Why do some people play normals?

tonzillacrayon·10/17/2015, 10:46:11 PM·1 votes·133 views

For instance someone i know is playing on their smurf but playing normals.. isnt the point of a smurf to not have to play normals so you can practice in a competitive environment without having to feel extremely burdened? I mean I understand why most players with only one account play normals but i dont get it lol

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Princess Emma10/17/2015, 11:43:29 PM1 votes

Either people level up a smurf for:

Want to level again(rare as balls)
To play matches with their friends who are much lower than them to avoid bad matchmaking / Level up with their friends
They want a different name / fresh start
To make an Aram only account
To have less stressful matches if their elo / mmr is too high (Being Plat for instance and playing against people your skill level)
Stomp low level games for the fun of it
If they did co-op vs ai games their whole life, and are terrible at PvP they may make a new account to actually PvP on without dragging people down of their original accounts level
Get another crack at level 30 promotional series that determines what rank they are placed in

I am confused when you say ''practice in a competitive environment without having to feel extremely burdened''. Do you mean play ranked for practice? While I am not saying that someone cant learn from ranked or get some practice in, that is what normals are typically for, and Aram and Co-op vs AI aren't necessarily the best place to practice.