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Can you get banned for playing whatever you want?

Spectral Zenith··1 votes·1,237 views

I rarely use the chat and I don't bother "fighting" with other players for my role so I just pick the champion I want to play with. I don't have preference which lane to take but I rarely agree to go in the jungle, so in a few games I can be top with another player. If I don't pick a support, then I go wherever a player is needed and start farming. Sometimes there is an ADC with me but I don't care. I pick my champion before some other players. They have a chance to pick a support but if they don't want to, then why should I care?

Is this really a bannable offense? Can I get banned if I ignore people who tell me how to enjoy my time even if I try to win the game? Can I get banned if I pick the same champion every time and try to farm if that will make it strong enough to be useful, even at the cost of someone else's farm?

EDIT: I know that one champion can be played in more than one role but if I choose to support, I pick champions that are good at supporting. If I play as a fighter or assassin, that means I don't intent to support.

12 Comments

Chermorg3 votes

If it's blind and you're trying to win, it's not punishable as a gameplay offense.

If it's draft and you play a role different than assigned, it may be punished.

Mindspeaker1 votes

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If it's blind and you're trying to win, it's not punishable as a gameplay offense.

If it's draft and you play a role different than assigned, it may be punished.

^^this^^ and

Chermorg you were amazingly quick look at the time posted and replied lol

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Mindspeaker1 votes

{quoted}

If it's blind and you're trying to win, it's not punishable as a gameplay offense.

If it's draft and you play a role different than assigned, it may be punished.

@Chermorg just to clarify "playing a role" as has nothing to do with champ select right for example you can "support" with "x" "non support champ" as long as you are "supporting"

correct?

Chermorg1 votes

Yep. So long as you are supporting, it doesn't matter what champion you play.

Mindspeaker1 votes

{quoted}

Yep. So long as you are supporting, it doesn't matter what champion you play.

TY :)

I just thought that point should clarified for the op as it does tend to confuse some people .

Escheton3 votes

There is an etiquette in blind pick. That calling a lane first gets you the lane, and that the remaining people fill whatever is needed. But it's no more than that.

Supports can farm fine. It's not against the rules. However, it's generally a good idea to play supports and not farm because they can help the team without much gold, and adc don't. But adc use their gold really efficiently. Which is why you try to give them farm and gold, so they end up being strong enough to kill everything.

FullmuteAll play1 votes

Well if you do like this in Ranked, you are high likely to be reported for Intentional feeding which includes trolling (I can't refer to exact points rn, but if you wish look it up after the game). And even if it is not reportable the amount of reports you can get by picking the non-support champion for support and AS MINIMUM not winning the lane can accumulate into ban not saying you get guaranteed report for taking farm from your adc or any other lane as support.

Spectral Zenith1 votes

Thanks for the answer. I thought Riot checks the issues we get reported for. If someone report me for feeding, they see if I really feed. I'm level 41 and I play like this all the time but I haven't been penalized.

Modi1 votes

Playing off meta is not punishable in itself. If you are intentionally feeding (emphasis on intentionally) or if you are trolling, then yes, it is punishable. If you are just playing it, and play poorly, no, you will not be banned.

Mindspeaker1 votes

Just to clarify some of the point mentioned in the thread

report stacking is not as bad as some make it out to be

Only legitimate reports are an issue. ( afk, leave buster avoidance , verbal abuse INTENTIONAL feeding etc)

if 1000000000 players file non-legitimate reports against you nothing will ever happen.

  • 1 report is equal to 9 so "gang reporting" does not in any way exist.

  • "legitimately playing bad" is not intentionally feeding

  • You can never be punished for champ choice alone so if you want to play the same champ in every "Role" and every lane in any mode including ranked

(as long as you stay within the role assigned when in ranked) that is perfectly legal.

Ranked is known for some players stressing out and using the "report x" for anything they don't like even if it is not in any way a "legitimate report" basically if anyone says anything critical or negative to you just mute and report them after the match

FullmuteAll play1 votes

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Thanks for the answer. I thought Riot checks the issues we get reported for. If someone report me for feeding, they see if I really feed. I'm level 41 and I play like this all the time but I haven't been penalized.

I want to emphasize on the high amounts of reports and ranked. And no, Riot won't check it, unless you apply for revision of ban. If it is blind pick , I don't think you will be punished.

themachamp1 votes

yes, you can get banned if enough people cry about it.

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