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Uninstalling League

TiltaryClinton·7/1/2019, 10:22:57 PM·5 votes·2,904 views

I'm a lifetime gamer and have been a player since Beta and I can tell you I have never been treated so terribly by a game creator as by Riot Games.

I bought this game on a CD-Rom from GameStop it was so long ago and I've logged hundreds of thousands of hours of gameplay over the course of 10 years. I've had no serious issues and always had the same one account for 9 years. That account got banned in the period of 3 weeks because I said the f word (I'm gay and I say it all the time in real life and will continue to say it). I've never been banned from any game or anything else in my entire life.

I disagreed on it being worth a perm ban, but understood the reasoning behind it and made a second account I would refrain from using banned words on. Since then, Riot has implemented in their banning/punishment system regarding the chat log is that either one 'banned' (but still sharable?) word or a handful of instances of not being nice enough critiquing gameplay and they'll put temp and perm bans on your account.

I'm completely over it and uninterested giving this company anymore of my time or money unless they fix their chat/banning system.

The toxicity situation in League is only going to get worse as the number of non-chat trolls will grow and legit players will get frustrated and leave. Yes, you can get banned for non-chat toxic gameplay, but it's much, much less likely and toxic gameplay happens all the time. Chat however will auto-trigger from catchphrases.

I still have a playable account, but after being recently temp banned for responding to a group of people actively griefing me in game, I refuse to be actively abused anymore while riot waits to ban me for reacting.

I remember a time in gaming where you either got banned for something actually serious or by a childish moderator. Sadly, that time is over and now we have a monster of a system that lets you get berated and harassed unless you mute everyone all the time or you're forced to take it.

I'm ending this abusive relationship and honestly, I think it will be for the better.

48 Comments

zPOOPz7/1/2019, 10:33:45 PM5 votes

If you no longer find the game fun and the last of your account are about to be perma-banned along with your main, it is good for your mental health and the the health of League community for you to quit. You will be happy to move on to other games or other things that make you happier. League no longer has to deal with a toxic player so League will be happier. it's a win-win.

insomniacjezz7/1/2019, 10:36:54 PM5 votes

There aren’t even hundreds of thousands of hours in ten years’ time...

ModPeriscope7/2/2019, 3:54:28 AM4 votes

You said a slur, and regardless of how you feel about that, how others perceive that after having just met you can vary widely. I've played a lot of league, and it's pretty rare when someone decides to use slurs or threats. If you're level 92, you've been around long enough to know others don't use this language frequently.

If you're really leaving the community, then fine; I'm sorry this game's system with regards to chat doesn't suit you. But if you are going to come back after your 2-week suspension, then you should know that the next punishment is a permanent ban.

SKT T1 DRACOS7/1/2019, 11:00:33 PM2 votes

Just Mute them If they start getting toxic. Otherwise I do agree. One Time I was split pushing as Nasus and my whole team is litreally yelling to join a team fight. SO I give up on split pushing and joined a team fight. And I die first. SO my team is trash talking me for "Feeding"

Yuumi or Dodge7/1/2019, 10:31:48 PM2 votes

Agree with you 100%. I'm quitting this game until they A. stop treating their 2nd or 3rd biggest server like a fucking trashcan and B. actually fix their dumb ban system

Telephone Booth7/2/2019, 10:00:44 PM2 votes

If a game isnt satisfying, why play it? Its YOUR free time. No one is paying you to play, and youre basically just wasting time in an enjoyable way. If its not enjoyable, do something else. Have fun, hope ya find a good game! (I prefer sc2 co-op mode)

afmghost7/2/2019, 1:10:15 AM1 votes

I won't speak I'll here, but when it's time to go, you go.