Full Release = Emoting Douchebags

Like the title says.  Beta people were polite (bran wave at game start, shen emote at game end).

Now every other player is spamming

Jinx/Thresh on lethal,

heimer/gryphon thinking emote if you take more than 5 seconds to play

Thumbs up emote/brann on pivotal/counter plays.

Not sure I expected any different.  I miss the respectful beta community.

I like to use the emotes, but I’m a respectful way. Never spamming, but to communicate my reactions to their moves, and usually Shen when I think I’ve won. It seems like most players I run in to do the same

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Shen when I think I’ve won. 

And thats a BM right there. 

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Shen when I think I’ve won. 

And thats a BM right there. 

One thing I really like about the visual emotes is that they convey feelings a lot better than text-based emotes.

I could simply type a message "well played" and you could never know if I meant it in a sarcastic way and it was super easy to win, or if I actually had a good time and wanted to say GG. But there isn't really a way to misinterpret the Shen emote as being sarcastic or rude. 

In Hearthstone, I never emote when I win unless my opponent emotes "well played" first, because then I know they are cool with it. But in Runeterra, I don't think people would get as trigger with the Shen emote as people in Hearthstone do with the "well played" emote.

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One thing I really like about the visual emotes is that they convey feelings a lot better than text-based emotes.

I never emote when I win unless my opponent emotes "well played" first

Congrats, thats how properly game etiquete works.

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Shen when I think I’ve won. 

And thats a BM right there. 

I don’t think so. My Shen isn’t “haha I won”, it’s a respectful “thank you for playing”

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I don’t think so. My Shen isn’t “haha I won”, it’s a respectful “thank you for playing”

Then consider emoting AFTER the lethal play, not before, and definitely not when he is still thinking.
This way no one will mistake your intentions.

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Shen when I think I’ve won.

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I don’t think so. My Shen isn’t “haha I won”, it’s a respectful “thank you for playing”

Then consider emoting AFTER the lethal play, not before, and definitely not when he is still thinking.
This way no one will mistake your intentions.

 

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Shen when I think I’ve won.

Why not emote Shen when you are about to lose? 
Food for thought.

 

I usually Shen when I lose. When I’m beaten I pay my respects. 

What are your thoughts on people who surrender instead of taking a fatal blow

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What are your thoughts on people who surrender instead of taking a fatal blow

Game ends faster since it skips animations, some champions even level up after the nexus drops bellow 0.
But more often then not is butthurt, myself included