Repercussions for falsely reporting

RenegadeBL·Jan 29, 2015·1 votes·515 views

I am frustrated by this games reporting system. I constantly get flamed at for pointing out a single persons mistake so that they can hopefully correct it and we can work together to win the game. And then following the game I will get reported for verbal abuse and harassment even though I was the one being flamed at. People are allowed to freely report and falsely accuse someone simply because they don't like them and this is wrong. I am tired of the toxicity in this community and I am tired of being wrongly punished simply because people hold grudges over one thing you said to them in game.

To fix this i recommend that not only the player that gets reported should be reviewed by the tribunal but the player that does the reporting as well. This way if someone is falsely accused of being verbally abusive there can be repercussions.

5 Comments

StoneChipJan 29, 20153 votes

there are repercussions though, if they falsely report then their reports aren't worth anything in the future. Also you may have given criticism in an offensive way which may have been reportable for stressed players.

BigNasty3000Jan 29, 20151 votes

That isn't much of a repercussion, and it doesn't do anything to solve the perception problem.

I agree that if you report someone, it should open you up for punishment for that game as well. This would help with the premade problem (toxic premade reports you four times), and the "beg for reports" problem. Frankly, I think it should open the entire game up for punishment. It's the only fair way to do it. Otherwise the report system will continue to be abused by the passive-aggressive trolls who ruin countless games.

Sir ArmaMalumJan 29, 20152 votes

There already are repercussions actually. If someone reports often and inconsistently (as in the one they report don't keep getting reported and banned) then their reports lose significant weight, meaning their reports count for nothing. Inversely, players who have a very high report 'accuracy' (report only when needed for serious reasons, players they report are banned/restricted or otherwise) will receive higher reporting weight than someone who never reports at all.

AJStarhikerJan 29, 20152 votes

There are. Like StoneChip said, repeated false reports lower the values of any future reports from that player. I also remember a ban-wave awhile back that handed down additional punishments for the extreme cases.

BigShindizzleJan 29, 20151 votes

I just made a post about being reported by a party for not staying bottom lane as cait after I broke two towers and went mid lane. Worst part is this was a bot game.