Suggestion for reducing general toxicity levels. #Riot
Howdy ho, players and Rioters. While smoking outside and ranting to myself the other night, after a particularly galling ranked troll, I had an epiphany. It would seem that the biggest factor contributing to toxicity in game is the ability to create a smurf account, with no cost or repercussions attached.
So, taking a page from another game, WoW, there may be a solution. Introduce an authenticator system, for all accounts. It would also be free, in whichever form it took, most likely an app. Then, players can link whichever summoner profile they want to play ranked on to that authenticator, and in they go. And if they behave like some sort of monster child, and end up deserving a ban, it's much simpler to block all profiles linked to that authenticator. If you're not willing to link your account, you don't play ranked, period. This would introduce personal responsibility.