PLZ dont become personal let this discussion on the factual level
i will ignore comments like this
" Smurfing might be fun (in the same way that ganging up on a fat kid in school is fun)" by Azrak
from you becuase that implement i shoud have such experiences but i havent
Don't put words into my mouth, especially since you want to keep this on an objective level. I am not implying that you harassed anyone in such a way, I was merely providing an analogy to point out just what I think of "fun" like that.
Now for you arguments..
- You say it's their free choice to smurf. Correct. It'd also be my free choice to go out and chop my neighbors head off. Why I don't do that? Well, for one thing I don't hold a grudge against him and it'd be against my personal beliefs. But aside of that, the community/land I live in provides a set of rules everyone has to agree to (a.k.a. laws). The same, to a lesser extent, goes for pretty much all kind of communities, be it in sport, hobbies or politics. I am talking about exactly that ruleset, and to a degree rules always infringe on the freedom of people. The difference is that the majority agrees on it, which I think it does.
- The strategic aspect you spoke of (the acquisition of knowledge about your enemies) is pretty much faked, and I think you know that and have never used it as such. Everyone tries out different tactics all the time, smurfing or not. As for strategies that are not yet worked out: try those out with friends, that way your strategy will evolve a lot faster since you get valuable input from your opponent and can think of weaknesses/strengts of the particular strategy a lot faster.
Hell, I'd have thought the objection about stats would at least come by now, at least I could understand that to a certain degree if someone doesn't want to spoil his record with "training". But claiming that smurfs are a necessary component and part of the strategy against your opponents? Come on..
