Can a rioter please respond to this?

scazzman·May 1, 2016·3 votes·409 views

when is the issue of players baiting toxicity going to be remedied. yes i know players are "responsible for thier own actions" but for players with short tempers not responding is easier said then done. its like starving a dog. holding a steak in front of them. and then beating them every time they try to eat the steak. and riot has done NOTHING to accommodate those players. most of whom would be fine if they had the option to chat restrict or mute themselves before a game, and riot continues to pussyfoot around the issue, because they think if they dont give an answer. they dont have to deal with it

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scazzmanMay 1, 20161 votes

for a lot of people the issue is there's nothing stopping them from responding back even if they mute. and if someone is trolling in game and not typing. a mute isnt effective. and as long as they arent outright feeding. a report is unlikly to do anything as long as they dont use chat

TheSushianMay 1, 20161 votes

Highly false. Every report done by anybody towards a player will have it marked in the system for Riot to look at, regardless of the severity of the report. It's when the actions are perpetrated through multiple games that Riot acts.

Feeding is not the only thing Riot looks at when it comes to reports -- they react based on what the system seems, what they see, and what the player does when they see a la warnings.

Literally, Riot sees far more than people give credit for. They can even see when you decide to alt-tab, to where your mouse cursor's exact position at 5:31 of the match is at. Don't knock them, they see far more than anyone will in their lifetime, much to the same way as many other tech giants.

AthinaMay 1, 20161 votes

Regardless of the situation, retaliation is never the answer. Responding to toxicity with more toxicity only creates more of it, not less, and those people should not get special treatment just because they were "baited" into it.

Personally, I just don't let any of it get to me. Someone being toxic? Just mute them. Someone trolling? Just get though the game. I know that trying to reason with these people is pointless; it's not like you can convince someone to change everything about themselves in a single 30 minute game. As such, by not stressing to try and "fix" the behavior of these people, I have a much better experience in league.

scazzmanMay 1, 20162 votes

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Regardless of the situation, retaliation is never the answer. Responding to toxicity with more toxicity only creates more of it, not less, and those people should not get special treatment just because they were "baited" into it.

Personally, I just don't let any of it get to me. Someone being toxic? Just mute them. Someone trolling? Just get though the game. I know that trying to reason with these people is pointless; it's not like you can convince someone to change everything about themselves in a single 30 minute game. As such, by not stressing to try and "fix" the behavior of these people, I have a much better experience in league.

not asking for "special treatment" we are asking for better tools to either a. vent our frustration without getting banned or b. keep us from typing. and take away the option of being toxic, and we're also asking that if riot doesnt want us to retaliate fine. but they need to aggressively crack down on players baiting toxicity especially those who are riding the line avoiding punishment

AthinaMay 1, 20161 votes

vent our frustration without getting banned

That is literally asking for special treatment. The other suggestion you provided is a chat restriction, which is exactly what you'll get if you expect to be allowed to be an ass just because you're frustrated.

scazzmanMay 1, 20161 votes

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That is literally asking for special treatment. The other suggestion you provided is a chat restriction, which is exactly what you'll get if you expect to be allowed to be an ass just because you're frustrated.

but a chat restriction is a punishment. takes away rewards, and is only temporary. what im suggesting. is a self imposed chat restriction. that you could turn on and off. but only in lobby

AthinaMay 1, 20161 votes

Then drag your chat box off the screen if you can't control yourself. No one is forcing you to use it.

scazzmanMay 1, 20161 votes

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Then drag your chat box off the screen if you can't control yourself. No one is forcing you to use it.

and if i want to type again i just have to put it back where it was. a self imposed chat restriction REALLY isnt asking for much. and the fact that riot isnt even willing to TRY it says that riot is using short tempered players as a scapegoat to back up thier statistics. and not doing anything about people who are actually a problem

AthinaMay 1, 20161 votes

A self imposed chat restriction would be just as easily reverted. Instead, train yourself not to respond in anger when someone annoys you. Riot isn't "using" short-tempered players; short-tempered players are toxic players who are punished by the system just as fairly as anyone else.

scazzmanMay 1, 20161 votes

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A self imposed chat restriction would be just as easily reverted. Instead, train yourself not to respond in anger when someone annoys you. Riot isn't "using" short-tempered players; short-tempered players are toxic players who are punished by the system just as fairly as anyone else.

but you couldnt revert it until the game is over