Is Smurfing Legal ?

Dellinger·10/25/2018, 12:14:01 AM·2 votes·1,060 views

every body know that the new season is coming soon , and its the best time for some people in high elos to make $$ from boosting accounts .

i cant play ranked games anymore because its full of "Smurfes" , and i really want the new season rewards , in the same time i cant win against a " Smurf "

Riot should take an action ASAP to stop these "Smurfes" , i recommend to ban the account that is being boosted from playing ranked games untill the end of the season .

BTW this is the match history for someone i played against him today in ranked ....

https://matchhistory.eune.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-history/EUN1/217991188

i am sure that 99% from the players in League Of Legends agree.

Do you agree ?

9 Comments

ModDaenrysTargaryen10/25/2018, 12:16:04 AM4 votes

Smurfs and Boosting are 2 differnet things Smurfs is having another account basicly Boosting is paying someone to boost your rank,

Douglas Funnie10/25/2018, 2:02:18 AM2 votes

Boosting and smurfing are not the same things.

Boosting is when a high tiered player logs onto another user's account and plays ranked to boost the owners account to a specific rank. Account sharing/boosting is against the rules and is a bannable offense.

Smurfing is when a player creates an alternate account and plays rank. If the smurf legitimately plays ranked, he will eventually reach the rank the smurf deserves to be in. Smurfing is not punishable.

Two YESES and one NO?

BlinkZZ18210/25/2018, 12:22:38 AM1 votes

Both smurfing and boosting are good things for they make the game fun, challenging and robust.

HonorRibbon10/25/2018, 12:29:27 AM1 votes

There is nothing illegal about smurfing, I do it all the time and it is some of the most fun I've had with this game. Some benefit of reaching the top 0.5% is getting to playnon a fresh account and do the climb over again but without the stress. Imagine getting to bronze or silver over again and trying to do the run in as little losses as possible.... that is fun. Taking away smurfing takes away an element of league which is incredibly fun for the top of the ladder. There is no way smurfing is a big enough problem to make it illegal. Maybe 1 out of 20 games will have a legitimate smurf... not enough to change where you are ranked. If you lose vs a smurf then your next game will be against a lower mmr, aka easier opponents. If you can't feel the game get significantly easier after a loss then you are at your actual rank anyway.