I have, what I believe, is a solution to the massive amount of smurfs and the frustration it causes for regular players. First, I know there are folks that don’t mind smurfs, and that’s fine. For me, it very much bothers me because it makes the game less fun. I’m fine with losing (I should be, I do it a LOT), but I want to lose fairly. When a smurf enters the game, not only are they much more skilled than their account shows, but the Blizzard balance will toss in much higher SR/MMR players to “balance” their “low” level account. So all of the sudden, I’m playing against a team that’s much higher SR. So, on to my solution.
Create an option in our settings to block playing against ANYONE who is less than level 100 (or whatever number Blizzard feels is fair). That way, folks that don’t mind smurfs don’t have to check the option, but those of us who just play for enjoyment and want a fair match can check the option to filter out 95% or more of the smurfs. Would make the game enjoyable again. So there is my suggestion. If anyone would like to add or modify the suggestion, please feel free.
Here’s hoping that Blizzard will take notice!