Think Season 5 has been the most toxic season I've ever played in.

PrinceKO·Jul 15, 2015·6 votes·826 views

And honestly, the removal of the tribunal is probably to blame here, as well as the automated banning system either not working properly or being too soft. I honestly don't know why no one has mentioned it, but the removal of the tribunal means only Riot handles the reports of toxic teammates and not the community. This really puts too much on Riot's plate to handle and therefore, I think bans on toxic people have dramatically shrunk. And some people have talked about getting messages that their reports got someone banned, but I've never received one, and I guarantee you I've reported countless people who deserve to be banned. The toxicity is ridiculous this season, and I really hope Riot either revamps the Tribunal or actually get to work on bans. I used to see toxic people every 3-4 games last season; now I'm seeing at least 1 every game.

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DamagefoxJul 15, 20152 votes

Thats why I gave up on crawling out of bronze, stopped dumping my money into riot, took a break from league, and moved over to Smite. Toxicity levels on a scale of 1-10 League toxicity level: 9.5 Smite toxicity level: 3...maybe 4 (usual toxicity present in every moba but nowhere near the "go kill yourself" toxicity levels seen in majority of league matches)

ShuffledPancakeJul 15, 20151 votes

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Thats why I gave up on crawling out of bronze, stopped dumping my money into riot, took a break from league, and moved over to Smite. Toxicity levels on a scale of 1-10 League toxicity level: 9.5 Smite toxicity level: 3...maybe 4 (usual toxicity present in every moba but nowhere near the "go kill yourself" toxicity levels seen in majority of league matches)

Eh i played smite for a while and though it has SOME better features ,Can play on other regions without paying, based off cool mythology and gods, less toxicity but it isnt better then league, and imo if you spent money on league then its worth it to stay. Just my opinion (Ive played Hots,Smite,LOL,Dota2,strife etc)

DamagefoxJul 15, 20153 votes

Yeah but I am just saying, they both have good things going for them. But as much as I love league I had to swear it off and take a break. Sorry But I have no interest in a game that looks at the toxicity in the community and thier advice is essentially "Close your eyes and plug your ears and maybe it will go away" I am not saying smite is Better than league entirely. But I am not the only one getting ready to abandon league altogether, but I am saying out of the other alternatives, SMITE is definately one of those ones that doesnt get enough credit, especially for the wide variety of MOTD (match of the day) variations. and far as I have seen, the toxicity levels are No where near the same levels as league. I will agree in some ways they are each better than the other But you have to admit the community is alot more welcoming of new players and alot less toxic. So for those thinking of jumping ship, Smite would be a good replacement to look into.

MadeonetrueJul 15, 20151 votes

well said , i predict that by the end of the season 5 majority will abandon league, and silver and gold skill players will play plat and diamond div, mmr and elo is going to change and in season 6 league would be smaller. however toxic will live 4ever on lol cuz riot refuse to do something about it, .. league will be teenage spoiled toxic all knowing smurfs game, the best will be who can spam on chat the most and who can be the most toxic . wp riot. ucan shove ur summoner code in ur ***. :) i feel better now LOL

DamagefoxJul 15, 20151 votes

Yeah and in the meantime I am playing Smite matches and actually having more fun, Players are more willing to give advice (had someone play a few matches to "coach" me and provide a few links to build guides and such) Yes all mobas suffer from toxicity, but far as I have seen, The SMITE community is more open to giving advice on items and such, they dont immediately jump to toxicity and flaming (and the ones that do are more often shut down by other teammmates. Meaning its not "1 person flames and the rest of the team jumps on the burn bandwagon") Someone in my last game tried flaming and the entire team pretty much reported them immediatly instead of jumping on it.

I have already decided to stop wasting money on league, That money will be going more onto smite. League is ok to watch, but the community is too toxic, self-centered, and completely full of themselves to ignore. They will happily stab you in the back for kills then tell you how much you suck...and then turn around and report you for feeding.

Smite incentivizes being a good player by increasing the amount of favor you earn based on your Goodwill %. When you reach 100% you get bonus favor. that bonus is lost with reports and such. so people try and maintain that 100% Its something tangible Not a "possible ribbon" and a feeling of the warm fuzzies. People have no reason to actually follow the summoners code, its broken repeatedly in every single match and nothing happens. So please dont act like the code is completely and totally flawless. With the direction league has gone, the summoners code is treated as a joke, not some serious pledge to be a good player.

ShuffledPancakeJul 15, 20151 votes

Did oce have tribunal? no. but its probably the most toxic region (Out of EUW,NA,OCE)

MadeonetrueJul 15, 20151 votes

i feel u. toxic like hell, normal games , ranked it does not matter and riot just dont care , this is major problem and more and more players are complaining about this matter but nothing happen, dont even bother to send a report after game , u just gona be ignored . there is no bans for cancerwisher and toxic "smurfs", . summoner code ? healthy community ?? load of ****

KãtãrinãJul 15, 20151 votes

(Warning! Wall of Text!) It is decently toxic. It didn't help about what I'm going through (Which i'll keep to myself) but i got pretty toxic sometimes. Course i've changed my ways and have become better at dealing with my attitude/mindset/how i act and such but yes they tribunal needs to ban MORE people so more people can understand the wrong and change like me. Don't get me wrong i'm not perfect and its only been a few days in but this ban made me nicer on my smurf(which i was banned to being toxic mostly due to retaliation which means i was flamed and well flamed back). Hopefully i keep up my good behavior. I for sure know ranked restrictions probable help no one but make them madder (wouldn't know never had one) and i have had a few chat restrictions and they didn't do crap for me. They just made me nicer during THOSE games but as soon as they finished if someone flamed me man i went right back 2 it. Heres to hopefully a better banning system, and to my own self improvement.

DragfinJul 15, 20151 votes

How come nobody talks about what causes a lot of the toxicity and we try and get Riot to find a solution instead of always whining and bitching about it? There is a reason people say some of the things they say so maybe we need to figure out what is causing people to say some of these things and start there?

Those people that say to ignore those saying these things are in part, toxic themselves. Not everyone is like you in regards to the apathetic way you deal with people and when you tell them to ignore it, all it does is create more toxicity. You don't see it that way but you are not the person you are saying it to. They do not agree with you because in their mind you are wrong.

What is the main cause of toxicity in League? That is what needs to be corrected.

IMO it's people who treat the game like their own personal playground with little to no respect for the rest of the player base. It starts with those who suck at the game with no intentions to improve all the way to those who will tell someone they need to go die, which is usually the result of someone who sucks at the game with no intentions to improve. It's a vicious circle that needs discipline in both areas but only one area is getting any real discipline.