Champion Select toxicity (what can be done?)

Pai Chan··1 votes·729 views

As the title implies; I understand for not being able to report someone for post game chat. it's voluntary to stay after the game. But pregame chat can be more toxic than in game because there isn't even an option to mute a player. This player I recently queued with not only trolled by banning the champion I wanted to play but he also said he was going to int just so I would lose LP and repeated told me to kill myself as well as giving instructions on how to do so. Something should be done about this because it's very frustrating to come across this type of player who wants to ruin games before it even starts and leaving isn't always an option (whether it be because you've already done so before or if you're just in promos). You get punished for trying to distance yourself from these types of players pregame so i'd really like to know if something can be done to avoid this because i come across it commonly, although nowhere near to the extent of this particular player from recently.

7 Comments

undesirable team1 votes

dodging

Pai Chan1 votes

i already said dodging is only a very short term solution and can't always be done (i.e. in promos). you mind as well play the game without the champ that got banned than dodge and take the guaranteed lose.

Espy Psyche1 votes

Play the game, lose the LP, report him, and only hover champions if there's a synergy pick (Xayah/Rakan) or if it's a frequently banned champion.

Pai Chan1 votes

the problem is that the report only applies to in game chat. and picking the non-meta pick at the last second is not good for team morale. I used to do that and most of the time they are tilted when the game starts rather than me being up front about who i am going to pick. I don't know why but that's just the way it is from my experience.

Le Tongue1 votes

Sadly nothing can be done it seems

Pai Chan1 votes

i feel like it would just be so easy to apply a pregame report once you dodge. like, "Reason for dodging queue" and then it gives you different options. but then again riot isn't really looking out for us little guys anyway. they focus on pro play and whatnot and anything dealing with actual regular players are hardly given a second thought. it's why all of their report systems are primarily automated by some bot system.

AJStarhiker1 votes

Riot can see the pre/post game chat. There are technical problems with including the in IFS feedback, but if note in the comment that it happened in a lobby, it will get used-- just might take a little longer than in game.

Also, I've found that most players who troll the lobby also troll in game.

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