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The Toxic "antitoxic" playerbase

Wiley One·Aug 22, 2016·6 votes·930 views

will the topic of all the players who view themselves as the "non toxic" heroes of the game who are actually just witch hunters ever be addressed?

so many games you see the witch hunters accuse people of toxicity even if they havnt been toxic. and then the game basically toilets. I'm not saying that there aren't toxic players, but lately its been a witch hunter that starts the whole flame war.

you can almost always see it coming, cause it starts with one word "toxic". as soon as you see that word you might as well hide the chat box, cause it's not gonna be good.

it even spreads to the forums, on countless threads the witch hunt starts. the best part about the witch hunts is that everyone is so convinced that they are the good guys that they basically start harassing others for being "toxic" or having been toxic at one time.

it's gotten rediculous everyone thinks it's some war and the others have to be run off/destroyed. so much so youre alienating people who just try to help with hints and tips.

can we all just relax. the world isn't out to get you.

24 Comments

AraMoOseAug 22, 20164 votes

The irony dripping from this post is... well, ironic.

Wiley OneAug 22, 20161 votes

irony would be me saying we should run off the "anti toxic heroes". this is Me asking those people to relax and stop making the game worse.

Harvey RabbitAug 23, 20164 votes

There is some truth to what you say. You can hardly express any kind of disagreement in game without someone considering it 'toxic' behavior or calling you 'salty'. Maybe part of the problem is that the report system is automated, so context becomes irrelevant.

RemnarAug 22, 20163 votes

May I ask for an example of what you believe is someone calling out someone else for being toxic even though they weren't?

Wiley OneAug 22, 20161 votes

considering that toxicity is entirely opinionated, i wont provide a specific example. mostly because this is a sensitive subject and has high potential to become exactly the subject discussed here.

scazzmanAug 22, 20163 votes

i agree. the white knights and professional victims are just as toxic if not MORE toxic than flamers

Great MutaAug 22, 20163 votes

I see it everyday here where someone will post about getting restricted and why they don't deserve it and then one of the people here will comment "Good you toxic asshole, I hope you be banned".

Wiley OneAug 22, 20162 votes

exactly. im not saying people who put down others don't deserve the punishment but when everyone starts harassing them, it really is pathetic. riot games does nothing to those individuals though because rather than encourage reform like they say, they use their protected toxic players to run them off.

basically rather than fixing toxicity they created they're own version of a hate group.

Palmeiras SerieBSep 7, 20161 votes

Riot games does nothing to those individuals though because rather than encourage reform like they say, they use their protected toxic players to run them off.

basically rather than fixing toxicity they created they're own version of a hate group.

This

Palmeiras SerieBAug 22, 20163 votes

it even spreads to the forums, on countless threads the witch hunt starts. the best part about the witch hunts is that everyone is so convinced that they are the good guys that they basically start harassing others for being "toxic" or having been toxic at one time.

Yes, it really happens in the boards. The voting system also instigates a lot of toxicity as people can anonimously downvote threads. When threads are enough downvoted it brings people to reply to OPs in a toxic manner, backed by the forged low acceptance of the threads.

Wiley OneAug 22, 20162 votes

yup it all ready happened here, someone downvoted all my comments. point proven for me.

XerShadeAug 22, 20162 votes

Mute, Ignore, Report, Move On.

Kei143Aug 22, 20162 votes

passive aggressiveness & toxic instigators are punished in game.

ItankyouAug 22, 20162 votes

I found the witch burn it!

Wiley OneAug 23, 20162 votes

Due to the fact that so many people have been kind enough to prove me correct with the downvote thing, I will assume the community is not mature enough to handle such an issue yet.

BlueThingamajigAug 23, 20162 votes

I agree with your assessment on in-game behavior. I hope people will one day learn that calling out trolls in game is literally the worst possible choice of action. Someone who is actually trolling wants to be called out, it validates their existence in some twisted delusion. Someone who isn't trolling is just going to get frustrated at the other person for being a twit.

I am of mixed agreement on the forum side. Certainly, some "antitoxic" people are a bit overzealous (or worse), but most of the time the "toxic" player in question is either badly mistaken about the systems, has compromising chat logs, or some combination thereof.

Wiley OneAug 23, 20161 votes

I can see that last part and can also agree. the only time I think it becomes unacceptable is when they begin to berate the person. also when they start to miss the point. the thing I hate is the people who are duecing on someone who was banned or muted or whatever it is riot does these days is only doing so because they think they're better than that other person. imo just because you may have been punished at some point doesn't mean you're a bad person. least not to me, I wouldn't care either way. long as you weren't being pig headed haha

Wiley OneAug 22, 20161 votes

It's interesting how in a game with issues such as matchmaking, client crashes (which has gotten better imo) and champions becoming hilariously broken, that the main issue seems to be the chat.

Morality CoachAug 22, 20161 votes

The kids who try to bait you into being toxic are the worst, luckily it's super easy to get them raging mad without doing anything reportable.

Wiley OneAug 22, 20161 votes

thats another thing, toxicity (stupid word imo but ill keep using it) generally takes two people. the report system is easily beat because it's simple. riot games has acceptable forms of antagonizing others. no system is perfect, but this ones hilariously bad.

my favorite is when all of a sudden you see "report this varus for toxic behavior" to me that screams "I want to get this guy punished for nothing". I think that sort of thing should be reportable because to me that is also toxic behavior. some may not think so but it's like he/she was the one to toxify the all chat so now that person is just as bad, but they still have that hero complex that riot games let's them have.

TotalwanabeAug 22, 20161 votes

asking for report is a punishable offence

Arkana The HeroAug 26, 20161 votes

Unless you suck the dick of everyone you talk to you are toxic Kappa.

Maximum MordeAug 26, 20161 votes

What's wrong with witch hunters?

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