Fixing the smurf problem

[Kaedi-11739]

@TPsBehindU-2494

• Don’t allow accounts that aren’t connected/verified/linked via phone number into competitive
• A phone number can be connected to one and only one account, changing the phone number linked to your account needs to be verified by support
• Add “Smurfing” as an official category in the report dropdown list

The biggest problem with this idea is that not everyone has a usuable phone. Especially those under the age of 18.

@Shankm-1245

Here on the internet, you can make/use burner numbers.

Blizzard’s Phone Verification tool does not allow VoIP numbers to work.

@Shankm-1245

You can already report smurfing, it’s sabotage or cheating depending on how you read the report rules.

To clarify, it is not a violation for players to have more than one account. If a player is deliberately throwing, report them for gameplay sabotage. Don’t worry about those who may be boosting as Blizzard has internal systems which track this behavior. (Click here)