Also hoping on the apology train. I was just thinking today about a particular game where I raged like crazy yesterday. I rage a lot and most of that is due to my own issues. I use gaming as an "escape" and when I spend 40+ minutes in a game with a bad team, I lose it. I feel like my time is being wasted (which it is...I really shouldn't be playing as much as I do) and I feel even worse about myself when I see myself failing at an activity I'm using as a stress release. I'm very competitive and I definitely don't handle losses appropriately.
Much of my frustration is just based on the mechanics of LOL, and I'm wondering if A) anyone agrees with me, and B) what do you do to get over it and accept these issues? Frustration one is the reliance of team play. In no other MPG I've ever played is team play more important than it is in LOL. I could be dominating my lane or getting my ADC fed but often times if one other person on my team is playing poorly or players continue to chase kills and ignore objectives we'll still lose. So it seems that no matter how well I do, it's still way too easy for my team to throw a game, making it feel like all my time and effort has been wasted. Frustration two is when I'm the one getting pounded. I'm either getting camped hard or the champ(s) I'm laning against are melting my face with the power of a thousand suns. I ping for help, I'm down to my last turret and I still don't get a single gank or help from another champ. I'll ping when I first start having problems just to let my team know I need help, but then they ignore my pings, and I quickly start getting upset. I feel completely helpless and frustrated and I start raging which I know makes my situation worse but I have a real difficult time stopping myself. I will also say that I realize other lanes will have their own problems but I'm talking about situations where I'm the only one having a problem and I get ignored the whole game. I understand they may not want to help me but at least don't let the enemy team push all the way to inhib.
Sorry for the long post, but I've been super frustrated for a while now, and I've been disappointed in myself for how frustrated and angry I let this game make me. I don't want to stop playing LOL because I do enjoy myself for the most part.
So my questions are; Do these mechanics also make you frustrated and feel helpless? Have you had flaming problems before and were you able to change? If so, how? How can you keep your team from throwing when they ignore pings, chase kills, or ignore lanes (ie How can you carry)? And for former flamers: What have you done to be better players and stop flaming?
my rudeness from your minds and continue to have a wonderful time playing and ignore future trolls and rages. Sorry and thank you.