Are players more toxic this season?

Dr Poro·May 14, 2016·1 votes·647 views

Is it just me or are people in ranked way more toxic than they used to be? In every game we lose, at least one person is blaming someone for the loss, calling them boosted, telling them to stay bronze (this is in platinum-diamond matches) or just insulting them. Even in the games I win, people are still flaming. Also the opponent team starts blaming in all chat and asking for reports.

I know that ranked has always been a toxic place, but last seasons, it didn't seem to be that big of a deal to me. Mainly the 'boosted' spam that you hear every game is new. (Before, they said 'ebay' but this didn't happen quite as often because they know buying an account was less likely than eloboost is now.)

5 Comments

Em El Gee BruhMay 14, 20161 votes

I feel they are.

deadlychuckMay 14, 20161 votes

It's possible they are. In theory this could be reflective of a higher concentration of toxic players as the less toxic portion of the community leaves the game.

Though this is just a baseless hypothesis with no numerical evidence.

notmebuthimMay 14, 20161 votes

IMO its less toxic but more competitive.

ModWuksMay 14, 20161 votes

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IMO its less toxic but more competitive.

I'd say this. People who are outright negative or toxic are more likely to get caught under the Instant Feedback system, so they'll generally work on keeping their mouth shut. For those who aren't able to do that, there might be some passive aggressive chat, but as opposed to other seasons, I'd consider this mild in comparison.

zSkeletoRzMay 14, 20161 votes

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I'd say this. People who are outright negative or toxic are more likely to get caught under the Instant Feedback system, so they'll generally work on keeping their mouth shut. For those who aren't able to do that, there might be some passive aggressive chat, but as opposed to other seasons, I'd consider this mild in comparison.

So less toxic, more troll. Seems like way more fun this year!