Why are people rude to newbies in solo ranked?

Double Sunday··2 votes·689 views

So, is there any particular reason people have to be complete A-holes to someone who is new to ranked? I played enough to get ranked last season with friends, so pick order never came up, and as such I didn't even know it was a thing. I decided to solo this season's provisionals, so it was the first time I ever encountered pick order. Anyway, I got in, said "top pls" and waited for my turn to pick. Well I guess the guy in lead banned a jungler that ours wanted to use, so he went top instead. Confused, I asked why he did that and he said it was pick order. Even more confused, I asked what it was and he said "shut the f*** up and to take whatever is left". Yes, I acted in poor taste and quit the game out of anger, but that doesn't negate the fact that if he had just explained it to me, I would have been willing to go mid or even support. I kind of figured out what pick order was during that whole trade, but I still went and looked it up just to make sure I understood it. His actions seriously made me consider never trying ranked again. I don't know about anyone else, but I tend to not like playing with people who curse at me for being new to something.

I would like to thank most of the people who commented for proving my original point, albeit indirectly, that people are rude asshats.

24 Comments

Alljoy2 votes

To be honest, chances are you'll pretty much be cursed at for everything, from dying to 'kill-stealing', to anything anyone can scapegoat off of you.

Nucleophilic atk2 votes

Probably because "newbies" shouldn't be playing ranked matches.

Double Sunday2 votes

Please pretend this is a gif of me facepalming I am not a newbie to the game. I have 176 normal victories. I am new to ranked, not League of Legends as a whole. Thank you for reinforcing my initial point of people being A-holes to others that are new to ranked. Also, could you please elaborate about how newbies shouldn't play ranked? I'm genuinely curious about how you started seeing as you were somehow able to skip the whole "new to ranked" phase.

Alljoy1 votes

To be fair, 176 is still considered pretty newbie. Most people who do average in Ranked delve into it after around 400-500 wins once they've got their main roles and champions sorted out with enough experience to draw up runesets on said champions to reflect the various nuanaces in each kit.

Hell, even what I have (400 something over a few months) I consider barely average and I placed Silver last season.

Double Sunday1 votes

First of all, thank you for being civil. Second of all, I'm aware that I'm by no means a pro at this game and to many people I am considered newbie. However, I figured that because I was able to get to silver last season with my friends, It wouldn't be too hard to get back there again solo. It was a minor miscalculation on my part.

Alljoy1 votes

I understand.

Which is why I think you probably need to play Drafted Normals alot more if you'd like to climb Ranked by yourself.

Nucleophilic atk1 votes

If you don't understand, there is no explaining.

Double Sunday1 votes

Are you saying it's impossible to learn? And as a follow up it's impossible to explain yourself? Besides, what I asked was a very valid question and don't take your own inability to explain yourself as me being unable to understand. How can I be expected to get good at anything if I don't play any games? I'm not trying to prove you wrong or anything, I'm trying to get you to prove yourself correct. If you can't back up your own claims, don't bother trying to start anything, and if you can't effectively prove your point, then it is invalid. Hitchin's Razor bruh, look it up.

Nucleophilic atk1 votes

You can't learn in normal draft mode? You know, the place where you are actually supposed to learn? If you were able to understand, you already would by level 30.

Double Sunday1 votes

You...you are trolling right? Like, you're not actually this stupid are you? I would hope that you would already know how to communicate on an adult level. Oh, I'm making way to many assumptions aren't I? You're not an adult at all, are you? I mean, you're probably still a soprano aren't you? You're still squawkin' with the mice, some could say. Do you even have facial hair? Oh wait, even more assumptions on my part! Do you even bleed in your lower regions?

Nucleophilic atk1 votes

I am literally laughing at you right now :D

Double Sunday1 votes

And I'm admiring my body hair right now, you naked mole rat. ;P

Nucleophilic atk2 votes

Lol, silly business majors :D

tseihei1 votes

It's A team based game, so people will have expectations of their teammates. When people can't do their jobs it can be easy to get mad at them.

Saevum1 votes

To falsely feel superiority.

/thread.

SanKakU1 votes

How would you not know what pick order means? Do you not have English as your first language?

Double Sunday1 votes

Do you remember the part where I said I figured it out during the trade, but I looked it up to make sure? That means I figured it out. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't more to it than just that. You should really consider reading everything in a post before replying.

SanKakU1 votes

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Do you remember the part where I said I figured it out during the trade, but I looked it up to make sure? That means I figured it out. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't more to it than just that. You should really consider reading everything in a post before replying.

I did read it all. That doesn't mean I understood you. You quit because you had to go consult your dictionary? What kind of messed up sense of responsibility do you have?

I get that people are unacceptably rude, but to me the worst players are those that can't handle some toxicity and become toxic themselves. FYI, you can pull up a block list in the client during draft and block someone. I had to find this out the hard way, but it works.

Double Sunday1 votes

Apparently you didn't read it. First of all, I said I acted in poor taste. I get that. Secondly, I said I quit in anger. I really don't want to start anything, but I'm seriously starting to doubt your ability for comprehension.

SanKakU1 votes

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Apparently you didn't read it. First of all, I said I acted in poor taste. I get that. Secondly, I said I quit in anger. I really don't want to start anything, but I'm seriously starting to doubt your ability for comprehension.

So, when you played with friends they never chatted with you the way he did? I have not that much experience playing with friends in League of Legends, but many times in Dota 2 when I try playing with friends that I added myself, they bring along these really toxic and rude players that make me angry. Are you telling me you haven't experienced that problem? If so, that's quite interesting.

I suppose what you're trying to tell me is you're not able to withstand the toxicity of ranked. That's understandable, but non-ranked games seem just as toxic to me, and more often.

Double Sunday1 votes

You're right about me not being able to deal with the toxicity. Also, What I meant by play with friends, was we were all literally gathered in the same room, playing League together. It was a LAN party, as some could say. However, now that we are split up with college and work and all that, we can't do that anymore, hence the solo play. My apologies for the confusion, but you could basically say that last season was the best anyone could hope for when it came to ranked. Also, as far as normal games go, I still usually only play when I can at least due, thus allowing me to ignore the toxicity better.

Kat Head1 votes

Ignore the mean people op !

Now that you know the rules you should follow them, also you should get accustomed to not getting your role and champion. People are going to do all kinds of hateful things to you for seemingly no reason at all. People are going to over react to all kinds of situations, climbing the ladder is as much about learning this game as it is about learning how to interact with the people you will be playing with.

Best of luck to you op !

Double Sunday1 votes

Huh...thanks for actually posting something useful bro.

Aerothal1 votes

because it's so hard to read up on ranked and by doing that to find out about draft mode and pick order... sigh. play normal draft dude. once you got the hang, play ranked but please don't come into ranked with the the mindset of normal blindpick. It's called "competitive" for a reason!

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