Ego Problems.

Dont Quit ILY ·Jun 17, 2018·34 votes·15,171 views

The ego in this game is outrageous, I was playing with a friend who went jax into darius, he fed, and after game in the lobby I put in the chat (post game lobby) "Its not exactly Jax's fault that he lost, he just didn't know the match up and against Darius thats the only thing that mattered, no reason to act like you just won worlds" he was obnoxiously bragging and calling people names so I thought I would simply tell him the truth of playing darius. This was also in defense of my friend the jax but he took it as an insult and asked sarcastically (I didn't realize it at the time) "How do I play Jax into Darius then?" I simply told him "Wait for him to pull, E, Q onto him when he tried to Q, W, stun, and walk away for trades". Now I was his friend and I had the best intentions and meant no ill will but, he kicked me from the lobby went to personally message me "%%% dont tell me how to play" and blocked me. Now the question, why do people have such absurd egos when it comes to league? I can understand if a rando was telling you how to play but if your friend is trying to help why the hate and anger?

36 Comments

King LegoJun 17, 201817 votes

If kanye west played this game, the entire community might become humble in a snap. Even 12 year olds. I mean, I've beaten Diamond players (even tryhards) many times, and actually got flamed on all-chat by them, and also got praised like "you silver and you beaten a Diamond! are you a smurf or just an actual good player who happens to be a hardstuck silver?!?" and other stuff like that.

I was just "what the hell is the big deal?" I mean, i got beaten by bronze 5 players before and i couldn't care less. People just have too much pride and it's just sad. [slayer-jinx-unamused]

y0r1ckJun 17, 201811 votes

My king

King LegoJun 17, 20182 votes

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My king

Rise my Lego Piece! You are needed to complete my Lady Program! Rise with my army! and form my Lady Arsenal!

HonestJohnTheConJun 17, 20181 votes

You are responsible for my feet.

My sore, crying feet.

King LegoJun 18, 20181 votes

{quoted}

You are responsible for my feet.

My sore, crying feet.

Remember grasshopper! You must master your mind to master your body! Instead of crying in agony, embrace it! Ignore the pain, and you shall get use to it in no time! When the moment comes! You will barely feel anything when you step on a Lego! You can even walk on Lego like walking on ashes like a boss!

No in all seriousness, 18 years of Lego, stepping on Lego is like a big pleasure i feel now. Hitting your pinky toe on the edge of some table, is a 1 ticket to the grave. That's for sure. [slayer-jinx-wink]

AceBangtanHoseokDec 18, 20181 votes

It's alright to have pride, but when you take it so far that you push people away and go so far as to troll and bully is when you need to stop and get mental help; Constant aggressive behavior isn't cute nor okay for your mental stability. [sg-shisa] [sg-shisa]

Warlord RhinarkJun 17, 201814 votes

Jax: Please tell me how to play against Darius then

Also Jax: Shut up don't tell me how to play

[zombie-brand-facepalm]

TheCodeisCupCakeJun 17, 20184 votes

[{quoted}](name=Warlord Rhinark,realm=EUW,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=psPPJk7B,comment-id=0004,timestamp=2018-06-17T15:40:26.375+0000)

Jax: Please tell me how to play against Darius then

Also Jax: Shut up don't tell me how to play

[zombie-brand-facepalm]

This world scares me

Warlord RhinarkJun 17, 20186 votes

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This world scares me

The World?

Nah.

The people living on it?

Absolutely terrified.

~~We need a plague~~

Despìca BìllJun 18, 20181 votes

Amen, Brother.

NegativityJun 19, 20181 votes

[{quoted}](name=Warlord Rhinark,realm=EUW,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=psPPJk7B,comment-id=000400000000,timestamp=2018-06-17T15:55:17.398+0000)

The World?

Nah.

The people living on it?

Absolutely terrified.

~~We need a plague~~

We don’t need a plague, plagued kill everyone not just stupid people, many well minded good people would be lost. Better to just let these people be stupid they don’t last, or they fix themselves.

Warlord RhinarkJun 19, 20181 votes

they don’t last,

They do, unless we put laws prohibiting them from reproducing.

I'm all for Social Darwinism at this point.

they fix themselves.

They might, but I don't know if the time and effort is worth it.

ModiJun 17, 201812 votes

why do people have such absurd egos when it comes to league?

The internet makes people feel as if no one can touch them. The anonymity gives them the idea that they can do anything and act in any manner (often without manners)..

It is most likely that your "friend" just was not receptive to criticism. If you truly said it like you explained it, then he probably took it as an assault of his ability. He also seems to have been embarrassed by the comment, which explains the follow up actions (retort + blocking).

Your friend should find a way to handle constructive feedback. Even so, airing criticisms, no matter how constructive, in a public setting, especially among peers, is not a good tactic. I would recommend giving feedback over a private chat next time.

ZackTheWaffleManJun 17, 20182 votes

An actual answer?! BURN THE HERETIC!

Despìca BìllJun 18, 20181 votes

Lol. Inquisitor Whitlock, is that you?

AstorineJun 17, 20189 votes

People are arrogant in general, league just amplifies this by a number of factors.

rtbf225618241Jun 17, 20187 votes

Because people have invested a ton of time into this game, and seeing this shit happen makes them feel like it was all for naught.

Time is a precious resource, you know. I wouldn't like it either if someone told me i can't play Jax.

But i wouldn't take it like this. Your "friend" was ridiculously childish.

I NEED HEALlNGJun 17, 20185 votes

who's your friend so i can tell him how much of a dumbass he is

Best Vi EarthJun 17, 20184 votes

you dont know this persons personality right? online friend? if so dont assume he/she will take it the best way.

CyrosiJun 17, 20184 votes

As a new player who never played a MOBA before now, and is in a low MMR with good reason, I'm slightly surprised at how many people in my games think they're pros. I'm not even in comp, and at my rate I'm not planning on going into comp for awhile. That's true with any game, I guess, but it seems especially noticeable when players do things without reason, and those things get them killed. Like, why are you being so aggressive with the enemy laners when you're taking more damage then they are? Why are you wandering around the enemy side jungle with no vision anywhere?

I'm new and don't know what the crap I'm doing, and even I notice these things. How can people not notice that and think they belong in diamond?

giantZorgJun 17, 20181 votes

If you don't notice what you did wrong or what crap you are doing, then you actually will think that you must be very good because you can't see yourself doing something wrong. A bit circular, but think about it. And as long as someone (as a player) doesn't accept that he/she is the problem because hey, he/she plays everything right, then it must be someone else's fault (bot playing poorly, autofilled teammate, Riot's OP designs) all the time which is really frustrating. There's a good reason I always liked to play single-player sports (badminton, table-tennis, chess, you get the idea) more than team sports as I know I am the one to blame in the end when I lose. While in a team sport, it can get very sad if you just have an incompetent/unwilling goaltender (ex. floorball in university team where everyone want's to be the playmaker) and know you will lose at minute 0.

Ahri Carries AllJun 17, 20181 votes

It's called Dunning-Kruger Syndrome... LS literally calls people out for that shit all the time. People in League always think they deserve a higher rank when they clearly do not. (Full disclosure: I believe I deserve Gold IV at the very least. My lane mechanics are solid, I do not play champions I do not understand or that do not "click" with me, and I know how to abuse a lead and mitigate a deficit. These things helped me to learn the game and get better. Often the reason I lose games is because players play well around me and my team refuses to adapt to win games. [i.e. That Nasus who always rushes Tri-Force when vsing a Bruiser when he needs to rush a few tank items to mitigate the damage he takes when he does get into bad fights.]) I used to be in that boat, building Sion Tank with Armor when facing a Malzahar and wondering why in the hell I took so much damage... only to realize I needed to build Magic Resistance, then Malzahar didn't have shit on me no more.)

CyrosiJun 19, 20181 votes

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It's called Dunning-Kruger Syndrome... LS literally calls people out for that shit all the time. People in League always think they deserve a higher rank when they clearly do not. (Full disclosure: I believe I deserve Gold IV at the very least. My lane mechanics are solid, I do not play champions I do not understand or that do not "click" with me, and I know how to abuse a lead and mitigate a deficit. These things helped me to learn the game and get better. Often the reason I lose games is because players play well around me and my team refuses to adapt to win games. [i.e. That Nasus who always rushes Tri-Force when vsing a Bruiser when he needs to rush a few tank items to mitigate the damage he takes when he does get into bad fights.]) I used to be in that boat, building Sion Tank with Armor when facing a Malzahar and wondering why in the hell I took so much damage... only to realize I needed to build Magic Resistance, then Malzahar didn't have shit on me no more.)

Yeah, that's me, I don't know a lot of things about LoL. I'm sure if I actually played ranked I'd be in bronze or low silver because my mechanics are pretty mediocre and I make lots of mistakes. To be fair, I think about 25% of my problem is that I don't know the heroes well outside of botlane, and even then, I'm not familiar with some of the rarer botlane picks. So all the little things like "Does Ekko deal magic or physical damage?" and "Who is Zilean, and what is his ult?" are things I don't really know.

Ahri Carries AllJun 21, 20181 votes

I doubt your mechanics are that bad but as far as mistakes go, so long as you can read a situation well you can identify when your mistakes will really make a difference. (i.e. I overextended when I was 2/0/0 in lane and died trying to get that 3/0/0 kill against an underfarmed and underleveled Syndra. Sure she gets kill gold for it but in the long run, she can't use that to make a meaningful impact given that she is low and doesn't have a lot of waveclear in her kit. <-- That's an example of when a mistake won't cost you heavily. An alternative situation is doing that vs a Yasuo, who has a lot of waveclear in his kit, can shove the wave in quickly and force you to miss a lot of XP, gold, and causes the wave to bounce meaning it's in a more favorable position for him when he comes back to lane after basing for items and HP regen.) It took me 4 years to get to where I am today, where I understand most of the champions and can read the map fairly well as well as get an idea of what will come next patch based on the notes alone. Don't get discouraged. If you need help, ask well-thought-out questions, or ask stupid questions... there is no right way to tell you how to ask your questions. Just ask, people will help you. (BTW Ekko deals primarily magic damage, and Zilean is a support who's ultimate is basically a GA that can be cast on him or his teammates when they're about to die. Don't try and kill them before it wears off, or do and be prepared to CC the target down so they can't run. :)

TerozuJun 17, 20184 votes

This is why i kind of stopped playing with a lot of my friends.

Too many of them are absorbed into their own egomania.

Like "noone can beat me when i play X"

But then when they lose as X they act really weird and depressed or sometimes get childish and troll.

Or some of them will spam ff if they are personally doing bad but if they are personally doing good they will flame anyone for trying to ff.

I prefer playing with the friends who will scream "AHH SNAKE LADY" when cass pops out of nowhere, or make other jokes and dont care about winning as much. However theyre mostly support mains like me so we rarely play together.

IfnethJun 17, 20183 votes

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This is why i kind of stopped playing with a lot of my friends.

Too many of them are absorbed into their own egomania.

Like "noone can beat me when i play X"

But then when they lose as X they act really weird and depressed or sometimes get childish and troll.

Or some of them will spam ff if they are personally doing bad but if they are personally doing good they will flame anyone for trying to ff.

I prefer playing with the friends who will scream "AHH SNAKE LADY" when cass pops out of nowhere, or make other jokes and dont care about winning as much. However theyre mostly support mains like me so we rarely play together.

That... is so cute!

[sg-ahri-2]

(Though I think you should make humbler friends...)

TeCoolMageJun 17, 20183 votes

I feel like this is more a problem with humanity in general, not league

SammyDayspringJun 17, 20182 votes

It's problem everywhere. Look at sports figures. They act like they walk on water be because they are good at playing with a ball. Gamers are no different. At the end of the day, even the best players in the world are only the best at playing a video. It only means something because we make it mean something.

12282003648gpsflJun 19, 20182 votes

We all have that one friend. I don't talk to him much anymore..

TheZacStreetBoysJun 19, 20181 votes

I haven't had that guy... but anyone else with the: Me: Accidentally steals one kill "Friend": OMFG STEAL ONE MORE KILL AND I WON'T BE YOUR FRIEND ANYMORE

Troll for TrumpJun 17, 20181 votes

Prob cuz they have a shitty life

Real Sexy YoonaJun 17, 20181 votes

I'm sorry about your "friend". But you are talking about something that exists in every place that has a form of hierarchy/rank. This isn't unique to League of Legends. Also, you shouldn't make a conclusive statement on the game from one personal experience. Just think of all the possible situations that went unnoticed because someone acted like a normal human being and didn't have an outrageous ego.

I mean right now, I'm a Diamond player playing norms in Korea with 200 ping (with lag spikes) in the NA server just to play with my buddies. Sometimes I die hilarious deaths due to lag and high ping and the enemy often all-chats me "wow, I'm silver and I beat you", "going to report you for being boosted", or "garbage diamond player" etc.
To be real with you, it does annoy me but not to the point where I say anything back. I just try to laugh it off and enjoy the game. This isn't just me. Most of my friends who are in diamond/plat are genuinely humble. They often roast themselves when they die to lower elo players. We have a general consensus that being egocentric is being delusional.

I'm kinda making this comment longer because whenever threads like yours are made, the conversation often shifts towards stereotyping high elo players as being rude and egocentric.
And I'm tired of the feeling where people profile me as having an ego just because I'm in high elo. It's getting to the point where it is almost regrettable getting high elo because a lot of people just automatically see you as a douche-bag. Humans are humans man everywhere you go, some are good and some are bad.

LibroMastroJun 18, 20181 votes

It's like this in every multiplayer game

Mylon RequiemJun 18, 20181 votes

This thread is a microcosm of the basic reason that I have spent several years as a solo player because there is a criminal lack of desire for learning and improving in this game in most of its playerbase such that the egotism of thinking you already know and understand something perfectly makes the opinions and decisions of others seem foolish.

Nearly every time I have queued up with a duo, whether an IRL friend or one I made while playing, it only takes a game or two to get to the realization that they have no interest in having a mutual learning experience, it's much more about the selfishness of playing for yourself rather than for others.

No wonder people get stuck so easily in their rank, they are WILLINGLY choosing not to learn.

AceBangtanHoseokDec 18, 20181 votes

They bring their emotions into the game; that's why. They want to be the BEST at the game; because it's also a competitive game. People think; Competition is no fun; which isn't if you want it so. Me; I play league for fun and avoid ranks, but all of my friends are into rank matches; and so much that if I played normals with them; they get all upset and frustrated when they lose; and I'm just sitting there annoyed as hell that this constantly happens. For me, I honestly need to find someone who just doesn't give a fuck about playing league for "RANKS OR WORLDS" but for fun; because now people made a league of legends a job. [sg-ahri-2]

It's a sport; and a Job. Games are not fun but jobs now lol*[slayer-jinx-unamused]*