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Mastery is a measure of skill, not a tool for additional discipline.

Happy Jack·5/21/2016, 2:45:59 AM·3 votes·537 views

Preventing already disciplined players from earning Mastery 6 & 7 through the Hextech restriction, is adding more punishment for seemingly no reason.

They have already served their prison term, paid their debt & are on parole (progressive discipline if they continue to violate the summoner's code).

The fact they can earn Mastery points for levels 1 - 5 but are stopped at 6 & 7 suggests this is a RIOT oversight due to the Hextech restrictions.

If it's not an oversight, then the inconsistent messaging of Mastery 1 - 5 is OK but NO to 6 & 7 really dilutes the intended behavorial changes that discipline aims to achieve.

99.99% of the time, disciplined players deserve punishment... but that doesn't mean they are the scum of the earth. Mastery 6 & 7 restriction is a step too far.

10 Comments

disregardable5/21/2016, 2:47:40 AM2 votes

They're calling it a mastery level, but functionally it's more of a skin for your badge. Most people are going to pay money for it, I think.

PROJECT Leona5/21/2016, 4:48:22 PM1 votes

"99.99% of the time, disciplined players deserve punishment... but that doesn't mean they are the scum of the earth." Oh yes they are. I've met someone that got chat ban, and I understood why the person got chat banned as soon as I started the lane with him/her.

They are lucky that they didn't get permanently banned. They got banned because they deserve it. Think of all the players (they probably won't) that suffered from playing with them. People see mastery system as a reward. You got banned. No reward for you.