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Riot, please add a function to completely turn off the chat...

PrettyPixelz·5/24/2019, 7:16:00 AM·11 votes·7,146 views

I understand that I can /mute all, but at this point I don't fear what other people are saying, but what I'm saying myself. /mute all doesn't prevent ME from typing, and therein lies the issue. I've managed to get my anger muddied down to brief annoyance, but I have no self-control when it comes to leaving a snide or sarcastic comment in the chat here and there (at least I'm not downright insulting...anymore). Since you can be reported for being negative in ANY fashion, I fear for my future in this game.

I've already been chat restricted twice this year (which brought about my recent change in attitude), and my husband is absolutely livid with me because if I get my account banned he'll likely get his banned as well since we're on the same IP. I don't want my account banned either, since I've been playing since Season One and I've put more money into this game over the years than I wanna think about.

I know there's others like me who are aware of their habits and lack of self control, and would like the ability to completely remove the option of being toxic in the first place. I'd REALLY appreciate the ability to just...turn the damn chat off. Remove it from my screen entirely. Put a tiny surrender button on the UI somewhere and the chat has no further useful function. Why can't you do this for me, Riot? Please.

13 Comments

GatekeeperTDS5/24/2019, 10:27:45 AM8 votes

Riot isn't going to add features that hinder communication to accommodate people who can't stop themselves from breaking the rules. It's a team game. The solution is within you - control yourself.

Your husband isn't going to lose his account if you do. They don't IP ban.

Saezio5/24/2019, 10:07:55 AM5 votes

I don't see a single reason this isn't a thing yet. Seriously, with that function people can shield their teams from themselves so... Only seems to have positives.

Waka FIocka5/25/2019, 1:26:31 AM3 votes

i am not toxic and there are times i wish i could opt out of the chat as well. I already made it so tiny that I have to strain super damn hard to read. There's never been a time when I needed chat. Pings work just fine.

therealzombie15/27/2019, 4:43:00 AM2 votes

i 10000000000000% agree but they wont because they want to perma ban accounts so people start over and spend that $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

2BearsHigh5ing5/25/2019, 12:36:47 PM2 votes

Oh the horror of being unable to makE snark comments. /s

Kovaxz5/25/2019, 7:31:09 PM2 votes

I have removed my enter key so I wouldn't be toxic af at one point. Had a lot of anger management issues. Regardless this helpes me since I couldn't easily access chat or send messages.

Xurreal5/26/2019, 10:40:06 PM1 votes

While I am not toxic, it doesnt stop me from getting triggered. The best to do is /mute all and /muteping all.

Fair warning, this doesn't protect you from being reported and punished. Think carefully before you do this.

Ph03n1xb1rd5/24/2019, 4:46:41 PM1 votes

he'll likely get his banned as well since we're on the same IP

It's not how it works....

Also there are some solutions already made by players to do this. I do not disagree, Rito should definitely add this, but on the other hand, you can also find these solutions yourself.