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What's with double standard on streamers and toxicity

Towboat421·7/19/2018, 1:12:09 AM·2 votes·1,386 views

Was watching lol streamers on twitch this past week and i can't help but notice that with the exception of Qt and double lift most of them are inexcusably toxic in games. It isn't something that is isolated to their stream either where they just talk to their viewers about how terrible their team is it shows up in their chat logs and their game play when they start intentionally dying in solo que. Hell they even partake in Riot's own pet peeve of naming and shaming,

Watching some one like hashinshin go on his smurf, tilt, and proceed to flame and blame his team while running it down is some of the most deplorable nonsense this game has on showcase. To the point where i can say with almost absolute certainty that the man is viewed as just a meme by the majority of the community and only a small sect of his followers truly listen to what he has to say further inflating his ego.

1.Support Your Team 2.Drive Constructive Feedback 3.Facilitate Civil Discussion 4.Enjoy Yourself, but not at Anyone Else's Expense 5.Build Relationships 6.Show Humility in Victory, and Grace in Defeat 7.Be Resolute, not Indignant 8.Leave No Newbie Behind! 9.Lead by Example

How can riot expect for people to abide by their rules against verbal harassment in chat if the top players on the biggest streaming platform available hold those same rules in contempt on almost a daily basis. i'll admit i was one of the few who wasnt stoked to hear tyler was back either because actions should have consequences.

What's the point of having the rules in place if you arent going to enforce them?

8 Comments

DrCyanide7/19/2018, 1:20:18 AM7 votes

Key difference in most cases: typing it out vs saying it out loud.

Just as Riot doesn't hold you responsible for things you yell at your monitor they don't hold streamers responsible for what they say to their camera.

Stevey27/19/2018, 1:59:35 AM3 votes

The people here will also defend Tyler1's attitude who adamently reiterates he's "reformed" why screaming like a manchild little bitch into his mic with the same attitude he flamed and slapped his fat fingers on his keyboard to his team before.. except now he screams it into his mic at his viewers instead.

How entertaining. Probably the same sort of fans who enjoy DarkSydePhil... insecure children. They're all toxic and will NEVER be banned.

Packun Flower7/19/2018, 1:16:07 AM2 votes

Becuase viewers love to see streamers rage, sadly it gets views so a lot of streamers will rage and be toxic because it shoots up their viewer count when those moments happen, not to mention those moments end up in youtube montages which is free advertising for them.

Kei1437/19/2018, 2:43:38 AM2 votes

QTpie has gotten a chat restriction around a month ago.

Jo0o7/19/2018, 1:59:09 PM2 votes

Big name streamers are going to be commonly recognized in the games they play, and folks understand the intent of what the streamer is saying in-game. When a stranger flames you, all you have to judge the flame by is the words used. When SoloRenektonOnly tells you to wake the fuck up, most league players would think "Oh, Mike is having a rough day". Fewer League players would bother to report a streamer, in other words.

Plus, things said aloud during a stream aren't going to count towards a punishment. You can yell at your teammates all you want, as long as it's in the privacy of your home and not in the public team chat channel.

That said, I've seen several popular streamers with chat restrictions. And some, like T1, get bans.

Aneirin7/19/2018, 1:49:27 AM2 votes

My guess is that they aren't getting reported in-game. It's highly unlikely that Riot has hardcoded exceptions into the IFS for popular streamers, so the most logical conclusion is that they aren't being reported (I've seen people say that at the higher elos most players don't bother reporting each other, but I can't confirm that).

The only way to handle that would be to watch their stream and review the cases manually, which would be a double standard.

Packun Flower7/19/2018, 1:16:59 AM2 votes

Becuase viewers love to see streamers rage, sadly it gets views so a lot of streamers will rage and be toxic because it shoots up their viewer count when those moments happen, not to mention those moments end up in youtube montages which is free advertising for them.