Getting reported for calling out smurfs

So the match begins. This is high gold low plat lobby. Our unranked sigma is with 1 dps and 1 support in a stack. Weird. On Kings row, pushes the opponents up until their respawns (just two people pushed 5 opponents up to their third point spawn). Plays 36/0. The opponents accuse him, and I thought it was very obvious too. No unranked gold/plat tank can be this dominant. I said I will throw a report too after checking the vod (cuz who knows, people have some crazy good games sometimes).

After VOD His mechanics are definitely for higher elo player. The Zen was crazy good too. So I am assuming they were boosting this DPS guy, who is horrendous if you watch the VOD. Legit high bronze low silver skill person (played Sojourn and Hanzo).

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The match is over, I get two endorsements. And then I also receive a message, saying that my endorsement level was dropped from 4 to 3. INTERESTING. So I lost an endorsement level after getting 2? The smurf stack was so unhappy by being called out, they reported me. But I didn’t even go full accusatory. I only said I will make a decision after VOD, but no, they still threw a report on me with their pathetic stack. And this wasn’t even “expected.”

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If my account gets banned, ofc they will say “there is a substantial evidence of you being toxic after seeing the manual review” while me literally never even typed the F word or any other insult, and I am either polite either silent.

Absolutely demotivated to play. It’s so normal in Korea to smurf or cheat, no wonder the server is about to get closed. How about stricter and more fair moderation. blizz?

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If you knew they were a stack you should’ve known better and not said anything to them. Of course they’ll retaliate. Just avoid, block, and report.

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As Currahee said, never tell someone you will report them. They can simply report you back. That’s what I’ve done when I’ve been called a smurf for no reason. I just report them for false reporting me.

What is the purpose of you telling them? It gains you nothing.

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i called out someone who threw the game.

i got shouted at by 3 different people, 2 on other team.\

like what the heck.

people are weird.

i’ve learned just to report and move on.

because calling it out, for whatever reason, makes you the problem.

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This always makes me laugh. They will be like 1k damage 1k healing after 5 mins, and people will defend them and say YOU were throwing. It’s comical as hell.

So yes, just report and move on, people will false ban you in retaliation.

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Smurfs are the bane of this game

Yeah, I feel bad because my placements put me lower than normal, gonna grind back to Master.

Diamond 3 being placement was.. Painful, so I feel like I’m involuntarily smurfing.

It’s like that for me too, the mm is really bad because doesn’t take smurfs into account. That’s why i have my profile open, so that people that get mad can clearly see my account is the only one i play and can see all my ow carreer and win rates

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The game’s rules are pretty much set in stone. You cannot call someone out for ANYTHING. Best advice is to never make light of something, use the report feature and be done.

As much as we want to be the person that corrects another person’s mistakes. Even in the world of driving. People will retaliate no matter what.

IRL: I’ve learned that even a simple activation of a car’s horn, for someone pulling out infront of me turns into a situation where a person has to dial the police, All because someone couldn’t grasp the concept that a stop sign does not mean a “budge sign” and they turned violent over a simple activation of horn. Even when the premise of a horn is to be activated to warn another driver of a potential, avoidable accident.


I’ve always suggested to not take things too serious in a video game because randos is randos. you cant and will not have control over the outcome unless you form a premade team.

Even the devs don’t exactly know how a person will react. So they just have to go off of some random data and hope that they get it right. which is just that. “hope”.

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That info should remain in your mind and shouldn’t be shared mid match.

Well, I didn’t. The opponents said “report the smurfs.” To that I said, “I will check the vod.”

I am sure they reported literally everyone in that lobby, not just me.

It’s my mistake, yeah. I do forget how crappy some people are.

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Im sorry to hear that. well save a screen capture of that and submit it to blizzard customer service.

If I recal right, weaponizing the report system is against their TOA and can land them into a possible account action. But thats only if you submit it to support staff.

idk MAN… here in Korea, this thing is SO normalized… I doubt anyone even cares. I am pretty sure people already gave up on reporting.

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I’d try their USA home headquarters division and see about it. Sometimes they can forward it and help.

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you know that counts as one report only?

It makes no sense then

you know other players report you as well every game?

This sucks my friend. You probably should have just not said anything in chat and reported them afterwards, that’s what I do.

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this game is made by a company sued multiple times for 50+ million dollars because they encouraged harassment and sexual harassment in their own head office.

imagine now knowing this, what are the kinds of people who would decide to work at a company like this? yes, you guessed it, they are the kinds of people who are totally fine with that.

so of course moderation is non-existent/encouraging anti-social behaviour.

Not a huge fan of this type/level of conversation, but ok.