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=== The GOAT Streamer and Toxicity in Game === | === The GOAT Streamer and Toxicity in Game === | ||
[[File:T1.png|400px|thumb|right| Tyler1]] | [[File:T1.png|400px|thumb|right| Tyler1]] | ||
| − | Tyler1, also known by his online handle "Tyler1," is a popular streamer and professional player of the popular MOBA game League of Legends. He is known for his high-energy and often controversial streaming style, as well as his skill and proficiency at playing the game. He has a large following on Twitch, where he streams his gameplay and interactions with his audience. He's also been banned in the past for his toxic behavior in the game but later on Riot Games lifted the ban after he showed good behavior. | + | Tyler1<ref>"Tyler1" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler1 </ref>, also known by his online handle "Tyler1," is a popular streamer and professional player of the popular MOBA game League of Legends. He is known for his high-energy and often controversial streaming style, as well as his skill and proficiency at playing the game. He has a large following on Twitch, where he streams his gameplay and interactions with his audience. He's also been banned in the past for his toxic behavior in the game but later on Riot Games lifted the ban after he showed good behavior. |
Tyler1 has been absolutely the GOAT in streaming of League of Legends. Yet during the stream he would constantly flame teammates, even if they are also streamers. | Tyler1 has been absolutely the GOAT in streaming of League of Legends. Yet during the stream he would constantly flame teammates, even if they are also streamers. | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 27 January 2023
Internet trolling refers to the act of intentionally posting inflammatory, off-topic, or otherwise disruptive messages in online forums, discussion boards, or social media platforms with the primary intent of causing chaos or inciting a reaction from other users. Trolling can take many forms, including but not limited to: flaming, baiting, and gaslighting. Trolling is often done for the purpose of getting a reaction or attention, and not necessarily to contribute to the conversation or discussion at hand. Internet trolling is not a rare thing, A Pew Research Center survey published two years ago found that 70% of 18-to-24-year-olds who use the Internet had experienced harassment, and 26% of women that age said they’d been stalked online [1] Trolling is also happening across the border of internet, from video games to social media such as reddit and twitter. The anonymous feature of the Internet sometimes make it a place to relish the freedom of flaming others without punishment.
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Video Game and Trolling
The GOAT Streamer and Toxicity in Game
Tyler1[2], also known by his online handle "Tyler1," is a popular streamer and professional player of the popular MOBA game League of Legends. He is known for his high-energy and often controversial streaming style, as well as his skill and proficiency at playing the game. He has a large following on Twitch, where he streams his gameplay and interactions with his audience. He's also been banned in the past for his toxic behavior in the game but later on Riot Games lifted the ban after he showed good behavior.
Tyler1 has been absolutely the GOAT in streaming of League of Legends. Yet during the stream he would constantly flame teammates, even if they are also streamers. Such behavior however is not being punished too hard by Riot Games, as if the company does not care it that much. The problem follows is that streamers are the public face of the game, if streamers and professional players being toxic and trolling in game is not a huge problem, then why should anyone follow the protocol and be polite to other players [3] ?
The toxicity from Tyler1 therefore becomes a sort of positive evidence for players to act like a troll in game, many players have seen some players actively trying to imitate Tyler1 for how he is flaming and "inting"[4]. in the game.
The Mechanism of Counter Trolling in Game
Unfortunately the counter trolling mechanism has been failing miserably in League of Legends. The system is actively detecting if there are words relating to racism or if there are direct dirty words contained. What this means is that as long as you avoid the words, you can type whatever you want, and it is also known fact that flaming someone does not need to explicitly include any racial word. For instance, calling someone one trick dog does not get you banned anytime[5]. Moreover, even if someone really gets banned, it punishment is not really hard enough. To the best you will get banned from the game for about one day to a week. Majority of the trolls would just start another account and play the game again and wait till his main account to get released. The credit system in the game is also not working as expected. People would not just be polite to each other for the sake of skins and honor codes, because it is far more thrilling for them to troll however they want in the game.
Competitive Games Lead to Trolling
References
- ↑ “How Trolls Are Ruining the Internet” Time , 18 Aug. 2016 https://time.com/4457110/internet-trolls//
- ↑ "Tyler1" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler1
- ↑ “League Of Legends Has A Massive Toxicity Problem And Some Streamers Are Contributing To It” Nutan Lele AFK Gaming, 18 May 2020 https://afkgaming.com/esports/originals/4020-league-of-legends-has-a-massive-toxicity-problem-and-some-streamers-are-contributing-to-it/
- ↑ “What is inting” inting, 28 July 2016 https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=inting/
- ↑ “T1 flaming teammates” Alpha T1 , 18 Feb. 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4uz0FNfMtk//
