Since apparently saying any of the following under any conditions makes you an ass and/or literally history's greatest monster:
-Don't 1v5 -Please group -Please fix your connection before queuing for ranked -Please at least give us a "Gotta go" before bailing entirely.
Debating if it's worth just straight up unbinding my chat button.
i've found that instead of singling a player out, saying "let's stick together", "we shouldn't dive next time", "let's avoid fighting in the jungle" or whatever, no one takes it harshly and the team can work together towards a common goal.
Any quote can be received as positive or negative, what truly defines the negativity or positivity of something is context.
For Example, If a player who was making good calls, being respectful, etc. is saying "please group" it would be taken as positive as if a person who said "please group" dies after going in 1v5 while the rest of the team were somewhere else, that is negative because it leads nowhere positive.
I would say unbind your chat button. If that's even a possibility of a thought in your mind, it means that you are not in the proper state of mind all the time to control what you are about to say.
That being said, short and abrupt phrases tend to put people off a lot easier than saying something with a positive spin on it while trying to correct a behavior. On the phrases you mentioned, I could easily see someone on the other side of the monitor pounding on their desk or waving their finger at the screen while they are saying them to me. Plus, I don't think I've ever typed in chat "Please at least give us a 'Gotta go' before bailing entirely." when I heard the "Summoner has disconnected" chime. That phrase in itself is negative just because you're only piling onto the mentality of the 3 teammates that you have left that the end is near when the summoner might have just been having a client issue and will be back as soon as he reboots. Saying things more like "We weren't all there, let's fight 5v5" or "Let's meet up at mid lane" or "That sucks about your connection, has it been bad all day?" are far more "positive" and will lead more to the team thinking you care so much as you just being a jackwagon and scolding them. Even if you don't care about someone on an individual level, you are in effect USING that person to climb the ladder. You might as well encourage them to play better, even if it's just for you in that one game.
