From Lover to Quitter

jANGEL·Nov 12, 2015·8 votes·722 views

Here's the thing: I really do love the game. I love committing my time to getting better at it. I love the everchanging scenarios I'm put in that make me better at critical thinking and analyzing what my next best move is going to be. I love the game. It's undoubtably the best game I have ever played, and I can honestly say that I have never gotten bored of it. The game itself is not dependent on the players. That being said, I despise the side of the commuinity that I have to face everyday I log on. Trolls. Toxics. People who are playing the game who don't deserve to play the game. I have tried so hard over the last few months to keep my cool and deal with these people accordingly. But I just don't think I can do it anymore.

On a rare occasion, I'll join a game and the people in my lobby will be really cool and flexible about roles and such. We all joke and give a hardy "Gl Hf!" then we're off to the rift. Even when someone does bad, I can usually stop my teammates from flaming them... On an honest scale? That's about 5% of my games.

The other whopping 95% are constant struggles to keep in the right frame of mind. Whether we have a 0/13 who's just roaming to all lanes and intent. feeding, or a player who is spending more time flaming in chat than playing the game, I am always the player who is actually trying to bring a game back. The point I'm trying to make is that these people are still here. People who should have been banned a long time ago are still roaming the rift making it hard for the players who actually want to get better, or climb in ranked, or even just have a bit of fun. I am sick and tired of constantly banning people for their shitty behavior and only receiving MAYBE one message a year saying "Thanks to your feedback, a player who showed unsportsmenlike conduct has been banned."

I'm kind of making this so that maybe it'll get high in the polls and someone will see it and actually do something about it. Cause if this keeps up I can definitely see myself uninstalling, and that's really something I don't want to do.

Sincerely, a tired player.

12 Comments

APoetCalledLoveNov 12, 20152 votes

Ayyo I feel you. I've played for 2 years and logged over 3,000 games and hours of playtime, but the community has made me quite tired as well. I love to challenge myself and push and study the game, never surrender so I can see what I can and can't come back from. However, I really also am considering quitting because there isn't much noticeable change in community based on reports. I still get those same people the next game or two; so I'm either forced to lose LP because I'm the "better man" and dodge or I lose LP because I play my heart out and my rager/afk/feed still plays. I really love this fair grading system on individual players based on a team game. If they say pings are all that's needed why not remove chat altogether? Or better yet give us ALL limited messages. Or idk, be like DOTA that came so much earlier but doesn't punish players after a teammate afks. Or like starcraft 2 where you don't lose points for things out of your control, ultimately leading you to hate the game you love and make you feel like you've learned nothing and may as well have just started league.

jANGELDec 31, 20152 votes

I agree. There are so many ways to affectively get rid of toxic players and trolls. I simply don't understand what's stopping it from happening.

APoetCalledLoveMar 7, 20161 votes

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I agree. There are so many ways to affectively get rid of toxic players and trolls. I simply don't understand what's stopping it from happening.

I wonder why, if league takes all of Dota's champs, why they can't take Dota's system of if someone afks, players can leave without penalty. There's a reason why their community isn't as toxic, and it's not just about playerbase size.....

ProzzakNov 12, 20151 votes

You have become infected. The more you think about the negative the more you see the negative. If you try to see more positive in the game and attempt to force it to happen I guarantee that it will get better than 5% where you see good teams.

That or find a fun group of friends to play with.

jANGELNov 12, 20151 votes

Hm. I didn't really think about it that way. Thank you.

APoetCalledLoveMar 7, 20161 votes

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You have become infected. The more you think about the negative the more you see the negative. If you try to see more positive in the game and attempt to force it to happen I guarantee that it will get better than 5% where you see good teams.

That or find a fun group of friends to play with.

yeah explain that to my promos where i had 3 afks... that's my fault right?

or how about stopping someone who literally says, "i just want to go ...." and then feeds 15+ kills?

dat's on me.

Also after like 500 games with someone you get tired of hearing the same jokes and errors in playstyle. Groups are only so good if you have time for them as well. I just wanna grab a couple ranked in between gaming with my significant other. I don't want a lifelong commitment, I want to spend time testing MY skills, which i feel are being hindered if I have afks in 1/4th of my ranked games is all.

Man In SkyNov 12, 20151 votes

{quoted} Cause if this keeps up I can definitely see myself uninstalling,

lol downvoted

APoetCalledLoveNov 12, 20156 votes

guy so cool you have to tell the author you downvoted..... don't you have better things to do than comment on things you don't care about

jANGELDec 31, 20151 votes

I guess I lost the part where I asked you to comment.

XerShadeMar 7, 20161 votes

Shut up about afks, leave feeders alone, mute toxics, don't harass bad players, and if you seriously let these clowns ruin a perfectly wonderful game for you than you need to work on your self-esteem issues.

ModPrandineNov 12, 2015

If I may make a suggestion, try playing some co-op vs. ai instead of normals or ranked. The CvA community is generally considered to be the best one in terms of behavior, meaning that (at least in my experiences) it's very rare to get someone who's being a jerk. You'll occasionally get people who say things like "Who needs luck? It's just bots." but other than that people that are willing to talk in chat are actually pretty friendly, respectful and understanding believe it or not, so you could give that a try.

APoetCalledLoveMar 7, 20161 votes

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If I may make a suggestion, try playing some co-op vs. ai instead of normals or ranked. The CvA community is generally considered to be the best one in terms of behavior, meaning that (at least in my experiences) it's very rare to get someone who's being a jerk. You'll occasionally get people who say things like "Who needs luck? It's just bots." but other than that people that are willing to talk in chat are actually pretty friendly, respectful and understanding believe it or not, so you could give that a try.

Bots don't behave in new and innovative ways. As much as i hate player toxicity, I keep playing because of a genuine love and interest in the unique game mechanics and interactions. I just need to stop with ranked or believing this is a game where you can solo carry. it's not a gold based game only now, it's not season 3. I just missed my time.