How am I supposed to -not- get mad at the game?

Gunslinger744·Aug 5, 2015·2 votes·1,151 views

Today I decided I might as well check out the Bilgewater Event, it was all fun enough (I love Black Market and the Bilgewater turret designs, I really do) until I started encountering those players. You know the ones.

After losing several matches because of those players, I just found myself furious and not enjoying the game anymore. Every LoL session ends like this. I'm not even sure why I play anymore. Every time I queue up I'm SCARED because I KNOW my team is going to feed and I'm gonna lose 20-30 minutes of my day, my good mood, my tolerance for mistakes and a lot of other things along with the match.

I'm honestly sick of it, I really am. I just want to enjoy the game, play the game I invested 3 years into without having to pull a Frieza and question how such a creature could possibly function, nevermind play a moba.

I know not everyone is such a massive rager as I am, I'm actually pretty sure I'm exceptional in that aspect. If anyone's got tricks to stay calm I'll gladly hear them. Playing with friends is not an option because everyone I know that plays LoL simply doesn't want to play with me because I rage at their mistakes too.

17 Comments

KazaashiAug 5, 20153 votes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportsmanship

Learn it.

Gunslinger744Aug 5, 20151 votes

Legit question: Why? What's the point? Sportsmanship is wasted effort. Being sportsmanlike won't help you win. I've never heard of a player being picked up for his sportsmanship. And I highly doubt being all "oh good job you won from me yay for you" will improve my mood any. I honestly don't see why I should bother being sportsmanlike, so please tell me if you can.

O Fay OAug 5, 20152 votes

You sir, are wrong.

Sportsmanship is about communicating with your team to reach a goal in a friendly manner. If you're yelling at your team, saying they're horrible, etc, then they feel like they WANT to feed the enemy team. You're putting them down, being a jerk, and because of that you're loosing.

Gunslinger744Aug 5, 20151 votes

I guess you're right, thanks for clearing that up.

Live2LetDieAug 5, 20152 votes

It's a game... I play teemo in that game mode and have fun with straight attack speed teemo. It's not ranked, it's a funny game mode where if you rage even at that level maybe you should go back to your Xbox. A lot of people won't go try hard in the fun gAme modes.

disregardableAug 5, 20151 votes

Wasn't funny at all for me, but I agree with playing something you don't normally play. I spent the whole time just spamming mids and trying to get as many kills as possible. Going 12/12/12 was a success.

Gunslinger744Aug 5, 20151 votes

Thanks for you input, but that really isn't an option. When I commit myself to playing a game for at least 20 minutes I play to win, and only to win. Anyone that gets in my way will mercilessly be crushed, I got kicked from a soccer team because I targeted a guy and tackled him dirty like 9 times in one match because he was their best attacker and I wanted to win, and did so by basically getting us the number advantage. Not to mention the times we played basketball in Phys, I turned that shit into football if it meant I'd win. You get what I mean? I very rarely have fun when I lose. And playing "for fun" practically dooms you to lose.

Live2LetDieAug 5, 20151 votes

Well with this patch they introduced the automatic feedback system(finally) that automatically, and instantly, punishes those flaming, even without a report, making this game better. So start muting or mature up kid

46104328_DELAug 5, 20151 votes

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Well with this patch they introduced the automatic feedback system(finally) that automatically, and instantly, punishes those flaming, even without a report, making this game better. So start muting or mature up kid

Oh shit, they did? Well, see you guys tomorrow, when half Riot's playerbase is auto-banned for nothing.

GummyBearWookieeAug 5, 20151 votes

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Oh shit, they did? Well, see you guys tomorrow, when half Riot's playerbase is auto-banned for nothing.

If you think flaming, cursing, using homophobic slurs, racist rants etc....are nothing...then I welcome you and everyone else being banned.

O Fay OAug 5, 20151 votes

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Thanks for you input, but that really isn't an option. When I commit myself to playing a game for at least 20 minutes I play to win, and only to win. Anyone that gets in my way will mercilessly be crushed, I got kicked from a soccer team because I targeted a guy and tackled him dirty like 9 times in one match because he was their best attacker and I wanted to win, and did so by basically getting us the number advantage. Not to mention the times we played basketball in Phys, I turned that shit into football if it meant I'd win. You get what I mean? I very rarely have fun when I lose. And playing "for fun" practically dooms you to lose.

well getting kicked off the soccer team means you make your team handicapped for the rest of the season. You might have won that game, but in the long run... you lost.

DevèstationAug 6, 20152 votes

How about this - focus on YOUR mistakes. Get pissed at yourself. That will motivate you to fix up YOUR act and worry less about others, who you probably don't realize get mad at themselves too when they fuck up. DON'T BECOME ONE OF THOSE PLAYERS.

AmazingBeaverAug 5, 20151 votes

Thats how.. https://media1.giphy.com/media/Eqg3LOfuIgc6s/200_s.gif

Gunslinger744Aug 5, 20151 votes

I played stoned once, it made me play like a retard and at the end I'd long lost my high and was mad at myself for even considering the idea. So that doesn't help either.

ChatillonAug 5, 20151 votes

after abadd set of games i was like 'imma play toplane". what you dont understand is that of all the roles, i am hopeless on that island. I went DrMundo b/c, lock mundo when you pleases. Build straight tank vs a shitty gnar, was hardly winning lane, but i enjoyed myself. My friend saw me through the window of the library, bc thats the only place i can play, and he asked my why i had moba boots.

Because mundo goes where he pleases.

I basically played the game, not paying attention, not caring when i died, just throwing cleavers like it was my job, proudly killing gnar. It was fun.

Only when i was autoing the nexus i was like 'how did this happen?? How did we win??" It was surprising but it was nice.

Also, mute that dumbass enemy Bard if you have to, then troll him and know he is whining but you cant hear him

LazyNotStupidAug 6, 20151 votes

for someone like you id suggest before everygame starts to /mute all, and to start realizing that everyone has a bad game, and that the enemy team could simply have a good player, i dont care if you're a god midlaner if you're against faker you're feeding its nobodies fault they simply are out classed in the role they have, if somones doing badly GO HELP THEM do you really think most people will die twice and then suddenly come back? also if you flame your team obviously they have a higher chance to go on tilt making more fuck ups causing you to flame more, so when you flame your team its a double edged sword, just chill out focus on your game play theres always some scenario where you can still win (even if its small)