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My perspective after playing since day one

Mimmy·2/24/2017, 8:07:08 AM·3 votes·784 views

So i've had 4 accounts banned now. I know what you're thinking, this is a troll who is going to flame me etc etc. No, not really, i've had my bad games back when i was younger that I would rage and all that. I'm beyond those days. I just started my 4th account after being banned, i played teemo support for the majority of the leveling process. Now this new account is banned for 14 days.

During the days prior to the ban on the new account, I did an experiment. I did not say a single offensive phrase or word to anybody, I just merely talked as and commented to players, trying to get them to talk to me and have a good time. What I received was verbal abuse of the highest degree, what I would have said to people back in the day. In the end, I believe I was reported mainly because I was merely typing in this game, there was no possible way I was banned for verbal abuse because there was none.

This game is maybe the most thin skinned thing in the world. I was banned purely for typing and trying to make people at least laugh on the other team.

My plea is this: You must be able to take a slightly negative comment, you must be able to endure playful banter, you can not have a 100% safe space where nobody is ever allowed to speak their mind. I'm really not sure why chat hasn't been removed from this game because it literally serves no purpose and never has except to cause people who can't take a slightly negative comment frustration. Riot and the player base needs to grow a millimeter of skin and be able to at least speak to other players without reporting them or remove chat out right from the game.

If riot was serious about resolving this issue chat would've been removed a long time ago, anybody who actually communicates uses 3rd party programs.

TL;DR: Riot keeps chat in the game to cause people to lose their account so they have to spend money to get back to where they were...

23 Comments

Dynikus2/24/2017, 8:10:39 AM4 votes

post your chat logs

TL;DR: Riot keeps chat in the game to cause people to lose their account so they have to spend money to get back to where they were...

[zombie-brand-facepalm]

banning someone's account so they'll spend more money is just about the worst business practice they could possibly do. While some people will just throw more money at the game after being banned, the majority would just quit or never spend another dime.

Mimmy2/24/2017, 8:53:06 AM2 votes

I guess i need to fine another venue to voice opinions... I forgot this was the peoples republic of riot

Telephone Booth2/25/2017, 5:55:46 AM2 votes

How are they thin skinned, when you said all you would do is comment and try to get them to talk to you and have a good time? You're implying that this hurt their feelings, dude. That's not thin skinned. Your analysis and logic behind it is absolutely ridiculous. "I was being nice but they all flamed me. They're so thin skinned." Like wtf? Do you know what thin skinned means? I do agree that people are too thin skinned, but the way you came to that conclusion in this post is just plain moronic.

They were probably annoyed by some guy who keeps typing in game about Non game related things. Sounds like your experiment is trolly but idk what exactly you were saying to "make them laugh".

Mimmy2/24/2017, 8:37:43 AM1 votes

Also as somebody who has been in the profession production field for many years, this is exactly what a company would do to generate more revenue. Cutting off accounts of players who will return to re-purchase that same account is exactly the business model a company like Riot would use.