The Problem of Smurf accounts and banned players

So I think that there's an issue we all need to just stop avoiding and actually address.

Smurf accounts.

I get why they exist, I do. Riot is never going to prevent people from creating accounts and logging on. But the thing is that Smurf accounts start from the bottom of the rankings, along with actual new players. A large number of smurf accounts are created by players who have received bans or suspensions.

What this means is that new players are being metaphorically drowned in toxicity from these smurf accounts, which drives most of them away. I don't know about anyone else, but my first few weeks playing this game I legit could not stand playing in public games because of how terrible everyone I met was. I only ever played with friends until I got used to just muting everyone at the start of the game.

And that's not a solution, by the way, that's only creating another problem in order to try and nullify the first. Rendering all players incapable of sending messages, the way that some Moba's do, doesn't help anything, because it then removes the opportunity to communicate important things in game, like maybe explaining to a player who's struggling that his item build isn't going to help him, and that he'd be better off selling and rebuying the right gear.

Now I also understand how some smurf accounts are people just making new accounts for no reason other than because they can, and that's also a problem, albeit not as bad as the banned or otherwise toxic players being sent down to hurt the newbies.

With smurf accounts, new players have to fight against players who know exactly what they're doing, and the smurfs have to play with players who have no inkling of how to play. The mismatch that results always ends in one side having a very bad game.

I don't mind losing, but I hate when I don't even get a chance to play, and sometimes that's exactly what happens to you when your playing with someone who's obviously skilled at the game, playing in a match with a those who don't, You feel useless and very little of what you do has an impact on the match.

We wouldn't let a 40 year old play dodgeball against kindergarteners, we shouldn't let smurf accounts play against or with new players.

I don't know what the actual solution to the problem is, and I get that some of you are going to trash me for even thinking of this as a problem. Well it is a problem, it needs addressed, and frankly it's been sitting too damn long not to get the attention it requires. So shame on you for ignoring the elephant.