THE OTHER PLAYER IN THE GAME I WAS REPORTED FOR WAS WAY MORE TOXIC THAN ME. HOW COME I WAS PUNISHED?
Simply speaking, retaliation is not an acceptable or justifiable behavior. An argument between two players can easily create a negative experience for the rest players in the game with you. Regardless of the other player’s actions, this does not justify your own behavior. You alone are responsible for your actions within the game. If you encounter a toxic player like this, the best option is to simply report their behavior and move on.
Punishments work in 4 steps;
- 10 game chat restriction
- 25 game chat restriction
- 14 day account ban
- Permanent account ban
Typically it goes in order, but in the most severe cases Riot will manually escalate your punishment. It takes 3 months without punishment for your next tier to drop down 1 step. If you got to a permaban by level 14, your behavior is way out of line. Take a moment and read through the Summoner's Code. Let me know if you have any questions.
Also, if you share your reform card (which is emailed to you and displayed when you log into the client) we can probably show you where you're going wrong.