Can we bring back the "Unskilled Player" report?

Lao Fu the Tiger··1 votes·454 views

Yes, I had a game where an Ashe fed a ton, and single-handedly cost us the game.

Yes, it could have simply been a "bad game" for him/her.

However, there were certain things that he simply could not or did not do, tactically and strategically, that players in Gold are expected to be able to do; he never stutter-stepped, never did anything except shove lane, and had Auto Attack turned on for all I know, the way she laned.

I'm all for bad games. I have bad games. I don't mind when people have bad games. But sometimes, their actual ability to play mechanically and strategically does not match where they're placed in the system. I know there may be lots of false reports, but I liked the idea of having a special option to mark a player as "unskilled," not as a derogatory remark, but simply as a "this person needs more practice to be at this level" kind of deal. I'm not trying to silently criticise people when I report them for "unskilled player," but those people do make the game much less fun for 4 other people on a team.

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TeemoJenkins4 votes

"Unskilled player" so far as I know did nothing other than act as a placebo for elitist players that feel someone on their team wasn't up to snuff. Skill is relative. You're Gold IV, so realistically anyone higher rank should be able to report you in every single game as being "unskilled" because you aren't as highly ranked, therefore lacking proof, that you're better.

Lao Fu the Tiger2 votes

Yeah. That'd be fair.

I never used it for elitist reasons or just bad games, or tried not to. But I would hope that if I was paired with higher level players and fed and was subsequently "reported for unskilled," I'd have the MMR lowered to match where I actually play.

However, as you said, and the reason I assume it was removed, was people don't use it the same way and see it only as a "this person did bad, report."

So I guess I can understand its removal.

EDIT: I hate the name "unskilled," because it it IS all relative. I just wish there was a more surefire way to handle people who boost accounts or get extremely lucky. Then again, I guess if they actually are unskilled, they'll drop fast enough on the ladder..

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