My new years resolution- to reform
Hello all! I'm a low gold player who has been in denial of being a toxic player for a long time. Even after 5 chat restrictions across a few accounts I was still in denial. However, after seeing people saying things I would have said to me, I have realized exactly what I had become. And it isn't just league honestly. I've been this way ever since I started gaming, from getting mad at people in minecraft when I was younger to raging at campers a few years back in FPS public matches.
So, starting at 12 in the morning today, i've decided to reform. This isn't the whole "hehexd reformed" meme, this is the whole 10 yards. If I ever wind up doing what I used to do (bitch about champs in all chat, flame people back that flamed me, mia ping people who don't help me, etc) I will stop playing the game for 7 days, increasing by 1 day for every time I flame again. In short, I either reform or I stop playing.
However, so far, I have been able to keep myself under check. In fact, with a new attitude, I haven't even had any urges to flame people back for mia pinging me, or get offended when people point out my score. Instead of tilting when I get behind and go for desperate plays, I look around the map to look for opportunities or things we have to do to stay in the game. It's almost like i'm playing a completely different game, one in which my friends don't have to be embarrassed to play with me, one in which my teammates and enemies enjoy playing with me, one in which I enjoy playing, one in which I don't feel ashamed in myself.
I'm not really sure if this belongs on the boards, but I felt like some people might be able to see this and relate to it, or if some people saw this and decided to do the same thing. Hopefully I can reform, and if I can't, public online gaming isn't for me, and I won't stay around any longer to ruin it for others.