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Is there really a community? I never got in on it.

RooseMagoose·2/20/2015, 7:53:49 AM·2 votes·836 views

Someone back me up on this. I started League three years ago with one other guy. And neither of us ever actually got into meeting other people in the League community, outside of the people you got queued with, obviously.

But thinking back on it, and asking myself why I play League... I really got to asking who gives a fuck about me being here in the first place.

I used to have a lot of League friends, but then they stopped talking to me, or I stopped talking to them because they were never on.

Now I'm down to two, and one of them spends more time playing Monster Hunter and Binding of Isaac rather than League.

The other is a Diamond who pretty much only spends his time working on getting higher in Diamond, or at least that's the case when he gets on. He only ever talks to me if I talk to him, if you understand that situation.

But is that really the end of what the League community is? Or am I just not able to be a part of the League community because I can't afford to go to the cons or the championships? Or to get a better computer?

Or maybe it's something baser and more hurtful? Am I not a part of the League community because I don't have boobs? Or because I just plain suck at League? Or because I don't chase after boobs? (I'm gay, and taken)

What's the point of the community being something that can be loved when there are people scattered among the edges of like homeless people in the cold watching the happy people laughing and partying inside of a warm house?

This was more of a rant, than anything, but comments are loved, whoever you might be. I can't be the only one who's been left in the cold. Especially this season.

6 Comments

DollaMenunaire2/20/2015, 2:27:04 PM2 votes

I have a metric tonne of League friends, here's what I did

Go to Team Recruitment
Find people who are just looking for people to play with
Avoid anyone who says "elo hell", "I can't carry these nubs", "I'm bronze but I shouldn't be!", "looking for rank X+ only", etc. Not that these people should be automatically labeled as negative, but from what I've seen, as soon as you play together and lose a match, you don't hear from them again.
Be sure to introduce yourself the first or second time you see them online
And obviously, play nice

I check the team recruitment board like once a month or so, since people sometimes come and go

Borkahn2/20/2015, 8:11:32 AM1 votes

Believe me, just stay out of the League Community. It's not very good anyways. Too many people rage, too many people troll, too many people can't be graceful in defeat yet humble in victory. Why strive to be part of a community where respect is not given because you think you are better than the rest. Go against one thing someone suggest and watch them cuss you out the rest of the game. My opinion, seek to make friends with the new people who come in and just teach them how to enjoy the game in a productive way. Not to curse someone for their mistakes but help them. If you want someone to play with, you can always hit me up. Not really big on getting too far in the League Community anyways. they just bash you for having an opinion.

Eleshakai2/20/2015, 6:00:39 PM1 votes

Eh, don't worry about it OP.

Don't be so focused on being a part of 'the League Community', just focus on being a part of peoples' lives online. Talk to people, interact with them... don't just mindlessly play games. I wouldn't necessarily say I'm a part of the 'League Community' but there are certainly people I nkow and interact with who play League. I believe that we all create our own communities and they connect with others along the edges. And that's what's more important than being a part of any one specific community - creating your own.

Random Task2/20/2015, 7:04:45 PM1 votes

First impressions.........I've made plenty of first impressions in game that have given me new friends. I don't mean like.......i carried hella hard, my score was 100/0/100 with 1000cs. No, i played well and in chat it was a fun time. It's not so much meeting people outside of league that makes a community. If you want to meet people irl, then do so, but it's more about the que buddies. I usually have two teams worth of people I have to choose what group to play with.

Following surrender@20 or board posts, and having conversations in them, is part of being in the community. Even if you don't go to any of the festivities. You can pretty much be involved with one thing and be in the community.