- Offtopic
Hey no problem. I actually main support and jungle so I'm always happy to give a little advice if anyone wants to hear it :) Support can be a tough role to main so I do wish you the best of luck.
- Topic: Agressive behavior in Champ Select
Probably in that situation I'd take a screenshot and maybe list in the report a link to the screen or something similar. I'm not entirely sure, but I do think Riot has the ability to check pregame and post game chat. I am not sure though :( Always sucks when that happens I'll admit. Those situations are really tricky to deal with properly... But I do hope Riot fixes that with the new Client.
- Topic: Reporting
Actually, that's not how the report system works. Your report becomes less valuable if you false report consistently (as in multiple games). For example: you report once every game for a total of 10 games towards players who don't fit the criteria of being reported (meaning they weren't toxic, AFK, griefing, etc). At that point your report would be worthless because your account would be seen as a false reporter. But in the situation you described, your report would be worth more than theirs considering they acted toxic towards you. The system would pick up on their behavior and punish them whereas you would be safe. The system is even good enough to pick up on premades false reporting as well, or even punishes them for stuff most people wouldn't notice (Example: saw a 4s premade get banned for forcing surrenders in ranked as a joke, even when they were way ahead in towers/kills.)
It's not about the quantity of reports, it's about the quality in this case. Riot did a good job on this to prevent people from abusing the report system just because they want to troll or "feel like it". I hope that makes sense :) I'd be happy to break it down further!
- Solution?
I agree that it's a crappy solution to mute your entire team when you're stuck with a toxic premade, but at the moment it's all we have to work with until Riot finishes the new Client. Perhaps by then there might be more solutions, but we haven't heard much regarding that :/
I will say though, there's plenty of ways to communicate outside of chat. Pings are super helpful in cases where the chat wont work (or in the situation of muting).
I also disagree; supports have a ton of influence in the game. Just as much as a jungle or carry does. Sometimes it's not as obvious, but I will tell you a lot of weight is put on a support. A good support can win you the game. The issue is really attitude and communication with the whole team.
The only solution I can really give you is to just ignore the people who try to troll or get a negative response out of you. Just focus on playing and having fun rather than worrying about them talking trash or whatever. Use pings to signal going in, where you're warding, or roaming if you're a roam support. Don't beat yourself up too much if you do make a mistake or if you lose lane. Mistakes happen to all of us! Just figure out what you did wrong, learn how to fix it, and keep playing!
Remember this is still a game, and games are meant to be played for fun :) Regardless of the level of play, always remember to have fun.
It sounds corny but I guarantee you it's way better to play this game for fun and how you want to. Ignore the idiots and dont stress yourself out listening to them or dealing with them. (and if someone flames at your for stealing a kill, well I guess that means they have a pretty fragile ego ;P)
