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So basically I got myself banned

3xample·3/22/2019, 9:25:22 PM·1 votes·1,731 views

So, One of my friends on league got banned today. I decided I was bored so I hopped into an URF game and decided to do something, looking back on it, stupid.

I decided to test the limits of Riot's banning system, and I got kind of surprised. We were in a party of four, all of whom I know very well and I made a bet that I wouldn't get banned, even though I flooded that chat with racial slurs and general toxic profranities. I won't link the chat log because it's honestly quite horrendous stuff. All of my friends reported me (not seriously) and so did some enemy players I presume.

It turned out that I did get banned, for two weeks. it was my first ban and I've kept a mediocre track record, so I wasn't surprised it was for only two weeks. What did surprise me was that alongside the one chat log for that URF game that I exploded in was another older chat log. I think I'm right in saying that Riot needs multiple games of evidence to get someone banned, but I was surprised that they linked alongside another 5-day old chat log, and nothing else. Between then and recently I have been completely clean.

This post isn't a plead of sympathy, or a plea that I want my account back. I don't see much downvotable about this but it's just information I guess.

and I know and I am aware that what I did was wrong

Well, at least I get a reason to not play this game for 2 weeks :P

9 Comments

GatekeeperTDS3/22/2019, 9:28:48 PM5 votes

another older chat log

5-day old chat log

That's not an old chat log.

Dynikus3/22/2019, 9:51:04 PM3 votes

I decided to test the limits of Riot's banning system, and I got kind of surprised. We were in a party of four, all of whom I know very well and I made a bet that I wouldn't get banned, even though I flooded that chat with racial slurs and general toxic profranities.

That was uhh... well, it's your account. I don't know why that was surprising at all. It would be like putting your hand directly in a fire to test the limits of your skins heat resistance, and being surprised that you got burned.

Umbral Regent3/22/2019, 9:41:59 PM1 votes

I hope, for your sake, that you at least kept your profanity in /team chat.

That said, though, Riot/the IFS don't necessarily need multiple games of evidence to support a punishment, more as they try to present multiple games of recent evidence that validated reports against you. This is mostly for the sake of showing that misbehavior can be cumulative and that consistent misbehavior can lead to a punishment, just as one-off bouts of egregious behavior can.

In general, the IFS tries to provide 1-3 logs of recent evidence, though the amount can be less depending on the severity of the behavior. I'm unsure from what timeframe it tries to pull the logs from (3 most recent valid reports in a week?), but as far as I can tell, the chat logs you receive should indicate that, at least in the past week, you've had two games that validated reports; the one five days ago, and then the recent one which resulted in the two-week suspension.

At any rate, I suppose it's good that you at least understand the reason for the punishment. Just, a few words of warning;

Definitely don't do any tests like that again in the future, as the IFS will certainly respond to valid reports, as was shown.
You'll definitely want to be on your best behavior for the next few months, as following the 14-day ban, your account is on very thin ice. Your next punishment will be a permanent ban, and you've largely lost any leniency the system may have had for more minor offenses (like negativity and minor insults).

Hopefully you enjoy your short leave of the game, and even further don't wind up having to suffer a permanent suspension.

Nasarie3/22/2019, 10:06:03 PM1 votes

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So, One of my friends on league got banned today. I decided I was bored so I hopped into an URF game and decided to do something, looking back on it, stupid.

I decided to test the limits of Riot's banning system, and I got kind of surprised. We were in a party of four, all of whom I know very well and I made a bet that I wouldn't get banned, even though I flooded that chat with racial slurs and general toxic profranities. I won't link the chat log because it's honestly quite horrendous stuff. All of my friends reported me (not seriously) and so did some enemy players I presume.

It turned out that I did get banned, for two weeks. it was my first ban and I've kept a mediocre track record, so I wasn't surprised it was for only two weeks. What did surprise me was that alongside the one chat log for that URF game that I exploded in was another older chat log. I think I'm right in saying that Riot needs multiple games of evidence to get someone banned, but I was surprised that they linked alongside another 5-day old chat log, and nothing else. Between then and recently I have been completely clean.

This post isn't a plead of sympathy, or a plea that I want my account back. I don't see much downvotable about this but it's just information I guess.

and I know and I am aware that what I did was wrong

Well, at least I get a reason to not play this game for 2 weeks :P

Is this not the dumbest idea in the first place? When you can clearly come to the forums and see multiple people every day crying about getting accounts banned.....So what exactly was the point of this lmao.