Bad mouthing/Taunting the enemy team

Peel for my ADC·1/21/2019, 12:48:17 AM·3 votes·4,954 views

Everybody likes a little trash talk , but where is the line drawn ? If you clearly outplay your opponent and all chat a few harsh words, I don’t find a problem with it as long as it’s not personal . When my enemy team Bm’s me it might make me a little angry at first but I usually try to focus and perform even better to show up my opponents. I don’t know if it’s just me but trash talk is part of any competitive sport , it’s just how you react to it that matters

18 Comments

Sleeperbat1/21/2019, 1:01:21 PM2 votes

I like "sorry about your jungler" in all chat after a couple bad ganks or missed dragons. It sometimes really tilts the enemy! Lol!

Saezio1/21/2019, 2:22:08 PM2 votes

Well, for me the line is this. If the words spoken are targeted at the enemy's skill level/mechanics/ decisions/items/runes it is ok. If it is targeted at the person it is not ok.

for example saying "Push more please" after the enemy dies 3 times next to your tower is acceptable. Saying /all Sorry your toplaner is such a moron Luls. is not acceptable then again that's just how I see it.

Aladoron1/21/2019, 2:44:49 PM2 votes

Everybody likes a little trash talk , but where is the line drawn ?

This is factually not true. I've met multiple snowflakes who will get offended by the slightest banter and will cry to report you. And with Rito's policies you might get a punishment for even harmless looking banter things...

DuskDaUmbreon1/21/2019, 1:00:02 AM2 votes

The line is drawn when it becomes straight-up harassment.

When what you're saying goes from being "Haha look how great I am" to being just "Haha you suck", that's about where it is.

There's no hard and fast definition for that line, though, because there really can't be.

KFCeytron1/21/2019, 3:42:04 PM1 votes

I once played with a Yi who occasionally said "zoom zoom" and nothing else in all chat. It built suspense, like a slasher movie, without making any kind of statement about the enemy team's performance. That was positive.

I recently played with a Shaco who carried us super hard and, if I recall, I said in all chat something like "I'm on this Shaco's team and I still find him terrifying." This sends a message that the thrashing our enemy is enduring is an unusual circumstance not due to any particularly poor play on their part. Sometimes you see a Shaco like that, and he's usually on the enemy team.

The line of badmouthing or taunting the enemy team is when it starts upsetting them.

Syrile1/21/2019, 3:11:28 AM1 votes

Yeah.. Honestly, I do not mind if someone outplays me and wants to be proud of it. Good job, you did something awesome. But watch out with the bragging. It inspires me to crush you for your arrogance. :)

Generally I will just put "<3" or something like that if I say or do anything, unless they already trash-talked or if I am being hard-camped and I outplay them both/all, then I will comment on the fact that they cannot take me with numbers. :)

In general, I honestly believe a little trash talking is good for a game. In my case, it makes me play harder, try harder, do better. It gives me incentive to beat that person next time.

Tuition Fee1/21/2019, 4:26:25 AM1 votes

I mean, it depends. Some people are very chill. Just played with an Udyr who I called a bitch for the entire game while insulting his plays, but since I made it clear I didn't actually mean it, we friended each other afterwards and played a game together. I try not to overdo things if the guy being taunted is very triggered already, or didn't crack any jokes in all chat beforehand.

ßurst1/21/2019, 12:56:15 AM1 votes

there is a line drawn, but an exchange of words is normal just over doing it is bad