Hey all,
Weekend warrior player here. I’ve played league on and off for 10 years and spent close to $600 on skins last time I checked. I’m not good at the game, and I know it, but I try my best to win whenever I play.
Yesterday I played a game and messed up on a level 2 all in from a Sylas because I wasn’t expecting it. I got flamed relentlessly. I immediately apologized to my team saying how I wasn’t familiar with the matchup, and will try to play safe. That didn’t stop people typing in chat how terrible I am, or that I should uninstall and stop playing.
Not the first time I’ve heard this, and i know it won’t be the last. If you like playing league, you shouldn’t be mean to your teammates/enemy players. Flaming and bashing people when they want to play the game will get them to leave the game, and eventually the game will die. If we want league to continue to be a game we can all play we should try and make it better. The mindset of people saying “it’s an online game of course it’s toxic” needs to stop if we want it to grow. Couldn’t we be the bastion of nice gaming on the internet?
I would be nicer if people were nicer with me in game or at least play good. But every DAY i find this kind of people:
*Trolls and flamers
*People who use normals and rankeds as practice tool. And no, normals aren’t for practicing, Practice tool was implemented for a reason.
*People who only play to “test” a skin. As if the skin gave them superpowers or skill.
*people with “it’s just a game chill” or “i don’t care if i win or lose” mindset but when you ff suddenly the game matters.
*people who don’t know that others like winning and have fun winning.
The day these ppl stop playing or start changing for the better, the game will improve. And no, acting like a doormat won’t change them. In fact, they would become worse, because they will believe their actions are good.