Every gaming community has a few bad apples and a lot of the time you just have to roll with the punches and ignore the trolls. While it's not exactly a foolproof solution to the problem, Riot's attempt at cutting down on League of Legends offenders comes in the form of the tribunal system. Instead of putting all of the power in the developers hands, the tribunal system allows the community to act as judge and jury via case reviews and votes. Whether you're a member of the jury or a serial troll on the stand, here's how the tribunal system works.

How the Process Works

After being reported enough times for the various offences a player can commit, a case is automatically built for said player which includes transcripts showing the in game chat of some of the games that received a report. Along with the in game chat, the reviewers of the case also receive that games statistics and any comments that were left by those players that reported the offender. From this information each of the case reviewers must make a decision to punish or pardon the player, with the majority vote being the one that is upheld.

If the case was not a serious one (I.E. spamming or something of that nature) and the community has decided to punish the player,  the automatic system will take over and issue either a warning or a temporary ban. For more serious offences like racial slurs, a member of the riot staff will review the case and possibly give out a permanent ban or longterm suspension.

If you're worried about ending up in the Tribunal because of a few moments of rage don't be, it will usually take a large number of reports before a tribunal case is held for a player.

Justice Review

Once a case has been closed and a verdict handed out you can review it. Each case review will show the verdict and what sort of punishment ended up being given to the player. In addition to this you can also view your Justice Ranking for all cases, which represents the percentage of cases you chosen the verdict that ended up being the "correct" one.

How to Sign Up for the Tribunal

To participate in the justice process you first need to have a League of Legends account that is at least level 20. Once that's checked off you can hop over to to na.(or eu, oce depending on your server)leagueoflegends.com/tribunal and log into your account. If there are cases available you can select one to begin reviewing. If there's a case you don't feel comfortable reviewing you can skip them as well.

Punishments

The reviewers of a case don't decide the specific punishment, instead wither an automated system or actual Riot employee will dish out the ban hammer. Some of the punishments that can be received are bans (permanent and temporary), name changes, loss of chat use for a certain amount of games, and warnings.

While it's not perfect Riot has released stats that show the effectiveness of the tribunal in deterring repeat offenders. If you feel like answering the summons and making the LoL community a tiny bit less hostile, take a crack at the tribunal and make your verdict.