Is this community getting worse or is it just because of the start of the season?

Oslion·Feb 4, 2016·15 votes·1,806 views

It seriously feels like every ranked game I play is filled with more and more of the people that simply ruin the enjoyment. There is at least 1 that feels the obsessive need to show just how much of an arrogant pile of crap they are. Is anyone else running into this? Is it just the start of the season that hasnt sorted these people out of the mainstream yet? Did I somehow offend Riot and this is my punishment?

Seriously ruining every last bit of fun to be had.

33 Comments

FearEngineerFeb 5, 20168 votes

This is what happens when your player moderation is fixated on playing chat police rather than identifying and punishing the gameplay-trolling that causes so many players to become upset in the first place. Fail/10

ButtheCatCameBakFeb 5, 20162 votes

I could not upvote this post fast enough. This has been the problem since season 3 and Riot hasn't done a thing since that time to alleviate the issue. But hey who cares right , #LCSBIGPLAYS, #ProfitsBaby

Personally I find myself stuck. I have no desire for the insanity of ranked play. Normals is a cess pool of trolls and abusers who then trot out the "It's only normals." as the excuse for verbal abuse and in game abuse. The new draft system so far does not promise to be any less toxic than plain normals save in role. Which while somewhat of a better situation is polishing a turd.

KeevalroyFeb 5, 20167 votes

Riot threw away any chance of creating a fun, fresh experience when they ignored literally every warning and concern we had before the preseason was unleashed and everything went to shit. Since then, every patch has arguably made the game feel worse and worse over time, creating a hostile environment for a lot of people. In turn, this anger affects the people they play with, it spreads, and few people are happy as a result.

JusticeReignsFeb 5, 20166 votes

Riot lets Trolls bait good players into flaming and gets them banned while the Trolls get off scott free.

IF YOU BAN THE GOOD PLAYERS AND LEAVE ONLY THE TROLLS, THE COMMUNITY SUFFERS!

AJStarhikerFeb 4, 20164 votes

Early season and late season seems to bring out the worst. Early because of "I deserve X rank!" attitudes, and late because of ranked rewards.

LuggFeb 5, 20164 votes

I think the community is just reacting to the HORRID state of balance. Having so many OP and toxic champs makes it so easy for trolls to ruin the game.

ThreeSP33dFeb 5, 20163 votes

Riot needs to do something because trolls are everywhere on ranked. I got harassed by the same troll 2 days in a row so I know reports aren't doing squat because he wasn't even chat restricted and the shit he was saying and doing in the first game were at the very least suspension worthy and should have had him chat restricted at the absolute minimum. He wasn't any better the next day I encountered him and I doubt that report did anything either.

CerebralKnightFeb 5, 20163 votes

Same thing had multiple trolls multiple days lost multiple games (30 trolls and afks straight to be honest) they are still playing, no ban no chat ban still ruining game for people but I call the guy a moron and get a chat ban... yup that seems right and if you post on the forums trying to get riots attention you get a bunch of fan boys defending riot and the trolls lol ty riot for not listening to your players.

iKaneki iKenFeb 6, 20161 votes

Multiple reports are required for it to be taken seriously post game. 1 person reporting a player won't do anything at all.

NavaruneFeb 4, 20162 votes

Typically the start of the season brings these guys out of the woodwork. People returning from break during preseason, everyone trying to rush their qualifiers, etc. creates a lot more traffic. More traffic=more trolls. This is why I typically wait a month or so to start my ranked run.

ButtheCatCameBakFeb 4, 20161 votes

I've been playing since Season 3 and the game has gotten progressively worse with trolls,etc. Normals at this point are a dumping group for toxics who use the game mode as an excuse to abuse people.

XetheranFeb 5, 20162 votes

Ye, "it's only normal, relax" is a common excuse to be a troll and destroy games for others...

FrankerXFeb 4, 20161 votes

this game is growing. so there are also trolls and mad ppl growing in numbers. its natural.

XetheranFeb 5, 20161 votes

Natural or not, doesn't make it okey :P

ButtheCatCameBakFeb 4, 20161 votes

It's not just ranked. Normals is a cess pool.

Shroom JunkieFeb 6, 20161 votes

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It's not just ranked. Normals is a cess pool.

Hell nah, Normals is awesome. Most people are nice with only a toxic game every once in awhile, usually just if you get pummeled(though sometimes there's that duo lane that argues so much and makes us all toxic lol). I don't even play Ranked mainly because of that. Also because I suck but, yeah, mainly because of that. xD

ButtheCatCameBakFeb 6, 20161 votes

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Hell nah, Normals is awesome. Most people are nice with only a toxic game every once in awhile, usually just if you get pummeled(though sometimes there's that duo lane that argues so much and makes us all toxic lol). I don't even play Ranked mainly because of that. Also because I suck but, yeah, mainly because of that. xD

Speak for yourself. Your anecdotal incidents are no more universally applicable than mine are. I can only go off of my own experience, and have sympathy for others than share these sort of experiences. And for me, Normals is a cesspool of awful human beings far far more often than not.

Shroom JunkieFeb 6, 20161 votes

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Speak for yourself. Your anecdotal incidents are no more universally applicable than mine are. I can only go off of my own experience, and have sympathy for others than share these sort of experiences. And for me, Normals is a cesspool of awful human beings far far more often than not.

Well, not trying to accuse you but, if you're salty about things, even the slightest, everyone else will be too. But if you keep a cool head and ignore the people that complain or even try to make them feel better or calm down, then everyone will too. So it might be how you act.

ButtheCatCameBakFeb 6, 20161 votes

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Well, not trying to accuse you but, if you're salty about things, even the slightest, everyone else will be too. But if you keep a cool head and ignore the people that complain or even try to make them feel better or calm down, then everyone will too. So it might be how you act.

Salty, and jesus christ do you guys over use that stupid term, never factors in. It's a completely passive experience. It's literally...cue elevator music csing in lane.................wait....10 deaths..9 minutes in. Also you fail to appreciate just how proud people are about bragging about what you are doing. As for accusing. Yeah I think you are in denial.

Shroom JunkieFeb 6, 20161 votes

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Salty, and jesus christ do you guys over use that stupid term, never factors in. It's a completely passive experience. It's literally...cue elevator music csing in lane.................wait....10 deaths..9 minutes in. Also you fail to appreciate just how proud people are about bragging about what you are doing. As for accusing. Yeah I think you are in denial.

Hey, I have no idea how you act, so I can't accuse you of anything. And rarely do I ever see someone in normals with more than 5 deaths 10 minutes in, in fact I've seen that hell a lot more feeders in Ranked, at least, in my experience. Maybe you're just unlucky, maybe its your attitude. Maybe you're bad and feed a lot and people get salty? I don't know and I'm not going to judge you without knowing, I'm just offering suggestions on what could be happening and what you could do to stop it.

And by what you say, it seems like you don't talk much, and that's generally bad. Don't talk too much or people will get annoyed, but try to speak sometimes. "Gj" on a kill or "rip" on a death, maybe make a joke or try to start a conversation. Gets spirits up and people off of tilt even if they're losing lane so they'll do better.

And laugh at working fun picks like AP Nunu mid or Bard top even if its failing just to have fun with a losing game and make it worth it. I mean, in normals even if you're not winning. Don't worry as much about deaths. Seeing as your example was "10 deaths..9 minutes in" it makes me think you get salty about feeders, but don't. Its just a normals game, losing doesn't mean LP loss or anything. Have fun with it, try new things, new strategies or champs in different roles. I've personally found that Lucian actually works really well in mid just by having fun and screwing around. Don't be so tryhard in normals, its bad enough in Ranked and its what keeps me away but I die inside when I see people trying to only win in Normals. I get good team comps and communication but "bro thats not meta wtf" or something like that just makes me scream internally.

ButtheCatCameBakFeb 7, 20161 votes

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Hey, I have no idea how you act, so I can't accuse you of anything. And rarely do I ever see someone in normals with more than 5 deaths 10 minutes in, in fact I've seen that hell a lot more feeders in Ranked, at least, in my experience. Maybe you're just unlucky, maybe its your attitude. Maybe you're bad and feed a lot and people get salty? I don't know and I'm not going to judge you without knowing, I'm just offering suggestions on what could be happening and what you could do to stop it.

And by what you say, it seems like you don't talk much, and that's generally bad. Don't talk too much or people will get annoyed, but try to speak sometimes. "Gj" on a kill or "rip" on a death, maybe make a joke or try to start a conversation. Gets spirits up and people off of tilt even if they're losing lane so they'll do better.

And laugh at working fun picks like AP Nunu mid or Bard top even if its failing just to have fun with a losing game and make it worth it. I mean, in normals even if you're not winning. Don't worry as much about deaths. Seeing as your example was "10 deaths..9 minutes in" it makes me think you get salty about feeders, but don't. Its just a normals game, losing doesn't mean LP loss or anything. Have fun with it, try new things, new strategies or champs in different roles. I've personally found that Lucian actually works really well in mid just by having fun and screwing around. Don't be so tryhard in normals, its bad enough in Ranked and its what keeps me away but I die inside when I see people trying to only win in Normals. I get good team comps and communication but "bro thats not meta wtf" or something like that just makes me scream internally.

Match history is a thing. Try look it up. All you are doing here is not offering suggestions. You're tossing accusations and making excuses.

Shroom JunkieFeb 7, 20161 votes

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Match history is a thing. Try look it up. All you are doing here is not offering suggestions. You're tossing accusations and making excuses.

I'm sorry if you take it that way, but I'm not accusing you of anything. Why would I? What possible thing could I gain by accusing someone I've never met before?

ModJikkerFeb 4, 20161 votes

You're just experiencing the full blast of the community at the moment. Give it some time and it should settle down, but if it doesn't just mute and report

CerebralKnightFeb 5, 20161 votes

Reports do nothing lol

ModJikkerFeb 5, 20161 votes

Do you even visit this board bro? Obviously they do something or else we wouldn't have toxic people whining on here, GD, and everywhere else about their unfair bans.

CerebralKnightFeb 6, 20161 votes

In regards to trolling, verbal yea they take action quick.

XetheranFeb 5, 20161 votes

I totaly agree. In rankeds and in normals. Everywhere people just HAVE to be douchbags. Especially wierd in rankeds where their rank depends on it as much as everyone elses. But just as important in normals where people just wana have fun and play together. Toxics need to be cleaned from this community >.<

KVbqbFsC8eFeb 5, 20161 votes

Same as its always been to me.

CerebralKnightFeb 5, 20163 votes

I have been here since season 1 on another account it is getting even worse I may quit the game soon if riot doesn't do something. I have had 30 games straight with rage quitters and trolls/intent feeders. I am ok with bad or even feeding but doing it intentionally thats not cool.

No flash no lifeFeb 5, 20161 votes

People don't treat winning as the objective to be achieved - perhaps they might in the beginning, but they soon direct their attention to something else cuz it's just not as significant as say, having fun killing opponents instead of sacrificing themselves for objectives, flaming as hard as they can to bad teammate cuz their life sux, etc. Winning simply doesn't provide enough delight and losing doesn't trigger consequences enough for ppl to care.
Mistakes made are heavily punished for, and it's the entire team that suffers, so your team reacts more and more intense toward your mistakes as this game becomes more snowbally.

As such, it's only natural that community gets more and more toxic, new player or not.