Implement a "Mute Self" button already!
K smurf just got a 2 week, because I have a tendency to complain when people literally afk their lanes, don't cooperate as a team, and generally wander around an unwarded map with a Mordekaiser and a Shaco on it, but none of them want to have a conversation about what they are doing wrong.
I KNOW I can get toxic.
However, I'm also aware who I am as a person, and what I'm capable of changing. I know white knights will always say, "Hey! Reform "blank blank" (toxic much?), but I know science, behavior studies suggest evidence contrary to reforming being something that actual exists in the form of actual behavior changes, especially when the person you're asking to reform is generally a caring, respected, person who generally has positive interactions with real people, but has a hard time turning that into a 30-50 minute personality in a video game.
**Why hasn't Riot implemented a SELF MUTE? **
- Anyone who would self mute is showing they are trying. Unlike the players who refuse to mute others and try to bait out MORE toxicity, they actually want to fix the problem, rather than punish it.
- It'd create a much friendlier game overall, because quite frankly, Toxicity = EVERY GAME, and the majority of players know whether they are ban prone or not, and by muting yourself, you can often create more positive games just by enforcing restrictions on yourself.
I would do it all the time. Wouldn't you?
(P.S. Disabling the enter key isn't handy enough to substitute for such a function. There ARE times you need to communicate with your teams, and going into Options 3-4 times a game just isn't feasible)
P.P.S. Riot was talking about implementing scorecard requests to check the status of your account as well. What ever happened to that initiative? I tried requesting once, and all I got was a bot answer and the ticket "closed." It'd be nice to know how in the hole your account is to some extent. Seeing those messages that say, "400+ people have reported you" might actually instill a stronger message than what Riot does.
P.P.P.S I'm not asking for Sympathy. Please don't reply along those lines. I know I needed a break. I just want to prevent the problem escalating to the next step. Which.... isn't going to happen with this community and your average team.
