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Hey there friend! Yes, there are a LOT of players who are in your same position. The internet dips, and they get back in as soon as they can...but they're penalized as if they just said "screw it" to the game. We don't believe those two are the same, and we want to treat those situations differently. I can't provide the exact details, but we're confident that players who occasionally miss a couple rounds shouldn't be penalized quite so heavily. Hope this helps :)

Hey there friends -
There are a LOT of comments about the RR deduction for queue dodging, and I wanted to jump in to provide some clarity.

First thing's first: I want to assure you all that we're tracking this and its impact on players. This isn't something we're going to toss into the live game and leave to its own devices. If we notice a downward pull on most players RRs, or if we don't see a decrease in queue dodges, we'll know we missed the mark. And we'll fix it. I promise. It's literally my job to determine whether or not we were successful.

Now, for some clarity on why we chose to do this. We completely understand the concern here. There are very valid reasons that players choose to dodge, most notably in an attempt to avoid toxic teammates. And we don't want to take that option away from players.

That said, avoiding toxic teammates doesn't make up the majority of pre-game dodges we see (and will hopefully become even less of a ...

These Cypher family photos actually make my whole day.

Pretty busy, but overall pretty great! How is yours?

ONE OF US

oh I for sure won. :P

IT'S NOT NERF PREETI IT'S BLASTX

The clear message here is that the Ares needs to get buffed.
AND YOU SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH PREETI >:(

Handling an Ares is an art. Just because you don't understand it, doesn't make it bad.

Sincerely, An Ares Onetrick

^{These views are not representative of Riot Games}

that's Riv!

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No YOU! :)

Thank YOU friend :). I know it's hard to speak up about these things, especially when it can feel like no one is listening.

I hope you're not beating yourself up for that choice. It's a very real threat, and choosing not to serve yourself up on a silver platter for harassment isn't anything to be ashamed of.

I AM THE HUNTER!! ....TOO! (I'm a Sova main as well.)

I totally get you here. Teamwork and collaboration is why I play this game. And I think my main, Sova, is a testament to that. It meaningfully detracts from my experience when I can't talk to players.

That's a totally fair question. I agree that comms banning verbally abusive players doesn't always solve the problem. Sometimes they find other ways to harass players, and as you said, sometimes they bully you into joining their party.

We're currently looking into several ways to address this; some are well on their way, and others are in the early works. (I'm sorry to be so vague here, but NDA's you know :( )

In any case, it's critical that you all don't lose faith in and entirely abandon the reporting system. I get that it hasn't done right by you so far. But as we iterate and improve on our behavior systems, those reports will still be an important part of it.

I hope that makes sense. And same goes to all the people who've posted in this thread...I'm sorry you're dealing with this crap :(

I just saw another reddit post about this. I'll copypasta the same thing I said on the other thread:

I promise, we're working on it. I can't speak to any details right now, but if all goes to plan, you'll be hearing from us in the near future with actions and updates.

In the meantime, remember to report. It doesn't fix the issue immediately, which sucks, but we can't fix it at all if you don't raise a flag to tell us it's happening.

Thanks for still giving our game a chance, even with all these bad experiences. This is a multi-team effort across Riot, and we're working hard towards a future where you don't have to deal with sh*t like this anymore.

To add to that, I have played so many games where women don't speak up until after I start talking. Once they hear my voice, and they see that no one is giving me crap, they know it's safe.

I cannot wait for the day when I get...

Hey there friend. I'm sure this will get buried, but I want you to know that we hear you. We know the social experience for minority groups, women included, is awful right now. Especially in voice comms.

I promise, we're working on it. I can't speak to any details right now, but if all goes to plan, you'll be hearing from us in the near future with actions and updates.

In the meantime, remember to report. It doesn't fix the issue immediately, which sucks, but we can't fix it at all if you don't raise a flag to tell us it's happening.

Thanks for still giving our game a chance, even with all these bad experiences. This is a multi-team effort across Riot, and we're working hard towards a future where you don't have to deal with sh*t like this anymore.

Fistbumps,
Lea & the SPD team

It was before :) But I have to say, as one of the folks who pitched this, it felt HECKIN good to make that call and have you specifically ask for it thereafter :)