Toxic Players And Smurfs

BluEssenceFodder·Feb 25, 2016·4 votes·709 views

why are smurfs even a thing? why are people able to make multiple accounts and screw others over? why doesn't riot do anything? why does riot tell us to report toxic behavior but still not do anything about it? why are bans so weak and or useless? chat ban? really... 3 days away from league? better get on my smurf or make a new account... Riot, seriously... start IP banning these kids... im sick of seeing them hop in games and go on a feeding spree... opening soup kitchens in baron pit or dragons pit like some type of salvation army deal... one of these days ima open up a shop and sit in mid.

11 Comments

ltmetalFeb 25, 20162 votes

Smurfs aren't automatically toxic pricks. In the end, only 8% of the entire community ever gets punished in the first place. It's better not to pass judgment on everyone (since there are plenty of legitimate reasons for making smurfs) than to restrict smurfing because of the minority.

BluEssenceFodderFeb 26, 20161 votes

there is little to no reason to make a smurf... like... what do you get out of it? besides returning to bronze and smashing those that struggle trying to get out? boo hoo you got banned on your main... so you hop to a smurf to have some more fun salting peoples fries... like seriously... thats the point of getting banned... so you can sit there in your basement and reflect on the dumbshit you did in game and trying to fix your bad habits

ABlueQuakerFeb 26, 20163 votes

I do it to pre-make with friends and help them climb.

BluEssenceFodderFeb 26, 20161 votes

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I do it to pre-make with friends and help them climb.

yea no... coach them or something else... dont want to see you in my match ups

ltmetalFeb 26, 20161 votes

This is (in my opinion) a legitimate reason to smurf, and there are many more. For example, I spent two years living in Europe and have an EUW smurf as a result. I have a total of three accounts, never been punished or banned, never pulled the "I'm a smurf, and therefore better" card, and would be upset if the accounts I'd spent many hours building up were taken away because a tiny minority misbehaved and used smurfing to spread malcontent. I understand how you feel getting matchmade against smurfs who are more experienced or skilled than their rank belies, but I think that's better addressed by improving matchmaking then getting trigger happy with bans and player moderation.

ABlueQuakerFeb 26, 20161 votes

Honestly, it's not even like I'm carrying every single game. Sure, there's that game or two that they didn't deserve to win but I carried them nonetheless. There are 5 games (wins) in a row where I was playing Alistar Support and simply shot-calling.

SrbLudFeb 25, 20161 votes

I came here to make a post and what do i see...one allready made for me... I had a game where Jax farmed the jungle untill level 10, and guess what...we all lost lanes cause their jg abused the hell out of us... He then starts flaming at us and says he's not there to babysit...ok granted but level 10 with no presence or wards...ok... First big fight and we are winning it big, jax comes out of nowhere and steals all the kills and dances around... I think ok now he's fed and he can be a formidable presence...no he goes back to farming jungle... Next fight he jumps in but just dances there and gets killed...next fight the same...and the next one...and the next one... He fed them like red cross in Africa... We are all tilting at this point but it gets worse... He goes around our wards waiting for them so they can be fed and deny the vision... When we started talking about ff he calls us noobs and starts running around the nexus... Then quits when he got bored... This is just the latest example of douchebagery i've had to deal with and just sit there knowing i'm stuck in bronze cause of guys like him.... If riot doesn't do something about it i am thinking of leaving the game for good, cause all i get from this game right now is a wish to smash everything around me..

NsEternalFeb 25, 20161 votes

like its just a fact of life. people do this and there isnt anyway to prove someone is a smurf unless theyre like streaming and go on the different accounts. and making multiple accounts isnt a crime like half of te challenger players all have smurfs in diamond 1 + riot makes money off of people playing the game so its just more beneficial for people to be playing the game reguardless

BluEssenceFodderFeb 26, 20161 votes

riots taking the money and running XD no buddy... if you are going to have a disciplinary system... use it... otherwise... everyone is wasting their time using it and others are wasting their time trying to play...

a game where we are supposed to have fun... really? with challengers buying accounts or making them to come back and curbstomp some unfortunate bronze players... then losing to return back to their placing to re-stomp them....