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In my opinion why the chat restriction system is a bad one.

Constantiine·4/29/2016, 5:09:10 PM·4 votes·1,063 views

I have been chat restricted 3 times( all were warranted not trying to dispute that) , and would consider myself part of the so called problem. When I play league of legends I try to get better in every game. I have experience from bronze 4 to gold 5. In bronze there is a decent amount of rage and flaming for no real reason. However in other divisions it’s more then that.It stops being just some game. At some point you strive to do the best you can every game and get better. It something important so when you have people who decide that they feel like trolling, it’s upsetting. To begin, chat restrictions are a good idea in theory, however they seem only to compound aggression towards other players and to riot itself. In my opinion the majority of those punished are not the malicious trolls, but the players who are upset about the actions of their teammates and aren't being heard.The problem resides with those who troll, afk, and purposefully try to make a unhealthy in game attitude. Riot should endorse using one's mute button rather than flame or be abused.Riot needs to find a way to make people understand that if they show destructive behavior it won’t be tolerated. I believe that the Log you receive when banned is a brilliant idea. It allows for people to reflect on their actions and take the steps to fix how they deal with situations that upset them.There should only be a afk, trolling, and a does not communicate option in the report log. The only things that should be punishable in this game are those who cause an unhealthy game play environment, leave the game, or decide that they're the boss and ignore their team the entire game( that's you split push nami ). I'm not saying that punishments should not be given, but the chat restriction only frustrates people rather than say “ If you continue to act the way you are, we will not let you play on our program.

14 Comments

EvilDustMan4/29/2016, 5:27:09 PM3 votes

Honestly, the problem is your inability to deal with your anger, not the system. Take responsibility for you own actions.

Deep Terror Nami4/29/2016, 5:16:26 PM2 votes

the majority of those punished or partake in flaming others is not the action of malicious people deciding to ruining the game for everyone , its players who are generally upset about the actions of their team mates and are not being heard.

There is almost always a positive way to approach these situations. If there is no possible way you can ask a teammate to not be so aggressive so he isn't diving and dying 1v4, you probably shouldn't say anything.

There is a huge difference between "stop fucking diving and feeding", and "wait for us to move in behind and ping before you dive". The problem is that those chat restricted players approach the situation in a negative manner consistently, and often start arguments, and the "diving feeder" becomes less likely to listen to that person and it goes downhill from there.

AeroWaffle4/29/2016, 5:16:30 PM2 votes

First, please format your post, it's a wall.

Second;

A possible pragmatic solution would be to reform the report system and force people to take the initiative and handle the situation like an adult by clicking the mute button.

Why is it on the civil player's shoulders to mute? The fault lies with the asshole in chat. If I have to mute someone in chat just to get away from the filth they are spewing, I can no longer receive anymore helpful game related information because the other player couldn't behave like civil human being.

No, it's on the player typing to control what they say. You are responsible for your own behavior.

If a person is afk or trolling, yelling at them is not going to work. If they afk they are Away From Keyboard. They don't see it. But your other teammates do. If they are intentionally throwing the game, you being a bitch at them is unlikely to stop them. In fact, it's likely to encourage them. Just accept that you're going to get a troll every once in a while and report them after the game ends.

Verxint4/29/2016, 5:23:39 PM1 votes

Holy shit Wall Maria up in here

That out of the way, you do realize your inability to control your emotions is not a flaw in the chat restriction system right?

The fact that your restriction makes you angry is not Riots problem. The fact that the game makes you emotional is not Riots problem

Don't say in one post riot is babying people and complain "people expect to have all their problems solved for them" then IN THE SAME POST say that it's riots fault the game upsets you and that it's other people's responsibility to not react to your behavior.

sheldonbunny4/29/2016, 5:57:47 PM1 votes

OP, please direct me to where the mute button is when dealing with others in person. I seem unable to find it.

Sarcasm aside, my point is interactions online are no different than in person. We are all 100% held accountable for what we say and do. We are responsible for our words and actions. It is not up to the victims of our issues but us to control ourselves. Riot is clear on their policy as well as their enforcement of it. We all agree to it on sign up of an account.

It's not so much them trying to make the world a better place, but them taking a firm stand of intolerance of said behavior. Those that dislike it are always free to go elsewhere.

Constantiine5/1/2016, 1:01:51 AM1 votes

apparently people dont have the ability to understand what i wrote, it does not stand to abolish punishments but say that chat restrictions are bad and perhaps a 1 day ban to permanent scaling upwards is a better way. This allows for actual reflection not just anger towards the stupid system.