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EWLTM

Reminder to report your teammates after a win.

Complaint

I would like to ask you all to check and report your teammates, even after you win a game with them. I am talking about smurfs, boosters and account buyers of course. Just because they carried you into a win, doesn’t excuse them from ruining matchmaking. It’s not that hard to see the signs on their profile or even ask them during the game. I am not asking to flame them during the game because it doesn’t help anyone. Let’s all try to improve our community and matchmaking experience.

Posted Mar 24, 2022, 1:46 PM UTC

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IssaMeDB•

I agree. I went against a lvl 24 acct puck player who absolutely destroyed the whole game. When I went to all-chat to tell everyone how he is clearly a smurf (you should’ve seen his movements, they were not in line with any of the crusader/archon mids I’ve ever seen) the whole other team just started flaming me. I wish they would just take the free MMR and still report their teammate, but they won’t.

I have played with new players and there’s 0% chance an acct that newly made could have the skills necessary to own an entire game basically 1v5. Even my friends who I help teach the game to, barely know the hero’s spells by acct lvl 20.

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

Yeah I have met those kinds of people also. It’s very sad and annoying. I am sure that they cry the loudest when they get stomped too.

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PalermoWhore•

i do report smurfer in my team, like always.

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

then you have my respect

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Crikyy:beastmaster:•

If I have multiple to spare. Otherwise I'd rather spend them on toxic assholes.

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

But those are 2 different kinds of report. Toxic assholes should get communication report, not the other one.

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Crikyy:beastmaster:•

There's a huge overlap between the two, besides you wouldn't have many reports to spare anyways.

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viciecal:arcwarden:•

i agree but witch hunting is never good. when I used to spam arc warden mid, i for reported by my own teammates like 1 out of 3 games for "boosting" or "smurfing".

it makes you tilt that your own teammates are that stupid to instantly call me out for having a good game.

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

i guess idiots will randomly report anyways. but your account should look legit to a normal player.

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Miarna:jakiro:•

Also if you have them as enemies. Had an enigma before who obviously was an acc buyer from his low mmr acc and playstyle definetly not his rank. immediately reported him

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

well yeah of course

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rtz_c:giff:•

I do this all the time. Don't care if he carried me in the game. One day he's in my team, another day he could be enemy. Smurfing can't be excused.

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

i respect you, i hope that more people will do that, and the game will get a little bit better because of that

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hassanfanserenity•

listen im just a crusader player but i have a 90+ winrate for weaver only because i rush and only buy Rapiers the enemy team thinks im a smurf because i just hit, run and repeat and they all die to it

but aside from that i do report teamates that go 20/0 in 15 minutes

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

well there are other things to check than hero winrate, you need the whole picture. and no idea how people lose to that build lol

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hassanfanserenity•

same here but then again weaver has germinate and shukuchi the double hit with Rapiers and escape makes him pretty hard to catch and then the problem comes with IF i do die the game either becomes a slog or we get stomped because of it

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osufan765:earthspirit: That's a good spot•

How in the world am I supposed to know if someone is an actual smurf?

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

well there are some things that signify that. if he's profile level is very low, he has insane winrates on some very advanced heroes, he plays way above the skill bracket, steam profile is hidden or a very low level one, a low amount of hours in dota. there are surely some other that i am forgetting but one can learn to identify them. it depends a little on te bracket too i guess.

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luckytaurus:darkwillow: cmon jex•

It's harder to determine a smurf when they're on your team, in my opinion. Because you are just so focused on your own game and you might think, hey I've been playing so well this game! I'm the reason we're doing so well! But when you play against them and you keep getting dumpstered and shut down by the same player every interaction, it's easier to see.

But yes, I report a smurf no matter which team they're on whenever I have a strong indication

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AdBig8394•

Bro. They are immortal players and that’s their job. They literally make a living out of it so I guess that won’t stop. Been going on. It is what it is.

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

ehh ye dude a terrible take on your part, but i guess they should try to find a more ethical job then. that doesn't ruin the game for anyone else

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Humanity_is_broken•

If I didn’t have a bad time in the game, I would see no point of reporting. I’m not obligated to make the extra clicks for the cOMmUniTY

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skykoz•

So I run out of reports for actual griefers? Lol no. Reporting Smurfs is a waste of time.

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

You are part of the problem then my friend.

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skykoz•

Maybe. But blaming the players before the current report system (that Is broken) is just delusional.

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EWLTMOP:rubick:•

so you know all the details about how the system works or doesn't? or are you just a moron that thinks that he knows everything...

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skykoz•

? Are you serious? This has been stated for several pros and even some high mmr players out there. Look, I’m giving you a better option, let’s party queue, I will grief every single one of your games and if I ever get low priority I’ll give you a tb arcana.

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