So what actually *is* good behavior?
Im not here to debate on what is toxic and what isn't. That's not what this post about.
This post is about the track of recovery for people who are labelled toxic, and even people like Tyler1 who have the reformed meme still are toxic to some extent
The league system in itself is very vague. It doesnt tell you what is bad or what is good until the ultimatum already approaches. This isn't good.
Its one thing to not set STRICT lines in the sand so that people dont tread the border, but its also another to be as vague as possible and provide zero information whatsoever.
The clash mode is what inspired me to make this post. I somewhat wanted to compete (though the details of what I think of the mode shall not be shared for the sake of post continuity) but since im honor 0, I cant.
For example, I know im what this game defines as toxic. But I wasn't punished even remotely until an automated system found a flagged word then banned me. From a straight year of no punishment at all to a 15 day ban, then back to no punishment again. I've tried all forms to get my honor up but found nothing.
People meme about 'how do you lose honor' but if you are unfortunate enough to do so (which frankly is deserved when its not automated) it becomes basically impossible to come back. People in the positive dont know what got them there and the people in the negative have to do even more than just reset to 0 to get back in the positive, while still having no idea.
After reflecting, there really isn't an answer here. Ill share why.
- Not talking shit
You'd think this would be the obvious one. Im not here to meme about competitiveness always being able to talk shit, im being real. I stopped talking shit for over 100 games and saw absolutely no improvement whatsoever. Im not talking about just not calling people names, I barely talked outside of communication like 'mia' or 'X used ult' or 'I need help'.
- Praise
I tried for a few games but I just couldn't stand it. Worshipping someones play should not be the prime factor of what is 'good behavior'. Kissing someones ass doesn't make you behave better, at to most people the DST is just flat out annoying and unnecessary. I felt like garbage doing this, praise where praise isnt due isnt reflective of good behavior. So giving basic credit doesn't seem to be enough to trigger 'good behavior' if that is the defining factor.
- Not talking at all
This seems like the most reasonable approach. Hell people in this game are so on edge that saying literally anything reflective of the game state will trigger some people (and i mean that literally.) People will go off on any sort of critique or analysis that isnt favorable to them. So whats the point of talking much at all?
If avoiding that backlash is whats known as good behavior, is not talking at all good behavior? This doesn't seem like the way it should be. Its practically fascism, fear that speaking at all could cause something bad to happen. Not to say that Riot is fascist, but the situation at the time certainly feels like that sort of setting.
- Honoring people.
From a basic system perspective, you'd think this would be it. Playing into the system that rewards you for behavior you would think does it, but it doesnt really.
My behavior should not be indicative of the awards i choose to give others. If I feel that others are not deserving of an award from me, so be it, but that doesn't make it bad behavior.
None the less, I tried honoring people for a while, and still no change. I tried honoring every game, non duos, only duos, no change.
- Game performance
I wouldn't think that this would be influenced, but I usually do fairly well in my games. Didn't change.
So thats basically it. Im at a loss for words here. The system doesnt seem to really work. in an arbitrarily judged system that doesnt give specifics of its judging I dont really know what to do here.
