If I mute everyone every game can I still get banned? im coming off a 14 day ban and I know I may not be able to handle it. im also on thin ice due to me getting banned. So this is sort of a grey area. i will sting use pings plenty, but i will avoid chat.
No. Muting people and not typing in chat is considered neutral behavior, I believe, so it won't get you in trouble. It's a bit extreme but I guess if you're that unable or unwilling to control your temper you may as well.
You can still get reports for refusing to communicate though. That's the grey area you're talking about I guess. Chat isn't required, but if you aren't being a team player that's different. Just use your own judgement and try to be logical about it. I sincerely doubt people get banned for refusing to communicate as the sole reason.
Note: Be careful in post game screen. Muting doesn't prevent you from seeing what people say there, and I'd say it's pretty common that a lot of people get reported due to being toxic after the game is over, even without having said or done anything wrong the entire game. The button is right there after all.
No, you can't. Read this.
https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/201752984-Restricted-Chat-Mode
There is a paragraph titled "won't I get in trouble for not communicating?"
There are ways to get banned without typing anything. Mostly trolling and intentional feeding.
However, the majority of solo queue players don't really say much in games. As long as you're playing to win and making reasonable item builds, it's vanishingly unlikely that you would get so much as a warning.
