How do you reform?

iamlimeyman·8/26/2018, 10:21:53 PM·4 votes·4,051 views

Not just in the game in general, but as a person all together.

I have previous experiences of being banned on League of Legends in a total count of 37 times, and to be honest, I'm not happy about it. It's funny because in person, I'm not an ass, I don't judge nor do I comment negatively, but when it comes to League, it just drives me crazy. Yeah, I'll make a comment about a bad driver who cut me off and call them a fucking dumbass, or when someone is genuinely getting on my nerves, I'll tell them to fuck off, but when it comes to League, I just cannot take the sheer aggravation when it comes to idiocy.

Had a previous experience of me trying to carry a game, and my Twitch said "Go fuck yourself" because I took 4 cs when I ganked his lane. He further on just sat bot lane the entire game and purposely lost the game. I got chat restricted from this game because I just cannot control myself from verbally attacking him. Even if I do go to /fullmute all, or going to extremities like dragging the chat box off the screen to the point where I can't even see what's happening, i'll still press enter and still go out of my way to make him feel like a piece of shit.

33 Comments

GreatWhiteNorth8/27/2018, 4:00:34 PM4 votes

lel

If Twitch is going to throw over 4 cs,

He was going to throw anyway.

Just ignore shit like that and try to carry 4v5. If you join in Twitch's toxicity more than one summoner will give up.

CharDeeMcDenniz8/26/2018, 10:25:17 PM4 votes

are you serious??? 37 bans???

if that's actually the case, and you're not doing it intentionally then take a look at whatever you do once you doubleclick the LoL icon...and do the exact opposite every time

Jo0o8/26/2018, 10:43:21 PM3 votes

I'd love to help, but the figure of 37 bans is completely foreign to me. I don't think the community here can get on your wavelength.

Similar to how a problem drinking might recognize that their drinking hurts those around them and quit, I think the best course of action is to completely stop playing League. If you're honest about being a positive person IRL, then League is twisting you completely around to the point where THIRTY-SEVEN BANS hasn't been enough to stop you, and I don't see that changing any time soon. Be a better person, walk away from this game.

Manslayer8/26/2018, 11:41:11 PM2 votes

Ignore what everyone here says that is negative. Just know that there is a very high chance there is nothing wrong with you as a person in real life and you shouldn't feel that way. However, if you strictly want to keep it game based I think quitting the game is your best course of action. If you feel this game does make you act a way you don't like then yeah. On the other hand, a mute all option is one way to go.

Just don't think of yourself as a "bad" person just because some people on a video game classify you as a "toxic (bad)" person.

laugh0Rcry8/27/2018, 3:54:31 PM2 votes

if you are doing this in normal games then you need better stress management which can easily be fixed by doing meditation, tai-chi, anything really that's soothing in between games. In terms of Ranked matches you're not toxic, people INCLUDING RIOT GAMES make excuses for people who intentionally ruin games while falsely claiming that it's punishable and they don't condone it. It's funny how fast their bad attitude would change if they were held responsible legally about the stuff they continually lie about.

Mreeshai8/27/2018, 7:03:10 PM2 votes

Some pointers: If you behave like a jerk towards other people, the consequences are following

-Other players will behave like jerks back at you. -You will tilt your teammates and they'll play worse. -Your team is less likely to try hard and more likely to just forfeit the game. -You might get banned for your misbehaviour. If Riot deems that you're frequently toxic rather than it being an event of an occasional bad game or a bad day, this is going to be permanent and your account will be forfeit at that point. Riot will give you a "chance to reform" by making a new account and starting over, which in reality means that they essentially go "good riddance" as they ban your account for good but don't bother to ban your new account if you don't cause trouble again. However, it is going to be a tighter leash with the new account, with more trigger happy bans if you cause trouble.

If you can't be constructive or positive, don't type it in the chat. If you can't control yourself, consider getting professional help. Maybe a psychologist or such will know some tricks that are useful for you. You don't need to be mentally ill to go see one.

Remember that the player base of this game is fairly young. Next time when someone flames you in the chat or behaves badly, imagine that they are only twelve years old. You need to understand that an opinion of a random ill-mannered child does not matter. So try to behave like a responsible adult and calm the crying child instead of flaming back or making them miserable. After all, a happy and relaxed team is going to have the best performance.

Also remember that League is just a game, it shouldn't be your identity. Other people don't necessarily know how to play the game. Getting mad at them for that will help no-one.

I'm kinda curious how you managed to have 37 bans, yet still have this account that was started in Season 3. And how come your account is still level 35 when it is this old? I started in January 2018 myself and my account is level 88 or so already.

Umbral Regent8/27/2018, 10:07:46 AM1 votes

So, I'm a little late to the party, but, oh well. Won't stop me from offering what help I can.

To preface, though, Prandine and Jo0o are pretty good people to defer to for this - while Jo0o's initial response was a tad on the sarcastic side, there is plenty of worth in what he says after that first remark. In fact, I'll add to it and say this;

If you still want to play online with other people, I'd personally suggest at the very least to look into Cooperative Multiplayer games over Competitive ones - but, those are relatively few and far between, so you may be best off looking for Single Player experiences.


So; more to the question of reforming. The reform process will virtually always start from one point; Identifying the problem. Once you identify what the problem is, it's just a matter of figuring out the steps from there.

If you have problems with anger - you can try redirecting that anger to a better goal, or practising temperance to mitigate the impact of that anger. Breathing exercises, meditation, various other outlets - y'know, punching pillows, squeezing stress balls, fucking around with a fidget spinner, etc.

If you have problems dealing with other people - again; breathing exercises and other such outlets can help. Beyond that, you can either work to adapt your behavior to be a bit more forgiving to those people (which, IMO, is too hard of a route to follow), or you could work on some preventative behaviors so that you don't wind up saying anything to them, no matter how they piss you off.

One behavior I've developed in that regard is constantly rethinking and rethinking what I'm about to say. "Isn't this an insult?" "Should I really say it?" "Is it worth it?" "Can I say it any better than this?" "Do I even have to say anything at all?" - etc. Anything that survives that rethinking process typically is pretty tactful and safe in general.

Although, all this is said with one stipulation; the reform process may start with identifying the problem, but it only truly begins if/when the person in question has the will to start working on it.

So, all said, the reform process starts with you; it's not easy getting on your feet with it, but it's definitely rewarding in the long run once you do. My advice is pretty generalized, I'd say, so I would also again advise to think about Prandine and Jo0o's advice in particular, whether playing Vs. AI matches and a little temperance might help, or if you may just need to call it quits in League and find greener pastures.

Nobody'll fault you for whatever you choose. Best of luck in your reform process, and I hope what I said helps at least in the slightest.

XanWing8/28/2018, 12:01:19 AM1 votes

I think what you can do is start taking the game less seriously, if you put less value to it then someone's comments won't affect you as much. You need to care less about what someone writes to you and to do this I suggest play loads of games where you go in with the mindset of playing casually. If you find yourself being toxic then put restrictions on yourself (for example don't play for 3 days etc.) and keep doing that until you kinda learn not to take the bait to flame others. Or take a long break, like 3 months and just play with friends for fun.[slayer-jinx-catface]

TheEvilQueen1358/26/2018, 10:31:50 PM1 votes

37 times... holy cow.... have you tried to unbind the enter key???

Kei1438/26/2018, 11:46:58 PM1 votes

You can try to read some self help books.

Get a stronger spiritual foundation.

Get anger management or therapy.

Try some soothing sports like fishing, hiking or yoga.

ModPrandine8/26/2018, 11:58:34 PM1 votes

Maybe take a break from PvP and try playing some Co-op Vs. AI instead. I play primarily vs. ai myself (mostly TT and before that primarily Dominion) and I very rarely encounter toxicity there. If you see someone verbally abusing you or someone else then I would recommend muting them as chances are they're not gonna have anything important to say that game.

Also, I would highly recommend practicing some self-control and try resisting the temptation to flame back at them or at the very least seek out professional help and remember that the more time you spend on raging at and insulting someone the less time you have to play the actual game itself, which should be your main focus. You could also try just yelling and raging at the screen instead of in chat so you don't compromise your teams chances of success.

Other than that though online multiplayer games seem to be not the ones for you if you have this much trouble keeping your temper in check online.

The Highest Noon8/26/2018, 11:59:33 PM1 votes

I don't know a single person who was punished that reforms as a person, they just stop typing or /mute all.

So, I have no idea.

afmghost8/27/2018, 1:03:35 AM1 votes

Honestly, the best way is to not play. I mean there are so many ways this game is frustrating.

There's the obvious, the players that whine and complain when they don't get your way and do whatever they can. Then we have players that just get fed up with game balance when the lack thereof screws them over. They end up having to yell at someone (game balance is a serious problem Riot cannot figure out and also gets a spot on the list respectfully). Another issue with league is that most games you can just leave if you're not having fun. You can start playing, think "this sucks," and leave. League, however, forces you to stay put. I understand that you would otherwise screw over four other people if you could leave without penalty, but it adds to the frustration if you have to sit down and play through a game with players that either lag, int, or flame. I mean you're wasting a lot of time courtesy of the tool.