I am so god damned tired of people ON MY TEAM banning the champ I selected either by accident (“sorry… I didn’t see you selected that champ… my bad.”) or on purpose (“I didn’t want anyone to play that champ.”).
How about you get rid of banning altogether? Yeah, it makes sense in pro games when banning an opponents main champ might give your team a tactical advantage. But in casual games, it makes no sense. 95% of the time people don't know who they are playing or which champs are their favorites. More often than not people ban the champ that just kicked their ass in the previous game.
Or, how about you lock selected champs BEFORE people start banning? That way people who selected champs won’t get jacked in the backsides by their teammates. Yeah, the other team can still ban the champ I’m hoping to play, but that’s expected. No one expects or wants their teammates to screw them over in the first stage of the game. That pisses off people and undermines the team as a whole.
You guys say you want a friendlier (aka, less toxic) gaming environment. I agree. So please address this major source of frustration.
-smx