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How do i deal with toxic players

DieKerelOmDeHoek·11/16/2018, 4:47:51 PM·1 votes·2,179 views

Soooo lately i've been trying to stop being toxic (because after 5 years i finally got a chat restriction) (not saying that i didnt deserve it), but it's really hard because i play in low elo (because i hate ranked), and i get flamed for the dumbest shit every single game.

for example:

this kaisa flamed me for picking barrier instead of ignite

i got flamed by a lee sin for picking a squishy champion against a draven (I was first pick in draft)

i got flamed by a diamond 5 lux for having cooldowns. Lux was losing lane against a velkoz so she blamed me.

I mute these people but it doesnt help if they make my entire team toxic. I don't even have to play bad to get flamed. I carry games all the time and still get flamed in those games. it's really unfair and i feel like riot doesn't even do anything about these players.

It now has made me dread playing solo games because i literally get flamed every single game and it has destroyed my entire LoL experience. I've been playing this game since 2013 and i feel like it's gotten more and more toxic over the years.

Riot should do more about the toxicity in normal and draft games.

anyway.

do you guys have any tips to deal with this because it's pissing me off until the point where i actually don't wanna play anymore. i absolutely love the game and i dont wanna get banned for defending myself against these type of people. (which is why i got a chat restriction in the first place)

5 Comments

sneakydoug11/16/2018, 4:59:00 PM1 votes

In this meta, games and lanes can be decided within minutes. It creates a stressful atmosphere.

/mute all is your best friend, now

ı Sona ı11/16/2018, 5:13:08 PM1 votes

You mute them. While I am sympathetic to players being bullied in chat I am forever curious why they don't see muting as a viable option to end the problem.

When you don't want to watch something, you change the channel. When you don't want to hear something (like some internet pop up advertisement) you mute it.

If you don't want be flamed in game anymore, you click the button that stops you from seeing their messages.

RJay12311/16/2018, 5:18:08 PM1 votes

One thing that has always comforted me is analyzing my own gameplay. If you are playing well but people are flaming you, then their advice is worthless (if someone wants to give advice they'll do so respectfully. Flaming is not giving advice). If you're performing well, then you can rest easy knowing that you weren't the problem. Or at least that your individual play wasn't. If you were playing poorly then yeah. It sort of sucks but when I'm upset, it's more anger towards myself for messing up the play or having the bad game. Remember that your teammates are just a bunch of random people who play this game and if they flame, chances are it's cause they like typing more than playing. Long story short, zone them out. Focus on you. People that flame aren't worth it for you. Hell, often times I just come up with creative ways to fire back at them.

Rammus: "Dude, don't ever play (champ) again. You suck." Me (2/1/3): "Stfu bowser, I'm this close to picking your ass up and using you to play fetch with my dog."

or

Amumu: "I don't understand how you could be so boosted. Stay bronze dumbass." Me (3/2/5): "You ever wonder why you don't have friends? This is why you don't have friends."

Of course, that being said, don't go this route unless its absolutely hopeless. If the guy is going after you for 15 minutes straight and spends the whole game bringing the team morale down, then you can have some fun giving him a taste of his own medicine. But do your best not to. Stick to my other advice if you can help it [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

mlm olo mlm11/17/2018, 5:59:12 AM1 votes

You have to be nice to EVERYONE. Including the toxic people. Requires an ego check.