"Smurfing" option

Mecha MaIphite·7/7/2015, 8:08:23 PM·1 votes·350 views

Remember how when you start, there's an option list to check off your skill level, from "New to RTS" to "Expert" or something like that? Can we get a fifth option for "I'm a smurf?". Even if Riot doesn't condone smurfing, it's going to happen either way and this cuts down on the amount of smurfs in low level games. It is not fun for low level players to get destroyed for their first few games, and it is not fun for experienced players to play either players with a much lower skill level, or play against bots.

2 Comments

Deep Terror Nami7/7/2015, 8:26:33 PM1 votes

I'm not sure how this fixes anything. The smurfs that exist to legitimately climb the ladder and not troll will just rank up and leave you behind and not be a problem. The smurfs that exist to fuck you over and troll because they don't want their main account to suffer the consequences will just not mark that checkbox. Smurfs often want to destroy low level new players.

I think the only real option for stopping smurfs would be to connect accounts to a credit card (no charge); that way they know who your main is. This also weeds out the children whose parents don't even know what they do online. This is a separate debate, though.