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Player behavior gets worse every year. 5 years, quitting. 3 perma banned accounts

ihaveN0keyboard·6/27/2016, 12:57:02 AM·9 votes·2,560 views

I've toyed with player behavior over the years. Like the title says, I HAVE BEEN PERMABANNED 3 times. Maybe 4, I don't even remember. I consider accounts disposable and I stopped buying anything with real money. I poked and prodded at players who decided to waste my time. By Riot's rules I absolutely deserved every ban, except the first one. I was banned for sarcasm and arrogance the first time, for brushing off stupid behavior by having some individual character. Sorry Riot, sorry for being arrogant in the midst of garbage behavior.

Riot has the "safe place" philosophy. Anything that upsets anyone can be reported, and where there is smoke there is fire.

My problem, and the main reason I have more insight into bad behavior is that I have always had non-meta builds. Not troll builds, but not popular, at least at the moment I used them. Many became meta but that's not the point. My builds and playstyle can get me to Plat-Diamond SOLO. Every tier has difference behavioral challenges to face, and to a lesser degree gameplay. The majority of players think the grass is greener higher up, it's not. There are players in Plat and Diamond that are just as dumb as toxic as lower ranks. (And when I say dumb, I mean in game only! I know from real life experience some players just turn into idiots when they login.)

I faced an onslaught of ignorant behavior from players who look for a reason to blame when a game goes bad. It is common for a player to press tab and LOOK FOR A REASON TO BE MAD after a play goes wrong, or an enemy play goes right. If you play your own builds, you will face every bit of toxicity this game has to offer nearly every losing game. Even worse, every game that is still completely winnable, but your team gave up and is now blaming you while being tilted.

I call it Moba Mental Illness. Players have very specific and reliable responses to in-game occurrences. I know what they are mad about, almost word for word what they will say, and how to stand my ground with logic. AND I DO IT FREELY. When I do it in excess I feel the ban coming, and I push it further, I throw in some verbal Kung Fu, I teach lessons. Feelings are hurt for the overall purpose of good.

Riot says to ignore and report. Right? The threads of "how you are supposed to behave" are sewn into this game, but they don't work. I've turned chat off for months. Like I mentioned, I take most of the blame in situations where I'm off meta, that means my teammates are being toxic at me. By ignoring them, do I just report them all and just assume they are toxic? If my team decides my gameplay is the problem, so they start using their keyboard to launch their stock phrases meant to insult and blame, are they reporting each other?

If a player stops trying (but does not blatantly quit) while blaming others, teammates are likely to bandwagon in and feel hopeless. The players who stop trying are now the majority, and they bandwagon report the player who got ganked/had bad game/off meta build. In this scenario, does the report system make the game better? NO. IT EMPOWERS BAD BEHAVIOR THAT SPREADS LIKE A VIRUS.

Nobody is standing up for logic anymore. There is no natural social regulation. The strict chat log based-no context based ban system devolved player interaction to grade school level. It's not just the age of players at fault, teens will always be little punks, if they are old enough to be little punks then they are old enough to have someone stand up to their bad behavior. LET PLAYERS GET THEIR FEELINGS HURT, LET THEM GROW.

I want to log in and play a GAME. I want to play my best, think, use TACT. I play games as a form of meditation, to be in the zone. I feel it's beneficial. I'm old and it keeps me sharp, I feel good when I'm deep into a game. Why is it that even in top single digit %, can I not fully play the GAME? Why can I not stand up to idiots without infraction? This was one of my favorites, top notch all around EXCEPT in player moderation where Riot has failed at a unprecedented level... that will effect future games for years. This is like prison culture on the streets, this is the Compton of gaming.

Hey Riot: BAN PLAYERS WHO LOG IN AND REFUSE TO TRY. CHANGE PLAYER BEHAVIOR WITH INFORMATION, ON HOW TO WIN WHILE BEHIND, OR HOW A COUPLE DEATHS BEHIND IS NOT A LOSS. STOP FORCE FEEDING KIDS LCS BULLSHIT, DELETE ALL VIDEOS THAT SHOW PARENTS APPRECIATING AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR CHILDREN ONCE THEY ARE "PRO" GAMERS. YOU HAVE CREATED A GENERATION DELUSIONAL GAMERS.

41 Comments

Corruptstar16/27/2016, 1:04:09 AM15 votes

tldr: im an asshole and i want other people to stop having feelings so i can continue to be an asshole.Teemo

Marshbouy6/27/2016, 1:05:10 AM8 votes

maybe its not that riot is creating a safe space, but that Riot wants people to have fun in their games without some toxic asshole telling them they suck ass.

Fadein6/27/2016, 1:04:54 AM5 votes

Love it!!! But this standard is what the whole world is coming to.

Tegretol XR6/27/2016, 1:15:20 AM4 votes

I agree, this game is one huge safe space for babies. The feeders who are -7 are quick to call you "toxic" for calling them out.They have a leftist mentality, they ignore the pile of sh** that is their feeding and focus on the fly that is called "toxic". I laugh every time I see someone that is -5 telling someone that is +x that their bad attitude is what is losing the game. They do not really believe what they say, but they know full well that the system is in favor of this irrational mentality. If you look at the report system, it is filled with SJW terms. There have been games where I have fed, and I accept every insult strangers throw at me over an online game. Why should I get a wink for losing them a 40 minute game? But what amazes me the most is that on some of those games where I have fed, the white knights come to my rescue!

II Spankey II6/27/2016, 1:07:45 AM4 votes

If you don't like Riot's system, then just quit. I get where your coming from but you are just now being childish by going on the message boards.

ObiBronze Kenobi6/27/2016, 1:07:39 AM3 votes

I appreciate people who can bring their own builds into the game. I hate when people think every champ has to be built the exact same way. You can still go 20-2 with an off meta-build.

MajorityReport6/27/2016, 1:10:55 AM2 votes

S- for this guy cuz he couldnt be more right since when do you get banned for defending yourself? asking for help? pinging for help? then in return get harassed or taunted when you just want ppl to stfu and play the game correctly im no LCS pro but considering i watch a lot and consider myself a good player i couldnt agree more with allowing dbags like trolls afks etc to ruin every single fucking game i play... like wrose than bronze hell lmao

its just frustrating as all hell to land a game with one arrogant fuck who deliberately goes out of his way to feed or throw and yet riot lets him back n everytime... nice.

Qwandee6/27/2016, 1:13:48 AM2 votes

I mean you're not wrong... I bet almost none of those parents supported the lcs players "gaming" i know i used to play alot and mine sure didn't and still dont.

Toxicity as defined by riot isnt even a real term it just means being a jerk to anyone which can include basically anything basically toxicity is riot's word that basically means "we wont define and can ban you for anything we want" if you are speaking logically to a person in ranked the competitive mode of the game and they don't have a reason as to why then that means they're doing it knowingly and it should be a bannable offence the person asking them should not be getting banned for "toxicity" an undefined term which riot refuses to actually put a definition on and then actually in most games people who cry about people ruining the games for other people usually get moderator status like player mod they usually dont get banned for "toxicity" which isn't a real word or term it literally could mean anything its just riots term they use to ban for anything they feel inappropriate which could be anything it could be logging in that word is undefined as of late.

ObiBronze Kenobi6/27/2016, 1:05:36 AM2 votes

True, especially in Bronze, everyone thinks they are pro.

Kei1436/27/2016, 2:53:39 AM2 votes

we finally got rid of you after 5 years? nice.

Tell me, what was the last straw to get you out?

B016/27/2016, 2:06:01 AM1 votes

Riot has the worst like behavior moderation i have ever seen in all honesty. They ban people for defending themselves while the people that caused the person to have to defend themselves gets to run free. Another thing is pro players dont get banned no matter how toxic they are like C9 they are probably the most toxic players on the NA servers but ended up pro so they face no consequences.

ISmokeyTheBear6/27/2016, 1:35:56 AM1 votes

I'm sorry but if I see a Pantheon going full AP in ranked match, I'm reporting.

Atreies6/27/2016, 2:03:43 AM1 votes

I'm sorry but I do the same thing you are describing and have never even been punished let alone banned. I'd have to see some chat logs to agree you are innocent here. I often tear ppl apart psychologically when they give an opportunity, which most of these angry ppl give lots of clues about their personality without realizing it. $ bans you're doing something wrong and to believe you'll get any sympathy here just shows you must not have any perspective on it. I could be wrong but again, need proof.

Hayes6/27/2016, 1:40:21 AM1 votes

i dunno, i played for 4 years, never had a perma ban and only had a 3 day ban 1 time, you really gotta be a giant dickbag to have 4 accounts banned.

ihaveN0keyboard6/27/2016, 2:39:10 AM1 votes

Thanks to anyone that read or responded, I'm walking away now. The way these boards work, the down votes will bury this or Riot will delete it, but I am curious to see what others have to say if it sticks around.

It's been fun, I enjoyed League in the past, I know many enjoy it now and I'm not here to ruin that. Sometimes you just want to leave some sort of imprint, even if it's just trying to hit the moon with a slingshot.

PS: Tanky AP CDR Vel'Koz is what I got to Diamond with most recently. You do full damage with just magic pen boots and Guise. Iceborn Gauntlet is AMAZING on Vel. You get free auto attacks between spells, Iceborn procs and allows you to land more shots and gives free damage, CDR, AND mana. 0 wasted gold, its amazing. Do not rush damage, rush Spectres Cowl and Glacial shrowd... complete Iceborn and Banshee's Veil, THEN buy magic pen boots and guise... finish with Rylias.. learn to play this and you do more damage than AP vel AND you can tank/solo enemy teams. CDR runes or MAgic pen runes. GG's

EvilDustMan6/27/2016, 2:50:31 AM1 votes

Soon as I see someone say 'safe space', I know they've been an asshole.

ModPrandine6/27/2016, 1:56:37 AM

There's a simple way to avoid getting banned: Just don't be a jerk. If someone is acting up then just mute and report them rather than harass them. Just don't do or say anything that you know will get you in trouble and you'll be fine. I've been playing this game since S2 and have never been warned nor banned. How? Because I don't turn into a raging lunatic the moment that things don't go my way.

This has nothing to do with Riot "catering to babies" or 'creating a safe space" or any other excuse like that, this is about treating others how you want to be treated. If all you want to do is be a jerk to people when you don't get your way (note that's how a child acts by the way) then online multiplayer games are not for you.

P.S. Post your reform card if you actually want to discuss your ban.