Toxicity in League, and how to stay "CHILL"
I know I know, it's almost comical writing this, but the toxicity in league is extremely high. No matter what game mode you play or other wise, it always feels as if people are angry or pissed at everyone constantly. I'm not saying this always happens, and i'm not saying i'm completely innocent about this myself. I just wish it wasn't a requirement that people get flamed for having a bad game. Everyone has a bad game once in a while, sometimes a whole team. I just find that the general reaction of someone doing bad is to tell them they suck and start a flame war. But enough on that, the real reason I wanted to write this was to help people with dealing with toxicity and how to lower the over all anger of yourself, and others. So let's get started and I hope you enjoy! Number one, never ever scald anyone for having a bad game or not being good at it. Some people will not be good at this game like all games. However, do not be afraid to tell people that their doing something wrong. Don't do it meanly, just politely ask for help if your feeding because your jungler isn't helping you to give an example. If the jungler decides to be an absolute wad to you for asking just report him for toxicity and don't feed the flame by commenting back to him. Also, if you are that jungler (to use the example) do not and I repeat once again, do not take the nice ask for help, or a friendly tip as a personal offence. Some people often aren't trying to be mean even if they come across that way. Just respond in a respectful way, and if you are doing something you could do better, try to fix that aspect of your play style and get better. Also, don't say anything unhelpful to a person being a dongle, as it will just continue the flame war. The second thing I want to discuss is over all toxic people who yell at everyone for no reason even if their doing worse then anyone on the rest of their team. There are two simple ways to stop these guys dead in their tracks. Number one, mute them and don't get baited by any of their annoying enraging comments. If you reply back with something just as nasty, if will start a flame war, and odds are it will make you will do worse at the game because you'll most likely be angry and more focused on the argument then the game itself. The second way to stop these people dead in their tracks (this may only work if you don't get angry easily as it will still take self restraint from typing a nasty reply) is treat these people as nicely as freaking possible. Act like their not bothering you and act light hearted about everything they say and you will most likely find you'll get a laugh out of these people. Their whole goal is to enrage you. If you don't give in to their stupid goal, you'll be stopping them, and maybe, showing them raging isn't the way to go when doing bad, or carrying. The third thing I want to discuss is the unintentionally helpful players that either feed purposefully, troll their own team mates into death or damage that could have been avoided without the intervention, purposefully not helping in team fights to screw people over, and also being so toxic they are beyond hope of getting a laugh out of or are so toxic they make everyone angry no matter how cool they are. There is only one way to stop these people; Report them and pray to God they are banned from the game. In reality, league is a team oriented game. And if you're going to be purposefully unhelpful by the means I've stated, there is no reason you should continue playing this game as odds are, your making the game less if not completely UN-enjoyable for yourself and your team.
That's the end of my post! If you liked it, leave a comment on ways you think my methods are wrong, or players or behaviors I missed. I'll definitely redo the guide if I missed anything and people thinks it's helpful. Also if you liked this discussion/tutorial, check out my others! I always love to discuss matters of lore, game play mechanics, and community matters with the wonderful (if not always toxic) league community! If you have not gotten the game yet and are reading the reviews checking it out, I recommend it! Even if there's a lot of toxic players, you can still enjoy yourself if you play with friends, or use the tips I've listed above. An remember as always, this is a discussion! feel free to debate me here or in my other boards I've posted. Hope you enjoyed!