@Riot So Riot is absolutely fine with people wishing cancer upon you

Velzard of Koz··3 votes·553 views

As long as they don't say it in-game, but in out of game chat?

One player got frustrated and wished cancer upon me and my family. He requested me before that to add him among my friends so I thought he might want to note something worthy. He just said that in the chat of the client, then removed himself from the friend list.

I don't care much, but since it's reportable behaviour Riot should not tolerate, since there's the whole phylosophy how it can hurt someone whose relative actually suffer from it, I reported it so that it would count among some kind of accumulation in case the player showed this behaviour more than just once. This is the response.

http://i.imgur.com/9YL9gUG.png

The proof.

[REDACTED]

So I expected they'd say something like - Yes, we will keep eye on his behaviour, but the support specialist simply said - well you can block him, so I don't care.

Okay, I can live with it, he himself admitted in the name of the message he's just tilted, maybe one-time thing, but then - can people wish cancer upon you in-game? You know, you CAN mute players in-game. What is the difference between doing this in-game and doing this in the client chat?

So Riot either:

  1. School those "Specialists" at your Support service so that they understand your stance or
  2. Make toxic behaviour non-reportable as you can choose to mute someone by the same reasoning

Don't care which one, but choose one, because this really seems just dumb and next time some well-known player will get banned for toxic behaviour in-game, I will bombard the thread that will emerge with this asking for explanation.

Thanks.

NOTE the player still played two days ago.

EDIT Like I don't understand the downvote. This is genuine question. I feel like people don't even read the real question here. You see other topics just saying "Don't say ggez" getting upvoted hard and this genuine question gets downvoted. Won't get it.

12 Comments

Sarutobi3 votes

I dont get why people add these types to their friends list. What exactly do you accomplish with adding these people who are obviously harassing you. It would be like welcoming a thief into your house. it just makes no sense!

Velzard of Koz1 votes

Well because I didn't know what he'd say. He said that after I added him.

Also that's not the point. You can mute people in-game so why is that reportable should he say that in-game?

Colgate Gator3 votes

Man, that's one clickbait title.

They literally didn't even hint to what you're saying, just that their report system is based on actual matches' chats and such, which includes pre and post game lobby chats.

If you added someone who challenged you to a 1v1 after a salty match and then insulted you, that's on you.

greekvandaL2 votes

dont add salty people. it's the internet it doesnt matter what people say. in game mute them cucks and focus on yourself.

I agree with the dude block him an be done with it if he continues to be like this he will be banned sooner or later. You get banned rather fast for toxicity unlike trolling and inting that takes like quadraple the time.

Velzard of Koz1 votes

That's not the point, though. I don't mind it, but why is in-game toxic behaviour reportable when you can mute him? So let's say he would get banned should he say that in the game to someone. Why? The person reporting him could just mute him, couldn't they? I just don't understand this.

In case he would be cautions with everyone, imagine he has already said that to tens of peoples. But won't get punished as he'd say that out of game. Meanwhile someone says that once in-game and I'd bet harsh punishment would come.

The only reason this behaviour is reportable is for those, who might take it hard. So what's the difference between someone getting depression because they'd be told this out of game chat and someone getting depression because they'd be told this in-game? My point is: Either both should be equally punishable or neither of them as that person who might get offended can just mute them. Even in-game.

DrCyanide2 votes

In game you're forced to deal with someone for 40 minutes, and if they're acting that way in your game there's a good chance they'll act that way in another game. The mute function is to help you through the remaining portion of the game, the report function is to help them realize it's not acceptable in other games. It's for the whole community's good it's set up that way.

The friends list is a completely different scenario. It's a 1 on 1 conversation that you can leave at any time and set your own rules for what's ok.

elduris2 votes

{quoted} What is the difference between doing this in-game and doing this in the client chat?

You aren't always in control of the people you get queued with, but you are always in control of the people on your friends list. It's never a good idea to accept a friend request from someone who was toxic in game. I guarantee they will never have anything useful to say.

Just like you shouldn't take calls or open packages sent from people you don't know, don't add people you don't know. That goes double for any social media platforms. Just don't.

Warlord Scrap1 votes

Hey do you know if out of game chat is viewable on riots ends like in game chat. If not i can see that as a reason why because while im not accusing the op photoshop exists and i can easily see that as a way for trolls to game the system and get people banned. Therefore riot might not have the burden of proof to actually ban people.

elduris1 votes

I don't get a lot of information about that specifically, but the last thing I heard about it was that it is not. This was a long time ago though, so things may have changed. May explain why they suggest playing the game and reporting them after instead.

Warlord Scrap1 votes

No i was talking more about chat between "friends" i know riot logs at pre and post game chat in lobbies if a player is reported. Or am i reading your answer wrong.

elduris1 votes

Oh gotcha, sorry for the misunderstanding. Given that you can see a short history of your chat with your friends using the new client, I'd imagine some amount of it is stored on one of Riot's servers. But again, I don't have any official knowledge about it so it's just speculation on my part.

Warlord Scrap1 votes

Ok thank you and im sorry for the misunderstand too i should of made it more clear in my previous statement

More from Player Behavior

More by Velzard of Koz