is it toxic to recommend someone glasses when he asks if he needs them?

Arammus·1/30/2018, 3:58:29 PM·5 votes·745 views

so you get hit by an ashe ult from across the entire map. you are stunned 3,5 seconds. then sejuani ult you. another 1,5 sec(? not sure) and your teammate is like "how about not being afk in fights?" so you tell him you were stunned and he is like "oh i didnt know sejuani ult stuns you for like 10 seconds maybe i need glasses" and you answer him "clearly you do need glasses cause you didnt saw the ashe ult and the giant "STUNNED" bar above my head.

now he is like "wow toxic kid" so is this toxic? he askes if he needs glasses, he missed a very important part and i tell him yes you do need glasses. how toxic is that? am i in danger of a CR now? lol

ps: yes i know context doesnt matter, but cmon. "clearly you need glasses" thats not toxic???

35 Comments

Zelorxon1/30/2018, 4:19:42 PM4 votes

Toxic is the buzzword riot and brainless riot drones use to describe anything they don't like (or they get told they must not like) or when they run out of arguments and need some canned solution to save their asses at the last second, pretty much like racism/sexism/whatever.

It might be just like it might be not, it depends. Does it go against riot's agenda? Then it's toxic. Does it not? Relax you're gucci.

Jo0o1/30/2018, 4:02:49 PM4 votes

There's not much of a point in discussing specific words and phrases like this.

Don't escalate arguments, distract from your team's focus, and ruin morale. If throwing your teammate's words back at him sparked a debate that sidetracked your team, then it's a bad thing to do, and potentially could open you up to a chat restriction.

The Iceborn1/30/2018, 4:08:45 PM3 votes

Its not toxic... The problem with the community is that not everyone understands words like ,,toxic,, and ,,flame,, .

koshkyra1/31/2018, 2:43:18 AM2 votes

People use the word "toxic" too liberally.

Me: please stop dying

Them: "WOOOAHH TOXXICCCCX WTF RAPART THAM NOW"

Ginger9761/30/2018, 9:15:13 PM2 votes

Here's the foolproof way to answer your question: If you have to ask if it's toxic, then yes, yes it is.

Master Noct2/1/2018, 8:54:25 PM1 votes

"Just buy some glasses, damn."

EastWolfy2/1/2018, 11:30:39 PM1 votes

if you scratch your ass the wrong way its going to be considered toxic and you are going to get reported. This community takes what toxic means to a whole new level.

Ph03n1xb1rd1/30/2018, 11:00:21 PM1 votes

Its totally toxic. If he got offended its toxic. Just pray you don't get punished bc of this!

NuttyButterX1/30/2018, 11:13:46 PM1 votes

i don't think your response was necessary. you could have just laughed it off or just simply said "i think you need glasses lol" the response was brash and argumentative but not toxic.

Pharaohs1/31/2018, 4:51:58 AM1 votes

welcome to riot gaming full team of 12year olds sensitive kids

A Cynical Asian1/31/2018, 9:07:57 AM1 votes

I have a lot of grievances with the IFS, but if anything, this game in and of itself probably won't get you a CR, but a consistent pattern of this probably will.

By all standards, you were being negative. It's just not bad enough to warrant an instant punishment. Just make sure you're overall a decent player and try to avoid negativity of all kinds. Try to avoid criticizing teammates at all, just to be safe. If you look at it from the teammate's perspective, they might just be having a bad game. Having people breathe down your neck really sucks. Some empathy never hurts when you're about to start spewing negativity in chat.

Don't get me wrong, I feel you. Riot is way too restrictive (I'd personally avoid censorship as a whole, "hate speech" and all), but the current state of the community is that the IFS and the report system are extremely sensitive to any toxicity. I understand your frustration, but I'm just trying to give you a safe, conservative opinion.