Smurfs....
Is Riot ever going to do anything about smurfs? I have seen one too many smurfs in my ranked games that are keeping me in Silver 2 and I am tired of it. I want riot to finally do something about this problem. I am tired of being stuck in Silver. I've even proved that I could be in a Gold lobby by doing 1v1s with my friends who are in gold. This is stupid, and I want to know if anything will ever be done about it.
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They can't stop smurfs
They could force you to have your phone number verified to play in comp. Then people can't make multiple accounts and play comp.
a lot of people have multiple phone numbers
and burner numbers
To get multiple phone numbers, you have to pay for multiple phone lines which costs a lot of money π
it will probably encourage a lot of people to spend money on smurf account
Theres a lot of free services online
Make it against the terms of service to buy and sell accounts
minecraft did it
name one π
all ready exists
doesnt stop people
that means it can stop people, Riot just has to implement some sort of system to detectif multiple ips have logged in to the same account and implement a report option for it
riot already has a big issue with false banning
The top one literally says "7 day free trial" π
exactly verify the account and cancel the trial
then the number will get terminated
and it won't work anymore
still free options
Burner Numbers are temporary thing judging by what all the websites say, that means they won't exist forever
and they can't be verified forever
doesn't stop people from buying accounts
I just listed a fix for that in this thread ππππ
Look at community help
search up "locked"
there are so many people with locked accounts
because valorant already has ip trackers
that barley work
all they want is money
Bro, if these buyers start failing more often thanks to some kind of anti smurf system, then people will start rioting against them
people aren't THAT stupid ππππ
also refunds exist
also if all they want is money, who cares? Money has nothing to do with the smurfing problem ππππππππππππ
"At Riot Games, we understand the frustration that smurfing can cause within the Valorant community. It's a complex issue that we're actively addressing through a multi-faceted approach. "
Then why has the game been around for more than 5 years and it still exists π
they just say that because they want players to stop talking about the problem
ACTUALLY
it does?
"We're committed to taking strong action against confirmed smurf accounts. This includes temporary suspensions, permanent bans, and other penalties to discourage this behavior."
thats there solution
Then why are there still so many smurfs?
their solution isn't doing shit
That could have been a cheater who knows
My entire team reported him and he didn't get detected or banned yet
And that match was an hour ago
Cheating takes a while to get detected
usually doesn't happen mid game
One time, I was playing comp with my friend and we reported a cheater who started using wall cheats mid game. We got the red screen mid game
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And just to clarify, the anti cheater system is valorant works by activating vanguard to scan the game when a cheater is reported. If cheats arenβt detected, the game preformance is reviewed by a real person and then the player is either banned or not banned, depending on the view of the situation
Thats because the cheater was cheating for a while
The multiple reports he recieved from other games made it more important for vanguard to dtc
My entire team reported reyna π
mhm
that depends on the cheat they're using
could be using a vanguard bypass
And then it gets reviewed and they get banned if they were
Are you a moron? π
All Iβm doing is repeating information Iβve already told you
it is?
But it will be verified already
all games have em
your just whining
oop ur bronze that explains sm
It will become unverified if the number doesnβt exist anymore
Also, I am stating a complaint. Azan came in here and started yapping without even answering my question. And now you are. I didnβt ask for a couple of βcomplainersβ, I asked for an answer.
false.
your answer is get out of bronze
where's your proof
ive done it myself?
that doesn't answer my question
any real proof?
get real proof it unverifies
sure
I didn't find proof that the phone number becomes unverified actually, but I found that fake phone numbers don't work.
some
not awl
mmm, and where's your proof?
i did it myself?
physical proof?
like screen shots?
proof of what
of a deleted phone number that was used for verification
I'm sure puting that in a official valorant server is fine
especially since you admit to doing it
:SHRUG:
exactly
I still await a genuine answer
well the reason there's so many smurfs is because smurfing is 100% allowed in Val, (unless you make a new account and purposefully throw that's another story) anyway so allowing people to make new accounts but detecting if they're playing bad on purpose doesn't sound that easy does it, the phone number thing only makes sense if they actually ban making more accounts / smurfing, smurfing in the sense of staying in a rank way below you on purpose is already bannable and people do get banned for it.
I understand what you are saying, but there are some things I am saying that I don't think you are understanding. I am more concerned about people boosting and selling smurf accounts to people. Normally, you wouldn't be able to make a new account, level it up, and then go into iron as a diamond player. But, there are people out there who are making these accounts to sell them for money. At this point, this has even become a job for some people, as I've seen these services advertised on youtube shorts and tik tok. You have made some solid points, and I did understand before that it is hard to detect these players. But in the end, Riot could just sue these people who are probably making more profit than riot is from their own game. Executing light consequences in the end is what has caused the Valorant community to grow up with smurfs and throwers. And I've seen the dev diaries about greater penalties for people who abuse text chat and voice chat, so I at least hope they can do the same for these people who are ruining the overall experience of the game for less experienced players like myself.
To sum it up, I beleive justice hasn't been served yet.
I know and that's very bannable but the thing is it's kinda really hard to detect that, sold accounts however do get banned my friend bought an account after a few weeks her account got banned, what you're saying is correct but the issue is it's just not as easy to detect/ not falsely ban someone.
1. I admitted that I agree that it is hard to ban and I understand that π
2. You have already mention the point that "Smurf accounts get banned", even though that doesn't stop the businesses that produce these accounts from producing them ππ
3. Yes, it is hard to ban people, you said that at the beginning, at the end, and yet I admitted it in the paragraph I just wrote πππ
4. I am going to end this argument with one statement
You people have the shortest fucking attention spans ever. Now I understand why Riot added swiftplay πππππππππ
swift play is the best thing added ever
swift play is the most beautiful game mode
swift play is heaven
swift play is bliss
swift play is love
swift play is life
your just bad ngl
They do lock alot of accounts like that
yeah i know that was proven to me a while ago
Flexing top fragging in a high bronze lobby is crazy
honestly im kind of tired of this arguement i might just delete the post
There is no real solution to smurfing tbh
All they can do is make them gain rr fast and get them outta the low ranks
Which they are alrdy doing
i understand that now