Today, we permanently banned 90,000 smurf accounts that have been active over the last few months. Smurf accounts are alternate accounts used by players to avoid playing at the correct MMR, to abandon games, to cheat, to grief, or to otherwise be toxic without consequence. Additionally, we have traced every single one of these smurf accounts back to its main account.
I wasn’t talking about legal or following rules, I was saying that it’s not realistic or healthy to do that kind of thing for you, or the players that do it, for a confidence boost.
I said that.
Plus playing in public games isn’t smurfing (same account, unranked game)
I wasn’t justifying anything, I was describing a subset of players
I was describing a particular kind of player, seeking a confidence building warmup, who in this case engaged in legal play.
In league, smurfing hurts others experience (my first point)
I wasn’t talking about legal or following rules, I was saying that it’s not realistic or healthy to do that kind of thing for you, or the players that do it, for a confidence boost.