Riot Promotes Bullying.

WhaiSoSerious·6/23/2015, 1:59:25 AM·23 votes·3,068 views

Why do people like me get suspended/banned for defending yourself in LoL when someone says "this jg sucks, he hasn't ganked for me once, omg bronzies"

Then when I try to reason with the person it's considered being toxic? Since when can't we have a conversation about why I suck with the person bad mouthing me. How is that a sin or a bananble offense? As a kid my dad raised me fairly well i'd like to add. But one of the main things he taught me based off his experience was to not let people bully you because then it becomes a lifestyle. And so my entire life i did just that. As a kid when my friends got bullied I stood up for them and got into multiple, physical fights for my friends cause some douche was picking on him. I'm talking scum of the earth, people just getting what they want from some of my friends and doing as they will. So naturally I bud in and push him around to see how he likes it and that turns into, without saying, a fist fight. My entire life on this planet i was taught to not roll over and take shit from anyone. Thats in my core. So my question is why does LoL have the need to teach us standards or in some cases promote bullying. How is this fair to the people who are sincerely trying to hold their shit together while the guy in the same game as you for 40 mins straight is telling you how your gameplay is shit and your the reason the team is loosing. Some of you might say "just mute them". Yes thats fair. But on the other hand why can't i have an argument with this guy about why he thinks im a bad player?

Before i go any further I'd like to point out that this is my 2nd suspension. My first one I agree 100% was legit and reasonable because for a while I was just bitching and moaning for the smallest of reasons. Which I'll address in a bit. But this 2nd time, which was just a few minutes ago was literally for nothing besides trying to act mature for the most part and trying to reason with a "toxic" players"

Now my other thing is this.. Why is LoL trying to change people's habbits, habbits that has molded the human race to the point that we are at now? Since when is it LoL job to baby sit people who for w/e reason are being rude or maybe it's not even that they want to be rude. Maybe it's just that they want to pull the competitive side out of you. Most of us get extremely competitive when we are angry, up to the point where we pull endurances and skills we never knew we owned. Thats how we become skilled far above what we could have imagined. By failing and having someone tell you "you suck, you aren't enough, your skills are bronze level, you aren't good enough"? "embrace your haters" is something that i take to heart. If it weren't for people on this game constantly telling me i blow at this game i'd probably still be in silver right now or even not ranking at all or EVEN not playing the game at all. When you take out the haters out of the picture, what do you have now? I'll tell you what. You get subpar players, decent, above average at best.

Lastly of the rant... Verbal abuse is part of every sport that exists. Every game. Since when is it okay for Riot to play god? I mean who are they to judge us? We all know everyone has a bit of evil or "toxicity" inside of us. So how can Riot judge us for being competitive?

That job should be left to the parents or the teachers @ school trying to install morals into our immature brains. After that, if you didn't get it from your parents or your teachers or your guardians then what makes Riot think they are going to change us? The idea that they need to filter the game from "toxic" players which is arguably, actually toxic based off who your asking. That idea is absolutely insane.... In other games/sports "toxic" people is what makes specific fights/games unique. Because all this tension builds up and anticipation then you have 2 rivals going balls deep for the W. That is life. You have 2 people giving it their all because their pride is at stake. Why try to take that away from a game that potentially can be one of the best of all time? You have a good game but i can bet you that the people at the top aren't potentially the best players in the world. Those insanely unique players are probably banned somewhere because their competitive side go the best of them. Maybe just like me they were taught to defend themselves when being pushed. Maybe it's in their core system to not accept being bullied.

Riot.. stop playing god and stop trying to change who I am. This is who I am, accept me. If me trying to defend people and myself from the scum of the earth is bad then may god strike me now with the strongest of bolts. I should be able to defend myself without being punished.

That should be my right. It should be everyone's right who is being harassed.

I'm still alive.

95 Comments

sheldonbunny6/23/2015, 2:24:28 AM13 votes

Abuse is never ok. That includes verbal abuse. I think Riot has the right idea. It is not in the spirit of good sportsmanship to act that way, and honestly, it does not improve the results of a game. It just angers people, hurts people, and demoralizes them.

Could Riot refine their system? Of course. Anything like this should be a work in progress. Honestly though, if it's too difficult for someone not to flare up and attack others over a simple game, they might want to do a little self improvement.

Renaille6/23/2015, 2:45:50 AM6 votes

Cursing someone out is not defending yourself just because "he started it"

Gallowgrim6/23/2015, 4:07:37 AM5 votes

DO what I do.Be utterly polite, civil, and passive-aggressively judo their rage into making them have conniptions, turning the entire team against them, and getting them reported out of the player pool. All without being toxic in return.

The only good rager is a banned rager! Do your part today!

#RagersGetOut

(And if you can't manage the sort of delicate balance this requires - mute them. They're pissy trolls on the internet, likely not through puberty. They are irrelevant, and should be treated as such)

Joe Dredd6/23/2015, 3:12:58 AM4 votes

lyte smite pls

EffectFX6/23/2015, 4:04:55 AM4 votes

Stop caring what people think about you and play the game. You don't contribute to anything when you arguing in the middle of a game.

Ultimate Snipe6/23/2015, 4:57:43 AM3 votes

The fact that a report option for "Unskilled Player" exists says so much about Riot.

Budupops6/23/2015, 2:36:29 AM3 votes

well think about it. if there weren't any trolls the game would be a lot easier

sheldonbunny6/23/2015, 4:08:18 AM2 votes

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Stop caring what people think about you and play the game. You don't contribute to anything when you arguing in the middle of a game.

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You taking time to reply to them is degrading your gameplay.

Both of these is exactly how I feel. If you're taking attention from the game, you are not playing to the best of your ability. Chat is there, but not for social hour. It's another tool in a team game to help coordinate tactics, not get into a pissing match with one another.

brad6/23/2015, 2:56:04 AM2 votes

because lyte brainwashed the community into thinking having emotions means you shouldnt be able to play the game