Ban for off-meta, is this for real?

Dagòn·9/1/2019, 4:50:52 PM·2 votes·8,096 views

I keep hearing that you can get banned for playing off-meta in ranked. I haven't reached level 30 yet, however I don't play the meta. I will play what I want when I want.

With that said, I'm not the type to choose an obvious support character and go jungle. Support will be support, mid is mid, ADC is ADC, top is top.

Let's say that for ADC, you have Jinx, Jhin and Draven being either the top or close to the top in meta, let's say that for example, I want to play Ashe instead, or Lucian, or Sivir, I don't think any of them are in the meta. Does this mean I will be banned for not playing the meta?

34 Comments

AeroWaffle9/1/2019, 4:52:27 PM6 votes

I keep hearing that you can get banned for playing off-meta in ranked.

And they'd be wrong.

Hotarµ9/1/2019, 5:06:41 PM4 votes

As long as you are playing to win and not intentionally grief your team, you'll never be punished. :p

tbh i am bad lol9/1/2019, 8:09:39 PM3 votes

You won't be banned for playing off-meta or doing whatever you want( as long as it's not breaking rules ofc). You never get punished. You will get people who gets salty though.

Emperor Talquin9/1/2019, 5:02:00 PM3 votes

You can play whatever champion you want, wherever you want. Just don't intentionally feed, be toxic or disconnect from the game and you will be fine.

Jamaree9/1/2019, 4:55:09 PM3 votes

You won't be banned for playing non meta unless you are clearly trolling. Ashe, is fine, ADC Morg is not.

Zlera9/1/2019, 4:58:12 PM3 votes

You wont be banned for off meta in ranked as long as you try to win, hell, you can play yuumi jg and it will be fine.

Beerstein9/1/2019, 5:08:38 PM2 votes

Ignore the noobrak fanboys, you're fine.

The Kombinator9/4/2019, 11:40:43 PM1 votes

The term "off-meta" is a very subjective thing. As the "meta" itself also changes over time through the patches. So there is no real way to build auto-detect on it, and reports no longer checked by people.

This board baited me into a conversation. REMOVE IT!

Tele II9/6/2019, 10:20:34 PM1 votes

Idk who keeps telling you that horse shit. Riot doesnt enforce a strict meta, especially just specifically champion picks.