Riot, will we ever be able to fix this?
I was having some fun on a smurf account last night. The Caitlin player on the other team started whining about how it was a 3v5, so I sarcastically said, "1/2" (her kd at the time). He then proceeded to start verbally harassing players on our team, and just in general be a "Call of Duty Player." Then, the Gankplank on our team started going through the whole phase of talking shit to see if the other person would back down. I gave them warnings, saying I would have to report them if they kept flaming, but it went over their heads as my message just slowly sinked into the chat log abyss. After the game, They were threatening to kill each other in real life if they ever met, as I was reporting them both. The post-game chat log reads this:
: lol even varus said gg easy
: .
left the lobby
: kid makes a smruf acc so he could talk **** and act good omg
left the lobby
: yo raka u have friends at the trib? (I had said this in my last attempt to get them to shut up.)
: yo
: what happene
left the lobby
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: we won
: gang sucks ***
: english kid u need to learn it
: so we won
: u mad bro
: TALK **** GET HIT *****
: TALK ****
: GET HIT
: *****
: biring it
: RAKA WAS WORSE
: hahaha *****
: she said 1/2 to me
: in a 3v5
: what a hoe
: bring it irl little *****
: really?
: i lift
: wbu
: my dude, you just whined about the 3 v 5 and then took credit for the win. (fair point)
left the lobby
: u said talk **** get hit u goingto hit me pussu
: i got an s- tho
: *****
: mad
: bro
: do
: u
: even
: lift
: whats ur instagram?
: no im saying u come near im lanf u get shot with a 45v
: 45c
: u live in america
: ?
: no ****
: i live in canada
: so u can kill me with ur gun
: but ur prob fat as ****
: am i right?
: #1 obesity rate in the world
: thats no joke
: i could get there pretty fast aint that far ;}
: stop eating mc ds
: OK HOLD UP
: ill look your **** up rn have fun
: are u actually here
: wait
: sweet dreams
: u are actually trying to meet someone
: on a game
: fat ****
: kys
: thats how u know ur mad
: lmfao
: actually wana fight me
: whatev
: i wish u the best of luck in life
: college or work
: talk **** get hit see u soon ;]
: whatever u doing right now
: ok
: see u soon
: bye <3
: send me a friend request
left the lobby
: im might be gnoig to jail :}
left the lobby
Now as much fun as it is to laugh at these people in game, We need to talk about this. These people ruin the game for the people that love it. I know that you guys have technology to sort through this, well, shit, but we need something better. I would highly recommend redesigning the Tribunal, and putting it back into play. Giving community members the ability to improve the game would be a terrific idea, and we would see the numbers of flamers being reduced and the game just getting a better rep. I hadn't played league when the tribunal was around, so I don't know why it was replaced, but giving power to trusted members of the community would put the social aspect of this beautiful game into a better position.
What can veterans of League say about the old Tribunal system? Was it good, or bad? I would love to find out more about it so leave a comment if you have any knowledge of it.