After a month of playing (166+ games) with no warnings, instant permanent ban (no racism either)

Mahime·2/23/2017, 2:39:37 PM·6 votes·2,040 views

I'd like everyone to really try to think of this from my perspective, don't just answer "you flamed, you're banned".

Some background first; I used to be a very toxic player. There's no denying that, I was awful. It even got to the point where I got a 14 day ban. But I changed, I really changed, IRL too. I got more friends and was brighter in general. Now two days ago I had some real issues in my life. It's irrelevant what happened, since you can never know what the others have gone through. That slow driver you were honking at might've been crying after losing his son. So anyways, I spent the last two days playing CS:GO and LoL, and drinking. Being drunk and having a bad time, I ended up in a few games where my team started flaming me, or maybe they just intentionally let me die or something. Normally I would've just ignored them, but I didn't think rationally, and instead started raging at them. Now I'm facing a permanent ban message, saying I can never play this game again.

First things first; I take full responsibility for this, I know that having a bad day doesn't justify being toxic to others. I do deserve to be punished, there's no arguing here. The thing I want to discuss about is the severity of my ban. According to my op.gg page, I've played at least 166 games during the last month (yes, I counted them), during which I haven't gotten any punishments, not even chat restriction. So I must be at least a decent guy normally, I've even gotten some honors from my team! Now I have two bad days, and based on three bad games I get permanently removed from the game. The chatlog is available here if anyone cares. Few points I'd like to make:

  1. I did call someone braindead. That was a response to them flaming me. I did wrong, I would take this back if I could.
  2. I did call someone braindead retard. That was shaco. The champion. "shaco is fucking braindead retard champ"
  3. I never insulted anyone personally, never called anyone by racial slurs, no homophobic stuff, no "cancer to your mom", no "kys".
  4. I only called people idiots based on the plays they made, or the messages they flamed me with.

So not having any warning in over a month and 160+ games, being at least a decent guy for all this time, really enjoying the game and even helping teammates, then have a few bad days where I flame people based on the game itself, no stupid racial slurs, and I get permanently banned.

I think this ban was too harsh. I think a 14 day ban would be more than enough to remind me and calm me down. I'd understand if I were spreading around "kys" and "cancer to your mother", but it was nothing like that, I just got mad over the game after having a bad day in general. I'm not saying what I did was justified, I don't think flaming is ever justified. But neither is shoplifting, yet you don't get a lifesentence for it. I just think the system is too harsh as is. Is there any way to contact Riot (other than this and support ticket) and actually discuss of this matter? I know I did wrong and am willing to change, and I don't think permanent punishment is justified here.

Or maybe I'm just blind to my own mistakes, which is why I'd like to hear a second opinion from you guys...

Edit: I just checked my old emails, it was december 26th that I got my 14 day ban. So two months since my last ban, op.gg only shows a month back.

29 Comments

EvilDustMan2/23/2017, 2:46:56 PM3 votes

You were pretty toxic, yea, you constantly insult people on their plays or over people around. And you always get the next punishment for anything worthy. In this case, a permaban.

The time to reduce a punishment is three months of positive play.

You can send a ticket to support and ask them to review your case, and if you have actually made strides to improve yourself over that month they MIGHT let you off on a 14 day.

Maybe. Probably not. But it is worth a try.

Geauxx2/23/2017, 2:47:07 PM1 votes

There's possible a chance to hit up a rioter on twitter/ risk your chances on reddit.

I'm not 100% on this but i THINK that when it comes to trial period after a 14 day ban it goes by a time period, not games played period, which would insight why you got perma-banned without warning. How long that trial period is... idk.

I only believe it's a trial period because my friend went through that with his acc. Although he didn't last the full month either so that's why i assume it's time based not game based.

Timethief492/23/2017, 6:09:28 PM1 votes

Mahime: 1v1 ? Mahime: 1v1 kid? Mahime: report nida ty Mahime: go afk idiot Mahime: STFU IDIOTG Mahime: you have no idea how this game works Mahime: trash Mahime: WHAT THE FUCK ???? Mahime: REPORT CORKi Mahime: report kayle ty Mahime: just report kayle and move on Mahime: it's lost game Mahime: rito pls ban shaco Mahime: that's the trashied most unskilled champion in the game Mahime: no it's not, shaco is fucking braindead retard champ Mahime: trynd are you braindead? Mahime: i'm the only oen carrying you kids Mahime: report my team for flaming ty Mahime: only reason we lose Mahime: is because you guys suck Mahime: anyoen who thinks can win me Mahime: come 1v1 Mahime: stop talking and prove how shit you are Mahime: prozreal Mahime: stfu kid Mahime: no wonder ff if you lose the game for us Mahime: HAHAHHA TAKE MY FAMR PLS D:D:D:D:D: Mahime: KIIID Mahime: GROW UP Mahime: shaco you're the only one who sucks Mahime: worst jg ever Mahime: REPORT GRAVES TY Mahime: ban this inter

that is all concidered toxic and the content of only 3 games. dude like wtf is wrong with you. you had a 14 day ban and this is defnietly showing that you didnt improve

HwyToTheDngrZone2/23/2017, 10:33:24 PM1 votes

I can't lie, those chat logs made me laugh so fking hard. You were giving them the business!

Telephone Booth2/23/2017, 10:50:08 PM1 votes

Maybe you were getting better... but then you started drinking. Take this as a life lesson that maybe you shouldn't drink. Drinking ruins marriages, relationships, families, jobs... it can ruin people's lives. Fortunately, you lost something that means a lot to you, but in the long run is a very minor thing. It's good actually. This is your wake up call. It's serious enough for you to care, but not serious enough to ruin your life. Lay off the booze.

fatherdarius2/24/2017, 3:14:05 AM1 votes

I make it a point not to be toxic in games, because I might end up with a couple of bad days myself. Binge drinking and playing lol. If I flame people then, I don't want to already have used a 14 day ban....

Chozer2/24/2017, 4:31:06 AM1 votes

Permaban are final and riot will never remove it since it startes that permaban cannot be revoked

plz mute me2/25/2017, 5:19:28 AM1 votes

Riot is literally full of moronic pussies who can't handle seeing anything in the direction of negativity on their video game.