The indefinite banning of Tyler1

RiotRiot Socrates·4/30/2016, 1:30:20 AM·2,942 votes·609,357 views

Hey all,

Instant Feedback catches the most unsportsmanlike players in League, but some people go out of their way to continue ruining games for the community. Because of a well-documented history of account bans for verbal abuse, intentional feeding, as well as account sharing/purchasing, evasion of sportsmanship systems, and player harassment, we will not allow Tyler1 to hold a League of Legends account, indefinitely. Any account definitively used by him will be banned immediately upon identification.

We know we’re not perfect, and this dragged on too long, but we want you to know when the rare player comes along who’s a genuine jerk, we’ve still got your back.

4,799 Comments

Drehirth4/30/2016, 1:54:48 AM4183 votes

I actually see this as a big injustice wow..

he leveled his new account on stream
gets trolled every single game by both teams(but /mutes all when it happens)
has other streamers get jealous of his popularity shit talk him all day(and yet avoids the drama himself maturely and tells people to stop posting about it on his channel)

but he gets the ban instead. Why now? He got most popular after he made a hype video about being a better player, but people claim he gets popular off of trolling. People are allowed to shit talk him all day, and yet even despite avoiding the drama he gets banned now? Seriously?

The self righteous people will claim he's a troll etc and downvote to hell, but this was pretty damn stupid.

edit: wow the post wasn't suppose to get that much attention. Here's some final thoughts though.

Have received dozens of responses from either agreeing or disagreeing with mild to extreme toxicity both on the forums and people adding me in game.

I would just like to say that regardless of your opinion, I had shown nothing but logic in my post and I find it disgusting that other people both try to take a moral high ground by judging tyler as a person and then extend that hate to anybody who even considers it a questionable timing.

The other thing to keep in mind is that neither side should care anymore at this point. Have you seen his reaction to the ban? It was pretty funny, and not because he baby raged.

If you are a fan, you shouldn't care because he doesn't care enough to

If you hate him you also shouldn't care because you are only adding to his popularity

jonmp44/30/2016, 1:58:19 AM1853 votes

logged in just to downvote.

[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Puerto Rican4/30/2016, 1:56:49 AM1596 votes

Riot don't be hypocrites...banning Tyler1 whilst you allow Kaceytron and Nicktron continue to ruin the community for so long now. Why don't you do the same thing for them? Those are bad members (if we can call those two that) of the LoL community. If you are going to show rough Justice on players of this game, be balanced and show it to all. As I said, Kaceytron and Nicktron are still playing this game and yet you've done absolutely nothing agaisn't them. Yet you ban Tyler1? Hypocrisy!

And let me be clear Kacey and Nick are NOT the only horrible members of this game. As stated above...be balanced when it comes to rough Justice. Not just on one person. That's pathetic.

Riot you just opened Pandora's Box....get ready for all the outrage. You want to truly get rid of the bad people of this community you shall start by changing many things. The community of this game is one of the worst I've been in. And no I am not a saint. I have been reported, yes, like many of us have. But the community as a whole is not bad but those very few trollers and just plain stupid people are ruining this game for the whole. GG WP Draven

InfiniX4/30/2016, 1:51:23 AM1304 votes

meanwhile i've looked up every troll in tyler1's game that initiated the trolling and none of them got banned like a certain rammus that ran down mid, good job riot.

Keevalroy4/30/2016, 1:39:20 AM984 votes

But he's reformed doe.

http://i.imgur.com/6CbxaPc.jpg

Morton4/30/2016, 1:50:31 AM844 votes

I thought this post was about Incarnation at first, then I remembered pro players get treated differently

Darth Strange4/30/2016, 1:57:55 AM803 votes

Meteos is toxic af, shows it every time he streams, yet tyler gets a ban and meteos doesnt? meteos is a genuine asshole, tyler was at least a good guy. show you are unbiased riot, BAN METEOS TOO.

Hypes4/30/2016, 1:38:19 AM694 votes

did he bang your gf a little too hard yesterday

game sucks fr4/30/2016, 2:03:25 AM632 votes

calling him a "genuine jerk"? way to be professional in your banning of verbal abuse and sportsmanlike behavior Riot, you set the bar real high for your community as always

Random4/30/2016, 1:40:22 AM511 votes

Note to self be nice to Meteos in solo q

IgnobleTempest4/30/2016, 1:43:18 AM502 votes

I think this has more to do with the fact that he is famous more than anything else. Not to say he wasnt toxic, but i think not doing this would make riot look worse thant they already do in the eyes of those who might not know much about league outside of tyler1.

SSW Diamond4/30/2016, 2:22:51 AM475 votes

Dear Riot,

IF you are reading this,

This is fucking stupid. If you watch Tyler's streams and get to know him, he is actually a nice guy. I find his streams to be funny and entertaining. There is no point of banning Tyler1. It does no good for the community whatsoever, since there are TONS of trolls and feeders in ranked that don't get banned. I see it all the time which makes me sick of this community and the game.

If you have seen Dunkey's video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjzgbZL12VI) , he explains everything crystal clear. Feeders and trolls don't get banned but toxic players do. It makes no sense. Everyone is toxic; we all get pissed at shitty teammates that feed and suck dick. Tyler1 is toxic, yes. That's because he gets trolled about one in every three games. Those trolls don't get banned, but tyler does.

**There is obviously no point of appealing for this bullshit. We don't have a voice, you don't give a shit about us, and you make new skins for fucking money. **

As a response to the indefinite banning of Tyler1, I will run down mid in every ranked game because Riot doesn't give a shit about us. To those who are reading this and agree to what I am saying, I encourage you to run down mid as a tribute to Tyler, until RIot gets their shit together and fix their injustices. If Tyler1 will be banned, then ban Meteos as well. Maybe this video proves something: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQoRVokGc8E

I have always been a fan of Tyler, and always will be.

Luci del Voltre4/30/2016, 2:03:02 AM461 votes

Honestly Tyler was not very toxic. His teammates tried to purposely lose him the game by surrendering which made him upset, you can't blame the guy if his teammates are purposely trolling him.

SavorWolf4/30/2016, 2:03:41 AM433 votes

I hate Riot.

Illidanti4/30/2016, 1:49:09 AM408 votes

Yo fuck that man tyler1 is the best draven player and an entertaining streamer just perma muted him from typing in chat or some shit this is fucking stupid lmao

ArmandoBrah4/30/2016, 1:49:13 AM394 votes

Really banning him? He has changed if you actually watch his stream... He does not troll any more he doesnt run it down mid if someone picks or bans draven... He avoids any drama brought to him by anybody.... He has actually tried his best to change his attitude and you punish him..... Come on riot

thatguybehind4/30/2016, 1:41:19 AM311 votes

its k just give him another chance he reformed

Virrx4/30/2016, 1:54:02 AM279 votes

C9 Jensen gets a second chance but not Tyler1 feelsbadman

Nazzadan4/30/2016, 1:36:26 AM263 votes

You really need to address the people that have been antagonizing him. People have been going out of their way to troll in games he is in, ruining the game for the 8 other people.

Huush4/30/2016, 3:13:09 AM260 votes

You have our back? Are you kidding me?

Your entire company is corrupt, You say you have our back but when a player that tries to reform and break free of this stigma against him as a "genuine jerk" and be a better part of the community, you ban him? What about the pro players? Why don't you hold the role models of this community to the same standards? Why is it that this man (who i don't even watch stream) is treated unfairly.?

You are ridiculous, you say you have our back, but you aren't even in touch with your community. Do you remember Ocelote? YOU MADE A VIDEO ABOUT HOW TOXIC HE WAS, YOU PLAYED IT ON THE LCS FOR FK SAKE. You have got to be the absolute biggest disgrace I have ever seen when it comes to how the community relates to one another, you don't give 2 Sh*** about the community.

If you wanna have our back go through these comments, ban the other people that have been named too, because they are FAR worse for the community than Tyler1. Tyler1 has fostered a community on his stream that supports his reformation, and you condemn him for that, we see through your bullcrap, Riot.

And you say this dragged on too long? If you think that this has dragged on too long, then you REALLY need to have a second look at all of your pro players and highly influential streamers and their attitudes/actions. (METEOS) Not to mention that these players are probably the reason Tyler1's ban was so sudden.

You do NOT have our back, you haven't had our back in a LONG, LONG time.

butthoIe surfer4/30/2016, 1:49:12 AM250 votes

so dumb, permanently chat ban him or something but don't take away from the tens of thousands of people who love watching him play.

Oh So Freshh4/30/2016, 2:04:39 AM235 votes

Riot how about you check meteo's stream for once... Oh hes a pro player I guess he's excempt from being banned for toxicity

KSHarrison4/30/2016, 1:43:45 AM212 votes

First lifetime ban since XJ9, I believe. And I have a feeling this ban will be more like XJ9 and less like Incarnation.

Darioun4/30/2016, 1:44:45 AM208 votes

Listen, you need to stop destroying people the community loves, first Gross Gore on twitch by pressure from Krepo, and now Tyler, you need to stop.NOW.It's TOO DAMN FAR.

IVD3V1J03IV4/30/2016, 1:57:46 AM198 votes

This is really stupid he puts on a high quality stream. I get 100x worse than what he does daily and those players aren't 1/1,000,000th as good.

Lekker Dansen4/30/2016, 2:00:32 AM193 votes

Hey guys,

This exactly shows why Riot Games aka Tencent is after your wallet instead of you. Giving sponsorship to the pro-players and treating them like kings.

Tyler1 didn't do that and since he actually started to get reforming with /mute all and behaving more normally this is totally bullcrap.

I'm starting to think to refund all my money that went to this game because this, this shows how bad Riot Games is with their community.

#FreeTyler1

Panhandler4/30/2016, 1:51:23 AM168 votes

hehe xd Draven

rìven wont carry4/30/2016, 6:11:06 AM163 votes

This is one of the worst decisions "Riot" as a company has made in a very long time.

Tyler1 is just a normal League of Legends player. Everybody does what he does every now and then, but due to his increasing popularity among twitch viewers, "Riot" decides to ban him because of their image.

Why now? Why does he get a ban now? He also gets trollers in his game but why ban specifically him? This is not Tyler1's fault. He tried his best to ignore and mute the trollers even though he gets a constant amount of trollers in his game. He leveled up his account on stream without any hesitations nor obstinacy. In those days that he was streaming, he actually showed promise. He gets constant hate from other pro players / streamers but tells his viewers to avoid posting about it on social media. He avoided drama.

Riot doesn't got our backs, they just think of their own personal interests. If you think Tyler1 is the worst player, you haven't seen shit. Streamers like Kaceytron and Nicktron are still playing on the rift without punishments. They are doing the same thing. To be honest, they are worse than Tyler1. They mock League of Legends as a whole and treat it like shit. They don't even play the game, they use half of their time reading dumb donations. Tyler1 has passion and actually plays the game with high skill, not like them who stands in base, reading donations while their whole team is defending inhibitors.

All things considered, some people will think differently about this, leap to conclusions and see it as "Justice" or say that he's a troll but this is the wrong solution to the problem. In my own personal opinion, with all due respect to Riot Games, this one-sided decision is unjustifiable and misjudged.

Xengard4/30/2016, 1:55:45 AM159 votes

Holy... That escalated quickly. He was one of my favourite streamers...

Guilz4/30/2016, 1:49:05 AM151 votes

Who does riot think they are to ban him like this? Hes only been banned because hes streaming while being toxic, but you can see much worst if riot actually joined a fucking lobby and played a game with these people.

Guilz4/30/2016, 2:02:02 AM142 votes

Great riot! I'm sure Jensen leveled up all his smurf accounts! You sure he didn't buy them? LOOOOOOOOL

EvanderTroller4/30/2016, 1:53:14 AM142 votes

you guys indefinitely banning someone who is way less toxic than 50% of bronze players. youre punishing a guy who is telling people they are bad as opposed to people who tell other people to go kill themselves, hang themselves, jump off bridges... etc. Literally just an entertaining guy this is what some people want to see when they watch streams. Riot more salty that tyler1. Everyone who is using the +18 banned accounts is ignorant because he was not trolling once in his new account, not once did he run it down mid or sell all his items. He truly was just trying to climb back to masters where he belongs. If riot wants to stop people from flaming give them a permanent chat restriction so then they can't like that solves all the problems.

ModWuks4/30/2016, 1:39:31 AM107 votes

Can't say I didn't see this coming. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

{quoted}

From the looks of it, his accounts are getting suspended as intended and he continues to purchase more accounts to replace those banned. From my opinion, if Riot wants to deal with individuals who play to create a negative experience for other players after multiple permanent suspensions, they might have to go beyond simple account suspensions. But that's just me.

NA Puzi4/30/2016, 2:04:01 AM106 votes

Honestly he use to be extremely toxic, but he really was reforming. Not even half as toxic as before. He was on the right track and you guys wont give him a chance now.

Ichanoggin4/30/2016, 2:50:31 AM103 votes

Hey rito ban meteos too he's toxic, oh wait you're a rigged company FeelsBadMan https://mobile.twitter.com/Prototype_Vayne/status/718529484509421569/photo/1

DreBones4/30/2016, 1:48:40 AM93 votes

FeelsBadMan item 3070 750/750

Garén God4/30/2016, 1:51:02 AM88 votes

fuck you guys, he is reformed hehe xd

DrNeilTennantPhD4/30/2016, 1:49:53 AM83 votes

feelsbadman

Dorans Win games4/30/2016, 2:02:58 AM62 votes

Lmao if you're a pro lcs player you can be toxic, but if not then they perma ban you Lmao such a fail company, and i watch tyler and dont go in to a game flame/troll/feed. looks like c9 meteos and hai got their tears fully stacked for riot