This may have been posted millions of times, but I am a semi-toxic player and currently sitting with a two week ban and feeling pretty shite. I have a pretty emotional connection with the game, and I tend to lose myself a bit and flame/rage. I really don't want to lose my account, so is the classic "mute all/don't use chat" the only method I should use? I want to reform and try to have more fun with league rather than seeing it as a chore.
Play aram 4000+ times like I have, you'll learn to not care what people do.
Try to not expect to win, play the game for the joy of playing the game. For example, I play a lot of rengar because i love the champion, i dont really care if i win or lose, same with other champions. Sorry for my bad english i hope this will help you.
Recognize this:
You cannot play the game while typing in chat. Because of this, typing should be under 2.5% of gameplay. I often see people type for 20% or more of gameplay; they never figure out that this is why they died to the fed draven.
Once you are restricting the time you spend typing, you will find that you simply can't waste time flaming people in chat.
adivce stop playing ranked or quit the game makes you toxic
Id like to refer you to my post that explains WHY people are toxic in general https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/player-behavior-moderation/MwNiahjG-this-game-is-cancer-and-heres-why tell me what you think
First of all, I want to say that I think it's really awesome that you've become aware of this. It's the best place to start and I want to commend you for that <3.
A few things that helped me a lot:
Try to have some banter with your team in champion select, especially for ranked games. The more you like your team the more understanding you'll be towards their performances.
When your teammate starts feeding just remember that we all feed from time to time, and it's not the end of the world. Assume that your team feels really guilty and helpless. They've played poorly, probably lost the game and feel shitty about it. It's much easier to have compassion for them this way. When they blame you, that's the helplessness showing. Sometimes all they need is some patience and the opportunity to help make up for the feeding.
Take some time out of the game after every match, and if you feel salty, just take a longer break, do something you love and try not to dwell on your losses for too long. If something really drives you up the wall, then find a forum post complaining about that thing, just knowing that other people understand your frustration can be a big help in calming you down.
Another great idea is to have a game mode that you don't take so seriously, and play that game mode when you want to just take it easy.
Treat each game as their own thing; you encounter rude people, it happens! Move on to the next game, you probably won't see them again (and if you do you might not remember them) If people aren't playing well, that happens too; no one is perfect, don't expect the best from everyone. Instead, give them advice to play with the team so that everyone is at their strongest. If someone is being ragey, mute them if you need to. You need to be at optimal positive mood so that you can play to your best.
Like many say, if you don't have anything nice, helpful or constructive to say, best not to say it at all
