should people actually be punished for sarcasm/passive aggressiveness

scazzman··3 votes·568 views

let's be honest, league of legends is the only game i've heard of that will punish you for using sarcasm or passive aggressive chat in my honest opinion, that's moderation overkill, and is riot just trying to SJW when they don't need to, and while i understand the desire to create a safe space where people can't be offended, it's incredibly naive, and undermines the competitive integrity of the game

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Sarutobi5 votes

The thing is for something like Sarcasm you need to hear the tone of voice, Through chat you dont get that, and as such you need to assume if what the person is saying is actually sarcasm. Even with that, what is stopping someone from always using that as an excuse.

DrCyanide1 votes

There's a reason the /s became a standard.

Karunamon2 votes

You've got a bazillion other games where you can take snarky snipes at your team and nobody will care. Why not let us have just one where that isn't the norm?

scazzman2 votes

because i enjoy league of legends as a game. i dont enjoy how riot handles player moderation

Karunamon3 votes

Then get in the habit of typing /mute all when you spawn - the community has made it clear they don't want this kind of crap, and you will get summoner 11 for it.

scazzman3 votes

you're being passive aggressive. you need to be summoner 11 ed WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH RITO SAVE ME

Malignant Vemira1 votes

Honestly, the whole. "lyte/riot smited" attitude, is passive aggression at its most disgusting. I hate how they do that and still try to pass off as good guys when they ban people for shit like gg ez.

redniwediS2 votes

We all agreed to behavioral guidelines when we hit the Accept button, and so we deserve any punishment that is aimed at us when we cross the line.

Moderation is not overkill, and Riot isn't turning into an SJW organization. No one is getting a "safe space" where they can hide from criticism and differing opinions.

As it stands now you are allowed to criticize your team, you just can't be an asshole about it. That is the fine line many people who think Riot is going too far ignore, and that is the line people like that are typically on the wrong side of. There is a middle ground between being an uncaring asshole and being an SJW after all, and Riot is aiming for the middle.

scazzman2 votes

Agree or dont play isnt agreeing

redniwediS2 votes

Is boycotting a store not an acceptable thing to do either?

If you can't give up a game in order to make a statement that agrees with your beliefs then you might have a problem. Not playing is an acceptable response if you do not agree to the terms.

Astôlfo1 votes

Or you could just not be sarcastic/passive aggressive.

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