Am I a LoL felon?

SUBMIT OBEY·Dec 3, 2015·2 votes·674 views

tl:dr I've been toxic. I'm been bad mannered and rude; I'm a player you sometimes reported. I've been punished and, to some extent, reformed. However, having lost my end of season reward in totality, I've been branded for the next season a FELON.

The punishment I received was 2 weeks and I served that time. I understand the need for a positive environment and indeed have taken steps to 'mute myself'. That is, if my mood is anything but peachy, I'll not type anything for fear of entrenching a negative mood on my team.

So, onto the felony branding. How does losing end of season rewards, the skin and boarder, make one a "felon"? I will be identifiable on a loading screen as having been punished in the tribunal. This will announce to anyone on my team that, even though I'm in this gold (or higher) division, and having been so last season, I have been a mannered player. Perhaps I have been reformed and now must wear this scarlet letter to tell my team of such times when I wasn't at my personal best.

Anyhow, the rewards are gone, I'll not ever get them. I get that, and I accept that. I don't even mind losing the skin. I did my peers wrong and Riot doesn't want to give away their free goodies to us that are mean or rude to the player base. Makes sense and I think that's a good move.

Among my friends, and the population at large, that despite my skill level, the boarder on my champion portrait will display my shameful behavior.

This policy of withholding the end of season border reward has branded me, for the whole of next season, as a LoL criminal. Much akin to the way a felony, even if a person is reformed, hangs over a persons head, reminding them of past failures.

8 Comments

JubbinautDec 3, 20153 votes

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This policy of withholding the end of season border reward has branded me, for the whole of next season, as a LoL criminal. Much akin to the way a felony, even if a person is reformed, hangs over a persons head, reminding them of past failures.

I don't understand this. I really don't. Because it's premised on the idea that the only reason for a player to not have a border is to lose out on their season rewards.

Except that people that don't play Ranked won't have borders.

Except that new players/accounts won't have borders.

Except that Bronze players won't have borders.

Why would anyone assume that a lack of border would mean a player had their rewards stripped from them, when each of the other possibilities is a more likely scenario?

DJColdCutzDec 3, 20151 votes

This, thank you.

Junsui AoiDec 3, 20151 votes

Because if they lolnexus you and see you were gold last season, they'll know that hey, he didn't get his end of season rewards. I do believe he's over conscious of it seeing as I'm slow on putting two and two together. But it does actually make sense from the ranked view.

JubbinautDec 3, 20151 votes

[{quoted}](name=Junsui Aoi,realm=NA,application-id=ZGEFLEUQ,discussion-id=qTTjb5a2,comment-id=00000001,timestamp=2015-12-03T19:03:09.576+0000)

Because if they lolnexus you and see you were gold last season, they'll know that hey, he didn't get his end of season rewards.

That's certainly true, but it's also not really an assumption, so it doesn't really address the same situation I was discussing, or that the OP was mentioning.

Even then, though, I don't think it would matter much - I doubt most people would care beyond thinking they may need to mute him pre-emptively. And that's assuming that they connect the dots the same way you have.

I dunno. I just don't see it being a problem.

Junsui AoiDec 3, 20151 votes

Like I said, I think he's being overly conscious of it. Honestly, I wouldn't connect the dots while I'm loading into game. And I rarely lolnexus people anymore unless they're stealing my role, or asking me to FP someone.

Most won't think twice about it. But he'll know himself. And that's probably where it'll affect him most.

EvilDustManDec 3, 20152 votes

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But he'll know himself. And that's probably where it'll affect him most.

That's the most important part really.

Other than that, OP, you are totally being paranoid and crazy about it. Don't worry, just keep on the right track. No one is going to actually nearly as much as you think.

AraMoOseDec 3, 20151 votes

I think the contrast between the punishment you received and the punishment you imposed on fellow league players should be reminded to you. You created an unpleasant environment enough for up to 9 people that they felt the need to report you often that your account was reviewed and punished. Even if it's just in 10 games, that's 90 people who had to put up with your behavior. In Contrast, Riot has removed a little border around a drawing in a loading screen. We are humans, your drawing is a drawing, get some perspective.

People who don't want people to think of them as ragers DON'T RAGE IN GAMES. (or whatever it is you got punished for)