Smurfing is against the TOS, even if itâs not clearly stated.
Getting an unfair adventure and ruining the the fun for other player is against the ToS and thatâs what smurfs are doing.
BUT Blizzard turns a blind eye, better to say the mods.
According to Blizzard, cheating is âengaging in any activity that grants an unfair advantage,â and encourages players to report people who violate the rules.
Smurfing gives you and your team an unfair advantage over the other team. According to Blizzardâs own rules, smurfing is reportable.
While it has become extremely easy for many to spot actual Smurfs, of course no one can ever be 100% certain that another player is actually Smufing at any given time.
But thatâs exactly why the Report System exists, in order for players to report suspicious behavior (these are Blizzardâs words, not mine) and for each report to get manually examined by an actual human who has all the data available in order to determine if the reported player is guilty or not.
Well, with that logic, all Reports that arenât related to Abusive Language would be examples of False ReportingâŚ
Does that mean that we should stop reporting people in general?? Of course not.
I really do not care what you personally find as reprehensible, because in my post not even once did I actually condone such behaviors. I just listed my opinion on the matter, some facts and thatâs it.
A smurf account being played normally, or at least at a consistent effort/skill level, will fall into a the match MMR bracket fairly quickly, probably within 20 games or even less since MMR/SR changes much more dramatically on newer accounts. This isnât cheating and would only affect a small number of games.
Intentionally lowering the MMR/SR of an account by throwing, which would be easier to do on a fresh one, however should be reported.
as you have been informed multiple times at this point, the reports are rarely if ever reviewed by a human being, rather, after x number of reports the reported individual is actioned
therefore, submission of false reports like what has been described in this side discussion are reprehensible â false reports where the innocent end up being punished for no good reason
if one wishes to break the rules of the game, thats on them, but when that same individual chooses to break the rules of the game to get others banned, thats a much different and far worse thing
I made no such statement.
The entire statement I replied to was an attempt to justify the rule-breaking activity known as false reporting, as well as an endorsement for others to do the same
I can understanding not caring given this stance, since the ones most likely to suffer due to these rulebreaking actions are the reported players, not the reporting players
If thatâs actually correct, then thatâs solely the fault of Blizzard for engaging in pure False Advertisement and thatâs the end of it.
False. People who report suspicious behaviors are simply following Blizzardâs advice and nothing more by using a system they have been advertising for years now.
If the system is not automated, then each Report will be examined and if necessary, either the person reporting or getting reported will be punished accordingly.
If Blizzard is lying though and the system is actually automated, then thatâs on them and players shouldnât be expected to let possibly malevolent behaviors reign just due to the above prospects existing.
I made no such statement and that honestly wasnât my intent, so you can let that go now.
And yet having an account for me in gold, some 1000sr below my current main sr and struggling to get out because of teammates being terrible is somehow me throwing? As you couldnt tell, this is annoying, i should be in diamond. Yet somehow 4 of my healer accounts are all hardstuck 2300. I can win 2200s but as soon as i hit 2400, i lose. And the best part, i always somehow end up with more than 12k heals per 10
Throwing is already against the rules but is not the focus of âsmurfâ threads on the forums. the focus is on they got beat by a better player.
If someone is throwing report them.
If someone is playing an alt account and working on ranking up ⌠not an issue and donât report them.