Please, if you are going to be childish and not play through a game, dont queue ranked.

Best Hunk 2019·Feb 17, 2015·41 votes·2,214 views

Ranked is supposed to be a serious environment where people actually try their best to win. If you cant handle losing lane to the point where you AFK, Harass teammates and even leave the game, don't play. You ruin the game for your team and for the enemy team. We get it can be frustrating, but a team cant make a comeback if you don't actually try to. When people queue ranked they don't expect to get 5 overly positive teammates that are hellbent on winning, but they sure as hell don't want to get someone who is going to be negative through the whole game and totally ruin the fun.

35 Comments

RaxicorFeb 17, 20158 votes

I have the same thoughts even for unranked games. Its like when you push play, you've agreed that you might not win this one. Its the same for any other game so why rage so hard that you become toxic and ultimately unhelpful? When I have a rough time in any lane I just ward up and farm up. It helps not only me but also my team. Yet when I suggest ward up and farm up to someone else in a rut they fly off the handle. x'D Its like what?

Dangerous ManFeb 17, 20151 votes

Or maybe it's because the person they're laning against is removing all your minions first and harrassing your lane like crazy, or maybe not :)

RaxicorFeb 18, 20152 votes

That sums up any standard laning phase though. Its nothing that should cause someone to afk or other anti-team oriented behavior especially pre-6. Its okay to be frustrated. Its not okay to take it out on your teammates just because they happened to be there. Ward up, farm safe, get carried. If you don't get carried, its okay you're that much closer to the next match. ;)

mvargusFeb 17, 20155 votes

I expect that your plea is going to fall on deaf ears. Or blind eyes as the case might be.

The problem is that you are dealing with people who have never really faced much adversity. Most computer games almost hold the hand of the player. If you fail you go back to the last save point and try again. You have infinite lives and the game will even adjust the difficulty to make it as simple as possible. (when the game doesn't really play itself as some newer games appear to be capable of.)

So we have people in LoL who have no understanding of how to work with others and no experience struggling to win where they can't just AFK and come back later to try again.

Worse, they are unable to realize that they are causing trouble for others. Its not like you are sitting next to them and would walk over and smack them for being negative and ruining the game. This isn't Asia. (where there have been murders over people griefing in online games.)

I wish things could get better, but unless Riot wanted to somehow generate 2 classes of player and dump all of the problem children into a second pool it won't happen. And if they did that, there would be constant problems with people getting thrown into the wrong pool thanks to "help" from their friends/enemies.

Mikal PikalFeb 17, 20152 votes

They should force people to play NES games during the load screen...that will show them.

Edit: Especially coop battle toads

Ice Weasel XFeb 17, 20156 votes

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They should force people to play NES games during the load screen...that will show them.

Edit: Especially coop battle toads

Calm down there, Satan.

RikoZerameFeb 18, 2015

Ranked plays this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmw2eeLooyI

Unranked plays this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieycflqi1G4

vs. Bots play this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_JRkqQ2_3s

Yes, the genre change is intentional. ;D

disregardableFeb 17, 20152 votes

The fun was ruined when you (as in a recent teammate) went 1/7 to a LeBlanc. Nothing better than a fed mage with no counterplay, right? OH WAIT, there is! Because the team before, bot lane went 2/7 to a Jinx! Fantastic! She ended the game 20/1. Thanks for not ffing that joy.

Mikal PikalFeb 17, 20154 votes

So its now okay to ruin the fun even more? The logic is amazing. Does intent have anything to do with anything? The 1/7 player didn't mean to suck that game, but you are intentionally throwing any chance at winning by acting like a 12 year-old on too much mountain dew. Moreover, it is within the team's power to help the obviously struggling mid-laner. Roam mid, group and take tower when LB recalls, etc. ANYTHING but raging at your own team mates.

I don't know how people like you ever get out of Bronze.

disregardableFeb 17, 20151 votes

still in Bronze.

Your logic is even more amazing, by the way. You cannot have less than nothing. When there is no fun to be had, you cannot subtract even more fun. When you feed a champion that completely lacks counterplay or that scales into a monster, there is no point in playing. You won't come back. You won't even be able to learn how to better handle that situation, because there isn't a way to handle that situation. You go near them, you die. You try to farm, you die.

How is being constantly shut down by someone else's mistake fun? Why would you inflict that on yourself?

Mikal PikalFeb 17, 20154 votes

There is a reason you are still in bronze. Attitude is HUGELY important. You will not win if you give up after 10-15 minutes. Maybe your teamfighting is better or your top is csing well and will become a monster. Or maybe you are good enough to carry and lead your team to victory. Well you can't be a leader if you act like a petulant child every time something doesn't go your way. Carrying isn't about winning lane, it's about being a leader, keeping morale up, helping other teammates, and making good calls. Be the captain, not the mutinous first mate.

To your other point, fun is not an all or nothing scale. If you are telling me that if ONE person on your team does bad you are incapable of fun, then I HIGHLY recommend you stop playing this game. Also, you can try to do something about it before it gets out of hand. If your mid laner is 0/4 then go help him. As a team. This is a team game.

disregardableFeb 17, 20151 votes

Yes, just shut up and feel the way I want you to or gtfo. I know, I know. People tell me that all the time.

tikitikibumbumFeb 17, 20152 votes

If you're not in diamond tier or a professional. good luck trying too play without getting a troll or a whiny useless cunt who rage quits 5 mins in

Lester ChanFeb 17, 20152 votes

Yea, this game is serious business >:C I just hate it when people don't treat this game like the serious eSport it is.

truckboattruckFeb 17, 20151 votes

i main adc....very often i get last pick "griefer" types as support in their scorn they often refuse to do their job in impede mine intentionally

i have quite literally...played my last game with that shit when i get a griefer i leave...period

why? because i have better things to do

AxlStreamFeb 18, 20151 votes

The threat of a ban by Riot is the only thing making me play matches until the end when that happens. Looking at all you Nidalee "supports" of the world.

BresnFeb 17, 20151 votes

Ranked games are generally ruined by those who gives up or generally acts like a dick.

I also have a problem with ranked itself, promos are Riot's game of saying "Hey! If you're so good, you can carry your teamates no matter what and get X wins out of X games!'

Promoting "solo-carry" = Promoting trolls not to listen to teammate and act like they're god and then go do big stunts they can't actually do and throwing the game.

AxlStreamFeb 18, 20151 votes

Actually, high elo players will tell you the same thing. Sure you might get carried a few times but most of the time the whole outcome of the game rests on YOUR shoulder. Get fed and carry or ff@20.

BresnFeb 18, 20151 votes

It's still a team game, no?

While things like Akali carries are certainly possible, is it really correct for Riot to make it so that the person carrying his/her teams will have the need to brag smugly because "I'm so good I can carry you noobs even when you guys feed in my promo"

And as I mentioned, this leads to a rapid inflation of self-ego and then you start doing stupid plays and then finally sinking to rock bottom when you simply can't carry anymore.

AxlStreamFeb 18, 20152 votes

And that's another thing most high elo players will tell you. "Don't get full of yourself". That's the 2nd part of rising in soloQ. Anyone can carry, not getting overconfident because of it is something only a few do.

Also soloQ is not a team game. Sure you have people that are on your side and have the same objective as you. That doesn't mean they'll actually help you though.

Dangerous ManFeb 17, 20151 votes

Use "Serious" and "Fun" while talking about the same subject. Do it again. and again. I dare you.

Marinaras TrenchFeb 18, 20156 votes

This is seriously fun!

Wallaroo0226Feb 17, 20151 votes

It will never be fixed. Riot generates revenue off champions and primarily skins. They have little to no incentive at all of permanently banning someone from Ranked.

COWmanLordFeb 18, 20151 votes

Another thing that's bad is when you see that one guy who you know is one tilt right from before the game starts. Typically they start by saying something such as "Well I hope you guys do better than my last team" or "I really hope you can finally end my losing streak, i'm tired of struggling to climb." Then depending on how champ select goes they say something along the lines of "Man, they got (insert op champ) we are probably screwed". This kid of person is just terrible for the morale of the team and is also generally not going to do well because of their being on tilt. Remember if you don't feel any confidence that you can win, you probably shouldn't continue playing.

delonixFeb 18, 20151 votes

When I queue ranked, I never expect to get 5 teammates.

Spacesuit SpiffFeb 18, 20151 votes

Yeah, couldn't agree more. I just saw a Vayne give up on the game because the jungler was 3s late to gromp. Supporting that little bundle of joy was an experience, especially when she decided she was a Riven and wanted to melee Ali to death.

Persona 7Feb 18, 20151 votes

What are you trying to get out of this discussion? It's not a new issue. We're already in Season 5. Rito would've fixed the issue a long time ago if they wanted, or if they could. It's not something you and millions of other players including me can stop. Well, I guess at least you will feel better after typing it out.

Bandaged BanditFeb 18, 20151 votes

complaining about children playing a video game - lol

groovelineFeb 18, 20151 votes

Drunk RummateFeb 18, 20151 votes

if you're going to afk then play a single player game. dont shove those assholes into my normals and arams

dbz1000Feb 19, 20151 votes

Guys,

Please note that sometimes people get disconnected. For example, about an hour ago, I got disconnected and could only connect for a few seconds, before getting disconnected again. Of course, now the game wants me to type "I Agree" before joining a queue :), even though this killed my winning streak on ranked.

Cheers.