? ping spam now needs adressing...

Weasel Kensei··3 votes·227 views

This isnt about people being annoyed by toxic kids trying to annoy others cause theyre tilted, its related, but not about sparing other from the spam. If thats what it was about Id put it in player behavior... Its about the "sub game" some of the people in our matches are playing.

No, this is about the mentality and actions it allows the people who do it to focus on, and play "annoy people I dont like for petty reasons." I know long sub game title.

I see these sorry asshats ? BM ping spamming all match at every little thing, they do it when jg misses their initiation on a gank and has to back off, they do it when when someone dies, they do it to top, mid, I get it, they get it, you get it, its an epidemic. ? ping spam is everywhere. Because were basiclly monkeys when people see other people do something, they start doing it.

Personally I ignore it, but Iv noticed a problem that cant be ignored. The idiots that love doing it are so focused on getting to do it that they have quit playing and are practically watching other lanes just waiting for what they consider to be a "suitable fail" so they can spam more ? pings at their chosen target. Now its no question that these players are childish and toxic. The problem is when theyre just sitting around WAITING to do it and have given up on their lane or the jungle or whatever these tools need to be taken away from them. They need to stop falling back on pings as a harassment tool, or "a game they find more fun than winning a League match."

I honestly think we now need the system to flag people who "run out of pings" as in they are pinging to much and their pings are temporarily disabled. Anyone who runs out of pings 5 times in 5 minutes needs to get a flag, and if done over 3 or more matches they need a talking to from the system about their behavior. This needs to mainly be focused on ? pings.

If it wernt for players using it as a "spit ball" to attack other people in the match theyre annoyed with, and then focusing on that more than the match itself I wouldnt be typing this. If people cant moderate their own behavior then you have to do it for them.

Most players use pings properly, but some use it as a harassment tool, others make it their focus. If we punish them for using toy improperly, then maybe they will go find something else to play with.

I know the downvotes are coming cause half the people reading this are the people Im saying should be punished, they dont want their "spit balls" taken away, but for those of you who prefer a non toxic community and would prefer people pay attention to winning rather than their next opportunity to BM, please comment and draw attention to this issue.

7 Comments

undesirable team3 votes

YOU CAN MUTE PINGS XD

Weasel Kensei1 votes

But it doesnt stop people from spending time on it, wasting time they could be focused on the match.

Mutes cover the symptoms, not cure the problem.

420 grams2 votes

You can mute pings. That's the only thing you can do

Weasel Kensei1 votes

Do they know you muted the pings?

I doubt the thought process going through their head is "Well I bet they muted my pings, I should stop wasting time BMing and focus on my stuff."

No, they still waste time on it.

GankedByWindows1 votes

There is no way for Riot or anyone else to force them to pay attention to the game.

Weasel Kensei1 votes

punish them for doing the thing that they are more focused on than the game...

Azureee1 votes

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