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I need help. (Serious)

Evne··1 votes·630 views

So, I've been playing League off and on since mid Season 3. I love this game, it is honestly one of the best games I've ever played. I play it at least once a day. I can't overcome one problem though and I need help. I need advice with dealing with tilt. Every time I go into a match I see someone do something or say something, not even directly at me, and it gets me so frustrated. I try my best not to type back or just mute them. I've been in low priority queue several times do this issue. How can I overcome the urge to type back and really improve my play? I feel like it's really holding me back in enjoying this game. To anyone I've ever been toxic towards or might've noticed that I had been toxic, I do apologize. I play this game a lot, and I would hate to get banned because of this, any and all advice would be greatly appreciated

  • Evne / NA Summoner / Unranked

;TLDR; What are some ways to avoid toxicity? How can I manage it?

;EDIT; Thank you guys so much for the advice, I didn't even know you could just mute everyone like that. I'll have to try resizing the chat as well. I appreciate all the advice, hopefully it really helps with this.

15 Comments

Thrëat2 votes

Go to Sounds Options and turn Ping volume down. I set it to somewhere between 0 and 5. Go to interface (I think it is in there..) and change your chat window to the smallest size. Also turn All Chat off. If someone on your team says anything you don't agree with, say out loud, not in game, "What a fucking retard." Proceed to mute this person before they can possibly say anything else.

Evne2 votes

Bit of an update, I just played a game as Diana in the mid lane. I am not too confident on Diana but I'm trying to learn her. Anyway, I did /mute all at the start of the game and played with music. I've never been calmer in a match before. Thank you guys so much for telling me about that.

Chønklord1 votes

[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Chønklord1 votes

/Mute all

Start of every game. It reduces your tilt and frustration from not having to read toxic crap.

Evne1 votes

Thank you, would I be able to see pings and what-not still?

Prozzak2 votes

Yes. Other option is to type it out then hit escape and train yourself to do that. I have done it before and after typing it once the thought of needing to a second time generally makes me realise it isn't worth it.

Telephone Booth1 votes

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Yes. Other option is to type it out then hit escape and train yourself to do that. I have done it before and after typing it once the thought of needing to a second time generally makes me realise it isn't worth it.

That's what I do ALL the time. My friends noticed it through voice chat because they would hear me type all this shit but then see nothing. I'm like ya I just hit escape because I was about to tear this kid apart but it's not worth risking my account. It's a nice way to vent it out of your system. Kind of a placebo effect.

Coopa1231 votes

Every time I go into a match I see someone do something or say something, not even directly at me, and it gets me so frustrated.

Your last placement was bronze. I don't wanna speculate how much you improved but you definitely did not reach a level where you play perfectly every game. Try to focus more on your mistakes instead of what your team does wrong

You also have to realize that you're not the team captain. You can't make anyone on your team play better, and you can't tell them what and how they have to play. Just mentioning their mistakes in chat is gonna make them play worse.

How can I overcome the urge to type back and really improve my play?

If you mute everyone at the start of the game there is nothing to type back to. But I also think that you're the first to start typing when someone misplays.

Just ignore chat completely. Scale it down to a minimum, play some music in the background and only focus on yourself.

Evne1 votes

I usually don't chat unless I'm spoken to or if someone is flaming another teammate or myself. I'm gonna try to mute everyone at the start from now on, hopefully that way I won't get caught in all the nonsense. I'm by no means good at League, but I play it for fun, and seeing people argue like that irritates me, it's silly haha.

Chønklord1 votes

Your last placement was bronze. I don't wanna speculate how much you improved but you definitely did not reach a level where you play perfectly every game.

You are speculating though.

If you mute everyone at the start of the game there is nothing to type back to. But I also think that you're the first to start typing when someone misplays.

Negativity bias -- Assumption

DonGiovanni1 votes

You better get used to someone telling you that you did something wrong, in a bad way or good way. You need to grow that thick skin sooner than later. People will tell you that, all the time in your life. Your professors will tell you that in college, your parents will tell you that, your boss, oh yeah, that dipshit boss will tell you that. You can't rage back to everyone who tells you (either pleasantly or unpleasantly) that you did something wrong or that you are incompetent. You gotta learn how to keep calm, in this game as well as in life. The worst that can happen here is that you will lose your account, the worst that can happen in life is that you will get in jail if you cross the line. Don't mute anyone or avoid the salt from others. Just get used to it.

Chønklord2 votes

There's a difference between constructive criticism, and harassing someone, though.

Just get used to it.

Really bad advice. No one should ever "get used" to being harassed/flamed/griefed, etc. Ignore it, sure. Confront it, depends on the situation and where you are (not here in League). But apathy is never a proper action to take against those who would do you harm, verbally abuse you, and so on.

DonGiovanni1 votes

I completely agree with you. What I am trying to say is that don't ignore it. Face it, report it and see them get proper punishment. I shouldn't have said "get used to it" perhaps, because that sounds like accept the negative attitude. No, absolutely not. That would be no different than someone calling Trump's insulting talk about women "locker room talk, everyone does it". It is unacceptable, it happens, that's why we shouldn't ignore it. I don't know if this makes more sense.

Evne1 votes

The problem I'm having with tilt and dealing with the negativity in-game is not reflected in real life situations. I'm very capable of handling criticisms and dealing with negativity in a normal encounter, that's why I was seeking help on the issue. I've been muting everyone every game though now, and that has worked wonders. Not only has it helped with the tilt, I've noticed myself playing better because I'm paying more attention to the game. I know exactly what you were saying though, and I would've said something similar.

DonGiovanni1 votes

Hey, I am glad to hear that muting worked. Hope you are more fun now.

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