What do people think about smurfing?
I’m in emerald and really every 3rd game there is this one 35lvl account stomping my team (or gifting me a free 21min win). I’m not having fun playing with or against them, unless I lane against them.
Do people and these smurfs even realize how much toxicity they create by making our Riven go 1/13?
They benefit from it. They get people buying more skins than they otherwise would have and they get their active player count numbers artificially inflated. The only way they change their minds is if the downside of horrible game quality becomes a bigger problem than the benefits listed above (in Riot’s perspective).
The best thing you can do is to voice your complaints if you want Riot to do anything about it.
It inflates their player numbers and gametime hours played. Not to mention, when a player makes a new account, there’s a good chance they’ll buy a couple of skins at some point. Sadly it’s in their financial best interest to allow smurfing as much as possible.