Suggestion: Revoke ranked rewards of "season's over, time to troll" players.

Yuumi Zuumis·Nov 12, 2014·111 votes·4,877 views

No, I don't mean players who simply aren't taking ranked seriously, or not playing their best, or making unconventional picks, or whatever. I'm talking about people who have already received their ranked rewards and are now going into ranked with the intention of losing just for fun, and because there are now little to no consequences (they got their gold/plat/diamond border, so what do they care if they throw a few games here and there?).

I'm talking about stuff like this.

I'm sending these screenshots (uncensored of course) in a support ticket and this guy will probably get banned, but it'd be pretty nice if Riot could implement a policy or something stating that behavior like this will get the ranked rewards you just earned taken away.

77 Comments

Killer X 12Nov 12, 201429 votes

I can dig it. Upvote.

AYD AnkrauserNov 12, 201412 votes

Stuff like this shouldn't happen. There's a fine line between wasting your own time and wasting the time of others.

hamuNov 12, 201411 votes

He's trolling. You get it. Because he's trundle.

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TrinityunicornNov 12, 20147 votes

I agree. I think its deserving of more than just taking away his rank rewards.

CaeziumNov 12, 20146 votes

Upvoted, this shouldn't be tolerated under no circumstances. Even if it's just a game wasting what some would consider 9 other people's times is obnoxious. (I don't like being in games like this even on the winning side, it's actually really boring to win due to none of your own skill)

TwëekNov 12, 20146 votes

I wish I could upvote this more than once. Under no circumstances should you ever go into a game with the intention of making it harder for your own team.

To those saying "chill out, it's a game that's just for fun" - it's really not. That's what normals are for. People generally play ranked because they want to improve their own skills and to progress on the ladder.

If you aren't mature enough to respect other someone else's climb, you don't deserve your own rewards.

0f04J0X1YONov 12, 20144 votes

Accurate. Personally I also report people who say their drunk or high for grief-ing since they didn't show up to play at 100%

Vesper117Nov 12, 20142 votes

That's what normals are for.

That's what customs are for. People do play normals to practice, and have fun too.

TwëekNov 12, 20142 votes

Yeah exactly - normals are for fun and for practice on champions that you don't feel confident on. I didn't mean "go to norms if you're going to troll". I meant that compared to ranked, normals are for fun. I'm not going to be tryharding on my very best ranked champs every normal game.

Drunk RummateNov 12, 20145 votes

Riot has stated that the people losing their ranked rewards are hatefully toxic, generally through verbal abuse.

The offense you're referring to is certainly a problem as well, but I don't think it's quite on the same level. Just report them and they'll get their punishment eventually if they continue the behavior.

Ulquiorra995Nov 14, 20141 votes

Riot has stated that the people losing their ranked rewards are hatefully toxic, generally through verbal abuse.

The offense you're referring to is certainly a problem as well, but I don't think it's quite on the same level. Just report them and they'll get their punishment eventually if they continue the behavior.

People like these deliberately ruin other people's chances to earn ranked rewards. It's more than a fitting punishment for them to lose their own rewards.

PosstaNov 12, 20145 votes

Hopefully he gets banned :/

AmightyTNov 13, 20145 votes

I get real tired of the "its just a game" people real fast. If I go buy a pizza, and then someone throws my pizza into oncoming traffic, "It's just a pizza" doesn't magically make me not want to throw you into the oncoming traffic you put my pizza through.

LegostrikeNov 13, 20141 votes

you sir, have a sad perspective of life and I'm sorry for you.

I'm not saying not to play to win, but to not say "it's just a game" is to recognize it as more then something that has little to no impact on your future.

KonidiasNov 13, 20143 votes

you sir, have a sad perspective of life and I'm sorry for you.

I'm not saying not to play to win, but to not say "it's just a game" is to recognize it as more then something that has little to no impact on your future.

Sure it's just a game... and money is just paper. Everything you own is just stuff. You are just a sack of water and assorted parts. Cool... are we done overly simplifying things to make them seem meaningless yet?

People apply different amounts of value to different things in life. What you might find worthwhile or "having an impact on your future" might not be the same things that other people value.

Playing this game will surely impact someone's future. They might play this game and then get interested in improving the game, and then go work for Riot, and then make a career out of it that can effect the rest of their life.

Maybe someone plays this game instead of going for a walk, and had they gone for a walk, they would have been hit by a drunk driver that veered off the road and killed them. That would have definitely impacted their future.

Maybe some guy plays this game and makes a friend... and then he finds out the friend is a girl and then they find out they like each other a lot, meet up, and end up getting married and having kids and living a great life together.

Maybe some guy plays this game and gets really good, goes on to compete in the LCS, becomes the best LoL player of all time and goes on to live a life of fame and fortune.

But yeah dude, it's just a game that has no impact on your future.

The only person with a sad perspective on life is you. Every little thing in your life can have an impact on your future. If you seriously think some hobbies or activities have ZERO value or impact on your life, then you are blatantly ignorant.

LegostrikeNov 13, 20141 votes

and none of this is determined if a troll trolls you to hell and loses the game for you. To put value in the game and get angry about a loss is just stupid.

as for your first paragraph, that is why I'm a Christian, so yea.

SolumindraNov 13, 20141 votes

I mean your savior is just the guy....and your Christianity is just a religion.....

Using your logic of course.

LegostrikeNov 13, 20141 votes

um, wrong and wrong. Savior is Son of God (so divine) and Christianity is the truth. So no, not using my logic. and no, no religious debate. Now is not the place nor the time.

SolumindraNov 13, 20141 votes

It's the point that while it is important to you, it is not important to all people.

Christianity is based on "just a book", League is "Just a Game".

Not a debate, a point.

Don't judge what others deem important.

LegostrikeNov 13, 20141 votes

Sorry, false analogy. Christianity is a way of life, League is entertainment in life.

Unless league is your life, in which case have fun when the outside says "I'm hungry."

SolumindraNov 14, 20141 votes

Christianity is just as trivial too me and alot of the population as a game. What one person. Or group of people deem important is up to them. And it isn't correct to judge what that individual does or doesn't seem important

TrinityunicornNov 14, 20141 votes

Christianity is just as trivial too me and alot of the population as a game. What one person. Or group of people deem important is up to them. And it isn't correct to judge what that individual does or doesn't seem important

Might not be correct to judge the individual, but we can look at and judge behaviors and decide whether they are helpful or not in getting along with others and whether or not they are destructive or not. As a matter of fact WE SHOULD DO THIS to update our information and philosophy for living our lives!

SolumindraNov 14, 20141 votes

I disagree here. What someone does with their life and their philosophy has little impact on your life. Being judgmental of people and what they deem important is extremely short sighted and somewhat egotistical

TrinityunicornNov 14, 20141 votes

I disagree here. What someone does with their life and their philosophy has little impact on your life. Being judgmental of people and what they deem important is extremely short sighted and somewhat egotistical

Yeah but its very human. Also its not true, I've changed my life philosophy for what I'd consider the betterment and I believe it impacts everyone I come into contact with. Its a very high degree of mind control to drop all judgements, I don't expect everyone to do that, and I don't even expect myself to do it perfectly. There are others I've met that have changed their life philosophy in a certain direction and I enjoy them.

ItzonNov 12, 20144 votes

People like this deserve permabans

Eye of ImplexNov 13, 20141 votes

yes, indeed.

TeemoJenkinsNov 12, 20143 votes

To the "It's just a game" responses I have a question: If a little kid on your sons football team went out and just sat down on the field and said "I don't want to play this series, it's just a game!" would you A: Demand the Coach pull the kid out or B: Smile and say "He's right, it's just a game!"

If you answered B, then you must be the patron saint of "NO EFF's to GIVE" as you aren't passionate about anything.

Meikuu ZanshoukNov 12, 20142 votes

dude it is just a game, you losing nothing but 20 mins, rewards were given so, the macthes are back to just for fun, and i would compare that to a game with no coach, because they are playing for fun, if a kid left it doesnt really matter as they were playing for fun?

Mikal PikalNov 12, 201413 votes

I never want you on my team for anything.

SmokingPuffinNov 12, 20142 votes

Wow. Trundle's a dick.

That's pretty annoying.

PositiveWasabiNov 12, 20142 votes

Read the screen shots, i can't believe this....the amount of hate i have for that player is ugh

Please keep us updated on what Riots replies in the ticket, although i have a feeling it's going to be , "thanks but we can't do anything lol srry but yea not sorry :)

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GrashnimNov 12, 20142 votes

I can't wait for the tribunal to return, I've been reporting like a true champion and seek punishment for those who unjustifiably abuse this current time.

GenreninjaNov 13, 20142 votes

Yep. Yep. Agree. Agree.

http://imgur.com/w1A3Zlf

NoviateNov 13, 20142 votes

Jerks dont deserve ranked rewards

TetseroNov 13, 20142 votes

I agree. I hope he loses everything.

KilljoyXNov 13, 20142 votes

THIS IS BOWLING THERE ARE RULES!

TrinityunicornNov 14, 20142 votes

Trolling is getting your fun from inciting someone else's emotional distress, its really usually quite destructive and nasty, its actually in my book sadistic.

GG BeersNov 12, 20141 votes

There will always be players like this, there's nothing riot can do about it unless the guy does it all the time. But yeah, send in tickets and report and hopefully he gets a ban. You really need to not let it bother you, cases like this are pretty rare, I just ignore people when they do this, they want attention, don't give them any at all and they'll stop doing it.

TrinityunicornNov 12, 20142 votes

There will always be players like this, there's nothing riot can do about it unless the guy does it all the time.

If he's reported with pictures, and the chat logs, why can't riot do something about it? I'd bet he'll find someone else to do it to because he enjoys doing it. Most of us won't take the time to screen shot, but even a chat log would reveal what he's doing. He states it in chat so I would think that would bring about a high incidence of being able to do something about it. Its so anti sportsman! At least ragers want to win.

ZerefNov 13, 20141 votes

There will always be players like this, there's nothing riot can do about it unless the guy does it all the time.

Not true.

They take whatever actions they feel necessary.

http://i.gyazo.com/deebc811b1da7e1ea4aa43a6e8caefbd.png

DregenNov 13, 20141 votes

Im actually the guy in the screenies. I'm not trying to justify what I did, but at the time I had repeatedly been trolled in numerous ranked games and was getting more and more frustrated. In that particular game, I was with the karthus last game (he played trynd mid, fed, then started following me in my jungle), and he raged during that game and afk'ed and trolled, even though we all begged him not to. When I re-queued and got stuck with him AGAIN, and saw that he was going to troll with a karthus smite/teleport jungle, I pretty much just lost it and decided to troll him back.

Sure, it was just revenge, but at the time that's all I wanted. In hindsight, sure it was a bit petty, and I was reciprocating behavior that had repeatedly been done to me during end of season, but at the time it was extremely satisfying to troll then person who had trolled me - cause you know, karma's a bitch.

Anyway, I'm not saying what I did was right, but if I'm getting trolled in so many of my games then obviously there is something wrong with the ranked queues during the end of season.

Riot can ban me if they want, because honestly the game is just not fun right now, I haven't bought rp in ages, and I really feel like I could use a break from the game.

KonidiasNov 13, 20143 votes

Sure, it was just revenge, but at the time that's all I wanted. In hindsight, sure it was a bit petty, and I was reciprocating behavior that had repeatedly been done to me during end of season, but at the time it was extremely satisfying to troll then person who had trolled me - cause you know, karma's a bitch.

Except you know... you also trolled 3 other people on your team that didn't deserve it.

Good job.

TrinityunicornNov 14, 20141 votes

Sure, it was just revenge, but at the time that's all I wanted. In hindsight, sure it was a bit petty, and I was reciprocating behavior that had repeatedly been done to me during end of season, but at the time it was extremely satisfying to troll then person who had trolled me - cause you know, karma's a bitch.

Except you know... you also trolled 3 other people on your team that didn't deserve it.

Good job.

Think he realizes that now and hopefully the cost. You can't change what has happened, but he can change the future by changing his mind and his actions now.

MasterOfTheOrderNov 14, 20141 votes

Why are some of you defending this?! This is EXACTLY the stuff that people do that make me take week long breaks from the game. It's unacceptable, and infuriating. Removing ranked rewards for this kind of stuff should absolutely be implemented. Especially since Riot is already denying ranked rewards for this during the season anyway.

TrinityunicornNov 14, 20141 votes

Why are some of you defending this?! This is EXACTLY the stuff that people do that make me take week long breaks from the game. It's unacceptable, and infuriating. Removing ranked rewards for this kind of stuff should absolutely be implemented. Especially since Riot is already denying ranked rewards for this during the season anyway.

I'm not defending the behavior, but I have changed my mind about the person that is doing it. I orginally, based on the pictures, only saw a monstrosity that was purposely going around messing up games. Now I more see someone that messed up and did it once and probably is gonna pay for it with his rewards, but possibly might not do it again.

We both want the same thing........for it to stop.

I have a bit of respect too that he came forth and admitted what he'd done w/o being nasty. I don't think he's proud of it.

GundayMondayNov 14, 20141 votes

Yeah, this guy needs a ban.

Long Dong WukongNov 14, 20141 votes

Looks more like he had a rager last game and just happened to get queued with him again and decided to troll the guy's next game, not just because the season is over.