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Please Riot Help I have a 100% serious request and reasoning to request a name change

Liquid Dario·6/15/2016, 2:15:40 PM·2 votes·1,063 views

Riot I really need to request you give me a name change for a very valid reason and I also would like to report someone for this but more on that later.

I literally receive racism ... and I am really serious about this racism towards my summoner name. I get hate , called names all the damn time. Ignored , get zero help from my teammates. Bashed and belittled all the time by people simply due to my summoner name. It was soo bad last game that I literally had to afk and report it to Riot support.

And I get this all the damn time like 3-4 games a day simply because of my summoner name I cannot play a normal game without this happening to me its annoying. I cannot practice or have a normal game ever due to this.

One player in particular I even reported for this ... at first I was like okay w/e but now its at the point where its affecting even my ability to just play with people without being judged.

I am messaging here in hopes to get a response from you guys sooner. As I do not even want to play right now due to it and I am actually pretty upset about it. I came here to play like anyone else and being treated like that and reporting it to have nothing done about it just makes me feel even worse.

This is a real request to change my name I do not have the ip or rp for it and I am rather sure this is the 1st time you have prolly ever heard of such a request.

Like literally Riot please just look into my games even before the game starts 9/10 times they are saying something and it causes them to just be toxic towards me.

I never ever thought I would be targeted like that simply due to me liking an anime or a character from an anime. And just getting full on hate for zero reason.

Please allow me to change my name.

21 Comments

I am Pacman6/15/2016, 3:26:29 PM5 votes

Read this post and I was so confused. I had no Idea how the name Legendary Uchiha could invoke racist comments. Couldn't find any connection.

Looked it up and its from Naruto. Okaaay. So its not racism then. Please don't cry racism because someone disagrees with your taste in anime. If people aren't ganking or helping you then unfortunately that is your problem and they are perfectly allowed to not gank lanes if they choose not to. It doesn't mean they aren't being assholes but riot has zero obligation to give you something that you can buy for free just because of those people.

Searno6/15/2016, 2:19:43 PM3 votes

Just curious but aren't name changes buyable?

AraMoOse6/15/2016, 2:18:19 PM2 votes

Dude, don't change your name because of idiots. Follow the words of Tyrion. "Don't be afraid of who you are, wear it like armor and it can never be used to hurt you".

Report the racists as their behavior is unacceptable. I'm sorry you have to put up with it, but some people are just idiots. Such is life.

Liquid Dario6/15/2016, 2:22:09 PM1 votes

Hello Summoner,

Unfortunately, I can’t change your Summoner name for you. We only change Summoner names if they are highly inappropriate. You can purchase a Summoner name change in the PvP.Net store under the 'Account' tab.

We will investigate your report and take any actions we feel are necessary. Please keep in mind; we cannot disclose any disciplinary actions that may be taken due to privacy reasons.

Even if you were unable to use the report feature, please continue to use our in-game reporting system whenever you can. Reports you make provide us with valuable tracking information and help to escalate players to our attention for investigation. Each report brings violators of the Summoner's Code one step closer to restricted chat or suspension by our investigative audits.

Thank you for your patience and for taking time out of your day to send us this report. It is our goal to continue working towards making experiences on the Fields of Justice fair and fun for all Summoners!

Please let me know if you have any additional feedback or concerns.

Thanatos✪ Riot Player Support Specialist

Are you guys serious right now Riot ? I have to sit here and deal with harassment and bs due to my summoner name and you guys will not change it for me so I don't have to deal with that crap ? No wonder people hate you. Even when given 100% a valid reason for a name change its like screw you go save up 13900 ip moron.... Absolutely ridiculous.

Veraska6/15/2016, 2:38:12 PM1 votes

What kinda harassment/racism are you receiving?

4th Chiming Lamb6/15/2016, 5:23:27 PM1 votes

You can mute those guys, you know... but how can Legendary Uchiha cause racism? People aren't racist if they don't like what you watch. This false cry of racism is enough for Riot to deny you that name change entirely.