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[quinnr]

Sucks to lose someone that you worked well with.

I'm in the same boat as debvon, I hate playing with people I know because most of them (with a handful of exceptions) are salty as shit, caught up in "no, Gold is different!" syndrome, and I can't get away with muting them or trolling them.

Gold is different. Once I get to Gold, I get that awesome Sivir skin
I started this season in Bronze 4 (thanks internet for going out during my placements), and am now in Silver I. So close :/

[Flying Dice]

I hated playing ranked against Golds so much that I quit when I was about to enter my promos out of Silver 1 back in season... 3? I think? And I never played ranked again. 65% WR and literally every single loss was because at least one person on my team AFKed, ragequit, intentionally fed or trolled, or was too busy flaming to play the game. I'd guesstimate that around 80% of my wins were because it happened to the other team instead (or they had more/worse shit players than we did). I've never hating playing a game as much as I hated playing ranked in LoL, and I spent years playing Halo 2 and 3 on XBL. :x

But, uh. Yeah. Good luck on getting the skin.

[Stuebi]

I actually heard that a lot, that people cant play with their mates because it adds pressure to the game. The thing is, I never had that with the guy. If you have a bad game, you have a bad game. There's no point in being salty about it. I mean, naturally I have a certain expectation for my DuoQ Partner to at least give his best. I think I'd be a little mad too, if my buddy throws the game on purpose. But if it's just regular old "I'm having a bad game." then I dont mind at all. I'm in no position to really. You dont wanna know they kind of Newbie-Moron Stunts I have pulled in my career. I had matches where I fed first Blood while invading as my jungler, on minute 3. Followed by dying again while invading, followed by one of those infamous 0/5 "What am I even doing" streaks.

That might just be my attitude tough. I cant get mad at friends or partners wile in Skype. It's rude for one thing, and hyper awkward as well. It's fine yelling at randoms together, but not at each other.


Also about "Gold is different". No, it is not. It's the same rage-inducing, Toxic Cesspool as every other league. Nobody buys wards, blames everyone but themselves for loosing, and is filled to burst with afk'ers and Leavers.

[RedKing]

I'd offer to play with you, but I'm Silver 5 and that's only because I placed in Silver 5 and then never played again. I prefer ARAM or "Silly Mode of the Month" because of the lack of pressure. Note, not the lack of toxicity, just that it's easier to blow off toxicity when none of it really matters.

[Arcvasti]

I played like five games of ranked back when the season started. After that I just decided I didn't care enough and played normals the rest of the time.

[Astral]

Garen vs Karma, All for One mode.

That was a cancerous hour long game. Our team eventually pulled through, if only barely.

[Skyrunner]

So much sustain and damage mitigation from everyone...

[RedKing]

5 Vel'koz vs. 5 Lux.

You get a laser, and *you* get a laser...everybody gets a laser!

[Astral]

Xin Zhao vs Heimerdinger.

Rough start, but eventually...

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Let's get down to business
To defeat the Dongs.
Did they send me turrets
When I asked for fun?

You're the saddest bunch I ever met
But you can bet before we're through
Heimer, I'll make a man
Out of you.

Tranquil as a forest
But on fire within.
Spam your turrets center
You aren't sure to win.

Heimer's a spineless, pale pathetic lot
And they haven't got a clue.
We'll split push all the shit
Out of you.

BE A MAN
We must zerg mid like a coursing river
BE A MAN
With all the force of a great typhoon
BE A MAN
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

Time is racing toward us
'til the Dongs arrive.
Fifteen turrets midlane
Don't you dare try dive.

You're unsuited for the spears of war
So forfeit, pack up, you're through
How could I make a man
Out of you?

BE A MAN
We must split top like a coursing river
BE A MAN
With all the force of a great typhoon
BE A MAN
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

BE A MAN
We must zerg bot like a coursing river
BE A MAN
With all the force of a great typhoon
BE A MAN
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon
Hoo-ah!

[Putnam]

http://ask.fm/RiotLyte/answer/133428062402

sandbox mode: definitely increases toxicity, like we're very sure about that

showing your MMR publicly: NO PROOF

[Flying Dice]

To be honest the borders didn't really change much. Most of the people who cared enough to flame were already using LoLNexus or something similar to justify their negative behavior, scatter blame around like feces, and make pre-emptive gloomy predictions, at least in my experience.

Also, OFA? Nocturne's not bad.

[IronyOwl]

sandbox mode: definitely increases toxicity, like we're very sure about that

Whassat?

Also, OFA? Nocturne's not bad.

Report entire team feeding plz.

[Flying Dice]

There's been people asking for a sandbox mode to test builds, practice, &c. without having to start at normal level 1 + starting gold and spend thirty minutes farming in a custom.

[Putnam]

yeah, it's something approximately every other game that has ever taken itself seriously as a competitive game in the slightest has had

it's this genre's equivalent of a fighting game's training mode or practicing free throws in basketball or w/e

riot says no because they think that it creates an unreasonable onus on an individual player to practice flash distances or w/e in sandbox mode, increasing Toxicity

because "fucking retard noob" is much better than "yo you should practice that more"?

like i'm still trying to wrap my head around their argument there, i can't think of a single way to say "you should go into sandbox mode to practice that" that is More Toxic than what people normally say, because at least the sandbox mode thing is constructive advice goddamn

[Flying Dice]

Psst. The real reason is that they can't sell it or boost player volume with it.