PSA: It's Doable [Part 3]
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Without writing a novel... This series of threads is designed to share my positive experience in the player reform system. You can read my experience up to now in the first two installments:
After being banned for toxicity, and being mortified that I allowed myself to be so negative, I've been making a genuine effort to change my behavior. These efforts include using /mute all whenever I know chat is going to tilt me or be distracting because of whiny or negative chat, using /mute all if I feel like I am starting to feel negative, going out of my way to congratulate and recognize my teammates for their good plays, not being overly critical or harsh when my teammates disappoint me, acknowledging and owning my own mistakes in game, letting my teammates know that I genuinely enjoy playing with them... etc. etc.
20 days after my ban was lifted, I unlocked honor again. 20 days after that, I reached my first checkpoint toward Honor 1. Now, another 25 days later (I haven't been playing as much due to illness), I reached my second checkpoint.
During this time I've had good games and bad games. I've really loved some of my teams and really hated others. I've lost more than I've won... at least it feels like it. But I've also had a ton of fun playing non-meta picks on teams that are chill with it as well as my tried and true main champions. I've actually made a lot of friends that I wouldn't have if I hadn't had such a good attitude about the game, getting comments like, "It's so rare to have someone with a good attitude on my team." or "Thanks for being so cool about that game."
Rebuilding honor after you've behaved poorly enough to get punished isn't supposed to be a quick and easy thing. Maybe it's because my perception of time has changed as I've grown older, but I find reaching each next baby-step toward good standing in less than a month from the last one is a more than acceptable timeline. I'm on track and at a good pace. The checkpoints help me know I've been doing the right things and to keep it up.
My hope is that other players who are going through the reform system might see that this progress is possible with genuine effort. The Player Behavior board is a really hard place to stay positive due to all of the negative threads made by toxic players who don't want to admit their behavior is problematic. Thanks to exaggeration and hyperbole, many would have us believe the system is rigged against us and that once you've had your honor locked the odds are inconceivable. There isn't a lot of hope in most threads and it can make getting back into good standing seem like an impossible task.
But it's not.
It's doable.
[galio-happy]
JUSTICE!
