I have heard multiple reasons for why smurfing should be allowed, and is not a problem; however, the negative outweighs the positive when it comes to justification for whether smurfs should be banned or not. One such reason that people give for why they feel a smurf should not be banned: playing with friends at their respective ranks. You’re thinking: “Oh, I just want to play with my friends! That’s it!” How about you play with them in QUICK PLAY? How about you play with them in ARCADE? How about you play with them in CUSTOM GAMES? Why do you have to play with them in competitive?
Oh, right, it’s because your friends are not as skilled as you are and you are using this excuse to carry them to a rank that they should not be in meaning that when they do, at some point, play by themselves: they are going to drag the team they are with down because they are at this rank that they did not earn! Bronze players playing in Gold; Silver players playing in Platinum; Gold players playing in Diamond. ANY variation may come into account that is going to in turn ruin the experience for other players.
How would you feel if you were in a rush to go to work, the light is green, and a whole line of cars at the front refuse to go? They have you completely blocked in, and they are refusing to go? Now your time is being wasted. That is what happens when we are having to deal with these people that are playing on their second, third, fourth, fifth, or even sixth account. They put us at a full standstill because we cannot break free from “ELO Hell” because people apparently have self-esteem issues so need to use the game to somehow feel better about themselves.
People are getting enjoyment at the expense of others. Utter enjoyment. Laughing that they are forcing others to be stuck somewhere, preventing them from ever climbing because they can’t climb any further themselves so why should others? Do you know the definition of a sociopath? It’s sad that a game is being used to mask these personality traits.
It would be like taking professional athletes, and permitting them to play college sports of a sport that they have already been a professional at. Could you imagine Lebron James going back to college and being allowed to play on a team? Kobe? Tom Brady? These athletes would embarrass everybody around them but… they’re enrolled in college. Why shouldn’t they be allowed?
Yeah, it’s just a game at the end of the day. We’re here to have fun. But I don’t find it to be much fun when I’m getting constantly buried because I’m going against someone who is already ranked at Master or higher while I’m in Gold. I have zero problems even losing. I just feel that it would be better if the game were fair, and smurfs make the game unfair.
Then you have the people arguing: “Well maybe you should just get better!”
Newsflash: This is a TEAM game. There are THREE roles that need to be covered that generally cannot be done by ONE player; there are few characters who could do it, more characters that may be able to do 2/3 of the roles but now you’re missing that 1/3 which could be the deal breaker. I can heal everybody, but I can’t kill them while I’m focusing on healing… I could protect everybody, but I can’t heal them. I could even do the top damage to the entire other team, but I can’t protect people now. Individual skill should be assessed, but it’s not a fair assessment to place an individual against higher skilled players and try to judge them based on that performance.
I do not care whether people agree with me or not. I highly doubt anyone can change my mind or create enough of a positive argument in favor of smurfs that would justify me changing my mind. Plain and simple: it’s not fair. There’s only so much an individual can do.
I know I’m going to likely receive some hate for this with the typical: “git gud” response, but I welcome all people to come up with a counterargument that justifies people having a smurf account that would not hinder the game for everyone else?
I do not expect nor demand that I should win every single game. I am not the greatest player to ever grace this game, pretty far from it, but I know I’m better than the rank I’m at and tired of having people try to argue that I’m where I should be when I can’t climb any higher because of either: A) Smurf accounts who…
Another reason for why people have tried to justify it: playing a different role. Back to the point!
A) Smurf is losing, so they switch to their main character(s) played on their other account to take the win. Now they have defeated that purpose to smurf to practice other characters because they could not handle a loss.
B) Losing because a Smurf account refuses to switch to their better character, or refuses to fill a role because they are now playing on their account that is “strictly DPS” (although they tend to have no problem switching to Tank or Support when they are against me).
C) Throwers.
D) Quitters.
Can’t do much against throwers or quitters besides reporting them… not to mention: punishment already does occur to those who are guilty of such deeds. But NOTHING is done against smurf accounts.
