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How toxic is League of Legends community?

Just how toxic is League of Legends’ community? According to Riot Games, it may not be as bad as it once was.

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The team posted a letter praising “positive behavior” in the community, saying that 95% of players have never received punishment. Furthermore, only 1% of the crowd have caused issues that resulted in lengthy bans or chat restrictions. Riot says that it is trying out new ideas to further combat bad behavior: “We’ve recently been focused on addressing extreme cases of verbal toxicity, and will soon be testing additional systems that address gameplay toxicity like leavers, AFKs, and intentional feeders.”

To players who haven’t received any punishments in the 2014 season, Riot will be granting four-win IP boosts next week.

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Final Fantasy XIV New Content

folder-rising-dragon-iconFinal Fantasy XIV launched in Q4, 2010 and ended in Q4, 2012.  Over that time there were 23 version builds and a number of sub-builds.  Many of the initial customers dropped out of the game early on and many other potential customers simply avoided the title given the weak reviews.  Many missed out on seeing the evolution of Yoshida’s vision for A Realm Reborn.  For the next two columns, I am going to look backwards to better assist us in moving forwards.  In this column, I look at features added to Final Fantasy XIV prior to the End of an Era event.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn - Levequests and Party Combat (Alpha)