voting no on surrenders just to waste time

scazzman··7 votes·939 views

just because you can't get banned for it. doesnt make it okay. this is by far one of the most aggrevating forms of trolling, simply because there is NOTHING anyone can do about it. plus, due to the fact you don't know who's doing it. it causes friction among your teamamtes "ok guys who fucking voted no"

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Scruberz5 votes

I find its very common for people to ff a normal game at 20 mins even if its reasonably close. There is no reason to try to come back in a normal game, it is meaningless.

In a ranked game it is very common for people to vote no. Everyone has been in a game where they had no right winning and somehow pulled out a miracle victory, so why not hope it can happen again. The worst case scenario is you lose anyway.

People complain you are "wasting their time" but they chose to queue up and knew what they were getting themselves into. I have no sympathy for people who feel this way. The system requires a 4-1 majority to pass a vote. If you don't get this majority then keep playing, end of story. I have you on mute anyway so complain all you like.

scazzman1 votes

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I find its very common for people to ff a normal game at 20 mins even if its reasonably close. There is no reason to try to come back in a normal game, it is meaningless.

In a ranked game it is very common for people to vote no. Everyone has been in a game where they had no right winning and somehow pulled out a miracle victory, so why not hope it can happen again. The worst case scenario is you lose anyway.

People complain you are "wasting their time" but they chose to queue up and knew what they were getting themselves into. I have no sympathy for people who feel this way. The system requires a 4-1 majority to pass a vote. If you don't get this majority then keep playing, end of story. I have you on mute anyway so complain all you like.

My issue isnt with people who vote no. My issue is with people who intentionally vote no for no other purpose other than to drag out the game

HexaDecimel3 votes

And where is the line that determines that someone is purposely trying to drag out a game or that they genuinely believe that they have a chance? Is it up to you to decide what they are thinking? If you ask for a surrender and someone says no how do you determine if they are trolling or just trying? And what makes you think that your opinion on the matter is the right one? Also if you are failing a surrender vote that means at least two people dont want to give up.

scazzman1 votes

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And where is the line that determines that someone is purposely trying to drag out a game or that they genuinely believe that they have a chance? Is it up to you to decide what they are thinking? If you ask for a surrender and someone says no how do you determine if they are trolling or just trying? And what makes you think that your opinion on the matter is the right one? Also if you are failing a surrender vote that means at least two people dont want to give up.

usually you can tell

scazzman1 votes

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I have you on mute anyway so complain all you like.

people who /mute all every game are just as toxic as the people who flame. play singleplayer games if you don't want to deal with chat

Scruberz5 votes

The ping system is very efficient and I do my best to win every game. I'm sorry if you feel this is toxic, but I doubt many people will agree with you.

In my experience it is the best way to play the game. Perhaps it is unfortunate that the community is so toxic that I feel forced to play this way, but it is what it is and I make the most out of it.

scazzman1 votes

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The ping system is very efficient and I do my best to win every game. I'm sorry if you feel this is toxic, but I doubt many people will agree with you.

In my experience it is the best way to play the game. Perhaps it is unfortunate that the community is so toxic that I feel forced to play this way, but it is what it is and I make the most out of it.

/mute all is a catch 22. most people become toxic because "people won't listen when i ask nicely so i have to get rude" and /mute alling contributes to people's frustration, especially in low elo where games are often decided based on teamwork as opposed to actual skill

so by typing that command in chat, while you may not be participating in it, you are fueling people's rage

Scruberz3 votes

You can communicate with pings? You can chat all you want and say things like group all you want but if you aren't actually doing these things then they are meaningless to type.

Like I said, the ping system is extremely effective. If they are going to rage over something like not getting a response then they were likely going to rage at the next small inconvenience they came to. Muting them allows me to avoid hearing their pointless drama.

I am not fueling anything, they are filling up that tank on their own. Clearly you disagree but my opinion is you are just flat out wrong on this point.

Dragfin3 votes

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just because you can't get banned for it. doesnt make it okay. this is by far one of the most aggrevating forms of trolling, simply because there is NOTHING anyone can do about it. plus, due to the fact you don't know who's doing it. it causes friction among your teamamtes "ok guys who fucking voted no"

L2play the game and the need to surrender goes bye-bye which is why I think RIOT should take it out of the game so those players who are too F'in lazy to improve can't use it as an F'in crutch anymore. It is abused for this reason at low elo. Nothing more and nothing less. You waste my time by ignorance and laziness and I will waste your time because unlike you I will learn something by finishing the game.

Rax Reformed2 votes

I agree. It's understandable to vote "no" on a reasonably winnable game, but if you stand no chance whatsoever of winning, just vote "yes" and end the torture for everyone else. People putting up the /ff obviously think the game is over, so chances are they won't even be trying anymore. That hurts your chances of winning even more. Some people need to just learn when to hang it up.

I have a couple friends that outright refuse to surrender games. No matter how much of a loss it is, they just refuse. I hate playing with them sometimes for that very reason. I'd rather just surrender an awful game and start on a fresh one, but they'd rather continue to get dumped on until the nexus blows up. I just can't see the logic behind it.

scazzman2 votes

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I agree. It's understandable to vote "no" on a reasonably winnable game, but if you stand no chance whatsoever of winning, just vote "yes" and end the torture for everyone else. People putting up the /ff obviously think the game is over, so chances are they won't even be trying anymore. That hurts your chances of winning even more. Some people need to just learn when to hang it up.

I have a couple friends that outright refuse to surrender games. No matter how much of a loss it is, they just refuse. I hate playing with them sometimes for that very reason. I'd rather just surrender an awful game and start on a fresh one, but they'd rather continue to get dumped on until the nexus blows up. I just can't see the logic behind it.

even worse is when one person on your team is getting flamed/harassed, the person being flamed is essentially being held hostage, and may be having trouble not typing back, and a surrender vote may be the only thing saving them from getting themselves troll reported

ShaolinToilet1 votes

I never vote yes

scazzman1 votes

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I never vote yes

there comes a point where overly optimistic people become just as annoying as overly pessimistic people, when you're down 30 kills and naked inhibs, and 3 people desperately want to just leave the match, and 1 person knows the game is over, but is deliberately stalling to spite the rest of their teammates, or worse, trying to get people to flame so they get chat restricted/banned. at that point you're jar jar binks

Oleandervine2 votes

If someone is flaming me, or being a general dick to the team, and then they try to launch a surrender vote, I always vote no. I will make them suffer if they think that it's ok for them to be raging assholes and then dip out of the game.

MISTAFUNKTASTIC1 votes

^^ Yup!

SwaT 101 votes

wtf, when i say that i get 10 downvotes :^

Mr Killalot1 votes

Most times the game can still be won, people throw all the time. Just because you believe it can't be won doesn't mean it can't, and just because someone disagrees with your opinion doesn't mean they're a troll.

scazzman1 votes

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Most times the game can still be won, people throw all the time. Just because you believe it can't be won doesn't mean it can't, and just because someone disagrees with your opinion doesn't mean they're a troll.

like i said before. my issue isn't with people who won't surrender, my issue is with the people who do it deliberatly to troll. and YES, PEOPLE DO VOTE NO ON SURRENDERS JUST TO BE A DICK AND WASTE TIME

swordofsun1 votes

I figure a surrender vote is just a straw poll. Best that it's anonymous, so no one can be attacked for how they vote. If it fails then you keep playing your hardest, maybe ask what people think they should do to win, but you keep playing.

It's really annoying when the same person spams surrender votes every time they can. That's the person who's just given up and isn't trying anymore.

But you need a 4-1 vote min to surrender, so clearly more than one person thinks the game is still winnable if the vote fails. Maybe instead of surrendering so much you should look at how the game could be won? I see more surrender votes at 20-25 minutes when most of the towers are still up and the game is pretty even than when the inhibs are down and super minions are pouring into base.

scazzman1 votes

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I figure a surrender vote is just a straw poll. Best that it's anonymous, so no one can be attacked for how they vote. If it fails then you keep playing your hardest, maybe ask what people think they should do to win, but you keep playing.

It's really annoying when the same person spams surrender votes every time they can. That's the person who's just given up and isn't trying anymore.

But you need a 4-1 vote min to surrender, so clearly more than one person thinks the game is still winnable if the vote fails. Maybe instead of surrendering so much you should look at how the game could be won? I see more surrender votes at 20-25 minutes when most of the towers are still up and the game is pretty even than when the inhibs are down and super minions are pouring into base.

in my experience most times a surrender vote fails 3/2 there's usually 1 person legitimately trying to win, and 1 person trolling the vote

scazzman1 votes

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I figure a surrender vote is just a straw poll. Best that it's anonymous, so no one can be attacked for how they vote. If it fails then you keep playing your hardest, maybe ask what people think they should do to win, but you keep playing.

It's really annoying when the same person spams surrender votes every time they can. That's the person who's just given up and isn't trying anymore.

But you need a 4-1 vote min to surrender, so clearly more than one person thinks the game is still winnable if the vote fails. Maybe instead of surrendering so much you should look at how the game could be won? I see more surrender votes at 20-25 minutes when most of the towers are still up and the game is pretty even than when the inhibs are down and super minions are pouring into base.

i feel like the person initiating the surrender vote should be anonymous as well. that way who starts the vote isn't affecting the decision,

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