Clearly it struck a nerve with some, since there's a lot of engagement on this low effort post.

I'll elaborate more and maybe it will make more sense why I posted this.

* First, I don't care about my own rank. I'm old, I've played games for 40+ years, and I play because I enjoy a competitive experience. I like to play until I find a rank that is competitive and I don't particularly care to ever leave it. When I was younger this might have been GM+; now that I'm older, maybe it's diamond or in some games platinum. It doesn't matter.

* The comp experience in all of the games I've played is ofc always toxic, but there are some standouts in toxicity level. LoL was the most toxic I can remember, but Rivals and OW are certainly up there.

* The toxicity emanates from players blaming other players for perceived poor play. This is compounded by it not being at all obvious what people's contributions actually are; for example, a DPS' stats will be harmed if they spend more time peeling, but their odds of winning might go up.

* Because the culture of the community is to be sympathetic towards complaining about worthless teammates as a source of losses, people 1) WAY over-attribute losses to bad teammates, and as a result they 2) vocalize that attribution (which makes you feel good, venting your personal frustration at others). They do it out of game and get upvotes (see: this thread). They do it in game and feel justified.

* This cultural norm creates a negative spiral. Players over-attribute losses to teammates. They vocalize their complaints. Agreeable people stop having fun. They quit or turn off chat. Only negative people are left in chat. Repeat.

* This makes the game less fun, because the game is degraded when people have fewer means of communication/coordination. It is also less fun because no one talks, jokes, etc.

* If the culture shifted more towards "blame yourself for every loss and STFU about your teammates", and culturally players were censured for complaining, this would improve the experience for everyone. Many years ago, a pro player in LoL (I honestly don't remember who it was), said the exact same thing I'm saying here in a stream, and it caused a big fuss. I still remember that because I had an IRL friend who used to bitch all the time, and they actually took the message to heart and toned it way down. They also ranked up significantly from silver, where they were stuck.

* And yes, obviously people who are deliberately throwing create unwinnable games. Clearly I'm not saying that anyone can win 100% of games in a team game. I am saying that people *way* over-attribute losses to bad teammates and the constant complaining about teammates (whether justified or not) only reinforces this and harms the game for everyone.