the actual beef people have with the report system. and riot wont address it

scazzman·7/24/2016, 2:39:07 AM·6 votes·4,178 views

the problem isnt that riot is "chat restricting toxic players" it's they are punishing people for hurling a few insults at a bad player. or defending thier pride against someone who says things that let's face it. if someone told you in real life you would probably punch them. all while letting trolls and people who try to goat people into being toxic get away with it.

it's like sex offender registry. everyone knows it's a flawed system that does more harm then good and actually increases the likelyhood of reoffending. but no one that actually matters will speak out against it because if they do they "support sex offenders"

if anyone at riot were to speak out against how problematic the report system actually is. they would be labled as "supporting toxic players" and probably be fired

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RiotRiot Tantram7/25/2016, 9:22:59 PM11 votes

if anyone at riot were to speak out against how problematic the report system actually is. they would be labled as "supporting toxic players" and probably be fired

Give me some ideas on how it could be improved. I'd really love nothing more than to make things perfect, but I understand that is an impossible goal. I feel we've make a lot of positive improvements and still have a lot more we can make. That being said, there may be a lot of things that we haven't thought of and it would be valuable to hear any actionable ideas.

it's a flawed system that does more harm then good and actually increases the likelihood of reoffending

Reform rates are actually very good. The vast majority of people never receive any sort of punishment. Those that receive a 10-game chat restriction rarely receive any other type of punishment. This goes on all the way up the escalation schedule (people reform). That is the reason why we issue perma-bans where we do. At that point the likelihood of reform is low.

The really tough thing is that the number of people who are unsportsmanlike or 'toxic' (I hate that word) is actually not that high relative to the population. But the likelihood of encountering unsportsmanship is raised because you have 9 other players in each game, and it only takes one bad game from someone to hurt your experience. The majority of the time this is from otherwise well mannered people who are having an off day.

PS I also upvoted you, because you posted about something that is important to you, and it seems like you do care.

Xidphel7/24/2016, 3:20:40 AM9 votes

or defending thier pride

You mute, you report. Pride secured.