Trying to overcome salt/toxic behavior, but teammates don't cooperate?

LegendDragoon·Dec 15, 2015·2 votes·1,482 views

I just played a game where I was forced into supporting, my worst role. I've played maybe 5 games as a support role, and i'm absolute trash at it. My teammates refused to cooperate and work around my weakness when in champ select. We got in game, and they flamed, blamed, and bashed me non stop saying it was my fault. I'm tired of trying to be a better player and tired of getting reported when i'm striving to be better in the community. Isn't a team supposed to work together? Everyone is so selfish. They all bashed me and verbally harassed me. My computer had automatic updates and shut down so they all reported me for afk as well (WORST TIMING EVER WINDOWS). I wish I could talk to the tribunal or something to show them how hard i'm honestly trying to overcome this.

Help me try to overcome all this and stop getting reported for really unnecessary reasons?

13 Comments

ZielmannDec 15, 20152 votes

First, go change the settings on windows updates so you choose when to install them.

After that, it sounds like you need to make more use of the mute button. Once people start causing problems, if it's bothering you, just mute them. You'll be much better off for it. And if they were harassing you before you muted them, you can report them after the game.

LegendDragoonDec 15, 20151 votes

Thanks, i've been trying to mute people more often but always like to try and work together and communicate with my teammates when possible. Talking is better than pinging lol and I just hate how it seems to be more reports working towards me versus others if that makes sense. Thanks though!

ZielmannDec 15, 20152 votes

Ah, yeah. Don't worry so much about having a ton of reports for one game, especially for a leave. I'm pretty sure the reports for leaving go to the LeaverBuster system anyhow, so they wouldn't really count toward the chat restrictions and bans that most people complain about. I mean, chat restrictions don't make much sense of somebody is a chronic leaver, right? :P

On top of that, the system looks more at number of games over a period of time that you get reported in, not so much the number of reports in a given game. It helps keep premades from being able to skew things by all reporting the same player.

SwallowerDec 15, 20151 votes

Well said Zielmann!!

Sincerely, Swallower

IntegratedShadowDec 15, 20152 votes

Best advice is to do what I did bud. I know it sucks, but play nothing but support for a while. When I starting playing ranked and actually trying to move up, I tried to main jungle and top lane but rarely got the roles. As you mentioned above, I was forced to support more than half the time. After being tired of getting angry about it I just started supporting every game I could, calling it as my required role (it's now my main) and worked on the play style. I took my weakness and turned it into a strength. I know it sucks, I know it's not ideal, but if you are playing ranked and you're getting forced into supporting and you don't know how, a little bit of the blame is on you for not foreseeing the circumstance and preparing for it. Always have a contingency plan.

My advice is to play some normals for a few days, support as often as you can, play around with the different champs. Find some that can fit to your play style, there are plenty to choose from, and turn that weakness of yours into a strength. I know it's not saying much, but by doing so myself, I finally placed gold this past season after only making it to Silver 1 for the two previous seasons and I've kept playing since then and I'm Gold 1 right now, working on Plat 5. Hopefully it doesn't take you as long, but if you keep at it, you'll turn that negativity into something that has tempered you and made you stronger.

As far as the blame and flame, mute is your best friend. I have all chat disabled and as soon as someone on my team says something that gets to me even a little bit, I mute them. Then I can focus on my play rather than what they're saying and letting it affect me. Good luck on the rift!!

LegendDragoonDec 15, 20151 votes

Thank you so much! I am just really trying to kill the angry side of me in league. Thank you!

IntegratedShadowDec 15, 20151 votes

No problem!! If you have any questions, feel free to let me know. I'm no professional by any means but I don't mind helping if I can :)

Makior72Dec 15, 20152 votes

Everything is your fault. Always.

#support life

Top laner tower dove at lvl 2 vs shen? Supports fault.

Adc forgets to use heal in a trade? Supports fault.

Amumu jungle tries to steal red buff from elise and dies as a result? Definately supports fault.

Sarcasm aside, you just have to make the best of every situation. If you get stuck with a role you are nad at just try not to feed.

AraMoOseDec 16, 20152 votes

1 sentence to change your life.

Toxic people are not something one needs to overcome, it is something to be IGNORED.

Unless you've got the perfect zinger (of the "you eat pieces of shit for breakfast???" quality), there's really nothing for you to gain from responding to these people. These people are not worth your attention. Just mute them.

PIMPSMOOTHDec 16, 20151 votes

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1 sentence to change your life.
Toxic people are not something one needs to overcome, it is something to be IGNORED. 
Unless you've got the perfect zinger (of the "you eat pieces of shit for breakfast???" quality), there's really nothing for you to gain from responding to these people. These people are not worth your attention. Just mute them.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

Bandit King ZDec 15, 20151 votes

The tribunal hasn't been around for a bit but will be soon (?)

I totally feel you on this. I feel often going solo in regs that I'm walking into a toxic shitstorm by default and am surprised and delighted on the rare occasion it's a solid positive group. I need to and suggest you should as well, find a solid group you can play with regularly that don't take it so seriously. I'd be happy to play with you. Bandit King Z

LegendDragoonDec 15, 20152 votes

Honestly I usually play with friends and my brother, but this was the first time in ages I wasn't in team builder. I'm just so disappointed that you can keep trying to not be a toxic player and then get sucked in. I don;t want to lose my account because i've had it for like 4 years or so now and i'm frustrated with how the community is. I'm just striving to be better. I hope riot will actually see my side for once...

ElipoDec 15, 20151 votes

You should configure windows update and deactivate automatic updates, but with windows 10 youll have to download a program for that. You can search that on youtube