Please add a report option for playing under the influence

JohnnyOneAndOnly·Oct 21, 2018·1 votes·1,719 views

I just played a game with a player who admitted to being both drunk and high on marijuana. Their reaction times were incredibly low and they face-checked bushes constantly and died for stupid reasons. Please add this as a report option and make it clear to people that they shouldn't be wasting other people's time while they are intentionally lowering their abilities as players.

19 Comments

ModThe DjinnOct 21, 201812 votes

I can't support this.

Those activities are, in many places, totally legal, and there is no way for Riot to confirm the validity of a report of this kind.

Jo0oOct 21, 20185 votes

Legality aside, this is a game and should be treated as such. If I want to play video games drunk or otherwise fucked up, it's my right to do so.

Sucks if you lose a ranked match due to a teammate being less-than-sober, and I don't condone playing ranked in that state, but it is what it is.

Zombie GerbilOct 21, 20182 votes

People have the rights to be under the influence and be entertained at the same time. I don't personally condone it and would advise against it, but I'd never take that rights away from them. People can do whatever they want with their personal lives and shouldn't be punished for doing so. Especially for CBD medical reasons.

So no.

TrashTyrOct 21, 20181 votes

Personally I write in chat how terrible my allies decision making is, so I shouldn't be getting punished for it?

Jo0oOct 21, 20182 votes

That's completely different, and you know it.

TrashTyrOct 21, 20181 votes

How is that different?

Jo0oOct 21, 20182 votes

Verbally abusing your teammates is explicitly against the rules of Riot, sportsmanship, and common sense.

Being drunk or high while playing league is none of these things.

Zombie GerbilOct 22, 20181 votes

Thank, you said it for me.

Zombie GerbilOct 22, 20182 votes

Really that's your attempt? Joo already said it for me, but man, common sense, use it.

DeracadaVenomOct 21, 20181 votes

R u sure he wasn’t just trolling? I mean maybe he was in Canada or something. Not ban worthy >:(

XidphelOct 22, 20181 votes

And of course someone brings that up...

ShandrakeOct 21, 20181 votes

Chances are, those who claim to be "High" or "Drunk" are children trying to look "Cool".

Stray KatOct 22, 20181 votes

That's the situation where you report for Griefing/Inting(Both together). Playing intoxicated isn't against the rules at all. Knowingly saying you're playing terrible because you're drunk, and feeding because you're high - That's reportable, due to griefing and helping the enemy team. It's a fine line, but just being intoxicated isn't reportable on it's own. Nor should it be.

zPOOPzOct 22, 20182 votes

It's a fine line, but just being intoxicated isn't reportable on it's own. Nor should it be.

So the act of being high and feeding and helping the enemy team is not reportable as long as you keep quiet about being intoxicated

Knowingly saying you're playing terrible because you're drunk, and feeding because you're high - That's reportable, due to griefing and helping the enemy team.

But saying you are intoxicated, that's reportable?

Stray KatOct 22, 20181 votes

No, that's not what I'm saying.

I'm saying that being intoxicated isn't against the rules, and shouldn't be - It's a game. BUT that playing terribly(Also not reportable) and laughing about being "drunk so IDC if I feed", is reportable under inting. If they're playing terribly, you can always report for inting(Though you shouldn't just for a bad game.) If they're sitting there giving a reason for the inting, you can then add the griefing report because they're basically laughing about inting.

Just being drunk isn't against the rules. Playing badly DUE to being drunk isn't against the rules. Acknowledging your bad play, laughing about it, and continuing to play badly(Whether intoxicated or not) - IS reportable, for griefing/inting.

zPOOPzOct 22, 20182 votes

You seem to be stretching the definition of reportable (even though reportable =/= punishable) much.

Let me ask you this, if i play badly sober and acknowledge that I play bad and laughing about it and continue to play bad under normal condition. Would I be reportable?

Stray KatOct 22, 20181 votes

Yes. Under the exact same rules. You're playing badly laughing about it and continuing to do horrible - People COULD report you for griefing/inting, if it's being made clear enough that you just don't care. The reportable part is the lack of effort. You're not TRYING to succeed, instead you're continuing to play badly and laughing about it. Will you be punished for it? Most likely not. Is it reportable under griefing/inting? Technically yes.

Whether intoxicated or not.

That's sort of the point I'm trying to make - That the intoxication doesn't actually matter, as it isn't against any form of rule. You'd fall under the same guideline problems whether sober or obliterated.

Side note - I play terribly when I haven't smoked. Medical Marijuana user here, and without smoking I'm extremely scatter brained and anxious, as well as have a terrible time focusing on anything in game. When I HAVE smoked I tend to be able to slow down and focus on what's going on in game, rather than my mind constantly running through real life things as well. So please don't feel negatively towards all users due to a few idiots out there spoiling the whole bunch. I totally agree some people abuse it, and I hate getting the "im drunk lul" in ranked at 2 AM as much as anyone else, but unfortunately it's just not against the rules(And I don't think it should be. It'd be nearly impossible to actually enforce.) - That's why I'm saying they can be reported for things related to, but not directly.