Bug: ‘GG’ can be called unconditionally and easily abused by smurfs.
Since the introduction of the 5-stack option, players are allowed to call ‘gg’ and surrender the match after it reaches the 30-minute mark. However, this feature has been widely abused for bullying and manipulating match outcomes.
The bug I would like to report is that ‘gg’ can be called unconditionally. To better illustrate what has happened, I will use one smurf player as an example.
Player ID: 136960550
https://stratz.com/players/136960550/progression
As you can see from the picture, this smurf player is playing at the Herald rank despite having Legend-level skills. He/she is using 5-stack ranked matches to stay in the Herald rank and bully Herald players. The following are some examples of abusive matches: they simply form a 5-stack party, bully people, and call ‘gg’ to intentionally lose the match.
MatchIDs:
7426891100, 7420739030, 7418237785, 7418104168, 7417997248, 7415699211, 7415595678, 7415490750, 7409159521, 7409086740, 7409009929, 7408862768, 7405905534, 7405718500, 7405636718, 7397811562, 7397753401, 7397690833, 7397623635, 7394612213, 7394535550, 7394453005, 7394353927, 7394267313, etc.
Bullying and manipulating match outcome
Bullying and manipulating match outcome
Bullying and manipulating match outcome
As shown in the above screenshots, it’s clear that they are bullying/smurfing and calling ‘gg’ to intentionally lose the match.
There are more manipulated matches played by this smurf. He/she is doing this to stay in the Herald rank and bully low-rank players. It is easy to manipulate the match outcome with the ‘gg’ option.
As a result, the MMR of the opponents is lifted up, and the smurf’s MMR is deboosted. The entire MMR community becomes a mess.
To further address the issue, I will refer to the typical ban message from the game.
A consistent pattern of user reports, negative conduct, and behavior
Smurfing and bullying are considered highly negative behaviors.
Deliberate actions to artificially boost MMR of an account
The smurf player mentioned above is intentionally reverse-boosting the MMR to bully low-rank players.
Buying, selling, or trading accounts
The ‘GG’ option can be easily abused to create customized accounts for selling or trading.
Creating an unfair competitive advantage through third-party programs
There is no clear evidence that the smurf player has used a third-party program to gain an advantage in the game. He barely needs it since he is playing in the Herald rank with Legend-level skill.
Furthermore, this smurf player is banned from PUBG and CS:GO, so it’s likely that he/she will use third-party programs in other games.
Manipulation of matchmaking or match outcomes
As mentioned above, the smurf player has abused the ‘GG’ option to manipulate the match outcome and is playing Herald games with Legend-level skill by manipulating the matchmaking.
In summary, the issue of unconditional ‘GG’ calls should be addressed, and smurf players abusing it should be banned from playing the game.