A player has had enough of being toxic. He sends out a call for help in the community of League of Legends and they show him important lessons.
This is the situation: On Sunday, a LoL player reached out to the community on Reddit. In the relevant subreddit for Riot’s MOBA, he explains that he himself is a very toxic player.
“I’m usually very positive when they [the teammates] make a mistake once or twice. But when they keep making the same mistake without learning, then I tilt so hard,” explains DarVux.
Tilting is referred to in LoL when a player freaks out due to actions in the game, starts trolling or insults others wildly. With a video, LoL itself explained how normal people become toxic lunatics.
DarVux’s tilt led to him being banned from chat and receiving no rewards in-game. Because in LoL, it’s a bit like Santa Claus: Only the well-behaved kids get presents.
Now he wants to learn how to act less toxic and instead react calmly and coolly when his team plays poorly. Because in the LoL community, things can often get toxic.
Be less toxic in LoL – Advice from players
Here’s how players react: On the Reddit thread, there are 146 comments from players. One even gave out the Silver Award, “because you are trying to become a better person”.
We will summarize the most important tips from the comments here. If you find yourself becoming toxic quickly, take a look at the thread on Reddit to see what else might help. There are several tips that are supposed to help.
The most important tips
Turn off chat: Often mentioned is to turn off the chat. “You can’t flame if you can’t type,” explains NnjaChurch on Reddit. The player should start by muting everyone else. And if he wants to write himself, he should refrain from doing so unless it’s a “good job” or “nice.” Instead of writing, he should communicate with pings (without spamming them).
A loss is just a loss: Of course, you do your best in ranked games to rank up. But at the end of the day, a loss is just one of many. You shouldn’t take a single match too seriously.
“Some losses hurt more than others and can tilt you infinitely. But in the end, it only counts as a single loss,” writes straydgsit on Reddit.
Relax: “I used to be like you,” admits Squeal_Piggy. “Relax. Remember that you are playing for fun. At the end of the day, it’s just a game.”
He writes that it helps him to have a drink on his desk. When he tilts, he should take a sip from it to distract himself.
With these pieces of advice, things should soon get better for DarVux.
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