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Stuff a reformed Diamond player keeps on mind to not rage or be toxic

ryona·6/27/2016, 5:40:15 AM·6 votes·833 views

I was permanently banned several weeks ago, but due to a spotless record prior, Riot seemingly decided an immediate permanent ban was too harsh and dropped it to a week for sudden, extreme toxicity found in a string of matches. Since then I reformed my ways by just keeping the following on my mind at all times, and it works out reasonably well. Wondering what you posters here think of it. I also want to keep this thread as a personal reminder of sorts.

Minor: By "mid Diamond," I mean I was sailing around near Diamond II for some time before the circumstances that led me to hit rock bottom and give up. I am still Diamond by default, but no longer care about elo and play for amusement. That said, what I always keep on my mind to prevent toxicity from leaking into chat...

  1. Almost don't type anything. Ever. I have simply convinced myself everyone I play with is trash and out to torment me, so I have successfully reprogrammed myself to never bother responding to anyone. I don't mute people necessarily to keep informed on the game admittedly, but I hate people too much to type anything back if spoken to. The only time I'll write anything is when I play Soraka and need to inform my ADC it is time to rotate post-laning, I'll just write "rotate mid" and that's it. I don't even request for champion bans I like to spite idiots.

  2. Report and file a ticket on anyone that feeds or is toxic to satisfy your anger. Self-explanatory. I excuse myself from this because I hardly if not ever feed in lane or in a way that will negatively affect my matches. That is why I am at least admittedly consistently Diamond. I do not ever forgive people that underperform in my games but don't harass them over it. Instead, I take delight simply reporting them in great detail and hoping for the worst.

  3. I no longer assume I am good for being Diamond by default (or any elo for that matter) and can restrain my ego from leaking into toxicity. I developed this amazing control because I convinced myself if I were to claim I am good for being part of the less than 1% more often than not, I would be admitting the many, many feeders and scrubs I've endured even up to D1 MMR are also good players by being in my elo ranges. Needless to say, I will never think this.

  4. Remember if you play from top lane in particular, you are generally playing the lowest impact role and have no right to complain. Assume your win consistency is like gambling and out of your control. I am a Singed and Soraka two trick player so I have a right to admit this. I won't ever say Singed being a main champion choice is the problem given there are Masters and Challengers successful with him alone, but if your bottom lane or jungler are garbage despite all your efforts, there's not much you can do. Even when fed over 15 kills, if your team is garbage, know there isn't much you can do and accept it without raging.

I currently do not play Soraka much at all because people want to still ban her despite her overwhelmingly weak state.

5 Comments

disregardable6/27/2016, 6:49:48 AM2 votes

Report and file a ticket on anyone that feeds or is toxic to satisfy your anger. Self-explanatory.

Just so you know, support won't do anything if you already reported the person in game. The only chance they'll do anything (and it is just a chance, not a guarantee) is if you have screenshots of toxicity happening outside of the game/end screen.

Mus6/27/2016, 8:12:30 AM2 votes

What I do to deal with toxic players. The minute they say something toxic. I simply mute and report after the game. They can curse, If it doesn't affect anyone. I don't mind but if its flaming towards me or a player on my team. I simply mute and focus on the game.

I've been doing alot better in my rank games due to this method.

King of Mongoose6/27/2016, 12:52:58 PM2 votes

lol don't be toxic, problem solved

Chosen0Pessimist6/27/2016, 7:31:27 AM1 votes

Maybe give me some more of your advice?

I am just so damn tired about everyone being so report happy. Just was permabanned on a account I was FINALLY sitting down to level to 30. I was just bullshitting with people and when people got toxic, I just watched them burn occasionally throwing some gas on the fire. Why? Because it is funny to me. They don't bother me when they are asses towards me. I find it amusing. But whenever I get an actual troll (like an Illaoi who goes 4-22 in lane and walks around just stand next to the enemy until she dies) I report for Intent feed, Grief, AND TOXIC. Because you can't get Riot to even look into a game where you're claiming a troll. Because they don't care about that! The thing that makes me want to tell someone to go kill themselves. I am honestly ever considered 'toxic' when either a person is all angry with me so I add to it for my own amusement or when I people actually do deserve this type of treatment. If you are feeding your ass off and REFUSE to listen to what everyone on the team is asking you to do. Expect to be called a dumbass (WHICH SHOULD NOT BE PUNISHED EVER!). You build full AD Malphite and then only use your ult on jungle camps, expect to be told you're an idiot and should stop playing the game. Because guess what.. You are and you should! Or at least ranked. I am tired of ranked games being ruined by these people. And here recently it has actually gotten to me. I have been playing League off and on since around the first season of it. And this is even my first time posting on the forums because I have never had serious issues or cares about the game. It is just so damn depressing to see a game I used to really enjoy be raped by trolls (and no, not Trundle), nothing done to those trolls, then when people finally get upset enough that they say something 'mean' to them that they get punished. It isn't right.

I don't believe in actually reporting for toxicity or verbal abuse. I think it is dumb. I know I am probably alone on that issue but I have always said, there is a mute button for a reason so use it. Stop trying to get people banned because you're so petty that you can't handle someone you don't even know the real name of calling you names on the internet. But Riot wants to punish these people. Which okay fine. But WE NEED A BETTER SYSTEM! I am tired of being punished for finally breaking under the weight of constant trolls... I play for weeks on but the moment I finally snap twice I am 14 day suspended. That is ridiculous Riot.

That is a bit of my backstory on this topic. Now I have been all over the ranks and especially this season, can't seem to keep one rank for very long thanks to the new messed up system. But really? Isn't it a bit sad that you have to REFRAIN FROM TYPING so that you won't be considered toxic and be punished for it? I log into CS:GO where every 8 year old has a mic and will tell me how many times they have fucked every guy in the lobbies moms and how they are the best at the game while the rest of us blow (despite them being like 0-8 in the 8th round). You know what I do? I laugh my ass off about it because it never ceases to be funny. When they actually get annoying, I mute them and it has no effect on my game in the least bit. Everyone is now so butthurt over the smallest stuff (and I blame Riot for this 100% for babying people ever more and more over the past few years) and it is sad. I was told I am toxic because I watched a Lucian ult in the wrong direction (ulted in front of him while running away) and made a joke of "Lucian, that's the wrong way m8 lol." And the child flipped out and spammed chat for 10 mins over how much a horrible human being I am.

I agree with the report people for feeding. I feel like they should bring back the "Unskilled Player" report. If I see your match history is a string of defeats in Plat 2 (for example) and you feed 1-6 every game in lane. Then you are CLEARLY not where you belong. Or you lost whatever it was that made you Plat 2, and need to be sent back to like Gold to find it again. I feel they need to bring that back and if enough people report you a Riot support member should be looking into that players match history to determine whether or not the person is trolling or just out of their league.

Now I have tried not typing. I have tried muting everyone as soon as I get into the game. But I like to be social. I like to bullshit about whatever when I am playing the game. Honestly I get bored grinding ranked games when I can bullshit with someone occasionally. So that doesn't work for me. And I have been called a bunch of names and told to STFU for having a conversation with people before. Then chat restricted for saying stuff like "Why don't you just mute us if we annoy you? No need to be such a dick about it." I have attempted to do what most people have been saying to do and if I do them, the game loses all its interest for me for the most part and I get more bored of it than I already am. On top of that I can't handle the trolls or seem to be able to stay out of the way of Riot's constant and wrongful punishments to the lesser toxic individuals in the community. More than likely if I can't come up with a decent solution I will be leaving League at least until some of the more annoying issues are solved. So probably another 6-8 month break from it. Maybe give it a try again next season.

Squarepusher6/28/2016, 8:16:12 AM1 votes
  1. Report and file a ticket on anyone that feeds or is toxic to satisfy your anger. Self-explanatory. I excuse myself from this because I hardly if not ever feed in lane or in a way that will negatively affect my matches. That is why I am at least admittedly consistently Diamond. I do not ever forgive people that underperform in my games but don't harass them over it. Instead, I take delight simply reporting them in great detail and hoping for the worst.

The problem with this, I did this before also, Riot will just down-weight your reporting importance, so they end up not paying attention to you.