@Riot - Why no In-Game Mods?

Blainezy·Jan 18, 2015·1 votes·311 views

Most other games that I play have in-game mods that handle the basic things such as muting the badly behaving players, but not necessarily banning anyone. Why is this not a system that has been implemented in to league? We play the games and can see the Toxicity first hand to make the mutes more quick and actually get some of this bad blood out of this game. I understand that a lot of people will probably watch their mouths if in-game mods showed up in order not to get banned, but there will still be those or slip up.

Why is this system not implemented, or is it just not possible with your setup?

7 Comments

AerothalJan 18, 20153 votes

over-policing sucks hard

BlainezyJan 18, 20151 votes

It's not even over-policing. There is no policing right now. It doesn't even seem like Riot even does anything with reports because it's continuously a problem. So at least get people to solve minor issues, like verbal abuse, etc.

JubbinautJan 18, 20152 votes

There's at least three different systems in place to address varying aspects of toxic behavior. There's another that ties them all together. There's a new system set to be implemented this season to actively encourage non-toxic behavior. And in a real sense, they're just scratching the surface. So when you say "There is no policing right now," I don't know what you're talking about.

Honestly? Mods aren't going to do anything special. Even assuming abuse is a non-factor, the only benefit a system like this offers is mildly improved reaction time at the risk of a massive increase in false positives as Riot measures them.

GigglebytesJan 18, 20151 votes

I see mods in MMOs where they don't don't have to directly interfere with whatever the players are doing. I this game they're going to be 1/5 of the team's effort. This can be seen as unfair, especially in ranked. "they have mod on their team gg" even if they're not obvious, they're still affecting the player experience and are not objective.

BlainezyJan 18, 20151 votes

Just like any game, there would be criteria you have to meet to even be a mod anyway. It's not like it's some random kid who has been trash talking their whole game experience. Solid track records, no BM, etc. I wouldn't see a Mod on another team as a threat. I would just see them as a good, all around person.

GigglebytesJan 18, 20151 votes

What I was saying is that its hard to be objective when a mod is on one side. Mods should be neutral at all times.

AerothalJan 19, 20151 votes

At the moment there is an automated mode which is fishing for catchphrases and stuff, which kicks in when you get reported. depending on the number of reports and depending on the words used, users might get chat restricted or, if more severe or after several chat restrictions, get escalated to a human reviewer. it then gets determined if there's gonna be a ban or not.

Lyte has posted several times that the tribunal will be online again, they are working on it.

Between the robot and tribunal, there is no further use for mods at all. I believe they would only interfere! At all times you can mute you as a user have the power to do that. If you are sensitive you might mute early, if not you might not mute at all. Why would you give that power to a third party?

Makes no sense at all!