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Ignorant concepts

7 String·2/1/2015, 9:45:44 PM·3 votes·637 views

Essentially, we the players, can be punished for things that aren't necessarily our fault.

For example, I enter a ranked queue and select a champion of my choice according to the pick order etiquette. Then somebody else picks a champion to play the position I've selected to play with total disregard to respect/etiquette.

At this point I have two choices, either continue with the lobby and force myself to play an odd position (Jungle Graves) and have a negative experience OR I have to dodge the queue and suffer the consequences.

Another example of a similar concept would be playing normals, and certain teammates would lose interest in winning or decide to lash out negatively towards myself or other teammates. (By intentionally reducing the quality of the game for others by means other than using the chat system.) At this point, I'd rather quit the current game which will avoid up to or more than 30 minutes of frustration and stress. Upon quitting, I'd be punished by the leaver buster system for something that wasn't in our (positive minded teammates) control. (I will only leave a game in rather extreme cases, perhaps there's two or more people "trolling," our team.)

In the title of this post, (Ignorant concepts) I'm referring to a concept that mostly IGNORES the problem rather than creating a sufficient solution to the problem. I'm in no way saying that these concepts are "stupid," but rather ignorant instead.

I'd suggest that RIOT should take more of a proactive approach to treating these problems rather than a singular "solution."

How do you feel about these situations, and how would you (a positive minded player) approach a plan to treat this problem?

3 Comments

Nybx4life2/1/2015, 10:00:42 PM2 votes

I think the Honor system should have a greater impact on players. It's a solid idea, having the community invested in rewarding solid players and punishing bad ones. To me, while being able to report a player may not be much, being able to DisHonor a player would be more helpful. Like how multiple honors will give a border or such saying how this player is a solid guy, do the same for dishonored players. Let it be known that this guy has a record of being a negative influence, and that might help people try to avoid that guy. If I knew a guy was marked for trolling often, I'd mute him before the match starts.

CharQueen2/1/2015, 9:54:31 PM1 votes

I feel as though Riot isn't going to do anything about this issue.

The best solution I've seen so far is to kick Draft aside and switch it to the Team Builder scenario. It may have its problems, but at least you can dodge obvious jerks.

7 String2/1/2015, 10:59:37 PM1 votes

Obviously RIOT won't do much about the issue until it hurts their wallet. (Which I'm sure it does to a certain extent.)

But I do think that honor should be considered for normal matchmaking types. Maybe the honor system should be reworked so that players will be matched up with other similar players and thus promoting positive gameplay.

Obviously ranked should be the way it currently is, but maybe punishment should be handled in a different manner. If someone is intentionally reducing the quality of the game for others, maybe they should be temporarily banned from ranked queues. I think that for reform, maybe instead of a ban right away, the violator should have to fulfil mandatory tribunal case duties. This should give people an idea of how to and how not to treat others.