Toxic behaviour and gameplay

Nyanthe·12/23/2015, 6:14:41 AM·3 votes·469 views

So I have been reading a lot about toxic behavior and got to wondering about a few things.

How do trolls have the time to be typing their toxic remarks in game? Surely they should be concentrating their fingers on actually playing the game, and their brains on analyzing the game for openings that will lead to an advantage.

I would even suggest that it is the fault of those who are typing toxic comments if the team loses the game, rather than the fault of someone who is making mistakes because they are learning. if they were more focused on analyzing the game and helping out where they can see a team member is struggling then perhaps the game would be won instead of lost.

If you have time to type insults to people then you have time to give them helpful suggestions, or even nip over and help them out a few minutes. I have been fortunate enough to play with some very helpful people who have popped over to assist me instead of beating on me for getting ganked. I didn't need anyone to point out I was out of position, I already knew it but it was too late ... so when someone silently popped over and assisted I was grateful.. It made the game move faster and we won by a big margin eventually. So sometimes it pays to just be nice and spend your energy and time in more constructive ways. I also want to add that I view the person who helps out a far more professional player than the person who just rages because I make a mistake.

5 Comments

Raka Flaka MD12/23/2015, 6:16:25 AM3 votes

Why be helpful when you can afk in fountain for 10min telling the other team how bad everyone is?

Get It12/23/2015, 6:24:45 AM3 votes

Unfortunately, they are trolls and don't really want to play the game, just troll, so AFK is quite possible. Sometimes they just commentate on all the mistakes you made just to be annoying.

disregardable12/23/2015, 6:40:00 AM2 votes

The reason we don't do that is that we believe the game is irrevocably lost already. Nothing else we do will help us win the game.

DJColdCutz12/23/2015, 2:15:23 PM1 votes

Some people can actually type quickly and don't have to hunt and peck. How long did it take you to write this post?

tl;dr "People who call me out for being bad are the real reason we lose. Sure, I know I'm out of position all the time, but if they would just carry me, then it wouldn't matter that I am bad. I like people who can carry me better than people who can't carry me."