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PSA that this game turns people toxic.

Kiokami·3/31/2016, 8:54:16 AM·12 votes·5,039 views

it's a domino effect.

when i first started playing this i never minded losing. even in other online games (wow, battlefield, guild wars) i knew that you win some you lose some.

if what i said wasn't true and deserved downvotes, why has toxicity been a problem since early season 3? its a game that BREEDS toxicity.

but the real problem is that toxicity is infectious. i started in s3, and have been getting progressively more toxic with each season. my tolerance for the bullshit people put out on this game is at an all-time low, and since games can take anywhere from 30-50 minutes, it's a pretty big waste of my time to lose because of stupid things.

you know, even people wasting my time wasn't enough for me to be toxic. but after seeing so many toxic people (please riot its a huge lie that 90% of the playerbase isn't toxic) and getting raged at myself, i started doing it. and now, i can't stop.

so yeah, i get toxic. but you know what made me toxic riot? your shitbag community. have fun eventually banning 60% of your playerbase.

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RiotRiot Whiskies3/31/2016, 2:43:05 PM15 votes

If you really think you are becoming more toxic, I don't think it's too late for you to try and find methods to become less so! I'll admit that when I first started playing, it was really difficult to not get upset over stuff like smurfs ruining my bot games, terrible players / trolls, AFKers, and the like. Yeah those still tick me off occasionally, but I am much better now about not letting it get to me.

Some things that have helped me:

  • Remember that it's not personal. When we play with randoms, they are precisely that: strangers who likely have no idea who we are and are just playing the game for their own reasons, whatever those may be. If they are there to troll, we were just unlucky enough to have run into them. Their swearing, berating, spamming, AFKing are not aimed at us. So do your best to not let it phase you too much! I pity them, really :P
  • Step away when feeling worked up. Losing streaks, 4v5s, running out of RRs and getting my least favorite champions... those are all things that are frustrating to just about anyone. You don't hafta keep playing!! Sour moods make you more susceptible to toxicity, on both sides of it [giving + receiving]. Whether I sit out just a few minutes or actually go do something else for an extended time, I tend to feel much calmer and have a better perspective of the game when I'm not immersed in it.
  • Play with friends. I am definitely in higher spirits when I play with a friend, particularly if we are voice-chatting together. We bitch to each other -- mostly jokingly -- instead of at other players, and we can laugh about stupid things that happen that might normally piss me off.

Those things might not work for everyone, but I hope they can help a bit. I'd hate for you to think that the game is in any way cultivating your unhappiness/toxicity. A lot of things in our everyday lives are outlets for some people to rage or treat others poorly [other sports, workplaces, classrooms, forums, driving], but it's how we handle these situations that help us to grow as people.

Deep Terror Nami3/31/2016, 9:42:28 AM10 votes

I've become less toxic since starting this game and interacting with its community.

Turns out it's a personal choice.