How to not Rage type against trolls?

XHick·5/1/2018, 7:45:03 PM·2 votes·1,432 views

I've been finding myself more and more engaging with players that are intentionally feeding or griefing in my games and getting to the point that i just sit and argue with them. I'w aware i shouldn't give these people the time of day by talking back and forth with them. I feel as if i take the proper steps in ignoring them such as muting chat, muting pings, turning music on, etc. Sometimes its just unbearable for me when i have teammates that follow me around like a baby duck stealing my farm and refusing to cooperate in anyway. I understand people have bad games as everyone does i'm just looking for advice or tips that other players do to deal with trolls and toxic players in general. I hate muting my chat and would prefer not to unbind my enter key because i like to help people when i can. Anyway thanks for any advice or tips anyone has!!

26 Comments

iPooUnicorns5/1/2018, 7:58:31 PM1 votes

Mute and accept the fact they are trolling and hope you don't get more the next game.

Warlord Rhinark5/1/2018, 8:01:24 PM1 votes

See some anger management I think.

Feel Apathy5/1/2018, 8:14:52 PM1 votes

If they're deliberate, you should just accept it and /ff .

Reasoning with "tilted" people will only work in their favour as they're most likely looking for a way to harass you without typing in order to provoke a reaction that will get you suspended..

Pandemic Punch5/1/2018, 8:17:04 PM1 votes

Hahahahaha I had one of those baby ducks following me around about 2 days ago. Too bad Riot doesn't do anything about them

AR URF5/1/2018, 8:22:50 PM1 votes

simply stop telling yourself that everyone who feeds is a troll.

Lafirenze5/1/2018, 9:46:14 PM1 votes

I will say this: League of Legends is a great place to practice emotional resiliency, something that seems increasingly ignored these days where the first response to offense is either to retaliate against the offender or petition some higher authority to do it for you. Resiliency is a great life skill to develop because, contrary to what we're often told, bullies don't stop their bullying as adults, they just become middle-managers.

This video is about bullying, but I think it's a great watch for any online gamer that has to deal with the various dominance games of trolls on a regular basis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oKjW1OIjuw

5050BS5/1/2018, 9:52:06 PM1 votes

I did that (because there are more and more of them each day) and guess what? Riot chat banned me for the first time since I started playing LOL 7 years ago.

You know what they "got" me on? Calling the Jungler useless (because he was). This was the "worst" language I used. Now him and the top laner where CUSSING at everything that moved. Support and ADC had muted everyone and was basically playing their own game.

So What I learned is that talking with trolls will get you punished and it seems Riot didnt do anything to them as their accounts are still active.

/mute all is how you play. Just like the pros.

TheProfezzor5/1/2018, 10:01:05 PM1 votes

Inters don't get me...b/c they know what they're doing and why they are doing it. Sure it's annoying but they won't hear from me. But bad players...who make bad players time and time again...thats what bothers me and when I speak...like how can you be so dumb?

Lafirenze5/1/2018, 10:06:21 PM1 votes

As for the duckling problem in particular, I've found the best approach is to just let them be and keep trying to win your lane as normal. Don't say anything to them, but let them soften up the minions for you and then last hit them yourself or stay behind the duckling and use them as bait to flush out the enemy jungler while you keep your skills ready to spring a counterattack. Instead of getting mad, try to use them to your tactical advantage to offset the resource disadvantage. Normally, I find it doesn't take long for the duckling to realize it's helping you despite its efforts to the contrary and it will leave to find another lane to annoy.

Meep Man5/2/2018, 2:08:34 AM1 votes

Take a breath and step out of the game for a moment and realize this is a very small portion of your life that is unlikely to affect you in the long run at all. Just taking a step back is always nice to me.