I have and use alt accounts. I have two Overwatch accounts, but they’re around the same rank. I don’t intentionally go and play against players far below my rank for the sole purpose of being a troll and destroying the game for others.
Smurfs are another thing entirely. Some games like Rocket League have become borderline unplayable since going F2P because smurfs are everywhere in competitive. I once went on a 15 game losing streak with every one of those losses involving an obvious smurf. And I’m not talking about “they were just a better team” kind of matches - these were players that come in and 1v3 the entire other team, and who clearly are playing with game mechanics only found at the highest levels of the game - and I am not one of those pro level players.
And these aren’t just people with an alt account. They’re people on their 20th account (because the others have been rightly banned), and it ruins the game.
Smurfs existed when the game still cost money, but skyrocketed as soon as it didn’t.
Having an alt should should still be fairly easy. Getting a 2nd phone number isn’t hard with various VOIP options.
I have and use alt accounts. I have two Overwatch accounts, but they’re around the same rank. I don’t intentionally go and play against players far below my rank for the sole purpose of being a troll and destroying the game for others.
Smurfs are another thing entirely. Some games like Rocket League have become borderline unplayable since going F2P because smurfs are everywhere in competitive. I once went on a 15 game losing streak with every one of those losses involving an obvious smurf. And I’m not talking about “they were just a better team” kind of matches - these were players that come in and 1v3 the entire other team, and who clearly are playing with game mechanics only found at the highest levels of the game - and I am not one of those pro level players.
And these aren’t just people with an alt account. They’re people on their 20th account (because the others have been rightly banned), and it ruins the game.
Smurfs existed when the game still cost money, but skyrocketed as soon as it didn’t.
Having an alt should should still be fairly easy. Getting a 2nd phone number isn’t hard with various VOIP options.