User blog comment:BorosPaladin/State of the League/@comment-137.226.66.4-20130103105243

Well, first of all, it's not just a league problem but a problem that comes with the anonymity of being on the internet. People feels safe in front of their computer and say stuff that they would never dare speak to your face. Yet, they are the same people you meet on the street everyday, whic tells you a lot about human nature.

What's makes lol "special", though, is the highly competitive nature of the game. It causes people to become ambitious and arrogant. Some gamers take it waaaaay too seriously and will flame and insult you for any little reason. Yet, others don't take it seriously at all and will insist of playing 2 supports top because it's "OP" and they're "premates" (a word almost as popular as using "feeded" instead of "fed"). Which will make the more ambitious players very, very angry.

And the worst part is that it can carry over to your real life. Once you spend a few hours getting upset over flamers and leavers, it can really ruin your mood. Which, when you rationally think about it, is really not worth it.

I guess the only solution is to take lol less seriously. Don't get yourself worked up over some douchebag who wants to ruin your day. Ignore the trolls, try to have fun playing the game, honor the good guys and report the bad ones. And if you want to make sure that the reports work, spend a little time on the tribunal every now and then.

And if you're not having fun, you should take a break. Maybe I should, too. Hanging out in this forum shows me that I'm spending way too much time on this. :-P