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PSA: It's Doable

o brigid o·1/31/2018, 7:13:26 AM·40 votes·2,401 views

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I was banned on Christmas Eve for toxic chat. It was mild, considering most of the chat logs you'll see here, but it was consistent over time and it was deserving of punishment. After my 14 day ban, I received my account back on January 10th and have since gone out of my way to be a positive influence in all of my games. I've made sure to congratulate teammates on their good plays, and helped lift spirits of teammates who gave up and were able to come back to a victory. In any game where someone makes a rude or negative comment, I instantly mute them. If the enemy team started to respond to them in all chat, I disabled all chat for the rest of the game. I made sure to avoid negativity just as much as I tried to radiate positivity. I've even had several players add me after matches because of my good attitude.

I've seen a lot of posts about how unfair and impossible it is to unlock honor after a punishment and was worried I would be 6+ months without rewards, although willing to accept that as a punishment if it were the case. But with genuinely good behavior all it took was 20 days. Some days I played 6 games. Other days I played none. But in all of my games, I was positive and never toxic. If we truly reform ourselves and stop the kind of behavior that warranted our punishments in the first place, the system has proven to me that it's possible to unlock rewards quickly and easily. For those still struggling with being honor locked, take a minute to really consider your behavior. If you've said anything that might offend another player or felt the need to respond to someone else's toxicity... that's where you're getting stuck. Don't give other players a reason to report you. Go out of your way to make a conscious effort to be positive. To not be toxic.

It is doable.

53 Comments

Final Spark Lux1/31/2018, 7:44:59 AM24 votes

Great job, keep up the good work, and stay positive! https://i.imgur.com/GBX3lLI.png[/img]

ModJikker1/31/2018, 3:35:05 PM10 votes

Glad to see good examples like this that with effort at reform, you can work your way back to being an honourable member of the community.

Good job and well done

[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

The Cream Reaper1/31/2018, 7:42:45 AM4 votes

it's doable but not very likely

people shouldn't get their hopes up just because it happens once in a a blue moon

SzGamer2271/31/2018, 3:47:37 PM3 votes

Godspeed on your journey to Honor 5 my friend. [sg-kiko]

Zéychin1/31/2018, 6:33:04 PM3 votes

I'm proud of you.

Azure Hamster1/31/2018, 8:12:56 PM2 votes

Hey, really glad to hear this. :)

Caitlyn

Kityn2/1/2018, 1:22:36 AM2 votes

My boyfriend and I both received a 2 week ban at the exact same time for the exact same reason. We both agreed to not say anything negative ever again and we help each other out when we are feeling negative. Neither of us have been toxic since then. We both unlocked our honor at the same time. My boyfriend received the checkpoint 1 towards honor level 1 and I have nothing. Sometimes it feels unfair because even though we both play well he almost always receives all the honor just for getting a triple kill or making some big play while saying nothing the entire game but I can boost the team morale and say gj and thank you for ganks and keep a positive attitude all game and I never get any honor. Even when I make a big play or carry really hard I still get no honors. If I don't reach a checkpoint soon I will probably just forget about the honor system in general. I am grateful that I was able to change for the better but it's still sad feeling like it's unnoticed. [sg-janna]

Update 2/2/18: Today I reached checkpoint 1! It's almost as if Rito saw my message. :^) I feel a lot better knowing I am making progress in the system. I am still pretty upset about how the honor system works of whoever is getting the kills is getting the notice but it is how it is. Thanks for the kind words guys.

Teslyn1/31/2018, 11:33:24 PM2 votes

hope you have seen your win rate improve. honestly, muting people and just playing the game helped.

scazzman1/31/2018, 8:21:52 AM2 votes

generally. its not the honor lock that people complain about. its getting out of honor zero. which unless you do your best Lux impression. you're NEVER getting out of

EL HAMSTERO1/31/2018, 12:06:55 PM1 votes

it can be done! in the words of sir winston churchill "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in"

dont give up kids you can get your account back! open a ticket and open another one and another. NEVER GIVE IN

Lothàrs Edge1/31/2018, 6:58:37 PM1 votes

Lol 90% of people who get banned never change. I don't trust people who excessively type "gj" or kiss ass. They'll do a 180 on you when they think you're the reason why they're losing.

Same goes for myself. I've been chat restricted a couple times, yet I have tons of honour/keys. I wouldn't even say that I'm a better or more moral person, I'm just smarter with my choice of words.

themachamp1/31/2018, 10:50:24 PM1 votes

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https://i.gyazo.com/0911a06c12265c106dd411926339cc34.png

I was banned on Christmas Eve for toxic chat. It was mild, considering most of the chat logs you'll see here, but it was consistent over time and it was deserving of punishment. After my 14 day ban, I received my account back on January 10th and have since gone out of my way to be a positive influence in all of my games. I've made sure to congratulate teammates on their good plays, and helped lift spirits of teammates who gave up and were able to come back to a victory. In any game where someone makes a rude or negative comment, I instantly mute them. If the enemy team started to respond to them in all chat, I disabled all chat for the rest of the game. I made sure to avoid negativity just as much as I tried to radiate positivity. I've even had several players add me after matches because of my good attitude.

I've seen a lot of posts about how unfair and impossible it is to unlock honor after a punishment and was worried I would be 6+ months without rewards, although willing to accept that as a punishment if it were the case. But with genuinely good behavior all it took was 20 days. Some days I played 6 games. Other days I played none. But in all of my games, I was positive and never toxic. If we truly reform ourselves and stop the kind of behavior that warranted our punishments in the first place, the system has proven to me that it's possible to unlock rewards quickly and easily. For those still struggling with being honor locked, take a minute to really consider your behavior. If you've said anything that might offend another player or felt the need to respond to someone else's toxicity... that's where you're getting stuck. Don't give other players a reason to report you. Go out of your way to make a conscious effort to be positive. To not be toxic.

It is doable.

Unlocking is relatively easy...its honor levels 0 and 1 that take way too long to get through.

Need Gold 4 Tent1/31/2018, 9:28:43 AM1 votes

Not that I'm not happy for you, but I wonder if that Rioter had the authority to do that. I mean, Riot themselves did publicly state that permabans were irreversible no matter what. Have they gone back on that policy?