Trying League Yet Again

MOBAS are an unusual game.  People spends hours day after day getting better at the games but they also must contend with teammates who may or may not also be doing the same thing.  This of course as the games have become famous for at this point, leads to toxic gaming communities.

As a result of this negativity, I refuse to play MOBAS solo.  I have enough stress in my life as it is.  I do not need to add the extra strain of being yelled at and called obscenities by a person I am likely to never meet.  even worse, from behind a computer, people are far more willing to be nasty in general.

Of course, as most of my friends are part of this first group where they play many hours a day to constantly improve, it is quit difficult for me to play with them.  My skill level is significantly lower than theirs to the point where the chance of them losing as a direct result of me being there are much greater.

For those of you who are not familiar with League of Legends, without having to elaborate into how the game works, just know that it is far more significant to have one really bad player on the team than to have one really good player.  A good player can only do so much and usually cannot win a game on their own.  One bad player can almost guarantee the other team will win.  All they have to do is beat up on this one player until they are stronger than their enemy and then win the game.

Even worse, there are actually players that prey on this individual.  There are forums within the community where people discuss ways to raise their own rank.  One of the most common tactics given is that when a game begins, look for the person who has lost the most games recently and pick on that one player.  Causing this player to freak out can at times secure a win.

As I am the weakest on any team I play on with friends, I thus become this person who is singled out.  Any of you who have played League or Dota with me have probably watched as players will go out of their way to kill me.  I have a suspicion that this plays a large role in that.

Since I am constantly picked on in games and the result is that my friends lose, I become reluctant to play the game with them,  If my only alternative is to go in to the incredibly hostile environment of solo queue, it will be quite tough for me to admittedly enjoy this game.