Managing teammate tilt/salt levels. 10 tips.

sometimes, even if you arent directly flaming. you can inadvertantly be tilting your own team. so here are some tips on not being a tilt magnet,managing your own tilt, and reducing teammate frustration.

1. ** If you are the one tilted. keep it out of chat **: Tilt is contagious. and pessimistic comments kill morale. and the veteran players on your who may be doing well may be forced into the chatbox trying to get you out of it. which best case scenario. now people's efforts are diverted to getting you to stop typing instead of winning their lane. worst case scenario. this can devolve into a chat war

2. **Don't nitpick. ** pointing out a mistake once is fine. but criticizing people for every item they buy or didnt buy is both annoying and makes them want to mute you rather then listen

3. Don't bring up KDA. particularly if asked to do something a person's score is not a measurement of skill. and in fact. their poor score may be a direct result of being ignored by their teammates. this is especially true for tanks and supports. don't tell the STFU you're 0/3, who in fact has 2 turrets and is working on a third. when theyre asking you to do drag while theyre getting chased.

4. DONT SPAM PINGS OR DEATH TIMERS the last thing you want when you're behind is people /fullmuting all.

5. **If someone is struggling. help them if you can. the sooner the better.**If someone KNOWS they're losing lane and are asking for help. the longer you ignore them. the more tilted they get. particularly if you keep badgering them.

6. **NEVER type the following in chat. **"Im done" "ff" "I give up" while you may think this. no one wants to fucking hear it. until a surrender vote passes or a nexus explodes. you're expected to try to win.

7. **If someone asks you to stop typing. do it. no matter what" just because they can mute you. doesnt mean you arent a distraction. and by the time you've been asked to stop typing. odds are. you've become one.

8. Use the mute button smartly /mute all may be helpful if you have a problem with becoming toxic. but otherwise. it makes you a liability. unless you're coming off a chat restriction or ban. you should only mute people when they become a problem. in which case you SHOULD mute them

9.** Don't mute pings unless someone is blatantly using them to harass.** communication is important. and muting pings is generally a bad idea unless someone is trolling with them. in which case. mute THAT PLAYER'S PINGS ONLY.

10. **Avoid calling people "salty, "mad" "crying" ect. ** This 9/10 times in my experience is how flame wars are started. its obnoxious. and is likely to agitate the person instead of calming them down.