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Riot needs to take poor sportsmanship reports more seriously

SorasMemories··7 votes·1,007 views

I recently had a game, as ADC, where my support threw a tantrum and rage quit bot lane. I'm sure it comes as no surprise that bot lane was lost within minutes and I fell behind. He muted me and mocked me all game, knowing I couldn't defend myself since, obviously, he wouldn't see it. The harassment went on all game and I suppose he found it amusing that I was struggling. I usually don't let bad games get to me, but this was particularly upsetting because it is a problem that gets worse every year I play league.

Poor sportsmanship is, in my opinion, the worse thing about this game. The majority of people who play - or, at least, who I get paired with - don't want to work as a team and enjoy watching their teammates suffer. Even if I win, there is no fun in it if my teammates harassed each other all game and nagged in /all chat about how terrible their teammates are. Even if I win, it doesn't feel like a victory if someone on my team mocked me all game because of their need to blame others for their own mistakes.

I'm honestly tempted to start muting everyone before the game starts because other player's attitude problems is ruining this game for me.

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Deep Terror Nami5 votes

He muted me and mocked me all game, knowing I couldn't defend myself since, obviously, he wouldn't see it. The harassment went on all game

I'm never going to understand why someone chooses to allow harassment all game instead of muting. He used it, but you're the one that needed to, and now you're contemplating muting everyone automatically because you didn't?

Riot absolutely does punish for that kind of behavior if they are consistently like that, but if you want to mitigate the issue immediately use the Mute button when it's called for.

Víaggro1 votes

A lot of it, at least for some of the younger players, could the "sibling mentality". For anyone who ever grew up with a brother or sister how many times would you guys get into a fight and have your parents say both of you stop it. How many times did that work? Not often. Both of you kept on going because you wanted to get the last word in. Kind of the same thing, when someone insults you or teammate just muting them sounds like a good idea, but if you responded once you get sucked into the idea that they might get the last word in. I am by no means saying this is for everyone. Some are like welp you said ass so MUTED. But for some I suspect this could be the case. If you mute everyone before the game even starts this can alleviate the feeling of the sibling getting in the last word because there was never a word to begin with.

Just my thought on why, for some people, muting could be more difficult then for others.

scazzman2 votes

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I'm never going to understand why someone chooses to allow harassment all game instead of muting. He used it, but you're the one that needed to, and now you're contemplating muting everyone automatically because you didn't?

Riot absolutely does punish for that kind of behavior if they are consistently like that, but if you want to mitigate the issue immediately use the Mute button when it's called for.

several reasons

  1. if theyre just harassing you in chat. at least they're still playing the game. often times. once players have figured out that they are muted. they resort to harassing you outside of chat. often in ways that are more disruptive such as by farm stealing/inting/ping spam

  2. there's the off event they might actually say something useful

  3. you might have said something earlier in the game that might be percieved as toxic. and if they start rallying for reports in allchat, at this point. you actually have to defend yourself

  4. there's also the "I shouldnt have to" factor.

Deep Terror Nami3 votes

If someone slaps you every time you see them, are you just not going to ever put your hand up in the event they don't? They are at fault for their harassment, but you have a choice to mitigate its effect on you; it's just silly to choose not to do anything.

you might have said something earlier in the game that might be percieved as toxic. and if they start rallying for reports in allchat, at this point. you actually have to defend yourself

No, you don't. While it's a natural reaction, this almost always make the situation worse. I know you've seen us say a thousand times that the false reports won't do anything, yet you still spout this bs?

scazzman2 votes

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If someone slaps you every time you see them, are you just not going to ever put your hand up in the event they don't? They are at fault for their harassment, but you have a choice to mitigate its effect on you; it's just silly to choose not to do anything.

No, you don't. While it's a natural reaction, this almost always make the situation worse. I know you've seen us say a thousand times that the false reports won't do anything, yet you still spout this bs?

im suggesting you might have thrown a "shut up" or something similar at someone earlier in the game perhaps someone in a premade with you.. thereby validating the report. at this point you have no choice but to try and smooth talk out of a report

Deep Terror Nami1 votes

That is never how it really goes.

Kei1431 votes

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I'm honestly tempted to start muting everyone before the game starts because other player's attitude problems is ruining this game for me.

a wise decision

Telephone Booth1 votes

He muted you while continuing to harass you, knowing that he wouldn't see your points? Don't you see the obvious solution to that? You know being muted doesn't prevent you from muting others right? Do you just enjoy feeling bad and being insulted? I mean it's all good if you choose not to mute, but damn, don't make a forum post being upset about it afterwards. What's more important is that he left lane and trolled. Fuck the verbal harassment, that's solved by a simple mute. Maybe that's why they don't punish everyone with zero tolerance, when they are toxic to someone. But if he continues that, and continues to be reported for it, he will be punished.

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