PSA: this is just a game

I Main Swain·10/20/2017, 11:40:34 PM·22 votes·1,144 views

for some reason this seems to be something people dont understand. in almost every single game theres at LEAST 1 person on one of the teams who's just horrendously toxic at some point. i cant tell you how many times people have told me to kill myself, wished i get cancer, told me im garbage and should uninstall, and just about every single other insult you can possibly think of just for making a poor play or building an item someone thinks shouldnt be built. people get so worked up and angry about this game and make it seem as if everything is a personal offense. so, for those of you for whom this isnt perfectly clear, THIS IS JUST A GAME. its meant to be fun. its meant to be difficult. its meant to force people to become better. its not an excuse to treat people like dirt over something so menial. i dont understand why people cant just grow up my goodness. if its at the point where you take the game so seriously and so personally that youre willing to tell someone to kill themself or wish they get raped or anything like that, you need to quit playing

edit: i should add since a lot of people are making this about me that im not talking about just myself, although i did use examples from my own experience. i recognize that im not a great player, but thats entirely beside the point. im sick of seeing my jungle flame mid lane for not rushing morello or other trivial crap like that. this is just a game guys, all getting angry and raging will do is give you and everyone else a worse experience playing a game thats meant to be fun. if youre upset that someone is doing bad, POLITELY advise them on the correct path. if someone flames you, mute them, dont flame back

28 Comments

ShinkoMinori10/21/2017, 2:22:45 AM4 votes

Maybe you should stop going 0/8 and 2/10 every game

DizTheGreat10/21/2017, 10:02:27 AM4 votes

lol i was just told to uninstall last game. im on this section of boards cause i just got flamed so hard in a normal game, that i decided to simply leave the game. like you said, its supposed to be fun. instead im getting spammed with ???? and insults. lovely community. oh also IM the one getting punished for leaving the game -.-

ÈvilMorty10/21/2017, 6:18:09 AM3 votes

In a norms game I dont care as much as it is just a game and in norms i play to have fun or try/practice new champions. However, in something like ranked I want to win and gain elo so yes I get mad when people go 0-11, afk or troll in game

AninLegions77710/21/2017, 8:50:45 AM3 votes

Keep this confined to Normals and don't bring it to ranked, then I'll agree with you.

Despìca Bìll10/21/2017, 3:04:39 PM2 votes

Firstly, I agree with you, assuming you're not one of those lovely people who gets high and then plays ranked.

To offer the other side's perspective, when you make a bad play, build a weird item, pick an off champ, no one is looking at you and thinking, "Oh, yeah, this guy is usually fine, he just tried something new/made a mistake/is practicing a new champ. They're seeing every other person in their last ten games that has done the same thing as you, with the same results. In their heads, you are not a separate person with your own scorecard. You are the same person as the last ADC Janna who built two pairs of boots. The overreaction you're seeing is frequently all of those games' worth of frustration getting dumped on you, not you yourself.

Is it cool/fair/justified? Absolutely not. Is there a reason? Yes, there is.

Stars Shaper10/21/2017, 10:33:43 AM2 votes

As long as this isn't a statement to justify a lazy attitude, unwillness to win or an attempt to tilt other ppl I agree.

The issue comes when there is this mantra used as this is enough to even troll your team mates.

Pandemic Punch10/21/2017, 9:10:10 AM1 votes

And if you respond to people like this, you get punished and they roam free. I feel that pain right now.

It sucks too because if you don't respond then report them afterward, it never gets noticed and they always go unpunished.

ChemicalBuster10/21/2017, 5:52:06 PM1 votes

For many of your games, your feeding a lot. That's probably why your getting a lot of toxicity. And also, many players play this game in hopes of achieving something (idk what though probably pro play).

SwiftSwifties 10/21/2017, 8:27:53 PM1 votes

i got the ban hammer for talking to enemy team despite securing us every objective in the game.

HanSwift10/21/2017, 8:39:27 PM1 votes

This is so like me! That's true though. It's just a game that's why I still dont understand how they act-as if their life is...this IDK how to explain myself XD