Punished Players Cannot Gain Mastery Levels 6 and 7.

I Am Luxanna·5/21/2016, 1:38:21 AM·13 votes·5,830 views

My Personal Situation I was chat restricted for 10 games about a week ago because I went off on my support. I had a bad day and flamed somebody and was rightfully punished. I am no longer able to gain any rewards including keys, chests, and mastery tokens. I understand keys and chests as they are a reward system in the game. I however do not believe that mastery tokens for level 6 and 7 should be considered rewards but rather a display of personal skill.

What I Ask I would enjoy if some members of Riot look into the possibility of players who have been punished by the Tribunal to be eligible for Rank 6 and 7 mastery tokens. Players who have been punished by the Tribunal are still able to gain Mastery Ranks 1-5 due to its non-gifting process. However, a player who has been punished is ineligible for rank 6-7 tokens regardless of how many S-, S, or S+ games they have with the champions. I do not know if this is due to the fact that it registers with hextech crafting in some way, but I would appreciate if it was looked into.

tl;dr: Punished players cannot recieve mastery 6 or 7 tokens and I am slightly salty that 1 bad game makes me ineligible for my mastery even though I have around 250k Lux mastery.

P.S. Sorry if another category fits better, this seemed the most relevant to me.

36 Comments

Happy Jack5/21/2016, 2:26:40 AM5 votes

This seems like an oversight from the Hextech restrictions (which is dumb anyway).

If this were intended, then RIOT would also restrict disciplined players from earning any mastery points in levels 1-5.

This inconsistency is glaring.

Happy Jack5/21/2016, 2:19:43 AM3 votes

This 100%.

Mastery is a measure of skill / knowledge with a specific champ. . . it should not be a lever for discipline.

The player is already progressively punished with a chat restriction / ban.

I don't see the need to add more discipline onto an already disciplined player.

MisterSki5/21/2016, 1:51:14 AM3 votes

There is no reason to play at all if you can't even get champ mastery tokens. The hextec ban sucks and the unknown duration blows but to not be able to get the tokens is just motivating people NOT to play. What is your motivation after you have all the champs, and the runes, and IP is all but useless and they take the small motivator that remains in the game out. You're playing for nothing at that point.

Dominick Destine5/21/2016, 2:57:45 AM1 votes

In-game probation sucks but, that's just how it is.

You do realize that a large (very [Word]) part of the community actually wants more SEVERE punishments, right?

Miss Luxanna5/21/2016, 3:32:40 AM1 votes

250K Lux points...I'm jealous.

Arcane Azmadi5/21/2016, 8:06:19 AM1 votes

Personally I think it's fucking bullshit that getting a 10-game chat restriction locks you out of getting chests and keys as well. The system is made to reward SKILL, not good behavior, so disqualifying you from getting them after a SINGLE infraction is basically Riot saying to you "yeah, you were good enough to earn a reward, but we're not giving it to you, neener neener neener!"

Personally I don't care about mastery (I play far too diverse a pool of champions in general to get really high ranks on any single champ) but seeing that Riot dangling my hard-earned reward out of my reach like that and taunting me about it makes me just want to go to Riot HQ and punch someone.

Symetry RedHot5/21/2016, 3:29:49 PM1 votes

I understand that Riot doesnt able people who are getting punished to get any fragment of key or a chest but not masteries! I mean, I just wanted to play and get thoses new masteries that are cool on my mains and i cant because I had a 10 games chat restricted. It doesnt even say how many time the ban from crafting is. That makes zero sense. Anyway

Jhin My Sights5/21/2016, 3:31:04 PM1 votes

I got my first ever 10-Game Chat ban about a week or two ago similarly, depresses me every time I see the notification that I cannot gain rewards. Also how come Riot cannot implement a timer to let us know when we can receive awards again? I have gotten honorable teammate in at least 9 our of every 10 games I play since the ban?

TacB VIPEREYE5/21/2016, 10:28:44 PM1 votes

What riot is trying to tell you basically that there is no skill. Which is kinda true, because if you have to play malphite to win games or ekko tank.............

Bønzai6/1/2016, 4:32:18 AM1 votes

I'm in the middle here. I just got my first restriction and definitely felt that I deserved it, although the aspect of not being able to receive these rewards was frustrating. However, I really see it as some positive reinforcement to change and improve behavior which is why I am somewhat glad that it is the way it is.

I also found an interesting link from the Riot Support website on the issue Here

Catwalk Lady7/2/2016, 4:18:29 AM1 votes

Actually. Even if you've been punished. You can still get the Mastery Tokens. The only thing that is restricted, is the rewards. So if someone in your team/group gets an S, you wont get the chest or key fragment. But if you get an S- to S+, you will get a Mastery Token even if you've been punished. I know this cause I got off a really, and I mean, really. Bad punishment about 3 months ago.

ThelrishPirate10/2/2016, 8:57:50 PM1 votes

When will I be able to earn loot again...? I don't understand how a single streak of toxicity constitutes a player's account (that they invest both time and money into) to be blocked from advancing in the game. Why doesn't Riot protect its customers from what seems to be by most unreasonable punishment? If they and their players want to consider the game as a sport, then consider this: An athlete is not revoked their right for glory and the gold metal just because they've gotten a red card in the past. My best wishes to Riot Games, I hope you consider your fans' request, and thanks to everyone for your patience. -T.I.P.

Mariand12312/26/2016, 4:24:26 PM1 votes

Totaly agree with you! i have also got a chat restriktion and want to get my main right now (ezreal) to lvl 6 or 7. And this chat thing was a while ago so i think its sad D:

Automatis5/21/2016, 1:52:21 AM1 votes

tl;dr rekt

Sukishoo5/21/2016, 2:08:24 AM1 votes

yeah I just ran into an AFK and got blocked from getting more 6/7s for awhile... I sad XD