# SMURF must be stopped **URL:** \ **Category:** II - Discussion\ **Created:** [February 17, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610 "2022-02-17T10:18:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ColeCaufield](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/colecaufield/32/31282_2.png) [@ColeCaufield](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ColeCaufield)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/65 "2022-07-05T14:06:39Z")
Yes saying someone is lazy is same as saying someones work is trash 🙄 I honestly dont care like i used to year ago, i just want either voobly lobbys back or fix to this system& ladder reset. And its just sad this “issue” has been around since games start, why i cant use word lazy for this topic when situation has been ^. Its just sad at this point ---
**Author:** ![HeBroGaming](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/hebrogaming/32/119282_2.png) [@HeBroGaming](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/HeBroGaming)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/66 "2022-07-05T14:29:13Z")
I think the elo system had not abuse much like nowadays (say someone with 5000 elo rank by smurfing), and it is a good time to look into it ---
**Author:** ![PLBXX](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/plbxx/32/40204_2.png) [@PLBXX](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/PLBXX)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/67 "2022-07-14T07:51:24Z")
Finally we had something from developers to stop smurfs! ---
**Author:** ![HeBroGaming](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/hebrogaming/32/119282_2.png) [@HeBroGaming](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/HeBroGaming)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/68 "2022-07-14T07:58:23Z")
Totally agree. Thanks developer! ---
**Author:** ![UnfamousScout](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/unfamousscout/32/129249_2.png) [@UnfamousScout](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/UnfamousScout)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/69 "2022-07-14T12:39:54Z")
Wait for it. Things are not optimal still. ---
**Author:** ![casusincorrabil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@casusincorrabil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/casusincorrabil)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/70 "2022-07-14T12:41:55Z")
We destroyed TG for the fight against smurfing. Great. Exactly what we needed. ---
**Author:** ![Atafas](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/atafas/32/57939_2.png) [@Atafas](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Atafas)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/71 "2022-07-14T13:41:02Z")
?? What you mean we destroyed it i mean we tryd to solve it somehow with constructive ideas but someone it mostly just got hate somehow ---
**Author:** ![UnfamousScout](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/unfamousscout/32/129249_2.png) [@UnfamousScout](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/UnfamousScout)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/72 "2022-07-14T13:44:28Z")
bro nobody tried to solve anything, changing the rating equations is just and alibi for doing something so far. maybe more changes come soon. ---
**Author:** ![Atafas](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/atafas/32/57939_2.png) [@Atafas](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Atafas)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/73 "2022-07-14T13:46:15Z")
Well the equation seemed better then the one we had i mean the one we got atm isnt better but the thing is that someone atleast sit down and did the map thats not just an alibi ---
**Author:** ![casusincorrabil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@casusincorrabil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/casusincorrabil)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/74 "2022-07-14T13:51:15Z")
> [@Atafas](#): > > ?? What you mean we destroyed it i mean we tryd to solve it somehow with constructive ideas but someone it mostly just got hate somehow It get’s hate because it wouldn’t work. It’s a classic case of overcompensation just for the sake of it without knowing what you actually do. The community already elaborated what causes the problem with the team games and it is the wrong calculation of the team elo. It underrates good players and overrates bad players. What devs now changed will only cause toxicity in the team lobbies and ingame, as players of low elo will be seen as elo parasites. Cause even if the teams win a lot of games, the high ranked players will lose elo just because they are paired with lower elos. ---
**Author:** ![Atafas](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/atafas/32/57939_2.png) [@Atafas](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Atafas)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/75 "2022-07-14T13:53:07Z")
I mean they seem to be inspired by that one equation a User made maybe the same equation is fixable ? ---
**Author:** ![casusincorrabil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@casusincorrabil](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/casusincorrabil)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/76 "2022-07-14T13:58:44Z")
Ofc we could help the devs, there are some people who actually want to. The devs just need to **start talking with the community members who are experienced in this kind of problems**. We have a very inspired community with a lot of people of different profession. It’s a huge advantage over most other game communities. ---
**Author:** ![Atafas](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/atafas/32/57939_2.png) [@Atafas](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Atafas)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/78 "2022-07-14T14:13:10Z")
Yea if it comes up then there is also a way to fix it but yea i think they just monitoring us instead of engaging would make a difference ---
**Author:** ![LukeSky8412](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/lukesky8412/32/74564_2.png) [@LukeSky8412](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/LukeSky8412)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610/84 "2022-07-14T20:23:34Z")
They can disable family shared accounts from ranked games. At least that happens in rocket league. [Previous page](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/smurf-must-be-stopped/196610.md?page=3)