The Lower Levels are Terrible to New Players

LickedShoe·Feb 10, 2018·2 votes·736 views

Hi people of the boards, it's me, LickedShoe, back at it again with my first boards post. I would just like to draw attention to how terrible the lower levels are. Since my brother has a smurf account, I thought that I would get back into the game with him, because I low-key hate playing at the status that I am at. Needless to say, I got another account, and have been playing a lot just because it's something new and I now have a goal to work towards. I've been playing this game for four years and I don't think that I have ever experienced so much toxicity. I don't understand how people can feel comfortable destroying new player's attitudes about the game. It's disgusting and discouraging, and I know that if I was an inspiring league player, I would hate myself. Something needs to be done about it. Thanks for reading! [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

5 Comments

Ayanami3rdFeb 10, 20182 votes

Totally agreed. Riot needs to help new players get good in the game easier, so that it's not feed-and-be-flamed in the first three months of your LoL experience (not defending the flamers!). But that does not generate cash (instantly), so they won't.

redniwediSFeb 10, 20182 votes

This has been tested with actual new players a few times. Riot has a very good system in place that separates smurf accounts from actual new players, and the people who are new don't normally see long time layers until they are in the level 20s.

To put it simply the smurf experience is not the new player experience.

LickedShoeFeb 10, 20181 votes

Well as a smurf then I shouldnt be matched with new players right? Do these unfortunate players just slip through the cracks? If so then there's still a problem.

redniwediSFeb 10, 20181 votes

The toxic mess you ran into is the unfortunate result of people getting permabanned, starting a new account, and not learning anything. According to Riot most of them don't last very long, and Riot watches low level accounts for toxic behavior even more closely than they do high level accounts.

naveenrenoldFeb 10, 20181 votes

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This has been tested with actual new players a few times. Riot has a very good system in place that separates smurf accounts from actual new players, and the people who are new don't normally see long time layers until they are in the level 20s.

To put it simply the smurf experience is not the new player experience.

true, first time i played league i bought 6 dorans blade and had no idea what i was doing. i dont remember having much of a bad experience then