I cannot stress this enough. I had a GP in my ranked game that couldn't double barrel, so I told him that he should practice getting more consistent triple barrels before taking his GP into ranked, so he complained in /all chat about how I was verbally abusing him.
Sometimes when i play norms i will get a new player or just a bad support start a mana crystal and fairy charm and i will explain to them why its not an optimal start and why a support item is needed for gold but they get extremely offended and then contest CS when im ADC. If they have a duo then they join in to flame me. Some players arent worth talking to if theyre going be stubborn and easily offended.
The league community can't take advice lmao. If I had a dollar for every time I tried to very simply help explain an item or build or even a champion's ability to someone only to get the "muted and reported" treatment, I would be a millionaire. It's not worth trying at this point, don't bother wasting your time.
The lesson you should learn from this, which is more or less universal - don't give unwanted advice. Rarely will someone take it well. If they ask for help, then by all means, give it. But if you randomly tell a stranger they need to do something different to be better they will not take it well. Especially in America. It's a huge faux pas. Just keep your mouth shut. It shouldn't be that difficult. let them struggle and hope you never see them again. How hard is that?
some people dont like it because they feel they're being told what to do. i'd save it for end/post game tbh so that way they can't ruin the game too
Nobody wants unsolicited tips ingame.
Yes constructive criticism isn't punishable, but what allot of people fail to realize is the "constructive" part of "constructive criticism" is the key thing there. You aren't giving CnC if you're just yelling, raging and flaming someone-you're just being a jerk.
For example: "stop feeding noob" isn't constructive criticism as you're just insultingly telling someone to stop doing something without suggesting a way that they can stop doing it. On the other hand, "hey GP, try hugging your tower more often and wait for ganks before engaging to avoid dying as often" is helpful advice as it not only gives a suggestion of how they can improve their performance but it also doesn't insult them while doing so.
If you want to give a friendly tip or advice to someone then do it in a mature and respectful manner, and if they aren't receptive of it then just drop it and move on rather than continuously nag and pester them about it throughout the whole entire game.
NOTE: When I say "you" here I mean it in the general sense.
Is it constructive if it's impossible? I mean, you are already in a ranked game with him. How is telling him to practice first constructive? He's already there. He can't rewind the clock and go practice first. Your criticism was just you pointing out his lack of skill and essentially telling him to get better lol. Just pointless.
