Played for over 4 years, just got first chat restriction - toxic players more common?
Has this happened to anyone else? I am a 36 year old gamer, and I feel that the League of Legends player base has become so negative and toxic that I imagine there are others out there like me. I take responsibility for the restriction, even if I was defending myself against angry 12-year-olds provoking me.
But people in LoL are too quick to
- Be toxic toward one another
- Purposely throw games or go afk even at level 30
- Hit that 'Report' button after games to report teammates and opponents out of retaliatory anger and frustration
My account received a chat restriction for 13 games because I have been reported for multiple games. Listen you guys, I'm 36 and don't get upset easily but I find myself being provoked more and more and losing patience with other players lately to the point that now I have been restricted myself. I have to say that the player base has become more and more toxic and angry since I first started to play League in 2010.
For example, I know that in the last week I randomly joined a team of people who were on headset and had premade the team except for jungle (me). Then one of them decided to be a jerk and I unknowingly asked the team to report and then in turn they all got abusive and reported me.
I know that I have been provoked and defended myself (and my mother) to people on my own team and even if the restriction is _somewhat _ warranted I think it is a symptom of the immaturity and toxicity of the player base increasing. I have friends who I try to get to play this game but they refuse because of bad experiences. It is all very frustrating, especially when I find myself receiving chat restrictions like this.
How is Riot working to improve this?
TLDR -- Longtime player, first ever chat restriction. Has the League community become increasingly more toxic as of late? What can Riot do to fix this?
