Should smurf accounts be allowed? | Forums

[garr1999]

I can agree that the benefits of learning how to use reworked characters through
smurfing is a good thing your just trying to get the hang of certain characters
just make sure it doesn't turn into a bad experience for everyone else
I understand how frustating people can be as much as anyone
you do make a lot of good points and I commend you
for defending people that have been wrongfully blamed
and I hope that everyone sees this as an end of bad tides and a start
for good ones I wish the best of luck in the matches ahead

[dehlenfeld]

I would say the amount of executions performed. It can be hard to get that heavy in on the last hit

[FuncK_D]

I would say giving players the option of choosing the Bot lvl in PvAI can help newer people actually learn and grind without the massive frustration. As a current newer player, I began to become dumbfounded at how I couldn't grind against anything else other than lvl1 bots in PvAI that do absolutely nothing to help me learn/grind reactions, predictions, and mechanics, or getting thrown into matches against smurfs that completely shut me down so quickly I had no idea what the hell happened. Lvl 1 bots throw no GB's or anything of variety at any time.

I didn't even realize the smurf account thing was a problem until I started talking to someone over discord who explained this is an actual problem with lower rank/skill matches filled with people grinding whole new accounts per character for steel against newbs instead of one main account.

[Smuggler007]

Um, don't these smurf accounts share the same IP address? How can FH's D-A-T-A not know how many account holders use the same IP address of each account? Each platform device has its own serial number. If Ubisoft or any gaming company as well as console providers wish to curtail this blue epidemic, then start there. And auto-ban gamers who use VPN. A lot will get cleaned up at least in the gaming world.

I doubt it will happen...