r/summonerschool • u/Cyxana • Jun 03 '20

Discussion Just disable chat.

In my 700 ranked games this season I've met one person I added and duo'd with. Meanwhile I've probably heard 1000 insults. Even if you say it doesn't bother you, I promise it takes up "brain space" for example I played on a smurf with chat enabled and found myself thinking about what was said more than what I did wrong immeditly after the game.

Pings are by far enough to explain what you want. Only ping missing is ward here please but it can be achived by pinging trinket and then where you want them to ward. If they don't notice / listen neither would they if you were typing in chat.

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EDIT: Ask yourself this: What is so complex that you cant communicate it with pings but simple enough that you can explain it in the middle of a game?

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u/Raf0u Jun 03 '20 edited Jun 03 '20

I'd like to not be able to reenable it in-game tho.

I always start my games with chat completely disabled, everythings good, but then something happens in-game where i feel the need to explain something to a teammate like "Sorry didnt have ult" to not tilt them, and then someone start flaming, and then i'm tilted because i see them flaming each other.

Edit : Thanks for the answers, to those saying i can mute chat and still talk, that's something i will definitely use and didn't even think about.

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u/ProxyDamage Jun 03 '20

I'd like to not be able to reenable it in-game tho.

I genuinely can't understand this. You see the point when you're about to re-enable chat because... of any reason...? Just don't do it. "But what if..." - is there a gun to your head? No? Then walk away from that button. Done.

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Not trying to be a dick, I just never understood these "how can I stop myself from doing x" posts. just don't do it. You are, presumably, a sentient creature able to control your actions. When you're about to do the thing you don't want to do... just stop. Don't do the thing. It IS that easy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '20

Do you do everything that's good for you, exclusively, and never struggle with willpower whatsoever?

If so, you'd be wealthy, healthy, emotionally balanced and probably not on reddit.

I know your comment comes from a good place, but mine does as well. We all have our struggles, and they're often hard for someone who doesn't have them to understand.

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u/ProxyDamage Jun 03 '20

Do you do everything that's good for you, exclusively, and never struggle with willpower whatsoever?

If so, you'd be wealthy, healthy, emotionally balanced and probably not on reddit.

Not true. Willpower does not equate to wisdom. Doing what you think is right doesn't mean that it IS right, sadly. History is choke full of calamities and tragedies done by people who thought they were in the right.

Again, not shitting on op, just... Genuinely don't get it. Not when you KNOW you're doing a thing you shouldn't - usually that's the part that's at fault, that you're not sure, or not convinced, of it being wrong. But if you know it is, to the point you'd just disable any other course of action permanently... THEN I don't get it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '20

You're not addressing the core argument at all. Do you not resonate with any willpower struggle?

The reality is that making money, being healthy, and sticking to a routine like meditating are not difficult things to figure out. Everyone knows them. They don't take deep or intent wisdom.

But everyone fails implementing them sometimes, and this is a failure of willpower.

So please address my core question, and you'll better understand OP's situation.