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Report System Needs Some Work

Slythion··2 votes·356 views

I'm making this post because I've seen a few threads about trolls in champ select recently:

There needs to be a report option in champ select, or some kind of collective "/voteban" command or anything to help protect players from toxic people or trolls. The fact that you either: a) have to be held hostage by these people and waste 20+ minutes of your life in a game with them -or- b) dodge and you get punished while they get away for free is extremely unreasonable.

"Sending a support ticket" (which I've done before btw) is not very helpful either. They don't even have a category for report tickets, you just have to pick the vaguest "gameplay" category and hope it's in the right section for player support.

Basically, can we protect players in a way that they don't have to spend 20 minutes + champ select + queue time all with a toxic player or troll just to report them a single time?

/VoteKick : starts a vote where everyone in the lobby has to agree that they don't want to play with the dude. It is at risk to be abused by 4-man premades but honestly, is it really that much of a tradeoff? The 4-man would be wasting their time as well if they tried abusing it, so I don't think the consequences would be that bad in comparison to the gain.

Thoughts?

9 Comments

Cpt Mcthon2 votes

Totally agree with you!!! We need more tools to prevent toxicity!

KORGtuners1 votes

Basically, can we protect players in a way that they don't have to spend 20 minutes + champ select + queue time all with a toxic player or troll just to report them a single time?

No.

Though if you made a premade group chances go down dramatically that you will encounter trolls.

Slythion1 votes

Can you clarify why this is a bad idea instead of just saying "No."

also, how would you propose your idea would work in ranked when you can only have a duo partner?

KORGtuners1 votes

It is not a bad idea. It is an impossible idea.

"Trolling" can not be prevented without knowing the future. Just think about it a little. How are you going to **know ** (not educated guess) the actions of another person before they even happen?

I will give you an example of what might happen with your proposed idea. "Toxic" player behaves admirably in champion select. As soon as the game starts though, they run it down mid.

My grouping suggestion was not intended for duo/solo que ranked. Though, even a duo partner should lessen the chances of having a toxic player on your team.

Edit: Considering your idea a little more though. I would rather be able to exclude myself from a lobby than vote others out. Like team builder used to work.

Slythion1 votes

That could also work as well, but you talk as though you've never seen a toxic player or rager from champ select. Just a few days ago I had someone threatening to int because the enemy team banned his Leblanc, because "if I cant have fun, why should you"

I sent screenshots of the chat in a ticket but I feel bad for the person that got a wait time for being forced to dodge out for us.

KORGtuners1 votes

You are missing the point.

Someone can rage in champ select. Then play perfectly fine in the game.

Someone can be polite in champ select. Then feed in game.

You never know how someone is going to act until they have already acted. It is impossible to prevent toxic actions. The best you can do is make an educated guess.

Slythion1 votes

If a rager is saying things that he would be reported for in game (even if he's doing well), there should be a way to report the player other than the post-game lobby. Why does whether he was currently in a game or not justify threats or level of toxicity shown. Someone throwing around racial slurs and serious threats should be punished, regardless of whether or not they were said in champ select vs. in game, he still is breaking the summoner's code.

And the purpose of a punishment system is to protect the players and reform offenders, and if saying they will int or they are already abusing their teammates in some way, I feel as though there should be a way for players to protect themselves

KORGtuners1 votes

Why does whether he was currently in a game or not justify threats or level of toxicity shown.

It does not. The point is, you aren't **PREVENTING **anything. Moving the report button to pre-game doesn't change anything. You will still play with the toxic people.

Your suggestion means, "trolls" will be silent in champ select. Then continue to troll when the game starts. AKA not preventing "trolling".

CrazyBear19871 votes

I agree the Report system needs improvement, but not with to your idea.

At this point Riot has gone through many ideas and only implemented the one's that are safe and predictable.

A four man group can kick a 5th player, if one of their friends wanted their Role, but they didn't give it - For example, This four man are bound to meet at least 5-6 players who are not standing for their BS, complaints and posts about it would sky rocket,and then your back to square one.

Riot has already mentioned they are looking into "Role hijacking" players and what can be done, but to be honest it's cause of the autofill BS to begin with.

FIX autofill first. then we can talk about dodging and Role Hijackers.

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