Getting bullied off your role in draft

Zayll·1/26/2018, 8:24:43 AM·1 votes·441 views

What are you supposed to do if someone says they are taking your role in draft (ranked or normal)? It seems like there isn't a great option prior to the game beginning. The options as I see them are:

  1. You roll with it and play whatever the team needs to the best of your ability , then you report the person after the game. This option isn't great because it just lets people be assholes with little to no consequence, unless they have a pattern of such behavior.

  2. You tell them that you aren't doing it, in effect becoming an unwilling accomplice in trolling your team and contributing to a bad game, as your team is missing a player in a particular role.

  3. You dodge the queue or game, earning yourself a leaver penalty and potentially a future ban. This effectively punishes you for someone else's bad behavior, as you had to break the rules to counter their bending of the rules.

7 Comments

High Elf Waifu1/26/2018, 8:41:07 AM4 votes

I personally just take my assigned role and if they follow me to lane, I just take my minions until they get tired and leave to another lane or to their respectful role.

They don't want to lose, so if you just ignore them for long enough they'll eventually move on and try to salvage the game. I much rather do that than lay down to a bully.

But I play support so it's not like anyone is jumping to take my role

AlienPrimate1/26/2018, 11:07:52 AM1 votes

Is this really a common problem though? I have never seen this happen. I have seen requests for trades but never someone outright attempting to steal a role.

AJStarhiker1/26/2018, 11:12:26 AM1 votes

I remember having someone try to use champion bans to force me out of top. I just rolled my eyes and laughed because I had ~100 champions, no real preference for who I wanted to play in that game, and autofill protection due to usually playing support.

Best Vi Earth1/26/2018, 7:49:29 PM1 votes

in number 2

its not trolling on your part. you should do it every time and stand up to them. 1 loss isnt the end of the world nor is a dodge