antagonizing teammates

BigNasty3000·7/11/2016, 9:08:19 PM·1 votes·469 views

The Akali in my last game decided I stole a kill, so she proceeded to farm my jungle and antagonize me the entire game. Kept calling me salty, saying i was crying, taking red then saying "thanks for red," etc...

Why isn't behavior like this punished? Goading teammates into cursing you out is not being a positive member of the community, but this guy won't get banned because he didn't type a racial slur, or call someone the f-word. People would never act this way face-to-face, as nobody would play with them no matter what the game may be. I play a lot of poker, and this type of antagonizing is frowned upon even in a game where shit-talking is part of it.

This is what an automated system allows for. I got my laners fed by ganking early, and got antagonized for it.

Before you say "ignore it," consider that you can ignore racial slurs too, yet they are still punishable.

5 Comments

scazzman7/11/2016, 10:47:51 PM2 votes

flamebaiting is a problem that riot refuses to acknowledge because it would imply that flamers arent always at fault

Mister Punches7/12/2016, 1:32:53 AM1 votes

I would consider it unsportsmanlike conduct and report it as such.

When someone intentionally tries to get a teammate angry just for shits and giggles, they aren't playing as a team.