Phreak on Dodging Trolls

quote Phreak

Here's the thing about trolls in champion select.

They don't want to play with Clairvoyance Revive Karma either.

When we removed the rating penalty from dodges, the amount of Champion Select trolls skyrocketed, because they knew that with such a mild penalty, they could easily make people dodge for them.

By re-introducing a meaninful penalty, players are less likely to put up with their **** because "No, I don't want to lose my LP because of you" and trolls quickly realize their efforts are only hurting themselves.

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The thing is, that's actually true.

That guy is out for himself. And only himself. Right now, he's getting pretty good feedback that he can yell, "MID OR FEED!!!!!!!111" and instalock AP Teemo and make people dodge until he gets it.

See how fast he changes his ways when people don't put up with his **** and he has a few miserable games in a row.

Now, he's definitely hurting the other players in the game. I can't deny that. But he's going to get his account removed really, really quickly when he gets reported by everyone for being a jerk.

It's just a culture thing. If we all, as responsible LoL players, say, "No, we're going to call your bluff, BRB getting you Tribunaled" the trolls all go away. These trolls exist because they're able to get you to dodge for them instead of standing up to them.

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Yes they do. They're in ranked.

If they just wanted to play AP mid Teemo, they'd play Blind Pick Normal games and instalock Teemo and call "mid."

They're playing Draft Mode Ranked because they actually want to gain rating and get that next badge. They're being a dick and saying "AP Teemo mid or feed" because they don't know how to play any other champions and lack basic social skills.

And even if the above paragraph weren't true, he still wouldn't want to share that middle lane with the legitimate Morgana you already grabbed. That guy isn't going to have fun.

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The thing is, that's actually true.

That guy is out for himself. And only himself. Right now, he's getting pretty good feedback that he can yell, "MID OR FEED!!!!!!!111" and instalock AP Teemo and make people dodge until he gets it.

See how fast he changes his ways when people don't put up with his **** and he has a few miserable games in a row.

Now, he's definitely hurting the other players in the game. I can't deny that. But he's going to get his account removed really, really quickly when he gets reported by everyone for being a jerk.