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How to stop flaming ?

frank iero·8/13/2017, 4:43:17 PM·1 votes·2,597 views

So I've been flaming my team a lot. And I mean, a LOT. Almost every game. Every game I go into with the mindset, "I really won't flame this game", then do it anyway. Like last game, my botlane was feeding, and I asked them to play safe and stop feeding, calmly enough. We also had an afk Twitch which didn't improve my temper a whole lot. Then our Urgot "steals" my kill (by that I mean jumping over the wall when they were 5 hp and sniping it) and then deserting me to get 3v1'd, which just really sent me over the edge.

I've already had a 14-day-suspension on my main account for being toxic so now I'm smurfing. I'm normally a nice enough person, simply extremely competitive. Usually I don't mean to flame, it just happens. Maybe I should consider becoming a Yasuo main, I'm mad enough for it LUL

Jokes aside I really want to improve my attitude towards my team in the future, because my flaming them 24/7 isn't going to help us win or really help anything in the slightest. I don't think that it's because I'm on tilt from a losing streak, it's more that I get angry because my team "caused" the lost (for example, one game we had a 1/22 Illaoi. I went 38/8 and we lost because their Graves got so fed from Ill.)

So, any tips to improve this would be appreciated. I tend to feel really bad after a game where I realised I flamed like a 0/13 Riven main <3

13 Comments

MysterQ8/13/2017, 4:47:53 PM2 votes

UNBIND Enter key Done.

Sintrion8/13/2017, 4:53:28 PM1 votes

Just don't say anything.

Ben Sharpio8/13/2017, 4:46:56 PM1 votes

you could get a duo partner like most of the horrible players in the ranked ladder

Sujiren8/13/2017, 5:03:24 PM1 votes

Every time I want to flame someone I ask myself mental question „Will telling this guy that he is garbage help us win the game?” After this I usually lose any desire to type anything at all since it's pointless, and if anything it will only trigger the other guy to chat war you. Likewise if someone starts flaming you just straight up mute them and don't let yourself get triggered. You can't waste time getting distracted when you are trying to win the game.

MysterQ8/13/2017, 5:07:50 PM1 votes

Also 0/20 is better than 4/16. At least he isnt resetting his bounty so the other side isnt getting 150 everytime.

Zone of Endless8/13/2017, 5:08:07 PM1 votes

/mute all work particularly well.

Learning to accept losses is a big factor in helping you not flame people.

Cute Poro8/13/2017, 4:57:11 PM1 votes

If you've already had a 14 day suspension on your MAIN, then maybe you should take a step back and think about why you get so angry. Mute your teammates right off the bat if you have a difficult time not flaming them. If you HAVE to vent, don't open chat to type it out. Say it out loud! You'll get that anger out and you won't flame your teammates.

Yes, teammates do lose, their actions can either push it in your favor or the enemy, but that's the fun of the game. You have to remember they are in YOUR elo, you are in the same boat as them BUT not everyone plays the same and some people learn mechanics slower than others or have slower reaction times but they are still YOUR teammates.

Some tips regarding what you wrote about: Instead of asking your teammates to stop feeding, ask if they need help in their lane instead. If they're feeding, they could not be getting enough ganks or are just getting camped, they could maybe use an extra hand in helping push their lane for a bit! Feeding is a really harsh word even if it's what they're doing, they could honestly just be having a difficult match-up or were countered, lend a helping hand and don't put them down, raise them up and you guys could all win together and make them feel better too.

If you see someone building wrong, try guiding them and if they are rude or anything about it, a simple mute fixes that! You can mute pings AND chat! So mute them all together and don't even worry about it!

With Urgot, how far in was the game? I honestly stop caring about kill stealing at 30~40 minutes because everyone should be pretty settled at that mark and I find we're teaming together by then and KSing happens, even if it's on purpose, you guys are there to win. If you already have quite a few kills and they do not, what's one less? If it takes a person out of their team and gets you closer to a possible ace and a good push, then it was worth. The deserting part was not cool though.

Don't tilt. It makes you play worse because you're mad at your teammates and makes you angrier because you're tilted and losing. Work on your temper and remember, it really is just a game, you play with those people once maybe you'll see them later but they could be having an off day or something, no reason to make it worse by flaming and getting in trouble because you can't stop yourself.