Riot Reports League of Legends Community Improving
If you've ever played a match of League of Legends you've likely already found out that the community can be...well let's just say "less than friendly" sometimes. Personally I know this all too well but we'll just say I deserve most of the comments directed at me for being terrible at the game.
Riot has managed to make some strides towards an improved community over the last year though. We've seen the banning of some pretty high profile players and the implementation of a few new tools to help weed out toxic behavior. Has it been enough though?
Looking at a recent post from the team at Riot seems to indicate that they are very happy with their progress, but aren't quite finished yet.
According to Riot, "As of 11/13/2014, 95% of active players in 2014 have never received a punishment of any kind. The vast majority of you have not received chat restrictions, ranked restrictions, game bans or permanent bans this year!"
Now, I don't exactly agree with the assertion that a 5% punishment rate is equal to 5% of the community being a bit toxic (that's a bit like saying out of everyone selling illegal drugs 5% have been sentenced to jail time therefore the other 95% are totally upstanding citizens) but I guess it's a push in the right direction for a game that certainly needed a push.
As the 2014 season comes to a close, players on the up-and-up will be receiving a 4-win IP boost. Riot has also added an enhanced version of the LeaveBuster system to the PBE to tackle other community concerns
Since 5% means you'll likely come across a bad apple every 2 games, have the strides forward been enough for you? Let me know below!
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Worth server, community.
Unplayable.
it's ridiculous, Riot are useless when it comes to ACTUAL griefers. That's probably the ONLY reason why they say it's cleaned up.