Listen to Wheaton

§Rule 5.2 (Wheaton’s Law) — Don’t be a dick!

Wil Wheaton explains where his law came from.

This rule is often forgotten by some players participating in our tournaments or indeed playing online in general and I thought it would be a good idea to write a little about it.

Daily, we admins receive a lot of reports about players using abusive language or toxic behavior and we are trying to deal with this in the best possible way, but there aren’t any straight forward solutions.

Remember everyone, that spending time writing comments that are aimed towards “tilting” your opponents often comes back at yourself in the end. Instead of writing unnecessary comments you might have had time to throw that smoke to be able to take A site or maybe get that blue buff that you needed badly to win your own lane. Focus on the game, not your opponents.

Karma exists, and will get back at you.

Stay focused on your own game, don’t let others rule your thinking. This will not only make you a better player, it will also make the game a lot more fun for you. Being a dick will not make you win more, this should be obvious to everyone.

So how do you not resort to a Dick-ish attitude when someone is a dick towards you? It’s actually pretty simple, don’t be one!

I know a lot of you guys are trying to have fun while playing but I think this is an issue that is worth talking about. Try to be nice towards your fellow opponents and teammates. Then you will win in the long run (or at least win some friends ;) ).

Good luck and have fun! See you on Challengermode! :)

Best regards,

Ludwig — Community Manager @ Challengermode