Disclaimer: This post addresses a general issue and is not intended to target a single accident or individual. The identity of the mentioned individual will be blurred.

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 anonymous smurf player as an example.

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.

https://preview.redd.it/dvllpa4u5kzb1.png?width=1440&format=png&auto=webp&s=2de8de7d5ec4ab260677dd27f46e4236efb6f230

https://preview.redd.it/7yjhyx4u5kzb1.png?width=1684&format=png&auto=webp&s=2b2df76b26f0e4fc31a02810c1e28bafcd0d60f4

https://preview.redd.it/a0w0rg6u5kzb1.png?width=1422&format=png&auto=webp&s=aef071c6cc9829b4f71f7b8e85249f40751064c8

https://preview.redd.it/yms4w25u5kzb1.png?width=1699&format=png&auto=webp&s=83644201b544c8486a73f2cfa88aec736b9d479d

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. Smurfs are 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.

https://preview.redd.it/ugmsjh4u5kzb1.png?width=1410&format=png&auto=webp&s=07abfaa5f7c7097c11b96ddb897f724c07eef69a

https://preview.redd.it/ng4hye5u5kzb1.png?width=1420&format=png&auto=webp&s=cc7c87e4bd9564bc3a76025992630259c318252b

https://preview.redd.it/7iezrh5u5kzb1.png?width=1465&format=png&auto=webp&s=987bf34869cb097c9f0edaa0b5f3a9e67b3502fa

https://preview.redd.it/znxgz75u5kzb1.png?width=1462&format=png&auto=webp&s=6afdf004d691906c3e0a8b999564b431e8ea917f

https://preview.redd.it/6y54ua4u5kzb1.png?width=1459&format=png&auto=webp&s=8de67156d06038414563e6b801a18403ba29f829

https://preview.redd.it/cnlpre5u5kzb1.png?width=1438&format=png&auto=webp&s=ae478d22d5b55a79e4b8d4d84642e7d2c00d207b

https://preview.redd.it/nhdvpn4u5kzb1.png?width=1436&format=png&auto=webp&s=33de90ecfa1c997d5bfb18ac75126cf3980d45b9

https://preview.redd.it/5k4a7r7u5kzb1.png?width=1453&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c3911743fdc34e33d5f82c3fd33a0d6e4bc7aac

https://preview.redd.it/dbuajs7u5kzb1.png?width=1449&format=png&auto=webp&s=55351409c418983f01b32a14eb9f0155409d9170

https://preview.redd.it/ejnwfh4u5kzb1.png?width=1424&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee32b52872e5057bbe49cc2fed7a2df78b7d955f

https://preview.redd.it/p5swk17u5kzb1.png?width=1450&format=png&auto=webp&s=e3f80320b7fa3cd3e11790358299ec66a796751d

https://preview.redd.it/y74c237u5kzb1.png?width=1484&format=png&auto=webp&s=621a89734d7deb94a62ed24f741e1ee298c1862a

https://preview.redd.it/0atv316u5kzb1.png?width=1401&format=png&auto=webp&s=86be12c991bde84410ebbe09ddacab5434c228ac

https://preview.redd.it/leukvi4u5kzb1.png?width=1421&format=png&auto=webp&s=9554583f03a90d13c8f0a97537b86cd553459164

https://preview.redd.it/s600id7u5kzb1.png?width=1376&format=png&auto=webp&s=441c2e8649e9b170ef082d5e9b2c1ae5c8126e31

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

Smurf players mentioned above are 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 smurf players have used a third-party program to gain an advantage in the game. They barely need it since they are playing in the Herald rank with much higher-level skills.

Manipulation of matchmaking or match outcomes

As mentioned above, smurf players have abused the ‘GG’ option to manipulate the match outcome and are playing Herald games with higher-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.