Bronze players, diamond players. Why are we not treated equally?
Because we're scumbags.
Hey, what's up GG (guys and girls)? CouilleBleu's back today to talk about the consequences of the stereotype we have about players at the extreme end of skill level.
That's right, macho boys and sexy girls, the League of Legends ranking system groups the players in different classes depending on how good or bad they are at playing the game.
The ranking goes from dick sucker to president of a country, that is Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond and Ch-Ch-Ch-Challenger, but that's a thing you're all already aware of.
Riiiiiight? I hope so anyway.
You know, I always wondered why the flying monkey ball Riot is using minerals names to rank us
and when they decided to added the god tier back in Season 3, they decided to use the term ''Challenger''?
Wh...what the fuck is ''Challenger''?
Do you know a freaking rock with that name?
I don't. Annnnnnnnd....ah whatever.
Anyway, because of that ranking system, we get the general idea that bronze players are monkey poop that can't play for shit
and that Diamond-Challenger players are perfect people that have no flaws at all that must always carry every single game or ''they bought their account on Ebay''.
And what is one of the many repercussions of that? We make fun of the players at the bottom of the echelon, we laugh at them, we spit on them
while the players at the top of the pyramid are revered, respected, admired, and we love to suck their hairy dick.
Following that logic, if we were to compare the ranking system to our society, we got the trash, the normal civilians and the rich guys.
We envy the rich motherfuckers and want to become like them while we want to avoid being the poor, the guys that beg for money on the street.
We all want to be the strong one that gets all the bitches in the stripclub, not the weak one that struggle every day to eat a single hot dog.
You...you get what I mean, right?
That idea is even more reinforced on forums like Reddit because there are a lot of threads where people tell you :
True enough, these threads are here to help people improve their skills and all or to let you learn from someone's experience,
but there are way too many of them and some are so ridiculous they don't even make sense!
It's the same thing as seeing ads like ''Every dentist hates her! This 70 year old woman found a way to keep her teeth white for less than $5!''
I won't dwell too deep into that because it is another matter of discussion, but my point is people developped a fear of dropping in the ladder,
they see it as a plague which is not...
escapable? Is that a word...?
Also, many posters upload videos where players humm...let's say...lack the mechanical skills to play at a decent level,
or if I may say, they do something unthinkable that is considered stupid or terribad.
What is the title we see in those kind of videos?
The content is funny, we all laugh about it, we have a good time watching these videos and it's totally fine.
But the thing that irritates me is when people insult the players not playing at the ''normal'' level.
We do not laugh together, we laugh at other people and we use our bad finger to point at them.
And that is really disrecpectful.
Honestly, I'm personally tired of seeing that kind of label on these videos.
They could use other things to identify them and the player will still be interesting, funny to watch without mocking the bronze players.
Hell, there are gold/platinum players making ''bad plays'', terms we all like to use, and when they're caught on camera and the video is uploaded online,
you will still see shits like ''That bronze towerdive'' as its title!
Also, in the comment section, when someone leaves his opinion that isn't commonly shared with the community, you are sure to see something like :
''Stfu bronze'', ''Stop playing this game you're so bad bronzie'', blablabla
Dude, can I give you a slap in the face?
Oh shit, that hurts...!
Oh, and don't let me get started on people solely playing normal games...
There is so much I can say about the disparity between bronze and diamond, but I want to keep this vlog short to make you understand one thing :
Whatever your ranking may be, do not forget that each champion on the field, aside from the bots, is controlled by a real living human being behind a screen,
so when you persecute someone because of his vir...virtual...vir...vi...vir...
virtual rank, it will hurt the other person.
Some are gifted at playing this game, some have more experience than others, some take more time to learn the different aspects of it.
Do not forget that League of Legends is a game, a place to have fun, to relax, to escape the harsh reality of the real world for a brief moment.
Stop mocking the bronze players, stop treating the diamond players as deities, and instead, let's all hold our hands to become a happy family.
Think before typing.
That's it for today, people! And I'll see you next time.
Ciaossu!