People not taking normals seriously at all

The Tidecallest·8/2/2017, 3:35:45 PM·1 votes·426 views

I've noticed that the mindset of "this is normals, nothing matters here, we don't have to try/follow the rules" is much too common. While it is true that ranked games matter most of all, I still believe it is unacceptable to write off normals completely and thereby waste the time of people who are actually trying to learn/improve something. I'm not really sure how to fix the problem but I have a couple of ideas: maybe a loading screen tip reminding people that the rules still apply in normals or that it's not an excuse to not try; perhaps a new report option in normals or changing the description on "negative attitude" to include "not taking it seriously" or something. I know a lot of people don't care about what happens in normals, especially after playing ranked, but it bothers me a great deal when someone griefs or feeds or doesn't even take their assigned role just because it isn't ranked. You can't just decide that you aren't going to try because you don't feel like it when you're playing a team game.

5 Comments

Telephone Booth8/3/2017, 2:07:15 AM2 votes

Rules are rules and yes they do apply to norms. But I think when people say that, it's in response to you saying something negative that implies you take it TOO seriously. They're just trying to say, hey man, it's just norms, no reason to get upset. It's not hey it's just norms so I'm gonna int feed. That's just from my experience.

DarnedDragoon8/3/2017, 2:24:21 AM2 votes

Well griefing and feeding are against the rules and reportable, but breaking the meta is not. People should be allowed to play the game to the extent that the rules allow. If there's two players who want to duo mid lane, there by leaving your adc without a support, that is perfectly acceptable.

Hawckey8/2/2017, 4:00:20 PM1 votes

What are you gonna do about it?

Weathered8/2/2017, 4:11:02 PM1 votes

There's a difference between "this is normals, nothing matters" and "this is normals, I'm practicing a champion I do not play".

SecondAirbane8/2/2017, 4:28:06 PM1 votes

honestly does it even matter people overreact so hard literally the reason i 1trick and cant play anything other than mid its so cancerous to be flamed everygame for bad play :/

atleast in gold i dont get flamed for a bad game