i know the game is on lifesupport right now and there wont be anything done to improve the game, but still i want to shout out in the void
smurfs are problematic for the integrity of the ladder and could easily be handled with some adjustments to the matchmaking
if cwall can detect when people leave early i assume that the blizzard server can do it too
and i would suggest something like the following system
if you leave in the first 3 minutes of the game you get 4 smurf points added to your account that are not visible on your profile, if you play a game between 3 and 10 minutes you lose 1 smurf point, and if you play a game longer than 10 minutes you lose 2 smurf points, score cant go below 0
if your smurf index is higher than a certain amount, say 20, the matchmaking will prioritize matching you against other smurfs with a similar smurf score
it would help quite a bit
i know something like this will never happen but i just wanted to vent it out a bit here