Figuring out whoâs going to do what before a League of Legends battle officially begins is as crucial a process as it is a rushed one. Tensions can run very high as a result. Three players had a wonderful way to pre-empt any name-calling when a potential conflict suddenly reared its head recently: with rock, paper, scissors.
Donquixote and Todoke both wanted to play the role of the âAD Carryâ in the game that was about to begin. For the uninitiated: the AD Carry is one of several specialized roles that players take on in any given League battle. I donât need to get into the specifics of what it does, because thatâs not whatâs important here. What is important is that two different people wanted the same thing. In a match of League of Legends, a game that has a notorious problem with the toxicity of its gigantic online community.
Though Todoke and Donquixote were both being generally polite, things could have easily taken a quick, nasty turn in the chat. But then SRLegacy came in with the amazing rock, paper, scissors idea:
SRLegacy eventually showed up in a Reddit thread about the incident to confirm that everyone was equally awesome during the match itself:
Of course, there were other players just around the corner to remind him that the chance social encounters that unfold in League of Legends donât always work out so wellâeven after they get off to a good start:
You canât win them all, sadly. But that just makes appreciating the legitimate âyou guys were awesome in gameâ all the more important, if you ask me.
Stay classy, League. Iâll see you again soon. And hopefully, Iâll meet people like SRLegacy, Todoke, and Donquixote.
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