could i be banned for being bad at a champion but wanting to practice?

KoriNoKitsune·Jul 9, 2015·4 votes·1,220 views

Hey Riot, i have a question you see i like to play yasuo but im not very good with him if i get countered in lane and end up feeding could i get banned for it? for instance well first let me explain why i do this its mostly because i cant practice in bots because it doesnt give the same challenge as pvp a real person is gonna act different than a bot so it only makes sence to practice in pvp but im afraid of getting banned for accidentally feeding but im not sure if i should keep practicing or just give up? thank you for your time, sincerely kitsune.

24 Comments

Laughing FishJul 9, 20155 votes

No, you only get banned it you are purposely feeding the enemy. As long as you are trying it doesn't matter how bad you do. And yeah, you have to practice Yasuo against real players. Playing him against bots teaches you virtually nothing.

Deep Terror NamiJul 9, 20151 votes

Playing Yasuo against AI. Ryze teaches you that life is unfair.

Laughing FishJul 9, 20151 votes

AI Ryze does whatever the hell it wants.

IcyPepperJul 9, 20153 votes

People used to think AI Annie was frightening.

Until Ryze started working out and getting buffed in Rune Prison.

Laughing FishJul 9, 20152 votes

Annie bot is a monster

IcyPepperJul 10, 20151 votes

I still have nightmares.

AntiSkillshotJul 10, 20151 votes

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No, you only get banned it you are purposely feeding the enemy. As long as you are trying it doesn't matter how bad you do. And yeah, you have to practice Yasuo against real players. Playing him against bots teaches you virtually nothing.

This. It's just hard for some people to tell the difference, sad.

AyRe CoNteMpTJul 9, 20152 votes

if you practice him in normals - no if you practice him in ranked - i hope you will

xGarzillaJul 9, 20151 votes

This right here. DO NOT PRACTICE IN RANKED GAMES.

For the love of everything still good left about this game, please do not do that.

AlleoJul 10, 20151 votes

I did that once, was 2nd pick and got top and went Nasus our last pick was supposed to be our support but locked in Aatrox and said they were going top since that's all they had ever played and it was their first ranked game.....so I ended up being support Nasus

SmokedAlmondsJul 9, 20152 votes

Feeding is not an actual offense, its doing poorly. It is often confused with intentional feeding, which as the name implies requires you to be trying to die.

I Steal AccountsJul 9, 20152 votes

Honestly the sad fact of this matter is yes, you probably will get some kind of chat restriction because the playerbase is vindictive when they lose. They really think that the report button is a shoulder for them to cry on and somehow it makes them feel better about losing to report people. And despite the fact that Riot says they monitor the system, it's been proven time and time again that they don't and getting reported enough times will get you a chat restriction.

Dusty RodgersJul 10, 20151 votes

The truth is aweosme. Don't donwvote reality.

Angry MonsterJul 9, 20152 votes

start in bots (if you do not have a good concept of what the champ does) then team builder, then draft, then ranked

VeraskaJul 9, 20151 votes

If I can learn yasuo in pvp, feeding every akali and katarina on the way, without getting banned then I'm sure you can. You can do it!

arc95Jul 9, 20151 votes

no trust me I fed really bad when I first learned Yasuo (hes one of my best champs now :P) and im still here... you might get flamed but as long as you dont break the "summoners code" you will be fine.... but that being said if you just keep running into lane and dying with no care of playing safe and are 0/10/0 at 10 minutes then you might run into trouble

WhiskerWowJul 9, 20151 votes

No you will not. Unless you are purposely trying to harm someone, feel free. :)

CatastropJul 9, 20151 votes

No you won't, after all, everyone has to start from somewhere.

Silents429Jul 9, 20151 votes

No.

1000angrybeesJul 9, 20151 votes

I hate when people dont understand that if you're not good at a champ, you NEED to practice in normals or some kind of PvP. You dont just suddenly 'get gud' at playing a champ you want to learn how to play. Completely asinine.

That being said, make sure you say you're still learning. Generally people will understand. But they might think you're just bad if you dont tell them you need practice.

Sky ShadowJul 9, 20151 votes

If you take him into normal games it's perfectly fine.

If you start feeding, then of course your team will most likely get frustrated, but that's the way it goes with learning new champs.

Now, if you take him first time into ranked or without getting proper knowledge of how he works and a good amount of practice in with him... Those are grounds to be reported.

stealthfox94Jul 10, 20151 votes

No, you might get reported for unskilled, which isn't a bannable offense. As for the int feeding report. It's usally easy to tell if the person is feeding on purpose or just doing bad.

Dusty RodgersJul 10, 20151 votes

I would report you for intentionally feeding especially when i'm trying to get first win.