This Needs To Stop

Riven Only NA·3/18/2016, 8:41:39 PM·33 votes·3,746 views
http://imgur.com/QbgwQAU

See i've been playing this game for a very long time, and over the past 1 and a half years, something I started to notice was the community getting more and more toxic. I played a game with this person, and I didn't do too well. Instead of my team giving me constructive criticism on what I can do better, they thought it would be a better idea to consistently flame and tell me stuff like this. I ended up muting all of them in-game. After the game however, this person took it a step farther. He added me, and me being an optimist, thinks maybe he is apologizing. Boy was I wrong, the thing that gets me the most about this, I see this in about 5/10 games I play, there is always that 1 or 2 toxic people and in the odd case that 1 extremely toxic player like the one in the screen shot above.

Our community should be better than that. We are one of the largest E-Sport communities out there, and I don't understand the need to be toxic. When someone is having a bad game, you don't put them down, you give them advice to get better. What if you transferred this into real life? When you yourself did something wrong in school or at work, would you want your teacher/co-worker to tell you to "Hang yourself"?

Now I'm speaking directly to Riot Games, the Tribunal has been down for "Maintenance" for quite a while now, players who are exceedingly toxic are getting away with it. They are ruining the overall community experience for real players. You need to do something about this Riot. You need to take action. I don't feel comfortable playing a game where I get told to kill myself, especially with myself having a suicidal past. It hurts. It really does.

For now, I think I'm going to stop playing League of Legends, I can't deal with the toxicity anymore. And I'm sure plenty of you will say something like, "Just mute your team" or "This is why you should play with friends". And I've done both of these things, but still cannot get away from the toxicity.

Sorry about the last post, I should of completely read the rules first :3 Fixed it though.

51 Comments

Tyrone Lannister3/18/2016, 9:14:49 PM14 votes

People hide behind their keyboards and will continue to talk shit until their actions get repercussions. Which will be never. I hate these kinds of people because they completely forget they are talking to another human being when they get online. I stand with you on this one Riven only NA. This needs to stop

disregardable3/18/2016, 8:44:56 PM8 votes

Toxicity is actually at an all time low, thanks to the automatic system banning people. If you can't deal with just muting people and not accepting friend requests from people that flame you, then you're definitely better off playing some PvE games.

Malhammers3/18/2016, 9:03:21 PM3 votes

By accepting his friend request you subjected yourself to anything he wants to say to you. Riot will not punish things said in private..."Thought he was going to apologize" ...LOL. Idiot.

Mhihnj3/19/2016, 6:24:52 AM2 votes

Teemo One day, there will be a reckoning

Dealth3/19/2016, 12:28:40 AM2 votes

Just mute, report and move on. Don't argue with him and then add him after game to argue more, then cry that he was being mean to you. You clearly exposed yourself to it. Should this guy be gunned down and deported? Yes, but you won't get sympathy from me for adding him after game and provoking him even more.

nightman3603/19/2016, 6:18:43 AM2 votes

you can report these people out of game and get them permabanned i would screenshot everything or log it somehow and attach it to the email. I had a similar situation and they advised me to report it to the police if i feel my life was in danger. no im just tired of this bull hockey death threats and "go kill yourself" negative remarks.

rtbf2256182413/19/2016, 5:56:48 PM2 votes

If the Tribunal system works then it isn't working well enough. The toxic trash is still there and if the Tribunal worked as well as it's said to work then the toxic people would be gone in a few months not years and persist.

Djoc3/19/2016, 9:59:33 PM2 votes

Sorry man, keep your head up and mute these people. They could be having a bad day.. or something going on in their own lifes.. :( =/

Keep your head up bro don't let a couple people ruin this amazing game for you :)

ilt3/19/2016, 10:06:42 PM2 votes

I hope he messes with the wrong salty hacker

FrankerX3/18/2016, 10:01:05 PM1 votes

we need a report option in client.

El Heat3/19/2016, 6:50:01 AM1 votes

stop playing riven dude, toxicity will decrease... i promise...

Sythriel Draken3/19/2016, 7:05:34 AM1 votes

The introduction of the hextech crafting system has only INCREASED the toxicity. Hell, Dynamic queue started an increase in the toxicity but the hextech crafting system pushed it over the line with the way people like RiotSocrates has handled the community.. I mean hell, he was VERY toxic on twitter the day the hextech crafting came out.

What's worse is riot has introduced a system that is unfinished, has no real transparency when it comes to what's considered "reformed" and will spam toxic players with a constant reminder that they are toxic, leading to MORE toxicity.

Their player behavior system needs work.. Rito has shown that they DO NOT want it to work, hiding behind made up statistics saying "oh it's working" yet, people are constantly posting about their toxicity encounters... and has riot even responded to even one of them in a positive manner that is deemed in their eyes as a non toxic response? Nope.

I wouldn't hold my breath tho for riot to even deal with those types of people in a way that will punish those that are really toxic all the time, and those that have a bad day.

Choaru3/19/2016, 11:18:02 AM1 votes

I've had this happen to me, but instead of someone flaming me they went on about how if I play 6 games totally on average a day and have been playing for a year and a half why am I not better at them, they were Plat and I was silver. Then they proceeded to look at my ranked match history and said "the reason you are not in bronze is because people don't know how to deal with stealth". I main Shaco jungle, sorta lol. Then when I as asking them why they were asking this, why they were so mad, they said they just found it intriguing and unfriended me. Owo;;

EmollientNut03/23/2016, 9:34:27 AM1 votes

You're awfully generous blurring their name, I wouldn't have shown the same kindness [slayer-pantheon-popcorn]

Doc Static3/19/2016, 2:45:43 AM1 votes

Can't say I've been told something like that yet, but I've also noticed how toxic the league community has been. I just started playing recently, and find that having nice team members is something pretty rare now, even sometimes in bot matches. I've reported some many people for being way too noxious (haha, get it?), but I'm not sure if they'll ever stop. It's such a shame league is being ruined by people like them.

FortisDominus3/19/2016, 4:04:31 AM1 votes

or you can grow some hair on your balls and take the insults like a man and then mute him

Rico Nasty3/19/2016, 5:39:12 AM1 votes

Why are people acting like this is a big surprise League has always been toxic as fuck idk why you all think anything different..

19348180DEL13/22/2016, 4:52:39 PM1 votes

All I ask, is that... If it is clear our team is going to lose... let me lose in peace. At least allow me the right to focus. To salvage some fun from the game we love to play.

But you know what they say....

Misery loves company.