Gosu League of Legends: 2012

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Abuse Reports and the Tribunal

I have been reading through reports and I have noticed that I am not the only one who has been punished unjustly (and unfairly). There are many people who have been complete trolls in my games and yet they are still around, and thriving.

I won't be talking about my own suspension here. I am posting a most thoughtful article that you may find useful:

4 Things I've Learned From Report Cards
After reviewing dozens and dozens of report cards, in addition to Red responses to those report cards, certain things have been made clear:

1. Individuality Is Illegal. If you deviate ever-so-slightly from the metagame, you are a troll and deserve to be banned. You do not have the inherent right to play how you like, and violating your team's wishes (regardless of your tactical effectiveness) will result in mass report/ban with no leniency from Riot.

2. Judges Are Irrational. Tribunalists don't judge cases on whether or not you violated the Summoner's Code - they ask the question, "Would I want to play alongside this player?" If you've been reported enough times to make it to the Tribunal, the answer is "No" 100% of the time. Being annoying or irritating is a permban-worthy capital offense.

3. Report Frequency Is Everything. Those who are reported the most are sent to the Tribunal and punished. Those who manage to "game" the system and get reported less frequently get off scott-free. You can trollbait people all day as long as you're not the one being reported.

4. Perception is Law. It doesn't matter whether or not you've actually done anything wrong, what matters is how the Tribunal perceives you based on how other players are reacting to you. Sophisticated trolls know how to manipulate chat to make you seem like an uncooperative or "toxic" player, whether it's true or not. Pretending to be offended is an excellent way to troll and harass others via the Tribunal system.

What Does It All Mean?

Tribunal is nothing more than Tyranny of The Majority.

All that's changed over the past several months is that we now have a body of evidence that makes it perfectly clear.

Evidence

Point 1: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/...90763#20590763 <--- notice the 50 downvotes
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/...95631#20595631
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/...96217#20596217

Summary: You must verbally defend yourself if you wish to deviate from the metagame. If your team does not agree with your justification, then by definition you are trolling. You can only deviate from the meta if you ask permission first and permission is granted. You have no innate right to play how you want without the consent of the other players, regardless of whether your actions contribute to a successful outcome or not. Failure to understand and follow the metagame is a capital offense.

Point 2:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonthrower

Then YOU guys play with him in matches. I wouldn't want him around.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Castigator

Exactly, unfortunately this community is not mature enough to understand that them being mad or annoyed is not automatically a reason for a person to be reported / banned.

Point 3 : http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/...12922#27612922

Reported in 26% of his games, lands in the Tribunal and gets autopunished. Is verbally harassed and abused by his team, but acts like a complete Saint despite all of this. His only crime? Being unskilled.

Point 4:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pendragon

Additionally - there isn't an explicit list of actions that if you don't perform them you won't be suspended (which is why we haven't published one). What matters more than the action is the perception of the action that other players have - and how it influences their experience. If you've done something that creates a substantially negative experience for some, but if you had been in a different game it wouldn't have been an issue - you've still done something wrong.

Summary: We've known Point 4 to be the case for a long time. Just look at any report card and see how perception trumps fact. Report abuse is still a rampant problem:
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/...t+away+with+it
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/....php?t=2316634
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/...t=report+abuse
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/....php?t=2417327 <--- perfect example of premades abusing the report system
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/....php?t=2421737 <--- exploits system and gets away with it for awhile, is incredibly toxic while keeping his report cards squeaky clean

Article credit: find the original article by clicking here

This article was a huge eye-opener for me and I hope that this helps you figure out how the Tribunal works at this point in time.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Summoner Icon Rewards for Purchasing RP

Image courtesy of Riot Games, Inc.

Riot is giving out League of Legends Summoner Icon Rewards for purchasing certain amounts of Riot Points (RP).

These icons are rewarded to summoners based on their RP purchases between the dates of October 1st and November 13th, 2012. Here are the rewards:

League of Legends Halloween Summoner Icon Rewards

Tier 1 (any RP amount): Spiteful Specter
Tier 2 (1,000+ RP): Baleful Grasp plus Tier 1
Tier 3 (2,500+ RP): Death Mask plus Tiers 1-2
Tier 4 (5,000+ RP): Deadfall Treant plus Tiers 1-3
Tier 5 (10,000+ RP): Vengeful Wraith plus Tiers 1-4

Source: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2694440

Why You Should Not Play Premade Teams With "Friends of Friends"

Hi everyone.

I have had to unfriend at least two people over the past week for the same reason. And I actually WANT to make friends! Here is what happened.

I got a good game with a good player. We add each other as friends. Then, he invites me to his "premade" team with 2 or 3 of his friends. They all suck and feed, and they blame me. I ask my buddy if he agrees, and he says "of course". I unfriend him because I know that he is defending his weak team and he doesn't want to acknowledge that they all suck.

So. Why do people do this?

It's purely for the single reason that they want to play and apparently "have fun", but not want to acknowledge that they SUCK. They really do. So instead of acknowledging that they are baddies, do you know what they do instead? They blame the player that's 1500+ ELO Rank with 3000 wins. They are all 0-6 EACH! Doesn't matter to them, though. It's still someone's fault. Of course.

I am tired of having to unfriend people. You people need to REALIZE that YOUR FRIENDS SUCK!

END. OF. STORY.

Please. Stop it now. Stop making trouble for people who actually know what they're doing. GG.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

How to Get Riven Icon from Season 2 Championship

Hi gang,

I have been bombarded with questions on how to get the special "Riven Icon" which Riot announced would be available on October 13th, 2012. The code is to be streamed live during the tournament.

Typing the code into a special website will give you a special Riven icon (NOT a skin or champion).

Here is how to get it:

Get the code from the championship.
Visit this website: http://bit.ly/lolriven or http://woobox.com/dwmvfy
Enter in your login username (not your summoner name).
Enter in your "Summoner Name" (your in-game name).
Enter the code into the "Stream Code" field (The code is 521337).
Enter your "Server Region" (North America, etc.)
Press submit.

Easy.

There is also a skin that will be in stores for a limited amount of time after the finals, which everyone will be able to purchase it in stores. After the predefined time, they will remove it from the stores.

Anyone attending the actual event will get special codes which unlock champions, icons, or skins (such as PAX skins).

Thursday, September 27, 2012

How to Fix Black Screen Bug After Champion Selection Screen in League of Legends

Are you having trouble joining games after choosing a champion in League of Legends?

I've got the fix for you here.

I had the same issue after the Syndra patch and spent six hours trying to fix it. I'll show you exactly what I did to fix it so that you won't have to spend so much time fixing it.

Problem Description:

You can start a game queue, you can choose your champion, and you are taken to the load screen. But that's about it. The load screen is completely black. The game starts and you can't even join. When you exit the game, you are taken to the client lobby where there is a "reconnect" button waiting for you. When you do try to reconnect, you can't get into the game anyway.

It's particularly frustrating when you know that you're going to get a "leaver" mark for that game, which may potentially get your account suspended! (If you do, don't worry, it's only for two weeks. Then you can log in again no problem).

So just how do you fix this? Well, there are actually several fixes. Your best bet is to go through them all in the same order that I went through them. You may get it fixed before reaching the final solution, who knows?

Here are the steps to fix the dreaded Black Screen of Doom:

Remove menu animations from login screen.
Start game from C folder, click "run as administrator".
Repair from top-right gear box.
Patch from different server (untick box for p2p), then return to your server (new patch to modify contents).
Reinstall fresh copy of game.

1. Remove menu animations from the login screen.

This part is simple. Just start up your game client, and uncheck the boxes that are labeled "Disable Animations" and "Disable Music". Now try to join your game again. This may fix it in some cases.

2. Start game from C folder, click "run as administrator".

Sometimes, a patch may change some administrative requirements in the client. Unfortunately, this poses a problem for some of us, and the way to solve this is to run the game client directly from the game folder. The default folder is C:>>Riot Games>>League of Legends.

Once the folder is open, Right-Click the "lol.launcher.admin.exe" and select "Run as Administrator". This may fix your problem.

3. Repair from top-right gear box.

During the login screen, you will notice a little "gear" icon at the top-right of your client screen. Click that, and you will notice a "repair" button. Click that and the game will repair itself through all of its files.

NOTE: This may take several hours, depending on your computer's speed and power (it took about an hour for me, and my computer is relatively fast I guess).

4. Patch from different server (untick box for p2p), then return to your server (new patch to modify contents).

This is a neat way to fix your game. You can fix it by patching new files from a different server. From the splash screen (it's the first screen before the login screen which has the big orange "Play" button at the bottom right), pick a different "Region". Try one of the European servers.

Next, hit the "Play" button. You will notice that the game will start patching. These are fresh files from the EU server that will overwrite any corrupt files that you may have. Once you're done patching, restart your client. Now, select the NA server (or your own server) again and login. This may have fixed the problem.

5. Reinstall fresh copy of game.

If all else fails, then you should just uninstall the game and install everything over again. This is the last on my list because it takes a long time to download the files.

I hope that this helps those of you with this issue!

Thanks for reading Gosu League of Legends!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Season 2 Ranked Game Rewards and Badges

Season 2 is coming to an end and players are scrambling to get their badges!

Riot has increased the rewards this time around, along with subdividing the queue requirements!

Here are the changes for this season:

(taken directly from their announcements page)

Season 2 rewards will be based on the highest rating you achieve between now and the end of the season. Once you’ve achieved a tier, you’ll have it for good, and playing more games can only help you out. In order to do this, we are resetting Top Rating for all players to their Current Rating and will be using Top Rating to determine end-of-season reward tiers.
We’re adding a whole new tier! Diamond will be at the top and the other tiers have expanded so that everyone who becomes ranked will qualify for a tier and the corresponding rewards. Players who joined a team on or after September 1 will also need to win five games with that team to qualify for rewards.
We’ve upgraded the medal art on your summoner profile. At each new tier, you’ll unlock an awesome new medal.
Tiers will now be subdivided into rating “ranks”. These ranks inform you of how close you are to moving up to the next tier. Moving up a rank also enhances your summoner profile medal.

The Rewards:

Bronze tier:

Bronze summoner icon for each queue (3v3 team, 5v5 solo, or 5v5 team) in which you are Bronze tier

Silver tier:

Silver border on the game loading screen
Silver summoner icon for each queue in which you are Silver tier

Gold tier:

War Hero Janna skin
Gold banner trim in summoner profile
Gold border on the game loading screen
Gold summoner icon for each queue in which you are Gold tier

Platinum tier:

Platinum forum badge
War Hero Janna skin
Platinum banner trim in summoner profile
Platinum border on the game loading screen
Platinum summoner icon for each queue in which you are Platinum tier

Diamond:

Diamond forum badge
War Hero Janna skin
Diamond banner trim in summoner profile
Diamond border on the game loading screen
Diamond summoner icon for each queue in which you are Diamond tier

Played in All Queues: achieved a tier in 5v5 solo, 5v5 team, and 3v3 team
Special summoner icon based on the lowest tier achieved in the three queues

RANKED ELO REQUIREMENTS FOR BADGES:

Tier	Solo	Team
Bronze
Bronze VII	<850	<850
Bronze VI	850	950
Bronze V	900	1000
Bronze IV	950	1050
Bronze III	1000	1100
Bronze II	1050	1150
Bronze I	1100	1200
Silver
Silver VII	1150
Silver VI	1200
Silver V	1250
Silver IV	1300	1250
Silver III	1350	1300
Silver II	1400	1350
Silver I	1450	1400
Gold
Gold VII	1500
Gold VI	1550
Gold V	1600
Gold IV	1650	1450
Gold III	1700	1500
Gold II	1750	1550
Gold I	1800	1600
Platinum
Platinum VII	1850
Platinum VI	1900
Platinum V	1950
Platinum IV	2000	1650
Platinum III	2050	1700
Platinum II	2100	1750
Platinum I	2150	1800
Diamond
Diamond VII	2200	1850
Diamond VI	2250	1900
Diamond V	2300	1950
Diamond IV	2350	2000
Diamond III	2400	2050
Diamond II	2450	2100
Diamond I	2500	2150

So as you can see, these new requirements are pretty decent. I like the fact that it will calculate based on your TOP RATING instead of your CURRENT RATING (which is what screwed me up last season... lame...) when the end of the season comes.

Thanks for reading Gosu League of Legends!

Sunday, June 17, 2012

DreamHack 2012 Tournament

Hi guys,

Make sure you don't miss DreamHack 2012! Here is the video and some other information. I'm watching it right now as well. Stop reading and start watching!

Watch live video from dreamhacklol on www.twitch.tv

DreamHack 2012 hosts the top official League of Legends tournaments. It is every League of Legends player's dream to get into there and compete for massively huge cash prizes! (It's mine at least, anyway).