Responding to toxic players and trolls who are cyber bullying/harassing you should not be a bannable

Niengonzo·11/28/2018, 4:42:48 AM·1 votes·1,943 views

As the community has millions of players and has players that willfully and purposefully go out of their way to negatively impact the experience of players who are trying to play the game the right way Riot Games takes a stance where they punish people for even responding to these types of players. Not only does this go against everything that games like this should believe in but it also willfully discriminates against people with social disabilities who do not cross any lines but are unable to stop themselves from responding to such trolls due to their disability. This is a violation of the ADA and a social injustice and Riot needs to amend their rules in a way that bans the instigators but not the people who are goaded into responses that do not cross a moral grey line.

12 Comments

Namîste11/28/2018, 4:49:40 AM11 votes

responding is one thing...responding back with toxicity and harassment is another. that's what is bannable

rujitra11/28/2018, 5:10:48 AM5 votes

Why should Riot allow you to play “policeman”?

It’s like you’re asking the police to not arrest you for running into a firefight in public to try to stop it.. but you also decided to start shooting your own gun wildly too.

And no, it’s not a violation of the ADA, which only states that companies may not discriminate against those with disabilities and must provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities for customers/employees. Allowing people to be held to a different set of rules simply because they’re “disabled” and can’t avoid being toxic is not reasonable.

Telephone Booth11/28/2018, 5:22:31 AM3 votes

What about when someone is "just stating facts"? Who gets to decide who is being toxic or trolling? You honestly want to leave that up to children to decide? What about the other players in the game who dont want any part of it? Now they gotta deal with MORE people on their team fucking about, focusing on non-strategy, non gameplay related arguements? Sounds like chaos. Horrible idea, imo.

People with disabilities have reasonable accomodations already. They can mute people as each game begins, knowing that their disability could hurt them if they dont mute. Thats the reality of having a disability... you have to come up with ways to cope with it in the world. Also, its a video game. If they dont find being trolled fun, they can simply not play the game. Their enjoyment isnt hindered anymore than mine is by trolls.

CharDeeMcDenniz11/28/2018, 8:06:11 AM1 votes

so much wrong in one post, impressive

Kei14311/28/2018, 2:01:51 PM1 votes

You can respond to others, just don't flame them back.

Xidphel11/28/2018, 6:35:06 PM1 votes

What would retaliating accomplish?

Eleshakai11/28/2018, 6:39:25 PM1 votes

There are plenty of ways to respond that won't get you banned, I promise. It's only if you respond IN KIND that you get punished.

World peace plz11/29/2018, 3:17:27 PM1 votes

If we would fight back the game comes from a 4vs5 to a 3vs5 if sombody would fight back. Also refuse to lower my self to the same level as the one whos flaming.

EyesOfTheFox11/29/2018, 3:19:07 PM1 votes

An eye for an eye will make the world blind.

Zombie Gerbil11/28/2018, 5:19:25 AM1 votes

So basically you're saying there's no point in playing the game when someone cyberbullying you, so instead you should just quit playing the game and type for the rest of it so you can ruin the experience of the other players who are here to play the game just for your irrelevant pride.

This is why the rules exist. For players like you who can't accept what this game is made for but instead trying to be a keyboard warrior instead of being a player.

Yea, no, not happening. We need less of you and that is why Riot and the rest of the community are reporting players like that. Retaliation is no better than the initiators. Both are not welcome and both will be penalizable.

Faneseeker11/28/2018, 5:31:30 AM1 votes

err, how about not? well, unless your intention is to bait out a ban. If so proceed with caution so you can wait for them here like some loser. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]