Thanks Rio for the ban!

So I've been playing League since April 2010 (Vayne was a new champ back then). I was instantly hooked! It was everything I missed about WC3's DotA map with a new spin and take on it. I played and earned IP to buy my first champ (Rumble), when I got a job I used some of my money to buy skins that I liked, I remember playing on the OLD SR map when they used to have Halloween and Christmas themed maps, I remember my first PvP game was on the Halloween map (and this was back when Fiddlesticks was crazy OP). I remember my first ranked game (I played Trundle as a support with ghost and exhaust lol) and I remember the first advice I was given in a PvP game "Don't die" which is still some great advice.

I even had a dream. I wanted to go pro. I tried to stream (don't really know how to get it working) I rose up through the ranks to Gold II TWICE! I really thought I was hot shiz.

I was involved in a lot of the special events too. Freljord, Bilgewater and Shurima. I got all the unique icons and skins. I was a hardcore supporter for the Winter's Claw and Tobias aka Twisted Fate!

Alas, three games I recently played I let my anger slip. I curse out some players, racial and sexist terms, I got angry and frustrated that I wasn't moving higher in the ranks and thought that my "career" at league was in jeopardy. Three games of this deplorable attitude later and my 6 year old, 900 USD account has been permanently banned and terminated.

I felt like a piece of me has been ripped away. So much time and money, like investing in a girlfriend that ends up leaving you. I felt frustrated and mad and then I felt sorrow for what I'd done.

And then I was listening to a podcast and the host we saying how grown men shouldn't be playing video games. They shouldn't be spending hours upon hours of sitting in their underware playing video game pretending they are Batman. That's not what a man does.

Is there something wrong with playing a few hours (few I mean 2-3 hours total) a week? Not necessarily. Spending hours upon hours gaming? Yes. A huge problem.

So you know I'm not bitter Riot. I'm not mad anymore. I'm sad. Sad I wasted so much time and energy on this game when I could of been making myself better. Smarter. Braver. More manly.

So thank you, in the end. If you guys didn't perma ban me I would still be there playing, wasting time. Wish you all the best. Glad I no longer and "bound" by this silly game. Again wish you the best and I hope you have many more years of success

From a former fan and loyal gamer thank you and good bye