@ Riot - A note about my egregious Permanent Ban

LoudOne·7/22/2016, 2:41:09 AM·1 votes·605 views

Dear Riot,

Why am I permanently banned? Let us explore... (TLDR @ bottom).

"But what if I Reform? Is it possible to go down the escalation path? Yes! Players who show consistent reform or show positive behavior in their games will help heal their accounts reputation." I was disciplined back in 2014. Since then, no discipline, not even a chat restriction. So I assume my account is in good standing and if discipline is warranted it should follow Riot's own stated discipline policy:

"Punishments generally follow a basic escalation path: First Offense: 10 Game Chat Restriction Second Offense: 25 Game Chat Restriction Third Offense: Two Week Suspension Fourth Offense: Permanent Suspension" So being that my account is in good standing (no discipline since 2014), for some reason I have been jumped to a Permanent Ban, which is possible:

"It is possible to skip to a Two Week or Permanent suspension based on the severity of the behavior in the game." But I unequivocally state I have done nothing to warrant a jump to Permanent Ban.

AT THE VERY MOST, I say things like "gg" and "open mid" or occasionally I call out the troll/feeder akin to "0/10 Tryn, don't FP if you don't know how to play it".

That's it. Nothing more. If I did it too much, chat restrict me and proceed with progressive discipline.... which is Your Own Stated Policy.

I am directly and respectfully, calling you out Riot. As a 5 year player, show me where I was over the top, terrible, excessively toxic, swearing, berating, vulgar, homophobic, sexist or anything else so toxic as to completely bypass your own "Discipline Escalation Path" and jump to a Permanent Ban reserved for the most toxic incidents and players.

Awaiting your Smyte, -LoudOne

PS: I have received NO communication from Riot. No email, no reform card, nothing. Just a 'log-in error' stating the account has been permanently banned.

TLDR: Perma Banned out of no where. No discipline since 2014. Occasionally I say things like "gg", "open mid", "I'm done" or I call out a troll / feeder. At most this would make me a candidate for Chat Restriction which starts me on progressive discipline. NEVER do use vulgarities/racial slurs/homophobic slurs/sexist slurs/obscene language/berate players and so on. I have received no email, reform card or any communication from Riot. Why on earth have I been Perma Banned?

2 Comments

DevilishMetal7/22/2016, 2:52:18 AM4 votes

Two things.

  1. Have you submitted a ticket? Do so if you haven't, and be patient.

  2. Unless you're willing to open yourself to criticism, leave your chat logs off of the boards. We can do nothing but provide some insight as to why you might have been banned. Otherwise, not much will come of it.

Kei1437/22/2016, 1:02:23 PM1 votes

if it was a straight permaban, it could be a few things:

  • ELO boosting / account sharing
  • purchasing account
  • account charge back (can be reverted after payment is cleared)
  • hacked, thus suspended for security reasons
  • 3rd party program usage
  • Inappropriate name (account will be released after name change)

those are a few things I can think of right off the bat. There may be more, but these are the common ones.

Make sure you check your spam in your email, sometimes it ends up there.

If you haven't submitted a ticket, then do as DevilishMetal says, submit one and be patient.