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Elie Gould

'Cease this behaviour immediately': Marvel Rivals is finally punishing smurfs by forcing them—and some innocent players—to smurf

Doctor Strange in Marvel Rivals.

There's been a serious smurf infestation in Marvel Rivals for some time now, and sadly, I'm not talking about the little blue guys. I can't remember when it all started, but it's one of the many problems that came over from Overwatch, as streamers started doing bronze to GM trend videos.

This saw everyone and their mum buy a new account with the intention of ranking it as high as possible. Even if players could pass Diamond, it meant that bronze lobbies were full of people who shouldn't be there, resulting in poor bronze players getting curb-stomped on a regular basis.

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