Please further reduce the benefits of playing Intro bots after level 10

IHonkForYordles·12/23/2016, 7:28:42 PM·4 votes·637 views

Having had quite a few games in Intro bots ruined by "high level" players bragging about being silver and the like and then proceeding to do things like demand 1/1/3 lane assignments, leave if they don't get something they want, purposely steal buffs or just generally be extremely rude and insulting to everyone else, I think Intro bots is still giving players who shouldn't be there too much reason to ruin the early-game experience for new players.

I believe that first and foremost, Intro bots games should not count towards removing ANY restrictions at all if the player with the restriction is level 11 or higher. That they apparently do count is channeling the very worst of "high level" (or so they count themselves) players from Ranked into the new player experience. Restriction removal should require Beginner or higher for levels 11-19 and probably Intermediate for 20-30, or at least for 30s coming in from getting punished for trolling in Ranked. Level 30s should also get 0 IP for all Intro games, or at least close to it.

I think it is dreadful that new players are being mixed with the worst and most unrepentant of the people getting punished for bad behavior, and that these steps really need to be taken to improve the new player experience, so that the people dealing with these trolls have at least a little more experience dealing with lesser trolls before they have the worst of the worst dumped on them. This is especially important because new players are less likely to know how to report trolls effectively, and so bad behavior in Intro bots games is more likely to go unpunished until the troll gets off restriction and goes right back to being toxic in Ranked.

I also think it would be beneficial to outright lock level 30s who have restrictions out of playing Intro bots at all until they clear the restriction.

I really don't want the most toxic players like this being among my friends' first experiences when they give League of Legends a try. It makes a really bad impression.

4 Comments

Jo0o12/23/2016, 9:11:21 PM2 votes

Low-level League is a mess. I sympathize with your plight if level 7 is your main account. But this is just one of many issues with the low levels.

Honestly, do yourself a favor and get to level 30 ASAP. Stop playing intro bots and start playing Intermediate right away, and jump into the pvp games as soon as you're comfortable. You're going to have a rough time getting the hang of the game, but even if intro bots worked perfectly for you, they'd still barely set you up for success down the line.

nerak2312/24/2016, 12:17:13 AM1 votes

IHonkForYordles

Add me and if you see me on ask to play :) I can take you threw intro to norm's and more. :) No worries and no hurries ;)

Elisheva12/25/2016, 6:47:56 AM1 votes

As stated earlier, low level league is awful in every single way. I promise the game gets more tolerable once you get level 30, not by much, but more tolerable none the less. People will still call stupid lanes, steal buffs, and leave when they get pissy, but that's just because the punishment in this game is pretty minimal. Once you are 30 for a while, the game will start matching you with players that are almost exclusively 30, and thats when the game becomes actually playable.

IcyPepper12/25/2016, 6:49:04 AM1 votes

"high level" players bragging about being silver

If they were "high level" they wouldn't be bragging about it in a bots game.

Jesus, I'm practically bronze and I could 1v5 bots as Lee Sin while drunk off my ass.