Did a ton of punishments just wear off or what?

InsaneSamurai·Jan 30, 2015·2 votes·520 views

For a while(2-3 weeks) everything seemed to get magically better. All the sudden I was only getting one or two trolls a day instead of one or two games without one. People were being considerate and willing to try new things and forgive mistakes. This remained consistent for so long I was completely convinced that Riot had done something amazing and the trolls were finally going away. Then a couple days ago, all bets were off. It turned right back into what it used to be, with me getting lucky to even get one troll free game in a day.

So what happened? Was it just that a wave of punishments ran it's course, or Is this just entirely random despite there being such a drastic change that it seemed like a miracle?

Edit: downvotes are hilarious on this, sweet example of the forum crowd.

6 Comments

Dekker PrimeJan 30, 20152 votes

I noticed this too.

AJStarhikerJan 30, 20151 votes

Maybe, but if you were in ranked, S5 just started, so you may be up with/against people obsessed with their placements.

InsaneSamuraiJan 30, 20151 votes

I wasn't doing ranked much. Surprisingly in the middle of all this raging I randomly braved ranked 3 times and each team was amazingly friendly and non-toxic. I was in Bizarro world! (the good kind) :)

AJStarhikerJan 30, 20151 votes

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I wasn't doing ranked much. Surprisingly in the middle of all this raging I randomly braved ranked 3 times and each team was amazingly friendly and non-toxic. I was in Bizarro world! (the good kind) :)

It was just a thought. Tbh, the ban-wave theory is probably the right one.