Game Etiquette and toxicity
Okay folks, gonna level this. i am absolutely, and i mean SERIOUSLY, tired of the stupidity in the average LoL player. it's bad, unbelievably bad, and i've always been a proponent of "assume everyone else has the intelligence of an apple" theory when dealing with people. there's a lot of things that'll annoy me, freely admit, but when it comes to LoL? there's a small list that top it above everything. trolls, and shitty winners. the first is obvious, they piss everyone off, but in a match, i can't deal them with my usual method of "well, you're dumb as a rock. moving on" because i have to game with them. for anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour. it's bad enough if i play a shooter, because they ruin the game, but i just leave that match and find another. bad enough in MMO's where success in group activities relies on them, except i can just leave, go do something solo for a while, and try again later. unfortunately for me, i LIKE these kinds of games, where teamwork is needed and it's strategic. so when we have an individual, or more, who's only purpose is to ruin the game for everyone else with him just out of spite? that's just as a toxic (and i mean this in the original meaning, not this pansy "he said i was playing poorly, he's so toxic" crap we have floating around these days) as anything else, and honestly should be treated as such. the second thing, shitty winners. we've all played ARAM, and we've all gotten those matches where you look at the champs and you KNOW it's a loss or a win, barring astronomically unlikely events, such as your entire team being absolute pro with the champ they got, and the enemy team just started that day. but, here's the thing. after the end of those matches, everyone says GG. do you idiots not know what that stands for? it means Good Game. an auto-win isn't a good game, playing against a team that had 2 players quit at start, or never even connect, is not a good game. playing against a team who's skill level is OBVIOUSLY far below your team is not a good game. that is rude, that is disrespectful, that is just being a smart aleck kid being a pain. and don't give me that "well, it's just being polite" crap. it's not being polite. two members quit, but they give it their all and try anyway, but still get steam rolled? still not a gg situation. that, folks, is what Well Played is for. there is a WORLD of difference, and the LoL community really needs to realize this.