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2 Week ban for false boosting accusations

The Butt Diddler··1 votes·699 views

During the Season 7 Ranked season I spent a lot of my time playing norms after placing in Bronze III, not really caring where I placed considering I didn't finish my provisionals during S6. At some point in the middle of the season I decided "I think I've gotten better at this game, let's see if I can hit gold playing cheese top laners and if needed tanks since they're just as broken." So a few months before the season ended I played multiple champions such as Yasuo, Quinn, Pantheon, etc. and got pretty good results and managed to climb into Gold V. After reaching gold I decided on not playing any further since I'd already reached where I wanted to be. Skip forward a few months and I decided on learning other lanes playing different champions such as Malzahar and Vladimir. Only on the 4th I'd been playing Vladimir with a group of friends and winning my lane against some Bronze V Yasuo main who made the false claim of me being boosted, even in a normal's game. I've never shared my account and duoed with my friends in ranked so I ignored his threat. Afterwards, I just continued playing the game like everyone else and came home to having a two week ban and all of my rewards taken from me. Personally, I feel like Riot Support's ruling on removing my rewards was unfair and unusual, considering this is the first time I've ever been reported of anything even months after only playing normal games. Also, I'm very well aware that many others are going through this same situation and I would like others to also give their input on this situation.

26 Comments

alasarcher3 votes

Clearly boosted around August, you can see change where u went from getting barely 4 CS per minute to getting 10 CS per minute and crazy KDA.

DrSephiroth1 votes

Out of curiosity, what site is everyone using to check these people? OPGG only lets me go so far back, along with LoLking

alasarcher2 votes

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Out of curiosity, what site is everyone using to check these people? OPGG only lets me go so far back, along with LoLking

This one. Click their profile, match history. Select ranked in filters and scroll down. But first check on OP.GG tier graph and put it on monthly to see which month player spiked.

DrSephiroth1 votes

Gotcha, appreciate it

The Butt Diddler1 votes

I don't really take normal games seriously my man. Say what you want it doesn't matter to me, I went from playing champs that were fun to whatever will win lane. Not sure how much of a difference there is in EU but over here most people in the lowest elo don't know how to play against someone who thrives off of oppressing their laner like Pantheon or Quinn. I can see why you'd believe it but the two game modes are different ball games.

alasarcher1 votes

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I don't really take normal games seriously my man. Say what you want it doesn't matter to me, I went from playing champs that were fun to whatever will win lane. Not sure how much of a difference there is in EU but over here most people in the lowest elo don't know how to play against someone who thrives off of oppressing their laner like Pantheon or Quinn. I can see why you'd believe it but the two game modes are different ball games.

Except im not talking about normal. I only looked at ranked games and noticed massive difference in skill in just 2 month period.

The Butt Diddler1 votes

Yeah, I did start playing ranked more often a little after the midseason changes. Placed in bronze 3 in the early days and didn't bother for a while after decaying. Polished up a little then said screw it, when directly to cheesing people in top and mid where I feel the most comfortable. Climbing out of bronze isn't abnormal and silver's just a shiny version of the tier before it. Don't understand why you think I'd waste time/money having someone do what wouldn't even be hard work for me in the first place but alright.

LostFr0st1 votes

Not sure if "clearly boosted" at all actually. Up until August of 2016 where there's 3 odd ARAM games I don't see much in there.^^"

alasarcher1 votes

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Not sure if "clearly boosted" at all actually. Up until August of 2016 where there's 3 odd ARAM games I don't see much in there.^^"

I believe that account changed hands at that time. Look at ranked games from January till June. 40 CS per 10 mins during win games. Then suddenly 100 CS per 10 minutes games.

LostFr0st1 votes

Looking through all games (not just ranked) makes that less clean-cut. Champion picks and Static shiv can also play a big part in cs.

I'm not completely against the suggestion that the account changed hands though. The spot for items with actives moves a lot too.

alasarcher1 votes

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Looking through all games (not just ranked) makes that less clean-cut. Champion picks and Static shiv can also play a big part in cs.

I'm not completely against the suggestion that the account changed hands though. The spot for items with actives moves a lot too.

Perhaps, but u are forgetting one thing, Riot doesnt use same research as i do. I just stated my opinion. Riot caught him using their methods. Checking IP changes and whatever else they do to check. This isnt court case to prove that he is guilty. Riot has proof that he is guilty.

The Butt Diddler1 votes

I did try switching my actives for a while. T is so much closer to your index finger, making the first active item you build a lot easier to access. Learned that one trick watching videos and the like.

LostFr0st1 votes

Riot has proof that he is guilty.

There have been false positives in the past. I firmly believe it's a cop out to say "Rito has proof so guilty." It just shuts down discussion and makes people frustrated.

Using both of our findings the OP may be able to get a better idea on why the account was flagged (if they legit don't know) and they can then contact player support to discuss it properly with them. If it helps them for the future it's worth.

alasarcher1 votes

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There have been false positives in the past. I firmly believe it's a cop out to say "Rito has proof so guilty." It just shuts down discussion and makes people frustrated.

Using both of our findings the OP may be able to get a better idea on why the account was flagged (if they legit don't know) and they can then contact player support to discuss it properly with them. If it helps them for the future it's worth.

Well if there was no factor that he was actually banned, if we removed Riot from equation and this was accusation of MMR boosting then there wouldnt be enough evidence for instant ban. Point is, with all the suspicious activities + fact that Riot detected and i suppose investigated and came to conclusion that he was actually boosted and the fact that most (if not all) bans in this latest ban wave were legit, we can come to conclusion that this one is probably legit too. But either way, its all up to support to decide.

DrSephiroth2 votes

Riot support will 100% help you out if there's been some sort of mistake - just submit a ticket and they should get back to you! Mistakes in their system DO happen from time to time, so its possible (If youre telling the truth) thats what this is.

Just hang in there, submit that ticket, and try not to freak out!

LostFr0st1 votes

Was there ever a time where someone else was playing on the account?

Edit: For context, I'm asking about August 2016, where the Flash is flip-flopping between D and F for a bit.

The Butt Diddler1 votes

Last year was back when I was first learning how to play the game. Also notice how I wasn't all the way at level 30 during that time, dying a lot and not exactly performing well. Spent most of season 7 getting better and then showed what I learned in ranked as the mode is implemented. I've never given my account information to anyone, closest thing to doing so was playing on another computer while I was visiting family for a month and some change.

LostFr0st1 votes

It's more about someone else playing on the account than accessing it. Since they track and log champ movements and warding trends, etc. every League player has a kind of... fingerprint... if that makes sense? The games I'm referring to seem pretty different from the norm of the account's games.

The Butt Diddler1 votes

I see your point, I don't exactly take normal games as seriously as ranked considering that it doesn't make much of a difference. Competitive, however, actually rewards you for your better performance and shows what you've learned. Also I wouldn't be surprised if the fingerprint that I made would have such an impact on how they decide if an account was boosted or not, but I'm telling the truth and they still claim I boosted.

LostFr0st1 votes

I'm not sure it's boosting exactly but it may instead be that they haven't separated Boosting from Account Sharing formally yet (if it's a case of account sharing).

Anyways, submitting a ticket is the best way to handle the case. There's a lot of tickets due to the ban wave but they will get to you. Remember to be honest and make sure to keep a level head. Ask to be escalated to an accounts specialist for them to review your case 1 on 1 with you. I do not know if anything will come of it, but it's worth a try.

Jo0o1 votes

There's a ban-wave going on. Nothing to do with reports.

Riot's got info that we don't have. I notice that you seem to play different champs in ranked vs norms, but that can be explained away if you are telling the truth. Good luck with your support ticket.

The Butt Diddler1 votes

I already understood how to play the basic cheese champs. Pantheon and other assassins I played top were not at any point difficult with the old runes and masteries. As of late I have been playing more marksmen and mages just to get out of the habit of being a one trick and the like. Just general imrovement. On the other hand I did get another response on the ticket I posted earlier and they stated that even if I was just that they won't give me my rewards that I spent a month and a half earning.

Nik Nikerson1 votes

I don't think you were punished for boosting your account. Otherwise (unless I'm completely wrong) they would have just permanently suspended your account.

Sure you weren't suspended for something else?

alasarcher1 votes

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I don't think you were punished for boosting your account. Otherwise (unless I'm completely wrong) they would have just permanently suspended your account.

Sure you weren't suspended for something else?

Nah, boosting is 14 days ban + stripping all rewards.

Nik Nikerson1 votes

Well okay. Learn something new every day.

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