14 Day Banned with no chat restriction or any warnings

StrifeGuy·10/9/2017, 3:54:47 PM·1 votes·588 views

I was just recently banned after playing one ranked game and have had no prior chat restriction or any behavioral warnings. I have never inted or afked or flamed. In this game I notified the enemy team to report a member of my team for calling me a fa***t. I did not star out this word when writing it and wanted to know if the bot that does banning is truly that sensitive to the word and if that word can be the cause to my ban. Any input is appreciated.

9 Comments

Xidphel10/9/2017, 4:00:12 PM1 votes

We can't verify without chat logs.

HalcyonDweller10/9/2017, 4:03:00 PM1 votes

Riot issues 14-day bans (skipping earlier tiers of punishment) for use of hate speech, even if you're just quoting somebody else who said it. You might be able to get it lifted if you contact player support, but keep in mind Riot doesn't usually revert bans. There is small precedent for it, I've seen somebody get their punishment lifted in a similar case, but don't get your hopes up, because that chance is entirely dependent upon if Riot has changed their policies or if they believe you.

Something else to consider, you don't need to ask people to report a player. The system weighs 1 report the same as 9 reports. So you can quietly report the player without publicizing it. This is actually beneficial, because if the player in question is angry with you and you show them that it's getting to you, they will want to continue to harass you. Likewise if they are trolling you and you announce that it is getting under your skin then they will want to do it more.

tldr;

  1. You were punished for using hate speech, even quoting somebody else counts in Riot's eyes.

  2. You don't need to ask for reports. It won't affect the player's likelihood of being punished, and it will only encourage them to harass you more.

Kei14310/9/2017, 4:04:58 PM1 votes

Hmmm... repeating taboo words such as encouraging others to harm themselves or hate speech is never a good idea.

Contact https://support.riotgames.com and ask them to review the punishment.

That being said, you really don't need to repeat what he said nor ask for reports. 1 report works the same way as 9 reports, and more reports won't get people punished faster. So just let brand know that what he said isn't cool and report him yourself after the game. No need to ask anyone else to report them.