Toxicity is reactionary

Incognonymous·9/27/2017, 6:07:47 PM·4 votes·733 views

Want to address toxicity? Address the root problems that inspires someone to say something toxic. I would wager that the VAST majority of people punished for toxic behavior are not inherently toxic-- they have to be egged on in the first place. Those circumstances should not only be extenuating factors, but their causes should be the focus as a strategy to reduce toxicity.

Riot focuses on punishing sore losers-- it should instead focus on ungraceful victors.

For an example:

-Poor matchmaking -Intentional feeding -BM -Smurfs

Are my triggers. If you're a diamond playing silvers, and you flash your mastery after "outplaying" someone I WILL say something. Because you're a piece of human shit who happened to get lucky and is now taking advantage of an unfortunate situation to stroke your ego.

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Colgate Gator9/27/2017, 6:39:09 PM5 votes

I mean, I can't really sympathize with you, I've been playing this game for years and I've yet to be punished once, so...Even with all the BMing, inters, trolls, etc, it really seems that the decision to be toxic falls completely on the players themselves.

Basically, it's a you problem.

ModPeriscope9/27/2017, 6:35:46 PM4 votes

I mean, no one's being toxic to you right now, but

you're a piece of human shit

was just kinda thrown out there. All toxicity should be punished, not just the ones that suit* your style of toxicity.

You're basically advocating for League to go back to Kindergarten, where students thought "he started it" actually meant something.

PresBushDid7119/27/2017, 6:51:41 PM2 votes

My guess is the reason people are just downvorting and moving on is that you are looking for validation, not debate.

Likewise, if your "genetic line" goes into a rampage over words on a screen, I am not sure our genetic line has much to fear.

Incognonymous9/27/2017, 6:12:12 PM2 votes

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Friendly Ram9/27/2017, 6:26:33 PM2 votes

nah toxic people generally are pricks right out of the gate. less then 20% of people get tilted and start being toxic in my games.

yesnobanana9/27/2017, 6:26:06 PM2 votes

You can consider everything in-game reactionry. I agree that you stated important problems, but if anyone has a bad game that dosn't give you the premission to flame him.

Xidphel9/28/2017, 11:24:17 AM1 votes

So is mute and report.

PinkSalt9/27/2017, 6:38:31 PM1 votes

alright I get your point, the "ezzzzzzz" texts when losing a trade or game entirely does piss everyone off. I would label to situations as passive-aggressive. If a couple of curse words can get someone ban but being overly passive aggressive is a-ok. Reminds me of children egging on each other to hit one another then run to their parents crying and claiming they "just got hit"......... pathetic.