Does saying "N*****" mean automatic ban?

bipboopbop·6/8/2017, 11:05:47 PM·2 votes·977 views

To answer the title: yes Some context for you all, I was playing Blitz and my adc was pretty bad so I decided if we're going to win I might as well focus on roaming and having map pressure. All was well till the Lucian fed up with 2v1ing (he was getting solo exp was up 10 cs and 2 lvls) for awhile deiced to tower dive the enemy bot lane. I then "/mute all" and proceeded to do me. The game was dragging on with team mates playing TDM instead of actually trying to win I vent my frustration in chat(everyone muted still), thinking no one can see it, I spam the word "%%%%%%s" (now I know this probably wasn't the best of things for me to do and I realize now how serious Riot babysits their players, but we all do weird and sometimes questionable things when you think no one is watching or listening) but immediately after the game I was banned.

My problem with the ban is two things;

  1. The mute system which the support team says that I can't see their text but they see mine, which I've never known ever to be the case(maybe it was changed and I never read about it in the patch notes)?. If they could see my text that would mean the "/mute all" is bugged or messed up.
  2. The context in which the text is in, it is not directed towards anyone. I know it is a derogatory term but when people slip through your "player reviewed" tribunal system telling me that "my mom should have swallowed." Or " I hope some homeless guys fucks your sister after she falls asleep." its hard to look at what I said and say "You know what? I was wrong for saying these things and I promise myself to never do this again."

Idc if I get unbanned I just wanna know peoples thoughts on this situation and the tribunal system as a whole.

31 Comments

Butter Cookiezzz6/8/2017, 11:15:25 PM1 votes

was it a permanent ban?

ModPeriscope6/8/2017, 11:16:53 PM1 votes

Muting others does not mean they are muted from you.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo6/8/2017, 11:19:36 PM1 votes

that word is not ok...

just stop using it...

NinjaGuy696/8/2017, 11:31:14 PM1 votes

Idc if I get unbanned I just wanna know peoples thoughts on this situation and the tribunal system as a whole.

Regardless of what the community's personal opinions on the word are, Riot is obviously not okay with the word because they hand out 14-day bans (if it was your first offense) for using that word. Also, The Tribunal no longer exists and hasn't existed for some time now. I highly doubt Riot will bring it back, mostly because it was a slow process and resulted in many players trolling or just using it to earn rewards from voting in it.

OnlyYouCanHearMe6/8/2017, 11:36:02 PM1 votes

As far as I am aware, the mute function has always only served to make it so that you do not see the chat of the players that you have muted, and has never made it so that they cannot see yours. It is in place as an added protection so that players may prevent themselves from seeing anything from another player that happens to slip through the chat filter or if that other player has been engaging in any sort of harassing behavior.

And unfortunately, while I can understand that the context of the usage in this case may not have been directed at anyone, Riot does have a zero-tolerance policy towards using hate speech. They do not condone its use in any form, whether it is directed at another player or simply typed randomly to seemingly no one. The vast majority of reports are handled by the Instant Feedback System, not players/Riot staff, and while it does pick up many phrases, it can take a little bit for the system to learn new ones that the community finds inappropriate.

Scary Door6/9/2017, 12:04:20 AM1 votes

Racial slurs get you banned. As it should be.

If you can't control yourself then you can take a permanent holiday from the game.

bipboopbop6/9/2017, 12:33:46 AM1 votes

update I wasn't using this thread on whether the word is ok to say or not, but more the state of the banning system in general as well as contextual speech inside the game. Where the system picks up the use of the word N***** and bans but saying something like squinty eyed Asian passes through with flying colors. Most of the comment I've made are sarcastic and should be read in a joking manner, apologize if the sarcasm wasn't obvious enough i know read it through text can be almost impossible.