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Great job! Chat ban the victims!

Raishiin··2 votes·638 views

I've noticed something after awhile of playing League here. Whenever you get reported, even if it's because you dared to complain when you get stuck in a team that literally fed, they seem to take it seriously.

League, what are you using for this system of yours? Are you using some bupkis machine learning algorithm to validate whether you think it's a good idea to take action or are you forgetting how bad your own player-base is when people play random matches? Is there any reason you shouldn't put some responsibility on the players to mute others when they're annoying while in game, especially if they're not being particularly offensive?

I recently had a chat ban placed on me, or at least I believe it is. Everything I type comes out as little boxes and it doesn't really work. This is after I got trolled hardcore in a 3v3 match where my teammates went 0/19/0 and 1/22/0. The one was coincidental, because our Kayle and Ryze were both playing like they were bots. I dared to complain and call them feeders, and all the enemy team did was mock me and give me trouble, then say they're going to honor them. (They also did their best to extend the match by killing us and using minions to destroy our turrets. Both my teammates just kept feeding the whole time.)

What's wrong with this game where you can get a chat ban after being reported by trolls? And where's the responsibility of the users to just mute people?

As long as someone plays and isn't intentionally throwing a game, that's what mute is there for if you don't like what they're saying in the chat. Have the PC police gotten in here and started censoring people who actually have the guts to call someone out for feeding and trolling? Because when you're a victim of these people it really sucks to come back in and find League is taking action against you of all people. Last time I checked I should be able to complain about them as long as I use civil language, and if they have a problem about it they should be able to mute me. Not whine to you guys and get daddy to come rescue them because someone on the internet called them out.

12 Comments

AJStarhiker3 votes

Great job: You fell for their bait and got yourself into trouble. You're responsible for how you act. You don't need to call for reports. It only takes one to flag the game for review and announcing or begging for reports is considered harassment. As soon as you brought it up -- in all/ chat, no less -- you became part of the problem.

If your teammates are trolling you, mute them, report them after the game, and forget about them. That's all they deserve: to be forgotten.

Deep Terror Nami2 votes

You didn't get a chat ban, that's not what it does. It will tell you with a yellow system message that you only have a certain number of messages remaining (like 3/5, 2/5 etc.), and you'll also get a message in your client telling you how many games you are restricted for. You have some other sort of issue and you may need to repair your client (google search for this issue first, that might not be it).

Your real issue beside the point, if someone is toxic to you and you respectfully ask them to stop but they don't, mute them and report them. That's all there is to it.

bFyKVq23tK1 votes

I agree but not everyone can just passively take it. Saying there is a mute button use it should make offensive language an unbannable offensive because hey there is a language filter button.

Deep Terror Nami4 votes

If you have to mute someone, the damage is typically already done. The mute button is to prevent further verbal abuse, and the language filter is also not an excuse to be toxic, especially since it's easily circumvented (and most harassment is not with much that gets filtered).

bFyKVq23tK1 votes

Yeah, I'm just sick of people getting in trouble for frustration that is PURPOSEFULLY CAUSED FOR FUN by another player or party. They know they are being dicks and feeding/trolling and they should take the repercussions of it, not complain and whine that they got abused for abusing. It would be like streaking at an NFL game but then trying to sue the NFL for putting you on TV and calling you an idiot.

Zielmann3 votes

If other people are trying to harass or troll you into giving them such a reaction, then you report them at the end of the game. It'll come back to bite them soon enough.

bFyKVq23tK1 votes

I agree but let's be real. Anyone with a backbone or who has play sports or has been a part of teams in the past doesn't allow one person to ruin it for the whole. It's annoying when 4 people's time and experience is wasted over one person but because you say how you really feel about them everyone gets in trouble. People need to grow a backbone and if you're clearly trolling nothing said to them should matter because they purposefully are trying to get this reaction and deserve it.

Zielmann2 votes

Who has more of a backbone, the player who caves in to the troll and stoops to their level, or the player who is able to just let it roll off them without immediately responding?

This comes down to a matter of perspective and opinion on the issue. But the thing is, it really doesn't matter. You can disagree with a rule, but it doesn't make you immune to following it. Riot has been very clear and consistent with their policy regarding this topic. If you choose to not follow that policy, it's at your own risk.

Deep Terror Nami2 votes

Sometimes they are exactly like you; just frustrated at the game and other players, or maybe upset at something other than the game.

While intentional trolls are the worst and deserve no sympathy, it's only going to hurt you and other players to get into it with them. Take pride in being a better person than them.

bFyKVq23tK1 votes

I've agreed with EVERYTHING you've said on these forums tbh nami. I just can't stand it how people can't man up and take shit when they deserve it and try to get it. I am frustrated I am getting a 2 week ban for a first time offense while the intentional troll Lulu I got banned for abusing who claims she threw, didn't want to win, and purposefully left us to lose has played over 20 games in the last day and has had no punishment.

Deep Terror Nami1 votes

My personal trick is to type out whatever you feel like, and just hit Escape instead of Enter. If I actually sent what I wanted I'd be banned too.

Zielmann2 votes

And if you don't have that level of self-control, just yell at your monitor!

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