Player since Season 1 looking to Return, Has player toxcity improved?

VelociraptorEIN·Dec 8, 2017·2 votes·744 views

Long story short, when i stopped playing regularly sometime around the start of season 4, i ran into so many toxic players i couldn't take it anymore. I really wanted to play competitive but my social anxiety issues prevented me from getting into it over fear of getting screamed at for one reason or another, which happened often both in competitive and outside of it and i ultimately stopped playing all together.

I'd love to come back on a more regular basis, But i have to ask, Has the issues with toxicity improved at all? I know i might sound like some overly sensitive baby or whatever, But i just dont particularly enjoy playing a game that is supposed to be for entertainment and leave getting called curse words i didn't even know existed.

27 Comments

Final Spark LuxDec 8, 20174 votes

I'd say definitely. Sure, you can still run into the occasional toxic player, or if you're unlucky you might get a couple of them, but it's a vast improvement to what it used to be. Personally, I get very few toxic players on my teams. Maybe it's because I stay positive ;). Having a good attitude can be infectious. Unfortunately, the opposite can be said as well.

VelociraptorEINDec 8, 20171 votes

Id love to hope that positive vibes are contagious haha :D

BlueThingamajigDec 8, 20173 votes

It's a fairly accurate assessment.

Negative players expect to see negativity, and thus react more to mild actions. Positive players don't notice or otherwise ignore mildly negative actions. Certainly, some people are assholes, but they are rather infrequent.

If you do run into someone like that, mute, report, and move on. It's far more satisfying than getting into a pissing match.

DBS RonovonJan 20, 20181 votes

WRONG! Every 8/10 games has some toxic trashbag who wants to talk crap, feed, or afk.

Draven

KVbqbFsC8eDec 9, 20173 votes

If "toxicity" is enough for you to stop playing a game, you may just want to stick with single player games.

Lord RyuJan 24, 20181 votes

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If "toxicity" is enough for you to stop playing a game, you may just want to stick with single player games.

This

Basura NephilimDec 8, 20172 votes

purposeful feeding etc has been reduced imho. Will people say mean stuff? Sure, people won't change as a whole in such a short time.

Do you have options to deal with it? Yes.

/mute all

is your friend. It's the only GUARANTEED way that you will NEVER get yelled at IN GAME. Not much to be done about end game screen other than ignoring the chat and leaving.

VelociraptorEINDec 8, 20171 votes

Glad to hear :)

SarutobiDec 8, 20172 votes

Its kind of hard to say. Especially if you frequent these boards like i do. While in game ill admit i rarely see toxicity, but when i come on these boards and see people's chat its clear that it is still out there. Probably not as bad as before, but then again ill admit i dont play as often as i use to years ago! So i would say if anything it has gone down, but not by much, especially since people are getting smarter with their toxicity and ruining people's games in other ways!

VelociraptorEINDec 8, 20171 votes

Oh, Well at least they are getting creative about it.

Funkin DunkinDec 8, 20172 votes

The fact people are downvoting your thread should tell you enough

VelociraptorEINDec 8, 20171 votes

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa

Around999PeopleDec 8, 20172 votes

I've only ever ran into a hamdful of toxic players since season 2. I can count them on one hand. So i never relate to these questions because what you count as toxic i don't.

I suggest getting into the game and trying it out yourself, no one here can tell you if something will hurt you or not

VelociraptorEINDec 8, 20171 votes

I've played a few matches with friends as of recently, So ill probably hop on my own sometime this weekend and see whats up. Thanks for the input :)

LyndrisDec 9, 20172 votes

I have been around since you quit, I would say it has improved. BUT it is the internet so trolls be here, just don't feed them and remember this rule "Mute, Report, and Move on". Everyone has bad games and off days, so try not to let them get to you. If you want to add me, go ahead you seem like my kind of person. Lyndris (same as here)

~~PS the downvotes are likely from salty banned peeps [slayer-jinx-wink]

VelociraptorEINDec 9, 20171 votes

Lol I'm sure of it. I will add when I'm home :)

Who is TaliyahDec 9, 20172 votes

The higher elo you get the less toxic people you encounter.

Except for this, no not really. Have seen about the same amount of toxic people season 7 as the prior seasons.

Lord RyuDec 8, 20171 votes

I don't understand why, when people are feeding and don'tt listen to your repeated requests to please stop pushing so far or to ward, they think they're immune to being told that they're doing something wrong. Everyone automatically goes "LOL ur toxic" and running to the enemy team "report [inset champ here] mad cause I died." It's an online video game. I think people should grow a little thicker skin or just mute everyone and don't ever get better or maybe just maybe take peoples advice, however flamey it be, and ward up, watch the map, don't push up so far and people wouldn't flame. Edit: I accidentaly deleted the first post

KarunamonDec 8, 20172 votes

repeated requests to please stop pushing so far or to ward

Because those "requests" are never phrased that way.

It's never "hey $supportperson could you ward dragon" it's "fking noob support no wards ff".

It's never "move back, you're gonna get ganked pushed up that high" it's "DUMBASS NOOB PUSHED UP TOO FAR".

It's never "we're behind, they're fed, hug tower and farm" it's "trash team, reported for feeding"

I think people need to grow a little civility and dignity. Plenty of other games out there where unrepentant trash talk is the order of the day.

Around999PeopleDec 8, 20171 votes

I have only ever seen that happen after someones tried to tell someone that a million times. "Don't push, be safe" "please stop pushing you can't escape" "stop pushing you're just giving gold" "ffs stay under tower" "how many times do i have to tell you to not push" "gg noob, ff"

KarunamonDec 8, 20173 votes

The chatlogs that wind up here regularly tend to indicate that the toxicity comes first, usually when one particularly bossy player thinks that they're playing Warcraft not League of Legends and that they get to direct everyone else. Not so much.

I can count the number of times I've heard the word "please" used in the chatbox without sarcasm or malice behind it - those being some of the best games I've ever played.

Lord RyuJan 20, 20181 votes

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Because those "requests" are never phrased that way.

It's never "hey $supportperson could you ward dragon" it's "fking noob support no wards ff".

It's never "move back, you're gonna get ganked pushed up that high" it's "DUMBASS NOOB PUSHED UP TOO FAR".

It's never "we're behind, they're fed, hug tower and farm" it's "trash team, reported for feeding"

I think people need to grow a little civility and dignity. Plenty of other games out there where unrepentant trash talk is the order of the day.

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Nah, Nah, Nah. Karunamon gets what im getting at Ryu. Your first thing you mention is feeding, And i wasnt talking about me feeding. I was talking about indiscriminate cursing and swearing in place of proper criticism using actual words instead of foaming at the mouth. Who wants to play a game where you get insulted all the time?? People have flamed me for reasons not even related to my performance in the game and its seems that you missed the point of my post.

It's not just the feeding it's the mistakes, diving too far when you don't need to, not paying attention to the map, complaining about no ganks when you're pushed up super hard with no flash and no wards on the map, but it's harder to pay attention to other things someone is doing when you're playing a game. I'm just saying not everyone is the most patient when someone is playing badly and refuses to listen to advice. Realize that sometimes it is just your fault and stop blaming your teammates flaming for your problems. If you really have THAT big of a problem with what people say to you in this game "/mute all" is right there.

KarunamonJan 20, 20181 votes

If you really have THAT big of a problem with what people say to you in this game "/mute all" is right there.

That's not the standard here. Flaming will be punished - don't do it, or else. The existence of mute isn't license for flaming.

Lord RyuJan 24, 20181 votes

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That's not the standard here. Flaming will be punished - don't do it, or else. The existence of mute isn't license for flaming.

The point is people are going to do it. People have been complaining about flaming for 7 years and if you don't want to mute people then it's your own fault that you're getting triggered by it. Also nice job of only responding to what you wanted to in my comment. You seem like a little kid who's given solutions to his problems but doesn't want to do it because "that's not the standard". I'm done with this thread. Later

VelociraptorEINDec 8, 20171 votes

Nah, Nah, Nah. Karunamon gets what im getting at Ryu. Your first thing you mention is feeding, And i wasnt talking about me feeding. I was talking about indiscriminate cursing and swearing in place of proper criticism using actual words instead of foaming at the mouth. Who wants to play a game where you get insulted all the time?? People have flamed me for reasons not even related to my performance in the game and its seems that you missed the point of my post.

ModPrandineJan 24, 2018

From my experience it has, but then again I rarely encounter in-game toxicity as it is partly due to playing mostly co-op vs. ai and FGMs. No matter what though there will always be players online looking to be the evil babysitter Vicky and ruin the experience of others for their own enjoyment. As long as you don't say or do anything you know will just tick other people off (including retaliation) and mute/report the Vickys when need be then you should be fine.