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PSA: Getting "Revenge" on a teammate is only hurting yourself in the long run, and innocent people

xXMrPeanutXx·9/29/2016, 7:23:46 AM·34 votes·2,149 views

You see it time and time again.

Player 1 does something Player 2 doesn't like. Player 2 changes his gameplay to get revenge whether that be letting Player 1 die or just not covering/healing for him.

This is a team game, This means if you plan on getting revenge on someone on your team. You're actually hurting every other teammate you have as well as yourself.

Even if you are a narcissist this doesn't make sense. You are hurting your chances of winning a game by not playing optimally. Furthermore you are practicing bad habits and aren't learning ANYTHING good during that game. For what? A stranger you will likely never meet or know beyond his summoner name? It might as well be a bot, but you just wasted 20mins of your life and will have to win a game(another 20mins) to make up for that loss.

I know it's difficult to turn the other cheek, I've been down that road before. However saying "not ganking for x - lane" because they did something you disagree with is making your own life harder. That's just fact. It's also making you look like the asshole

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chipndip19/29/2016, 5:35:23 PM7 votes

Yesterday my adc was harassing me all game in a close, drawn out match, so I just sold my Sightstone. Yeah, we lost, but if you don't want people getting "revenge", don't be a dick for them to want "revenge".

I'm a really patient guy, but there's a tipping point. Of course a Vayne main can reach it.

Maria the Fox9/29/2016, 1:05:47 PM4 votes

Some people has to live in 2 separate houses: one for them and one for their ego.

LateCustomer9/29/2016, 10:54:44 PM2 votes

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You see it time and time again.

Player 1 does something Player 2 doesn't like. Player 2 changes his gameplay to get revenge whether that be letting Player 1 die or just not covering/healing for him.

This is a team game, This means if you plan on getting revenge on someone on your team. You're actually hurting every other teammate you have as well as yourself.

Even if you are a narcissist this doesn't make sense. You are hurting your chances of winning a game by not playing optimally. Furthermore you are practicing bad habits and aren't learning ANYTHING good during that game. For what? A stranger you will likely never meet or know beyond his summoner name? It might as well be a bot, but you just wasted 20mins of your life and will have to win a game(another 20mins) to make up for that loss.

I know it's difficult to turn the other cheek, I've been down that road before. However saying "not ganking for x - lane" because they did something you disagree with is making your own life harder. That's just fact. It's also making you look like the asshole

The moment a person decides that "getting even" is more important than winning, that's the moment that their WIN condition changed from "Win this game" to "Get back at X player". They don't CARE if they lose the game, or if they make their team mates lose the game, or if four to nine random faceless people on the internet think they're the worst person ever... they'll never see each other again. They are acting perfectly reasonable in reaching THEIR win condition.

Mind you, I didn't say this is acceptable, cool guy behavior. It's totally selfish and douche-&@# behavior, but it's completely rational if all they care about, at that moment, is "getting even".

Great Muta9/29/2016, 5:17:43 PM2 votes

An Amumu threw a game last night because we like Trump(MAGA). Not only did he waste 45 mins of his time. Not only did he get at least 2 reports. He also lost his own LP and MMR points. He also took part of my krugs, so it took me an extra camp to get to level 2.

You got me, bud.

Also just played with a toxic Kass(what is it about you Kassadin's that are just so nasty?). He lost his lane while blaming me for not helping when he got killed. He went on full tilt mode. At one point, he was losing his lane with no other champion even in it as his enemy roamed. Proceeded to steal my blue's all game and blame the whole team for his shit. Minimum of 3 reports for him.

dakota saturn9/30/2016, 2:59:05 AM2 votes

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My match earlier today.

Golden Crow9/29/2016, 9:07:37 PM2 votes

I've had a game where at the start of the game, this Sivir said "Hi" in chat, which is typical. I sometimes like to say 'gl hf' at the beginning of the game too. Didn't really think about it much, and didn't say anything. In the middle of the game, I was playing Thresh and I'd land hooks and stuff right? Sivir wouldn't respond to any of it. I thought "It's fine. It might be because she's new." Then, I got a really good hook once, and so I followed by Q-ing again to go in. She didn't respond again, and it made me die. She responded with: ":>" That's when I realized she wasn't doing it because she was new. It was because I didn't say "hi" back at the beginning of the game. She kept doing that the entire game; she kept responding with smirks and how she's glad I would die sometimes, and I couldn't really do anything about it because I was support. I can't just start making plays by myself. It was insane. It was like that crazy hawaiian bobblehead girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LdmBqJLYcU

This is actually one of the main reasons I completely stopped playing supports that required an adc that works with you, and switched to supports like: Sona, Annie, Brand that can try to make solo plays if an adc does that.

Its worked well so far. I've climb to Gold II from Silver II, and never once have I had to rely on an adc who was a random, who would sometimes just go on and have a childish temper tantrum over nothing. I've honestly lost faith on my adcs, and I'm glad because without people who do this, I would have never knew that supports can make solo plays, while still being support (buying sightstone, having 0 cs, etc). http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/sona-the-solo-aggressive-support-an-in-depth-guide-486735

It has honestly made me a way better support, and when I do get an adc that works with me, together, what was already good becomes 10 times better. In situations where I would get a solo kill, there would be a triple kill instead, and it would be the adc that gets it, not me. These people made me a better support.

Sylvant9/29/2016, 12:39:39 PM1 votes

i see that alot and nothing pisses me more. As main jungler im often blamed for any mistakes my lane partners do and they usually revenge by stealing monsters im fighting, not to mention when they start to feed on purpose or afk...

The Yetii Rider9/30/2016, 5:34:13 PM1 votes

On the one hand, I agree that getting revenge on one prick is stupid and childish.

On the other hand, when some jerk bans out the non meta pick I was hovering, it suddenly becomes the perfect time for me to try out Cinderhulk Twitch.

PhDs Nuts9/29/2016, 2:03:58 PM1 votes

I've stopped a fair share of my games (even one yesterday) from going full-derp-toxic-throw mode by saying something like "Come on, there are 3 other teammates".

PC Trash Go Away9/29/2016, 2:49:48 PM1 votes

Vidyagays are serious bizness! If you don't take your LoL matches seriously, how are you ever going to get your degree!? You can't have fun griefing, nobody has ever enjoyed messing with other people, it's proven science!

Aeszarck9/29/2016, 9:42:59 PM1 votes

MissFortune flames support Velkoz for doing poorly. Later, Velkoz intentionally tries to steal the pentakill from MissFortune.

Diana flames the well-off mid lane Viktor for not ganking top. Later, Viktor intentionally groups with Diana and hogs all of her farm.

XinZhao hasn't gotten a kill or assist in ages and has died a ton, attracting blame from multiple members of his team. Consequently, he refuses to group and will only split push or solo objectives.

Aatrox thinks Urgot is an idiot for last picking him mid and making the team all AD. Aatrox is going AP out of spite.

These are all situations where a player is changing his or her behavior to negatively affect a teammate who wronged him or her. Even if there is some benefit to their retaliatory actions, the players are acting like jerks. Would a good player really make a conscious decision to steal all the farm from another player, even if the good player is a carry? Would a good player refuse to group under any circumstances? Would a good player go AP Aatrox expecting to win? Would a good player try to steal a pentakill from a carry? No.

However much of a jerk the player(s) was(/were), the victim still needs to try his or her best and be a nice person. Otherwise, the victim is only hurting him or herself and is acting just as despicably as the jerk. Revenge helps nobody. You might get some satisfaction out of it, but the potential threat of a punishment, the mark on you as a person, and the fact that this game will matter little to you in a few days don't make it worth it in the long run. Don't add yourself to the filth of the League of Legends community. Be the pillar that stands out of it.

EbonyBladeJ889/30/2016, 12:18:01 AM1 votes

An example of such behavior:

Me: Darius Top

Teammate: XinZhao JG

I'm going about my usual routine in Top-lane, when a misclick allows my opponent to go in on me and do a hefty amount of damage, but not enough to kill me. I get away low, but still alive. XinZhao presumably sees my predicament, and starts heading up Top to give me a hand. I'm already under our tower and beginning to recall when XinZhao arrives. My opponent had realized they weren't going to be able to get me and was backing off. I ping my health to show him I am far too low to be able to help him, and remain in place safely under our turret. XinZhao who was really too low to help me anyway after ganking Mid, proceeds to all-in on my opponent, and gets himself killed.

He then proceeds to "?" ping me for the next 3 minutes incessantly whilst sticking around in Top and stealing my CS. Things only went downhill from there, and I eventually had to leave lane to try and help the places HE would not, and long story short, we lost the lane and proceeded to lose the game because he didn't go help other places when they needed it simply because I didn't all-in with him when neither of us were in any position to do so. I muted him because he also started to harass me and told our team to report me, but I can't stop the pings. There was someone reported that day, but it wasn't me.

ZT Xperimentor9/30/2016, 3:24:17 PM1 votes

Had 5 different people do that in consecutive games, didn't win any of those games, not surprising but glad someone said it.