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The solution to Trolls

LoFat Yogurt·10/5/2018, 6:50:57 PM·4 votes·2,232 views

Much like Major League Baseball, or the NFL - we need to send this one to New York. Throw the red flag you moron! ( me screaming at my television set last year watching John Fox coach the Bears like it was 1957) But essentially the idea is the same. Correct the problem on the spot. Here's how it can play out.

The troll begins to reveal himself in game

In the same screen where one suggests a forfeit, add a button - report a troll.

  • this does not generate the call to New York.
  • this is not open for a vote

This IS each individual member on the team - "throwing the red flag"

When 4 people report the same summoner in any given game, the call to New York IS MADE.

A staff member at RIOT puts his earphones on; sticks his head under the hood. And watches reported summoner. Within 3 minutes New York can say 1. Yes, you have uncovered that nasty s.o.b. living under the bridge 2. He is not a troll - just clearly horrible at LoL, enjoy your struggles.

You know what? Either decision by New York I am fine with. Because enough trolls will be caught in the act that it will take very little time for this nonsense to stop.

The benefits?

Because this action is caught in the moment, the officials in New York have the ability to get the call right; make sure that win / loss records are not negatively affected by trolling.

Go Bears!

22 Comments

Vreivai10/5/2018, 7:09:31 PM4 votes

As nice as a system like this would be, unfortunately it would require a prohibitive number of employees for Riot to create a system like this.

Inkling Commando10/5/2018, 7:38:06 PM2 votes

i'm on the fence on this. on one hand it is a good idea but on the other there needs to be dedicated staff member for the job. one that is non-biased and can make the correct call nearly all the time. cause if the staff member makes a wrong call then it can go a different way.

mlm olo mlm10/6/2018, 2:05:38 AM2 votes

New accounts are free and unlimited.

It's like getting banned from the NFL but showing up next week with a new jersey number and everything is cool somehow.

Jo0o10/5/2018, 9:03:02 PM1 votes

I believe systems like this are only as good as the worst way somebody can abuse them.

So, devils advocate: premades, knowing they can waste Riot’s time, will use this frequently. Off-meta picks will invite massive amounts of scrutiny, and in practice will take more than three minutes to properly analyze. Trolls with a basic understanding of the system will delay their trolling by three minutes. Due to the necessity of four votes to trigger an examination, report rallying will be actively encouraged in champ select, which will cause an uptick in toxicity before matches even begin.

I’d love something like this, but I simply don’t think it works.

LoFat Yogurt10/5/2018, 9:17:00 PM1 votes

I'm going to post here every time.

2 minutes ago.

Lux - 0-6; 17 cs; 30 minute game.

Another loss for Lofat Yogurt

*Fizz support - no gold income item; sat under turret until lvl 6 - fortunately a carry by top to win

  • 10/06/2018 - Yas - 0-9; 19 minutes, 50 cs
Bettnachleger10/6/2018, 4:23:26 AM1 votes

mhm ... Maybe I'm wrong, but my teachers told me that a call to New York from where I live from takes like 3 minutes ;(

RookPusher10/5/2018, 8:26:27 PM1 votes

I've been writing about this for months. Here's a few simple steps to eliminate them

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/EKcZtEPZ-not-quitting-but-taking-a-break

LoFat Yogurt10/5/2018, 8:35:29 PM1 votes

This is taking place in my pregame lobby as we speak... summoner is mad he cant have mid when assigned jg in a ranked match.

"dont talk shite when i feed then"