 because of your rank): Your level, and your MMR which is based on wins. In no way do they account for: player toxicity, player skill, a players language/region, or the amount of reports on any given player. This was done ON PURPOSE because Riot believes that all players should be put together in order to not single anyone out, and to allow toxic players to and I quote "conform" responsibly. The only mention of solution is of this 'island' where all toxic players go, and seriously I have no idea how this is the only alternative that seemed remotely practical. I have no idea how it got so fucked up. I honestly don't care. Fuck what made it this way, what matters now is CHANGING it. The condition of the community is aggravating; what is SERIOUSLY upsetting though is the responses from Riot employees as to what to do to fix the problem: "Use the report system". Not only this but EVERY RESPONSE FROM RIOT EXPLAINS THEY ARE COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED BY THIS SYSTEM.

LET ME JUST STATE THAT CLEARLY. THEY CANNOT HANDLE THE PURE MAGNITUDE OF REPORTS FROM THE SYSTEM IN PLACE, YET THEY ADVICE USING THE SYSTEM IN PLACE. Seriously, like what the actual fuck?

The community is literally designed to put toxic players with non-toxic players with the ASSUMPTION that after being reported, and assumingly "dealt" with, they will start to just change their attitude when given the same chances as everyone else. LIKE, WHAT? THIS ISN'T JAIL. THERE IS NO REHABILITATION. THIS ISN'T A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT. IT'S A FUCKING TEAM BASED GAME. WHY WOULD YOU MIX PLAYERS WHO CONSTANTLY REFUSE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PLAYERS BEGGING FOR COMMUNICATION? Toxic players, make more toxic players, make more toxic players, make more toxic players. Rarely can one person remain calm against so much toxicity, and even when doing so this doesn't actually prevent anything from reoccurring. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS TOXICITY IN ITS TRACKS IS HAVING TOXICITY REMOVED BEFORE IT IS APPARENT. What does that mean exactly?

Simple. Put a vote to kick feature in the lobby. Allow players to leave a lobby without being banned. Allow THE NUMBER OF REPORTS A PLAYER HAS TO ACTUALLY CAUSE EFFECT IN GAME. This could be ANYTHING from being put with similar teammates for a couple games, temporarily lowering MMR, the level, even giving a stupid little symbol that shows you've been reported too much. Hell just changing the report system to allow reports TO BE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO A PLAYER WOULD BE SOMETHING MORE BENEFICIAL THAN WHAT'S IN PLACE. ANYTHING TO ALLOW PROACTIVE AND EVIDENT RESULTS TO SWAY MEMBERS FROM BEHAVING RUDELY AND FEELING ABSOLUTELY NO PAIN WHEN DOING SO, OR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING. The suggestions can go on and on, frankly I'm tired of suggesting what to do and being told to use the report system, this is my final and only rant I hope to post on this forum.

THE GOAL SHOULD BE EMPOWERING RESPONSIBILITY-- NOT STRIPPING AWAY THE POWER OF RESPONSIBILITY. Seriously, make some changes that actually matter Riot.

Lastly I'd like to thank every single player that puts up with trolling and toxicity by responding with kindness and patience. This is the only power good people have left, it's all we have in the face of adversity. Never stop being this way. Until Riot changes you people are our only hope. Help us.