Disclaimer: This post addresses a general issue and is not intended to target a single accident or individual. The identity of any mentioned individual will be blurred, and screenshots will be taken in anonymous mode.

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.

MMR Manipulation

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.

https://preview.redd.it/me28zvnsprzb1.png?width=1381&format=png&auto=webp&s=bcad11333de82e1b1bc2f36e5a0ffa9a891e0c8a

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/q5gsl4osprzb1.png?width=1373&format=png&auto=webp&s=a967d57d38817cdbf15cb943ba75be45bc91e1fa

https://preview.redd.it/9xw1aensprzb1.png?width=1371&format=png&auto=webp&s=cf43e75eaed27b49409843b70dae5c94cb085ef0

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https://preview.redd.it/jqsnaensprzb1.png?width=1368&format=png&auto=webp&s=441fcf8882a09340ddb48263f6771c661a93d25a

https://preview.redd.it/h4uf5nnsprzb1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=281467e0ffc5230ad95ceecd842af3cf268640d3

https://preview.redd.it/gwmqdrnsprzb1.png?width=1420&format=png&auto=webp&s=1003fae9d606d5b058a47f2d85678122ee34bdf5

https://preview.redd.it/jsxa6zpsprzb1.png?width=1389&format=png&auto=webp&s=15b4aabce1ec806fcb119f607001f06d682a5385

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As a result, the MMR of the opponents is lifted up, and the smurf’s MMR is deboosted. The entire MMR system 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.

Additionally, the abusive process can be further accelerated by going AFK from the start of the match. In such cases, smurfs can skip the bullying phase and reverse boost their MMR much faster, often ending matches within 10 minutes.

https://preview.redd.it/0khb2m5gsrzb1.png?width=1391&format=png&auto=webp&s=b859ac6f81b8b4a7047b8451515b73273b045c10

https://preview.redd.it/wb0ajq5gsrzb1.png?width=1409&format=png&auto=webp&s=ca8142efcaca3166e9d6485499dfee6435817768

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