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Post-Game Report =/= "Who Do You Blame for Your Loss?"

TBakes·1/3/2016, 1:16:54 AM·6 votes·829 views

I have just realized that so many people are looking for someone to blame the loss on at the end of a game. Don;t get me wrong, it has always been an issue, but it is one I am just now figuring out: no one wants to b accountable for their team's loss. At the end of the game everyone is pointing fingers. "Report yasuo for feeding." "Report kha'zix for unskilled." "I wish we had a better jungler."

Sometimes you just lose. Sometimes the loss isn't your fault. Sometimes it is. Sometimes the enemy team comp is just better than yours. Sometimes there is only one mistake you made as a team that lost the game. You do not have to report someone at the end of every game.

Of course, I am always that guy who turns everything into an existential crisis. This isn't just a problem in LoL; it's a problem in modern society. I wish more people would say "I'm sorry." I wish more people would use positive reinforcement. I wish we did not feel the need to point fingers at other people for all of our problems. Have some accountability. People respect someone a lot more if they admit their fault and learn from it. We have all been there. We have all made mistakes in the game. We have all made bad calls. We have all tried to do what we want to do instead of what is best for the group.

I challenge you to find one fault in your next game, say you are sorry, and then learn from it. If someone else is having a bad game I challenge you to give them an actual tip (not flaming or toxic). Next time your teammates are grouping mid and you want to do dragon I challenge you to go mid. Next time someone doesn't surrender when you want to, I challenge you to use that time to practice playing from behind. I challenge you to limit the whining and complaining. I challenge you to stop spamming all chat with your venting.

15 Comments

ProjektSHIN1/3/2016, 2:09:36 AM3 votes

True... but the whole "Take some Accountability" or "Stop Pointing Fingers" routine can only be applied in certain end-game scenarios. I agree with your statement that "Everyone wants someone to blame for their loss" but really though, more times then not... There is "someone" or "something" to blame. Granted I'm not saying that grants you a pass that allows you to turn into a verbal jack-ass. Though in the same way reflecting on one's own mistakes can definitely improve an individual's skill level. Letting someone know that they probably threw the game will make said person aware of that mistake(s).

Yes but then pointing fingers just becomes one big chaotic clusterf*** of who's to blame. Well people are upset and they want to vent in one form or another. Very unproductive and quite childish for sure but it happens. I typically use the scoreboard as a reference... while it isn't a perfect method of finding "the weakest link" it can put you in the right direction. Yes I'm aware that there are other things that come into play for a Victory/Defeat other then just individual's scores... However, a players death count contributes quite more then many people realize. Either way... I'm done, I'm just saying that when you weren't able to carry due to your backpack being so damn heavy.... there tends to be a reason beyond your personal performance.

Maximum Morde1/4/2016, 4:08:33 AM2 votes

I mostly just report the GG EZ folks and the folks with inappropriate names. TBH my games very rarely have anyone actually toxic in them. Of course I do report them when they show up, but its pretty few and far between.

Vicvictorw1/4/2016, 4:10:48 AM2 votes

Know what people are going to take from this?

/all "I'm sorry we couldn't put up more of a fight. Shouldn't have let this #$% jungle."

DeynaTaggerung1/4/2016, 4:12:07 AM2 votes

Occasionally I miss the "report for unskilled" option we used to have. In those cases where I was frustrated at a specific member for playing really poorly I knew I could press that report button with a clear conscience because it essentially did nothing. And yet it was a great way to express my dissatisfaction

I agree with your statements though

Samus721/3/2016, 2:31:45 AM2 votes

There's a phrase I started using at my last job. Management preached a team environment. "Let's work as a team." "Let's be a team." "There is no "I" in "team."" But it was never about the team really. Management was really keen on punishing those that were not adequately helping "the team." Granted, that's part of management's job. But at that place, they wanted to punish more than they did make the team stronger. It was obvious (and not because I was punished a lot. I did my part.) It made me develop the phrase "There is no "I" in team until "U" screw up." The "U" part was just me showing my disgust at people too lazy to type the word "you."

The bottom line is you lost. The team lost. The other team won. Now, if you want to break it down after and see where improvement needs to be made, so be it. But people usually are not looking at stats to find out how to improve. They just want someone to blame! Fix it? Maybe. Point their finger and burn one person at the stake to make it all better? Yah! THAT is what they're doing.

Frank11/4/2016, 4:03:15 AM2 votes

Can i just say don't get into the habit of reporting every game. The more you report the less "worth" your report actually gets at the end of the day. When you actually need its strength because of an actual problem, it won't be there to help you. But it's only Human to blame others because people are embarrassed of their own actions. Sometimes people just need to know where to draw the line. Although you lost, don't try explaining anything to anyone. They will learn on their own. If you try explaining what one person did wrong, they will just accuse you of blaming them for the team's loss (if that makes sense). People will eventually learn from their mistakes, that is probably the only way to learn.

"For every amazing win, there will be a horrible loss " -Unknown

ZT Xperimentor1/3/2016, 3:31:43 AM1 votes

{quoted} Of course, I am always that guy who turns everything into an existential crisis. This isn't just a problem in LoL; it's a problem in modern society. I wish more people would say "I'm sorry." I wish more people would use positive reinforcement. I wish we did not feel the need to point fingers at other people for all of our problems. Have some accountability. People respect someone a lot more if they admit their fault and learn from it. We have all been there. We have all made mistakes in the game. We have all made bad calls. We have all tried to do what we want to do instead of what is best for the group.

You know, a bunch of companies, as well as most communities would benefit from responsibility & respectability. And the first step to fixing problems is finding them. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

TheSeltzerBaron1/3/2016, 2:05:37 AM1 votes

You don't "just lose", there's always a reason. Sometimes it's a single really bad player, Sometimes it's multiple bad players. If they never figure out what they're doing wrong then how do they get better?

I don't report unless I'm fairly confident the feeding was intentional or if a person knowingly threw the match for the rest of the team. If a bunch of immature players want to report me for being bad at a champ, they are welcome to do that. Nothing is going to happen to me. Unintentionally sucking isn't violating the TOS or summoner's cod.

DJColdCutz1/3/2016, 1:58:56 AM1 votes

ur just mad cuz it's always you they blame. get gud.