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I now understand why report calling is punishable by riot

The Cut Ninja··5 votes·5,030 views

I recently played a game where my team lost a 4v5 (which imo was because none of us dealt any damage) and I was called toxic by another player for saying some negative things. I admit I was being negative, but I dont believe my behavior was toxic or reportable, yet this guy was calling for my report in all chat and calling me toxic. I was seriously confused by this and I kept asking what I was doing that was toxic, but the other player had said long ago that he muted me. Later in the game one of the enemy's made a joke in all chat and then the player from before said "is [the champion I was playing] still being toxic? Just mute and report him I did long ago". As someone who is formerly a toxic player amd trying really hard to reform, this guys comments made me genuinely upset and tilted and I felt like I was being bullied. So PSA think long and hard next time you call for a report or tell another player you muted them and that theyre toxic because you can seriously upset them.

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HalcyonDweller7 votes
  • "muted"
  • "reported"
  • "9x ___ for toxic"
  • And similar things are considered punishable.

I report anybody in my matches who does this and shows no remorse when confronted with the knowledge that reports don't stack.

I'm very sorry you had to deal with that behavior, it's shitty and nobody deserves to experience it, not even reforming players.

Primaquarius2 votes

I seem to get away with "report X if you want to"

Then again, ive only done it like 2 times

Kei1432 votes

Punishment is based off consistency x severity. Meaning you can be punished with 1 game of severe toxicity or 100 games of minor toxicity.

Players think that people are getting away with toxicity, but in truth, it is just building towards their case.

ModPeriscope2 votes

You might "get away with it," but I think it is still a negative thing to say in chat. It might not cause you to be punished, but it could affect your honor.

The Cut Ninja1 votes

Yeah well my honor has been stuck at 0 for a year so I dont really care anymore

disregardable2 votes

I had a guy do that to me when I wasn't even being negative. Someone on this board said that giving a reason for wanting to ff wasn't reportable, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I tried to be as cordial as possible.

I think I said, "They are much stronger than us right now, and they scale hard. let's ff"

dude said to report me and called me toxic 5 times, including once in post-game. for that 1 line. the only other thing I said was gg.

TheWizardM1 votes

Saying to ff can be seen as not taking the match seriously and/or being toxic by other players. Though as far as I know not reportable, it's best to refrain from doing so and simply starting a surrender vote instead.

SanKakU2 votes

Honestly if you are diplomatic about it then whoever doesn't want to forfeit can then argue for a plan for victory instead of not saying anything and just letting their allies continue to feel despair.

SanKakU2 votes

Telling people they are muted is very different from calling them toxic or calling for reports. I don't want my allies to waste time typing messages to me personally so I tell them they are muted.

If you're actually being toxic and making the game miserable for other players, especially if it's on purpose, it's only a matter of time until you get flamed. If you can't recognize your bad behavior and make changes then maybe a team strategy game isn't a good fit for you in your quest to have gaming fun online.

The Cut Ninja1 votes

I can recognize when I'm having bad behavior.. Imo I wasnt being toxic at all which is why I was asking him how I was being toxic so I could avoid it in the future.

SanKakU1 votes

I honestly wouldn't call myself a 'formerly toxic player' but that doesn't mean I haven't been chat banned in the past. From my experiences, muting players that are being much too rude is just the best way to handle toxicity. If someone's not muting you, maybe it means they don't think you're toxic. You should take it as a compliment and just mute the opponent then I guess. Opponents have for a very long time, if not from the beginning tried to demoralize their opponents by trolling the all chat by typing things they don't believe in for the sake of getting a mental edge over their opponents to increase their chance of winning. Also, just because someone tells about muting someone, doesn't make it fact that the person was muted.

Nato Boram1 votes

There's calling for a report, and there's being a dick about it. Don't be a dick should be the universal guideline.

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