@Riot What would you do about/for this player?
I will just apologize now for the upcoming wall of text. This is a copy of the Post-Game Chat. Out of respect, I changed the the player's name in question to "Bob". I also blocked out any other identifying accounts. If you have no interest in reading a VERY long chat log, I ask that you do not downvote this post. This post isn't to get the player in trouble (he has already been reported and I trust Riot will take the appropriate steps. The reason I am posting this is to get the community's opinion about what should be done (if anything) about players like this.
@Riot: Because Riot's mission is to be the most community oriented game company in the world, I feel like this post may be of interest to see just how the community feels about players like this. If I have broken the Community Guidelines, please let me know before deleting my post so that I know what not to do again in the future. Thank you.
tl;dr: How do you work with a player that enjoys league and wants to improve the community, but is okay with being toxic and trolling to teach a lesson to another player? What do you do about players that are ok with being reported because they know they will not get banned?
webhippo joined the room. ******* joined the room. ******* joined the room. ******* joined the room. ******* joined the room. Bob joined the room. ******* T joined the room. Bob: 1v2 ot lane 2 hard Bob: espically when sona feeds n purpose webhippo: mf reported Bob: but nice hook at the end thresh i didnt even see it ********: gl working ur case ******: haha ******: u wan into there base Bob: i told u *******: ran Bob: dont take ym farm Bob: i want to freee it Bob: and u spamed ur q Bob: to take all the farm Bob: it was ur choice Bob: and u knew i would go to there base Bob: if u didnt stop *******: all the farm i has 23 Bob: then u harasse dme Bob: so i afked Bob: the rest of the game Bob: yyou sat afk Bob: until level 4 Bob: and did nothing Bob: even though graves ahd 10 hp Bob: then u randomly flashe dinto two players Bob: twice in arow Bob: and died webhippo: keep going webhippo: what else? Bob: she also harrased me webhippo: let it out Bob: since 12 minutes webhippo: youll feel better Bob: no i wwont Bob: i am just explaining to her Bob: what not to do Bob: if she wants to actually Bob: win games webhippo: but... you lost us the game Bob: i siad in prelobby Bob: if u troll Bob: u lose Bob: 0 execeptions Bob: no 1 told sona to stop Bob: so you all get to lose webhippo: so you essentially assisted the enemy team? Bob: sona did first Bob: then harassed me Bob: when i said stop Bob: not accetpable webhippo: but you did so intentionaly to make us lose Bob: so did she ********: take the higher road webhippo: no, i think she was trying and made some mistakes Bob: i dont let players like that advance Bob: they deserve to sink webhippo: you chose to make us lose webhippo: she wanted to win Bob: u didnt tell her to stop Bob: so Bob: that means Bob: u were affirming her trolling behavior *********: lifes not fair sometimes Bob: which is part of the problem Bob: people just let people troll **********: you can choose to be the better person Bob: and they never change Bob: becase no1 stand up to them Bob: 1 lost game is worth it is she learns to not be a shitty person webhippo: youre just as bad, because you chose to troll Bob: and intentinlaly try to make the team lose *********: our job is to play the game not stand up to someone webhippo: so by your logic, you deserve to sink as well Bob: i warned u in preloby not my fault u didnt take my seriously Bob: i dont care Bob: i want this accoun tto sink Bob: its impossiblet o get to bronze webhippo: lol Bob: without dooing this webhippo: youre one of those people webhippo: if you want to help people, a positive attitude is more effective Bob: i do Bob: but when team trolls webhippo: your method is.... destructive Bob: and harrases me Bob: when i stay stop Bob: i dont care Bob: they dont want to improve Bob: they dont want to win Bob: they just want to be toxic webhippo: but youre the same thing Bob: the only way to open their eyes is to be blatant ore toxic webhippo: you cant fight fire with fire webhippo: nope webhippo: not true Bob: you also can teach a person who refuses to learn Bob: until they realize they need to learn Bob: ie change Bob: that graves was gatbage webhippo: they were more distracted by you though Bob: if he was really diamond Bob: not my problem Bob: she consitntely went out of her way webhippo: it is your problem if you want people to learn Bob: depsite even flat out being simply shown what to do Bob: she went out of her way Bob: to not do something Bob: even though it took less effort to do it webhippo: you went out of your way Bob: and it helped us more Bob: i did Bob: to make a point Bob: -5 for me Bob: means nothing webhippo: i dont see the difference between you and a usual troller Bob: next game dont tolerate people trolling Bob: there is no differnece Bob: however if sona webhippo: you never once tried to give positive reinforcement Bob: didnt do those things Bob: i would nt have done what i did Bob: i only act like this when a teamate trolls Bob: or berates Bob: another team member Bob: for 0 reason webhippo: youd slap a baby if it did something wrong? webhippo: why not use a different method Bob: i also during regular season will even message everyne else on team and poligize and offer to get them a win or two to compensate if they want Bob: slapping a baby for a trangression does nothing webhippo: exactly! Bob: the baby doesnt realize it was doing somethin since it lacks conitional skills Bob: 12-50 years olds Bob: have cognitive thinknig skills Bob: and choose what they do Bob: babies just do Bob: they do neccessarily consciously process what their brain signals are saying to do webhippo: what about a dog? Bob: i dont deal with animals however shock treatment works really well with dogs so long as it is minor leves Bob: levels webhippo: im trying to understand your logic webhippo: you want people to do well right? Bob: noi want people to not troll Bob: their teammates Bob: i dont care if we win or lose Bob: id rather lose a game with 5 people tyring to win Bob: then win a single game Bob: where one person is tyring to make us lose webhippo: why do you play ranked then? Bob: or refuses to work with team for abosultetly 0 reason Bob: becasuein ranked Bob: ppl should not be trolling Bob: but should be trying to win Bob: ergo i should avoid situtions Bob: with people trolling webhippo: but you dont care about winning Bob: yea ut i genrally dont also soloq webhippo: people in ranked should try to win, you just said that, but you dont care Bob: i dont care when sum1 trolls Bob: like i said id rather lose a game that people tried to win Bob: then win a game where someone is trying to lose Bob: its not that i want to lose webhippo: "Bob: i dont care if we win or lose" Bob: its just id rather lose in that scenrip Bob: yea it doesnt effect me either way if we win or lose Bob: if we win that means Bob: i get +20-30 Bob: hich makes it harder to drop webhippo: i think my point is that ranked is a place where people want to progress, yet you have no interest in that. that is why we were upset with you Bob: i dont care about progress i learned alot in that game alone but playing below my level Bob: it is hard to progress anywhere Bob: id rather help people learn but when people mouth of when u try Bob: then i lose my temper and stop caring about th game Bob: and will just let them lose webhippo: you want people to learn? Bob: i had 4k in the bank before graves even got his ie Bob: even with sona webhippo: why not act a way that is most effective at teaching? Bob: dyng on purpose Bob: i ut farmed him so hard Bob: that i coulda snowballed bot Bob: but she kept doing it over and over and over Bob: so i just didnt buy items until she stopped Bob: but she didnt Bob: like i said Bob: if sum1 does not want to learn Bob: it doesnt matter Bob: what ur methods are Bob: they block everything out webhippo: actually it does matter Bob: my hope is that once they learn what hapens when they troll and mouth off Bob: ie they ose Bob: maybe they will start listneing Bob: instead of 100% ignoring webhippo: i work with a very difficult staff who are very stubborn but have helped them to realize what they do wrong webhippo: they have come a long way webhippo: you just cant use the same teaching method for all people webhippo: you need to adapt Bob: I dont have the time to anaylze each person Bob: while analyzing movement patterns of the enemy team webhippo: besides, that sona doesnt thing she needs to change, because youre the one who cost us the game, not her webhippo: *think Bob: plus i cant be sure any informatio i get isnt substantily skewed Bob: at the end of the day if they dont want to listen Bob: im fine with knowing that they will forever sink Bob: so i dont have to play with them again webhippo: hmm thats a dark though webhippo: thought Bob: and can potentially win th next game Bob: its notdark Bob: do u want to play with me Bob: every game Bob: you play for the rest of the night Bob: or would u prefer to not play with me again Bob: ever Bob: ? webhippo: hmmm Bob: i wouldnt want to play with me after that game Bob: i dont want them on my team Bob: i want teammates Bob: not trolls webhippo: i feel like youre only spreading the problem though webhippo: not fixing it Bob: i would agree Bob: the methodology is not reliabl Bob: But it is that Bob: or i sit and yell at them Bob: for everything i do Bob: at least in this scenario webhippo: false dichotomy Bob: i potentially get rpeorted by 1-2 Bob: but in past methods Bob: i would get progessvily more aggressie Bob: until i got chat banned Bob: since i changed methods Bob: not a single restrict webhippo: hmm yet Bob: 11 months Bob: is along time Bob: considering Bob: 1/5 game sis like this Bob: im sure i have more then enough reports for at least perma Bob: if not multiple webhippo: and youre ok with that? Bob: again no ban Bob: so yes webhippo: hmmmm Bob: this was also an extreme case of it Bob: most the time webhippo: why do you play league? Bob: for time wastig/enteratianemtn Bob: also for a team Bob: but when team practices are going Bob: i sit on this or my other bronze smurf Bob: and just play webhippo: what is your normal account? Bob: my original account was ******** Bob: but itgot peramed Bob: since i didnt used this method back in the game webhippo: so you only smurf now? Bob: the only other account i hae know is the ******* Bob: i also use the account ******* Bob: for tourneys Bob: since it has everything Bob: this account and the other low smurf are the only two i play ranked on Bob: cause like i said i try to avoid games Bob: that make me mad Bob: ie players who dont want to win/berate teammates randomly webhippo: hmm youre a good player, i just wish that you had that attitude that would help others learn Bob: again if team isnt bad mouthing or trolly Bob: i am the direct opposite of what u saw Bob: and i didnt even start doing this webhippo: you would make an amazing addition to the league community if you just changed your method Bob: until 8 minutes in when i realized it wasnt just her not knowing how to play that she was cosntinstetly donig these things over and over Bob: depsite being told to stop webhippo: i find that constructive criticism is more effective Bob: it doesnt matter Bob: iif their repsonse Bob: if fuck off Bob: /they 100% ignore it webhippo: they respond that way when you are agressive first Bob: Hey sona please ward dragon so we can stop them taking it Bob: i said that at around 12 minutes webhippo: you have to set the tone Bob: she never once warded dragon Bob: i continued Bob: to ping to war dit Bob: throughout the game Bob: i attempt being nice first Bob: if that doesnt work Bob: i act like them Bob: veryone gets 3 strikes Bob: i dont just automatically do it Bob: it takes effors Bob: to make me not want to bother winning webhippo: youre an interesting individual webhippo: i understand your points webhippo: but webhippo: i just feel like you could do so much better webhippo: with less effort Bob: it takes 0 effort Bob: to stop playing Bob: and let sum1 lose Bob: so they see that listening is improtant Bob: it takes alot of effort Bob: to conitunal tell sum1 Bob: to stop doing something webhippo: what do you hold important in your life? Bob: nothing materials dont mean much, my family means less, and even my friends arent much more so than anythig learnig is a key constant Bob: that is about it webhippo: what do you value? Bob: intellgience honesty and not being a shitty person webhippo: what do you hope to achieve in life? Bob: I set nogoalsi just go with what ever i fel like I already having a teaching degree/history degree/several endorsements/ and am finishing my masters in pyschology this year all i want to do is make Bob: the next generation better than mine Bob: becasue my generation is filled with shitheads Bob: who weere raised by people even worse webhippo: how old are you? Bob: 24 webhippo: interesting, I'm 21, Applied Mathematics with an emphasis in computer science and a minor in Philosophy webhippo: out of curiosity, why haven't you left yet and why are you still talking to me? Bob: Again Bob: if people want to learn webhippo: normally, most people would leave Bob: i am more than willing Bob: it is only when peppe act like shit heads Bob: than i change that mentality Bob: u didnt resort to cussing Bob: u didnt flat out said i was wrong Bob: u asked for my side Bob: rationalized it Bob: and decided my choices were not the best webhippo: do you have students? Bob: currently i work as paraprofessional//sub in school while im in the master program Bob: i taught last year (2 governments class/ 3 american history) Bob: and i taught 1 western civ course at my college webhippo: how would you interact with a student who seems to not care about school or their work? Bob: i also ran the tutor lab for historical researrch here Bob: The first step is to look at their file and learn everyhing about them webhippo: would you just let them sink as well? Bob: the second stage is asking them what is going on in their life right now Bob: becasue they could potnetially just be having a rough patch Bob: the last part is either interention ( baragaing with student to do bits and pieces at a time) Bob: or counseler referal Bob: but that only happens if i cant no figure out what is wrong webhippo: but you wouldnt give up on them? Bob: legal i cant Bob: legally Bob: even in college though where i can flat out say Bob: have fun failing Bob: i still go through that approach Bob: but i dont have the second option Bob: so if th first doesnt work Bob: I offered a subsitute project Bob: that can fill same requirments Bob: ie he doenst want to read his textbook Bob: well maybe he will listen to it Bob: if that doenst work maybe he would read a sparknotes version of it webhippo: would you let him fail though if you could? Bob: not unless they wanted too webhippo: what if they didnt care? Bob: Again most of the time it isnt that they dont care Bob: its that there is some other condition or factor Bob: impacting them webhippo: what if someone like sona was in your class, how would you deal with that? Bob: send them to the dean Bob: for harasing the teacher webhippo: hmmm Bob: i dont fuck around in the class webhippo: i think we both want whats best for the world Bob: my rules flat out have akways been Bob: show repect Bob: dont be a distraction Bob: everything else is fine within reason Bob: If a student is cussing the teacher out Bob: or making a fit about a project Bob: and other students need attention Bob: if i cant quickly( sub 2 minutes) webhippo: Let's agree to disagree, you help those who want to succeed, and i'll work on changing the minds of those you dont Bob: find the solution and their behavior is degrading they get sent away so they others have a chance Bob: Its not that i will only help those who want to succed do it, its just i cant be bother to to waste my time on extra effort Bob: on those trying to not succeed Bob: regardless i have practice in 2 minutes Bob: so i got to actually go now webhippo: same here webhippo: good luck to you