So I recently got a chat restriction for bantering with the enemy team in all chat, but I'm super confused. I thought competitive banter was allowed in League? The worst this I did was say "idiot" which is nothing compared to the comments the enemy made about me being "gay" and "a virgin". So I really don't understand what Riot's policy is on competitive banter.
If part of your "competitive banter" involves calling someone an "idiot", then you're doing banter wrong. If you want to have your chat logs peer reviewed and have your punishment properly explained, you'll have to submit the chat logs associated with your punishment.
That said, in my experience, a lot (and I do mean a disconcertingly large number) of people don't actually know what banter is, and assume it means insulting and harassing whoever you're "bantering" with. That may be the case with exceptionally close friendgroups/siblings, but in the context of dealing with random people in a game like League, that doesn't fly.
Here's the definition of "banter", as pulled from Google.
Banter noun
- the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
verb
- talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way.
"Good-humored", "playful", "friendly", "teasing". Those are the operative words, and if your chat falls short of those descriptors, then it's not banter.
You should post your chatlog if you want the community's opinion/feedback about it.
Banter: You're just lucky my ignite was on c/d or you would have been toast!
Insult: Get rekt you idiot. Why don't you just uninstall the game because you're terrible at it.
One is allowed. One isn't.
being able to banter in LoL now requires you to be a rocket scientist. so just dont do it.
So I recently got a chat restriction for bantering with the enemy team in all chat, but I'm super confused. I thought competitive banter was allowed in League? The worst this I did was say "idiot" which is nothing compared to the comments the enemy made about me being "gay" and "a virgin". So I really don't understand what Riot's policy is on competitive banter.
OP, did you report the other guy at all? I think that he reported you and that's why you got a punishment. Or atleast someone did!
Lmao when the enemy is calling you gay and a virgin, youre not engaging in "competitive banter". What does sexuality have to do with competition? Theyre just insulting you. Thats not competitive banter dude. I hope you at least reported them. If you didnt, maybe try doing it through a support ticket... if you want.
