Being called Salty .. when merely pointing out mistakes constructively

Aurelion Soul NA·Apr 13, 2017·3 votes·507 views

Look Im in bronze. I climb to silver I Climb to gold Im up and down all over the elo system.

MISTAKES DO CAUSE LOSSES.

I make mistakes, my teammates make mistakes.. we all do.

Pointing out peoples mistakes in a nice way and suggesting a change in strategy is not salt.. it;s not harassment. It isn't "not playing the game".

I just had a teammate who tried to contribute our teams losing to me trying my ass off to win, and trying to get our support and jungle to have an impact on the game.

Thats just wrong, and people need to learn the difference between someone trying to be helpful by taling their teammates through rough patches,. Rather than saying "STFU" going into all chat and saying I AMFLAMING ETC..

Low and behold we lost the game, and alot of the mistakes could have been avoided if this guy didn't sit there blowing up chat telling people it was ok..

12 Comments

eldurisApr 13, 20175 votes

There's a right way and a wrong way to point out mistakes.

"OMG Cait we need you in team fights stop farming bot"

"Hey Cait can you come mid for a teamfight so we can push?"

Being nice and asking politely almost always gets you what you want.

Aurelion Soul NAApr 13, 20172 votes

I totally agree with that, but it doesnt always get you what you want its instead always met with hostility.

eldurisApr 13, 20173 votes

Very rarely have I experienced politeness being met with hostility. In those cases though, I end up reporting that person anyway.

La Belle SauvageApr 13, 20174 votes

I've said this consistently, Unsolicited advice is almost always not appreciated and frequently makes the person receiving the advice angry.

Be willing to give your advice if asked. If you want ask this first, do want some advice? If no reply is given or they simply reply no, then don't give it.

By the way I acknowledge that it seems like a contradiction that I myself am breaking this rule. However, I assume you expect responses and advice when posting on a forum board.

Cute PoroApr 13, 20172 votes

Exactly what I was going to say.

Instead of just pointing out their mistakes even if it's politely, ask if you could offer them some advice. If they say no, then don't. If they say yes, go for it.

Aurelion Soul NAApr 13, 20171 votes

Unfortunately too many games are lost as a result of not nipping a problem in the butt. I cant carry 4 people like the Diamonds who just happen to have a bronze smurf,

eldurisApr 13, 20173 votes

Just a minor thing I wanted to let you know, the phrase is "nip it in the bud", not butt. It means to "destroy something at an early stage" and "bud" refers to the bud of a flower before it blooms.

Aurelion Soul NAApr 13, 20171 votes

I'm not gonna say you're wrong, because you're not. However, nip it in the butt is a common bastardization of the phrase. I prefer nip it in the butt. I think it's an idiom not a phrase anyway?

Aurelion Soul NAApr 13, 20173 votes

I think the only solution to this is to just keep my mouth shut and if we lose just go with it and try to have some fun losing. Go for Highlight clips or something.

Starcraft243verApr 13, 20172 votes

You are not there to teach others, plus the fact you probably wont meet them ever again.

LimmieApr 14, 20171 votes

This is the right stance. If you want to teach somebody ask to add them after the game. Nobody is gonna learn anything during the game because they're paying attention to the game, not on the chat. They'll more likely than not assume you're patronizing them (since that's sadly a common thing to do) so it's just not worth it.