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Don't understand the ban system

Xayah the bird··2 votes·636 views

Hey, so i got banned for my first time since i play from s3. In last season i got honor lvl 5 and i really dont ususally flame. But today i played one game with my friend in bronze and ofc we got really bronze teammates. As an adc i got mad at my support being a prick, basically not doing anythign helpful. So i tell him "you know your passive can heal me when you kill a minion right?" after that he started spamming in all chat, begging them to report me. He said "i hope you get perma banned" and stuff like that. Also midlaner comes to his aid saying "stfu". So i was like okay please kys, when i was super mad. Then i stopped using chat so i wouldnt really say anything else. We won the game, so i was like - yea whatever dont report him its ok. Then i get the ban notification. Don't get how i get banned for saying one word. I even stopped chatting later to avoid being more mad. Also I really don't usually flame. So why ban? For one time use? [slayer-jinx-unamused]

15 Comments

Leylania4 votes

So why ban? For one time use?

Because you told someone to end their life over a video game? How can you seriously be surprised that you get banned for that? There is a reason why this falls under Riots zero tolerance rule (which always ends in a 14 day ban).

Xayah the bird2 votes

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Because you told someone to end their life over a video game? How can you seriously be surprised that you get banned for that? There is a reason why this falls under Riots zero tolerance rule (which always ends in a 14 day ban).

Dude, noone who says that really means it. I defintiely don't mean it. I was just mad, bcs he didnt ever help me out. Also, when you tell somebody that they should get banned and beg other to report - thats not bannable? W I E R D

Chermorg4 votes

Don't say things you don't mean.

Zezockary1 votes

It is punishable, but not zero tolerance.

N O T W I E R D

Six Inch Heals3 votes

The Zero Tolerance rule is relative. There's someone who used 4 racial slurs in a game 43 days ago that is STILL playing. I am disgusted about it.

Dolyna1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Leona Helmsley,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=WBu9xAaW,comment-id=00010001,timestamp=2018-01-27T23:03:27.322+0000)

The Zero Tolerance rule is relative. There's someone who used 4 racial slurs in a game 43 days ago that is STILL playing. I am disgusted about it.

The zero tolerance rule escalates the punishment, but it's not an instant permaban. For a first time offense, the punishment is a 14 day suspension. If there is no further toxic behavior, then the player can keep playing after that.

Six Inch Heals3 votes

Then that's not zero tolerance. Minor, but words mean things. Zero tolerance, to me, states that you're basically run the fuck out of Verona for the language.

Dolyna1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Leona Helmsley,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=WBu9xAaW,comment-id=0001000100000000,timestamp=2018-01-28T17:04:01.035+0000)

Then that's not zero tolerance. Minor, but words mean things. Zero tolerance, to me, states that you're basically run the fuck out of Verona for the language.

In this context, zero tolerance means immediate punishment. Normally, one game of toxic chat isn't enough to warrant punishment. It normally takes several games of toxic chat to earn a chat ban, and then the punishments start escalating from there.

Some players live sheltered lives and honestly don't realize just how offensive they're being. They have friends who say stuff like that all the time. They haven't noticed other players getting punished for that behavior. An instant permaban is a bit too excessive. A 14 day ban, on the other hand, has a strong chance of leading to a permaban, since it only takes one more game of bad behavior to cross the line.

Jo0o2 votes

Riot treats telling somebody to kill themselves with zero tolerance, resulting in an immediate 14-day ban.

Xayah the bird2 votes

That's gotta be new :) All the players i reported for such behaviour still play.

Jo0o2 votes

Nah, it's been like this for at least a year or two.

The report system doesn't always catch folks, and when it does, you won't always get a notification that action has been taken. I suspect plenty of people you've reported were, in fact, punished.

Xayah the bird1 votes

Oh. Okay that's calming. Thanks for the info!

Kei1431 votes

they can get a 14-day ban and still be playing. Just like how you'll continue to play after.

ModThe Djinn2 votes

Riot has a zero tolerance policy towards hate speech and encouragement to self-harm. Telling another to kill themselves is a pretty serious statement to make, and definitely falls under encouraging self-harm, whether you intend it seriously or not. Another player ending their own life is NOT an acceptable topic for "light-hearted banter" or "jokes."

These behaviors earn -- and have earned for a while -- an immediate 14-day ban on the first offense.

Zezilian1 votes

Probably you said something after game. After game chat is as legit as ingame even you don't post game chat log.

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