How do you guys break the "bad team mates" vibe?

Ben SwoIo··2 votes·1,825 views

So I'm currently on a four game losing streak (ranked). There was one match where my game play wasn't at it's best, but generally my game play is consistent.

Anyway, what I have noticed is that on each of those teams I have had 1-2 players constantly typing, flaming, and/or spam pinging people for small mistakes. There has also been someone in each match who gives up after 1-2 deaths and proceeds to feed and mentally check out. To top it off, no one agrees to FF so it's just 30 minutes of getting stomped while waiting for the enemy team to end.

What do you guys do to break this up? Swap to ARAM, bots, draft? It gets tiring playing decent and beating up my lane opponent just to find the rest of the map in chaos. I'd rather not keep this losing streak going because of the types of team mates I am constantly being placed with.

I know we all go through this, but I'm curious what other people do to help this. Thanks.

5 Comments

Phieldworker1 votes

I have come to learn that being a positive cheerleader helps a bit. Unfortunately it’s a luck of the draw with what kind of person you are playing with. If they are getting too chatty or what’s not just mute them and then play your best with pings to rally the truth. Before you do stuff type out a game plan or thought process if you have time to so your team knows what your trying to pull. Congratulate people for good plays or ideas.

And if you need a break just do aram or go on a 15 min walk and listen to your favorite music. This all help set me stay positive and not let people get to me.

4permas 1smurf1 votes

you dont do anything you wait till the algorithm fixes. but even if it fixes one player inting has so much impact that unless all 4 others are 10-0 you lose

Dead flag blues1 votes

Crack some random jokes while completely ignoring the flame, they'll quickly forget about it

Ben SwoIo1 votes

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Crack some random jokes while completely ignoring the flame, they'll quickly forget about it

Good idea. I've been trying to keep things light so I don't take this game too seriously. It is after all, just a game. I've been better at not raging lately but I'd be lying if I said I don't get frustrated. I'll try to remember the joke thing, thanks.

Rico Nasty1 votes

I usually just tell everyone to keep doing a good job and tell themselves they can do it and if the flamer keeps flaming I tell him "please stop typing and play, we all have a couple bad games" and then i mute him.

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