Talk:Singed/@comment-5077844-20130827120653/@comment-5955640-20130830220432

I've heard the terminology of calling a gameplay aspect toxic in other pro gaming scenes. Usually fighting games where certain champions are barred from use for one reason or another. Some examples. For the Smash brothers Brawl tournaments Meta Knight was considered toxic. In RTS games the Zerg Rush method (win by mass numbers and nothing else) exists I consider that toxic because it's only counter is just doing the same to them but sooner.

Toxic in that sense is that no one is having fun because there isn't a lot of counterplay to a seasoned playstyle. In a perfectly balanaced game (which doesn't exist) one person should be able to play A style really well only to be countered by B style.

The skill level of the style user comes into question and is the deciding factor but generally speaking if A style of equal skill beats B style of equal skill and continues to do that for C,D,E, and etc that can be considered toxic gameplay because that style of play when played at it's best trumps all other styles of play without question.

This can sort of make overpowered and toxic intersect. A champion that has very little counterplay because of how effective they are at a fundemental level can be observed as overpowered. When you are overpowered and have little counterplay that can be toxic.

Now a legendarily toxic champ was release Heimerdinger. This was due to him having an impentrable zone. You could not get to him his turrets would kill you and he would push turrets like a steamroller flattens the road. And as we all know. They addressed that very clearly. I think even Proxy Singed was addressed cause I believe that's what the buff to turrets in early game was all about.

Having said all that I'm pretty confident in saying that Proxy Singed IS bothersome and annoying. But you actually do have a few options in dealing with it.

On the concept of League of Legends being a health hazard I've found that it can be one. On a very obvious level if you are easily stressed out or have health issues that can be triggered by being stressed this game will. Probably put you in a hospital. Also this game can apparantly trigger dizzy and fainting spells as one person managed to actually faint in a story they had recalled to someone.

And that's not even approaching mental issues. Don't have a low self esteem dear god.