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@ Riot, Game Addition Proposal: Turning off Chat in Game

laserzsuck··4 votes·676 views

Just wanted to throw out an idea to the devs at Riot. I think it would be a good idea for players to be able to turn off chat as a whole while in game, just as you can turn off all chat. For those who are prone to being toxic and dont want to be banned, it would make it significantly harder to do so without doing it intentionally. I think most if not all toxic players just hate to lose (ergo a personality issue) and having a bad game or being stuck with others having a bad game just makes it worse. Most toxic players dont afk or assist the other team, they just talk alot. Doesnt mean they shouldnt be allowed to play, just means they SHOULDNT TALK.

I believe this is a feasible idea because the player with chat turned off will still be able to communicate with his team through the ping system. You can request help, notify of enemies missing, request allies fallback, or just draw attention to a position.

Just some food for thought.

(I know how most if not all forums work, so let the trolling begin. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs] HIT IT!)

11 Comments

71883083DEL11 votes

I've seen posts suggesting this before, I have no clue why Riot doesn't want to add it. I don't want anything to do with chat because I know for a fact if I expose myself to it I am going to get tilted.

Zero Shingetsu1 votes

Heroes of the Storm did this early on and it's been nothing but beneficial. Most actual game-related communication takes the form of pings anyway. That game even lets you mute pings per player, and it still doesn't seem to be detrimental in any way. This should definitely be added. "Just mute everyone." Well, the mute buttons are quite small and that's a lot of people to mute, especially if you're not aware you can turn all chat off.

scazzman1 votes

sadly this

Riot Exekias: It’s something we’ve considered numerous times, but ultimately, Restricted Chat mode’s main goal is to help reform players. If we allow people to opt in, then not only does it lose its impact as a punishment, but it also doesn’t help the volunteers to improve their behavior. Instead, it would serve as a crutch that might actually prevent improvement. For example, if you’re not great at riding a bike and want to get better, do you keep riding your bike and learn from each fall or do you start to use training wheels every time you use your bike from that point forward?

I know that there are plenty of situations where it feels impossible to keep emotions from violently erupting but nobody ever said the road to improving behavior was an easy one. It may be a hard and difficult journey, but at the end of it, I think that you will find your efforts rewarded by a much more enjoyable in game experience.

scazzman1 votes

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sadly this

Riot Exekias: It’s something we’ve considered numerous times, but ultimately, Restricted Chat mode’s main goal is to help reform players. If we allow people to opt in, then not only does it lose its impact as a punishment, but it also doesn’t help the volunteers to improve their behavior. Instead, it would serve as a crutch that might actually prevent improvement. For example, if you’re not great at riding a bike and want to get better, do you keep riding your bike and learn from each fall or do you start to use training wheels every time you use your bike from that point forward?

I know that there are plenty of situations where it feels impossible to keep emotions from violently erupting but nobody ever said the road to improving behavior was an easy one. It may be a hard and difficult journey, but at the end of it, I think that you will find your efforts rewarded by a much more enjoyable in game experience.

riot would rather patronize it's players then help them not be toxic

Telephone Booth1 votes

Just /mute all. You really can't help yourself to not talk shit to your teammates in game or the enemy team? I guess ya, implement it then. But I have no sympathy for people who can't play a game without insulting other players. Actually, don't implement it. I want these people to have some kind of learning experience. If you can't stop yourself from insulting people, your parents probably taught you nothing about discipline and respect so maybe something in life needs to be there to keep your ego in check.

Yes I know I'm an asshole.

Yes We Cancer1 votes

That doesn't work that way, yoou assume, flamers get punished, but that usually doesn't happen. I have never ever gotten even a chat restriction and I have literally 0 selfcontrol. Allthough you can make the chat invisible if you change the scale in the log folder which helped me alot.

Telephone Booth1 votes

Lol really? Like you're toxic all the time, calling players trash and useless and you never got a punishment? Lol good job slipping through the cracks I guess. I've gotten several notifications that a player I reported has been punished so I know it happens... maybe not as much as it should though I guess.

Yes We Cancer1 votes

Meh, with the time you learn to avoid buzzwords. Sure i got the notification that someone got punished aswell, but whats the point? A premade of mine has now his 10th account in 2 years, doen't really make him less toxic. Please dont get me wrong, I don't think being toxic is something cool or funny or whatever, and its extremly annoying for me to see, that a simple game can tilt me more, then any real life situation. I just want to point out that Riots "Just don't be toxic" concept doesn't work out since there are just aspects in the game which turns usuall calm people into raging as sholes. You can't even push this on the general Internet annonymitie since the as shole factor in this game is way over the usual avarage.

So yeah, its not that toxic people would celebrate their toxicnes. A simple option for them just not to be toxic would be way more helpful the a rehabilitation punishment system that just doesn't work.

Telephone Booth1 votes

Alright man, good points. I do tend to blame the anonymity of the internet but I guess ya league specifically causes a lot of frustration, understandably. I guess we're all different and the fact that I'm able to control that urge to rage, doesn't mean other people are capable of doing so.

laserzsuck1 votes

This was my thinking precisely and Im hoping someone from Riot reads this topic and feels the same. (HINT!)

Spartan117101 votes

just move the chat into the very corner where it hides and then pute /mute all and done1

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