Smurfing Is cheating..
Change my mind.
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@C0nfusias There is not a single Anti-Cheat engine that prevents smurfing so it can’t be considered cheating.
Also you wouldn’t say a pro quarterback playing in a backyard skirmish a cheater. Sometimes people want to enjoy the game without all the pressure.
- @d0JuTsu Considering I've no interest in football, and could not tell one pro from another, if I was in a backyard game and some random was dominating because he's a pro? Yes, 100%, I'd call that cheating. But let's follow your analogy further shall we? Say a pro or even college level football player wanted to go back to his high school and jump into a game, would he be allowed to do so? What if that game was 'ranked' such as a district or state title game. I realize the comparison is a bit extreme, but the analogy tracks IMO. Preds, Masters, and even some Diamonds are the equivalent of Pro & Semi-Pro level players and should be treated as such.
It’s really not at all.
But the real problem is Sbmm nonsense. If there was no sbmm and no ranking there would be no need to ever smurf.
Since people want sbmm, they should enjoy their regular and heavy and well deserved dose of smurfing. While I don’t do it, I love every time I see it happening.
- @d0JuTsu There's not a single Anti-Cheat engine that prevents aimbot so it can't be considered cheating.
- @fatmanbreathing Wrong. Anti cheats do have aimbot detection, but they aren't and can never be 100% effective. Cheating is illegal, smurfing is in a grey area, as it is a vehicle often used for cheating but has a lot of situations where it makes a lot of sense.
- @DoYaSeeMe I read your list of reasons why smurfing 'makes sense' and forgive me for thinking they were all lame excuses for garbage behavior.
