So I just played with a Rioter...

Git Gudyr·Mar 3, 2016·47 votes·7,440 views

I just finished a Ranked game with Riot Asyrite, and a few weeks ago played a normal with Riot KateyKhaos, and you know what? They were the most chill, laid back, fun games I've had in quite awhile. Nobody raged, nobody trash talked, and nobody was toxic. The one person who did start in on the enemy team when I was playing with Katey got real quiet when they realized. The fear of retribution is real.

It just sucks that people have to be watched over constantly to not be jerks. My game tonight with Asyrite, who absolutely crushed it from the jungle, was the least toxic game in Plat I've had in weeks. People should really go into each game as though somebody from Riot is watching what they say. League would be such a better environment to play in.

37 Comments

RiotmoonstonesMar 3, 201634 votes

Oh, hey! I remember that game! Your name is, uh, quite memorable. :P

I've always been about the whole, if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm far from perfect, and sure, there are time when I get angry. Rather than typing in all chat, I just complain in Skype. :P Doesn't hurt anyone's feelings, and it doesn't shift the morale of the game. This probably sounds pretty lame, but hey, it works.

I don't think it's a matter of going into the mindset that there's a Rioter in the game, but just that you're interacting with other human beings and should treat people the way you want to be treated. Honestly, would you really say a lot of the mean junk you say in chat to someone's face if you encountered them IRL? ~~Probably ~~ Hopefully not.

Anyways, that's my two cents. Oh, and thanks for the game! Hope to see you around. :3

DecritMar 3, 201632 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot KateyKhaos,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=E8eqMHdW,comment-id=0005,timestamp=2016-03-03T18:45:03.778+0000)

Oh, hey! I remember that game! Your name is, uh, quite memorable. :P

Were you gentle Katey?

BoundaryBreakerMar 3, 201614 votes

https://tromoticons.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/i-see-what-you-did-there.jpg

RiotmoonstonesMar 4, 201615 votes

http://i.imgur.com/bCUM7HC.jpg

lildyoMar 3, 20161 votes

It's unfortunate how many players lack the self-control to just not vent their frustrations in chat. I'm generally quite calm and level-headed most of the time, but the odd play can create a lot of frustration. It just seems so counter-productive to voice those frustrations at either your allies or teammates. Doing the former will make your teammates less likely to cooperate, and the latter will make your opponents more likely to capitalize on your apparent frustration. Just seems like a lose-lose situation that isn't apparent to a lot of players

TheSlogsMar 3, 20163 votes

Back when I was super, SUPER, toxic, that's what I would do. But people for some reason didn't like a bunch of swears in caps filling the entire group chat history. I have gotten better now, but I still sometimes say not nice things in chat :(

RiotmoonstonesMar 4, 20162 votes

But people for some reason didn't like a bunch of swears in caps filling the entire group chat history.

Amazing how that works, huh? ;)

It's cool to hear you're improving, but it's also cool to see that you're being honest about how you're interacting, too.

I think part of not raging in chat is being aware that you're doing it in the first place, and that you understand what's cool to say and what's not. That said, don't be afraid to have fun and poke fun.

For example, I play Nami a ton and I say 'fish bait :3' in chat sometimes when I bait someone out. Or, I spam laugh when I miss my bubble. I actually did that in game, and had a Thresh laugh every time he missed a hook. :P

I could have been mean and said, "LOL GJ GET REKT", but 'fish bait :3' is a bit more lighthearted, and, at least in my experience, has lead to some fun competitiveness and funny chat (especially when their team has a Fizz and says the same thing to me when he baits me ._.).

La BarbotteMar 5, 20162 votes

i played vs a rioter once, i was el tigre braum, i asked him if we won could they push for the skin name to be changed to braum cena and have the soundtrack play when you cast the ult, they didnt say yes, but neither did they say no, so im still waiting for that to happen guys, i wont forget XD (dreams)

Handin Out NapsMar 3, 20167 votes

I played with lyte once. I didn't even realize he was in the game till like 25 minutes in, I was wondering why chat was quiet.

Only Play DariusMar 3, 20165 votes

Dunkey called a Rioter a f*ggot in game (after his ban) and nothing happened to him.......

EDIT: Not going to link the video because I don't want to promote abuse of Rioters but it isn't hard to find

lildyoMar 3, 20163 votes

[{quoted}](name=Jelly Mac,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=E8eqMHdW,comment-id=0004,timestamp=2016-03-03T18:21:02.607+0000)

Dunkey called a Rioter a f*ggot in game (after his ban) and nothing happened to him.......

Are you sure? I was under the impression that was one of his last games before being banned again. He was already on a slippery slope at that point

Only Play DariusMar 3, 20162 votes

I didn't know he got banned a second time

lildyoMar 3, 20163 votes

[{quoted}](name=Jelly Mac,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=E8eqMHdW,comment-id=000400000000,timestamp=2016-03-03T19:41:35.462+0000)

I didn't know he got banned a second time

I had thought he got a 14 day ban and then got banned a second time right after making it permanent

WimbledofyMar 3, 20161 votes

his next ban was a joke that he made. Unless you heard elsewhere that he was banned, but i'm just assuming you took what his last league of legends video said he was banned for seriously.

ArlanKelsMar 3, 20162 votes

[{quoted}](name=Jelly Mac,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=E8eqMHdW,comment-id=0004,timestamp=2016-03-03T18:21:02.607+0000)

Dunkey called a Rioter a f*ggot in game (after his ban) and nothing happened to him.......

I've seen friends poke fun at Rioters, in quite aggressive tones, before and nothing happens. It's because the Rioter knew the guys are messing around and not being jerks.

b ^^

Only Play DariusMar 3, 20163 votes

No but Dunkey was being dead serious. It was in a video about how much he hates Riot and his team was on voice chat calling the Rioter a douche as well (not bannable but shows they weren't "messing around")

InHaruhiWeTrustMar 4, 20164 votes

so lets put a rioter in every game and the league toxicity problem is solved! XD [slayer-pantheon-thumbs] riot now has 1 million plus job openings lol

RiotTummersMar 4, 20163 votes

Just as an aside -- lots of Rioters don't have "Riot" on our names (like me, for example). So just because you haven't seen the tag in a game doesn't mean you haven't had a Rioter on your team (or on the other team).

Folks around here play lots of League and sit in a wide spectrum of skill levels; it's probably more common than you might imagine to have a Riot person pop in your games. Course, the only thing that really matters is that everyone is being excellent to each other.

[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

DorkunedAurasMar 3, 20161 votes

Yeah, I've played with a total of 3 Rioters. Riot Tigerlily in a dominion once (this was so long ago I don't even remember the result, though they played udyr), And another pair whose names escape me, who carried the game.

Taric the GayMar 3, 20161 votes

I have never had the privilege thus far.

Hardstuck G4Mar 3, 20161 votes

I played against a Rioter who was a Fizz main and a few of his friends, but I can't quite remember who. He was pretty chill, and my team and his just casually traded insults, it was the most fun I've had in forever

warpenguin555Mar 3, 20161 votes

I played with one a few monthes back who was playing Kench. was pretty good too. dont remember his/her name though

John ViandeMar 3, 20161 votes

Well they better not be mad. While a normal player risk to be banned, a rioter risk his job if he flames (i.e. PsyonicHero, Werecat)

General Esdeath Mar 3, 20161 votes

[{quoted}](name=Nervous Virgin,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=E8eqMHdW,comment-id=,timestamp=2016-03-03T07:00:27.046+0000)

Nobody raged, nobody trash talked, and nobody was toxic.

I wonder why :^)

KaxiMar 3, 20161 votes

I've played with a few Rioters before. Once was back in Season 3 during Ranked 3v3s (a team of two Rioters and someone else...it escapes me). I've also played with KateyKhaos (:D). They are all chill peeps and give a very pleasant gaming experience.

GotodeadMar 3, 20161 votes

Yea thats why most Riot players get dicked on in higher elo every game and its hard to play with them. Their mmr is artificially inflated from having easier games.

UNSCMar 3, 20161 votes

I played with a Rioter with a group of friends a few months ago during the bilgewater event, although he refused to talk throughout the game XD. But I'm not surprised as we kept asking him a bunch of questions XD. I then played with another bot lane as shen supporting his kalista, but he didn't talk either qq

Supreme Senpai69Mar 3, 20161 votes

My game with a rioter was similar. I failed so many ganks and nobody said anything bad, everybody said 'good job' when we got a kill, it was laid back and generally pleasant. We fucked up a LOT but we actually ended up winning. Goes to show how positivity can turn games around.

PikmintsMar 4, 20161 votes

Is this a thing? People will be less toxic if there's a Rioter in their games?

What would it take for someone to get a Rioter to be a regular person they play with? Maybe I'll be able to turn all-chat or champion voices back on again.

Meteor DrizMar 4, 20161 votes

Did anyone buy corruption potions? -___-

ElwynnMar 4, 20161 votes

I played with a rioter once and he fed his ass off and people were riding his d*** because they were afraid of him. It was like we were in north korea.

Remlap1223Mar 4, 20161 votes

Played with Pendragon once. That's all I can remember.

VendettaX4Mar 4, 20161 votes

of course no one was toxic, one mean look at someone and the rioters will suspend their account lol

Slevin KeleveraMar 4, 20161 votes

People in the community need to realize this is how the game is made tons better. I love playing games like that and I'm glad Riot is out there keeping things real. I wonder if they could introduce a Player Riot program where they can carry a weight like that into a game. Either that or post a bigger more attractive link to the tribunal on the front page and make it easier to find. There are a lot of angry people out there and they need to feel like they are doing something. There is more that could be done with the tribunal and players need to take it more seriously.

WeatheredMar 4, 20161 votes

Well, the only game with a rioter I had he fed kinda hard. I don't remember who it was, but I didn't realize the guy was a rioter till after the game and I felt pretty bad for roflstomping their team.

PrincessOfHyruleMar 4, 20161 votes

I think that the fact that you can play with everyone who has created the game is one of my favorite parts of league, even when there is nothing you could do, I played against Riot dash, and man HE WAS AWESOME. I ended up going 0-10-2 but man that was a really good game.

Edit: and who is associated with riot directly.

Subject 5Mar 4, 20161 votes

Runescape used a "Player moderator" system, I mean I was like what 8-9 at the time. Something like that, but I just remember it being a thing, maybe it could help.