As we know, League of Legends is infamous for having one of the most toxic player communities in the esports world. With a massive and ever-growing player base, this is entirely understandable. Moreover, even professional players and famous influencers in the League of Legends scene sometimes engage in extremely negative behavior, so it’s no surprise that casual players exhibit even more of it. Riot has made efforts to prevent these actions, including measures to curb the toxic issues within their game.
One of these measures is hiding player identities during the champion selection phase and replacing them with names of jungle monsters in the game, like “Chameleon” or “Weird Crab”. These changes have led to many players questioning and debating the effectiveness of this approach. According to Riot, the purpose of hiding identities is to prevent players from verbally attacking each other during champion selection. Additionally, if a player has just had a bad game and encounters their teammates or opponents from that match again, the frustration could resurface and affect the current game.
However, after many years, Riot’s method has been outsmarted by the “online detectives” of the League of Legends community. Specifically, one player discovered that if you open the Riot Client and go to the “Your Friends” section during champion selection, the names of the players in the champion selection lobby will be fully displayed.
After the “tip” was shared, the League of Legends community was extremely excited, but many requested to “delete it immediately and only share it privately” for fear that Riot would make adjustments. In reality, the practice of hiding player identities has recorded instances where it has made other players even more frustrated. Some players exploit the hidden identities to attack other players without anyone knowing. In some cases, players only realize after entering the game that their current teammates were also disruptive players in the previous match, leading some to quit the game immediately.
– Riot Games and their client: a disastrous duo that no one can find a replacement for
– Delete it immediately, this is confidential information
– What?
– 200k reach, it’s over
Nevertheless, if this tip becomes widely shared in the community, Riot will likely discover it and make adjustments. In reality, Riot’s measures only address the immediate issue. In the long run, we can only hope for players’ awareness to help mitigate the toxicity in League of Legends.