Summary
Marvel Rivalshas quietly added a way for players to report smurf accounts. Players creating alternative accounts is a long-standing problem for multiplayer games. AlthoughMarvel Rivalswas released less than six months ago, NetEase’s shooter already has issues with smurf accounts in ranked matches.
For those who don’t know, “smurfing” is a term used when a high-level player creates a new account or lets their current account drop significantly in rank to face opponents with a lower skill level. It’s not uncommon to findMarvel Rivalsplayers on social media expressing frustration about how those accounts have ruined their experience. Others sometimes blame streamers for the well-known “unranked to GM” challenge, turning smurf into anissue that haunts other games likeOverwatch 2. Now, to the surprise of players,Marvel Rivalshas addressed this major problem.
Marvel Rivalshas added an option to report smurf accounts. As noted by Redditor IntoTheRain78,Marvel Rivalsplayers can do this by right-clicking on the username they wish to report, selecting the Negative Behavior option, and then checking the smurfing option. The OP speculates that this addition is based on hardware identification, ananti-cheating feature seen inLeague of Legends,and would help avoid bans in cases such as players coming from other platforms, or pro players from other shooters who have just started playingMarvel Rivals. Updating the post, they claim that, according to an unnamed Japanese website, players reported as smurfing will receive an initial warning.
Marvel Rivals Adds Option To Report Smurfing Players
The introduction of the option to report smurfing accounts has been met with skepticism by theMarvel Rivalscommunity. The main feeling among players is that this is just something to “please people,” since, according to one comment, no one knows what happens after the report is sent. Some Redditors echoed the same sentiment, showing disbelief that further action would be taken. Another comment expressed concern about the new reporting option, arguing that it will be used every game and players won’t have the “right to be good” whileplayingMarvel Rivals.
So far NetEase has not revealed what further action it plans to take in the case of smurf accounts, or the plans to prevent players from being unfairly punished. While the community awaits more information in this regard, the developers have added another option along with the new update, allowing players to customize theirMarvel Rivalsskins with new color options, as well asnew cosmetics for Doctor Strange and Peni Parker.
