Smurfs and Their Affect on the Community - As Well As The Proposals To Fix The Issues
I feel sorry for the new players that come to League of Legends for the first time. This is such an amazing game, yet, most new players give up after playing a few matches due to the sheer number of people who get to 30, then create a smurf account and pick on low levels that are not on the same level of skill.
This is a huge issue due to the obvious fact that League of Legends is skill based, not so much as level based like other games. Therefore I ask for the community to propose ideas to help those new players that are just now coming into league. Come up with a proposition to help reduce the problem of smurfs ruining the enjoyment of new players. If you think an idea sounds like a good plan, just reply to them with a simple "I agree" so we can get a poll going.
I WILL NOT HAVE ANY NEGATIVE REMARKS ON THIS THREAD PLEASE. ANY INSULTS OF ANY KIND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, AND WILL BE REMOVED!
So far, I have come up with the following plan.
-MAKE KILLS AND DEATHS A FACTOR FOR MATCHMAKING- Its so simple its ridiculous... all that would be needed to fix the smurf issue is to just make it so kills and deaths become a factor. A level 6 going 20-3 shouldn't have his next match with a player who went 6-5 or 3-20. As far as parties go, if there is that 20-3 player, who is grouping with a 3-20 player, that party should still be put into a lobby with people on the skill level of the better player. That way, there will be no abusing of the party system to play against players of lower skill level. Also, if needed, make skill level a more important factor in matchmaking over the basic level factor. So that there will be no shortage of lobbies to join for any skill level.
Again, if you agree with my proposal or have an adaptation to it, please just reply and state your ideas and opinions below.