I have literally never, not a single time in my entire 50+ hours playing Rocket, ever been flamed.

I play exclusively solo queue Rocket in ranked, and have ranked up to diamond in both S0 and S1

I have NEVER encountered anyone flaming me for playing Rocket. Not a single time, not even a single request to swap.

I have encountered quite a few people saying they appreciate me, though.

Are people literally making up controversy for clicks? If I didn't use any social media, I would've assumed he's one of the most well liked characters in the game.