EPTHow is this different from if I'm starting a new account as a master3 player, just to cheese bronze, silver, gold players as a "challenge"
uThermal is smurfing with cheeses and it's cringe
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How is this different from if I'm starting a new account as a master3 player, just to cheese bronze, silver, gold players as a "challenge" | ||
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iaguz
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I'll bring it up with him first chance I get. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26775 Posts
Not so much SC but the proliferation of skill-based-matchmaking into absolutely every game means you play somewhat serious or you lose, dicking around or playing with silly weapons and chars against players as good has you isn’t destined to work out as too good a time. | ||
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Charoisaur
Germany16063 Posts
On September 14 2023 22:17 WombaT wrote: Is it really smurfing if you’re just playing silly things? Not so much SC but the proliferation of skill-based-matchmaking into absolutely every game means you play somewhat serious or you lose, dicking around or playing with silly weapons and chars against players as good has you isn’t destined to work out as too good a time. Yeah but cannon rush isn't really a "silly thing". it's a widely used strat, that people usually find obnoxious to play against. I usually enjoy watching his challenges but this one leaves a bad taste | ||
zatic
Zurich15365 Posts
Of course it's smurfing, and normalizing this is a great contribution to destroying the ladder and that game for others. | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7195 Posts
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Vindicare605
United States16121 Posts
Want to actually stop shit like this? Stop supporting content creators that smurf. Donate more to content creators that don't. Vote with your wallet. If content creators are continuing to smurf, that just means that the SC2 viewerbase condones smurfing. | ||
BisuDagger
Bisutopia19346 Posts
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Philippe
354 Posts
In short, do not post about it, it goes against the OP's goal there. Seconding Vindicare605's post there. | ||
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Highwinds
Canada955 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26775 Posts
On September 14 2023 22:37 Charoisaur wrote: Yeah but cannon rush isn't really a "silly thing". it's a widely used strat, that people usually find obnoxious to play against. I usually enjoy watching his challenges but this one leaves a bad taste I mean I hate it myself I just assumed there was some kind of flavour or additional gimmick, like anything else in this vein I’ve seen him do. | ||
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Sound1
France93 Posts
On September 14 2023 23:09 Harris1st wrote: Smurfing is never entertaining IMO. It's just weak I am not totally agree with you. Neuroswarm has an interesting opinion about it too. I'm used to smurf because of one important thing : that's erase my ladder anxiety, and I can (finally) play seriously. When I play at my real level, my ladder anxiety forces me to put some critical mistakes in my games. Fear of my opponent prevent myself to have some good mechanics, and clean moves. Noticed that I have playing this game since more than 10 years, and I am stuck at 3.3K MMR. I don't play below 3K MMR, because it is not really interesting, but I like to play against 3K MMR people. Always I learn a lot when I am doing it. As I want to stay at this MMR, even if my game turns to my advantage, I leave before my opponent does it. OFC sometimes I stay, and sometimes I lose (protoss imba  ) I like Uthermal very much. I didn't see this particularly vids. I saw some of his "challenges". The idea is pretty good, he puts a fresh approach of sc2 but that's clear a cannon rush way below your MMR is not a challenge at all. Hope he will realize that's not fun for his opponent neither the viewers. | ||
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Durnuu
13322 Posts
On September 14 2023 23:59 BisuDagger wrote: How do we know the OP isn't a smurf account? Next thread should be "Uthermal is smurfing on TL to troll high post TL accounts" For all we know OP's account is an Harstem smurf trying to slander uThermal because he's stealing his youtube viewers (jk Harstem is way too nice for that) | ||
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Slydie
1935 Posts
I remember learning the SC2 basics from a Filters bronze to master series. It was basically all smurfing, but learning the basics of good macro and gameplay along the way. Since then, he made another, and Vibe, Pig and probably others did their own smurfing Bronze to Gm series, with plenty of others doing challenges like 11-11 rax only climbs. It does not feel great for the players being smurfed against, but what can you do? Some times, playing against somebody good can be inspiring! | ||
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19346 Posts
On September 15 2023 01:35 Durnuu wrote: For all we know OP's account is an Harstem smurf trying to slander uThermal because he's stealing his youtube viewers (jk Harstem is way too nice for that) I wouldn't put it past Nerchio doing it on Hartsem's behalf cause he knows Harstem won't do what needs to be done. | ||
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Cricketer12
United States13996 Posts
On September 15 2023 02:17 BisuDagger wrote: I wouldn't put it past Nerchio doing it on Hartsem's behalf cause he knows Harstem won't do what needs to be done. "#YearOfHarstem" - Nerchio probably | ||
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papapanda
Taiwan326 Posts
Since when did 4.4k players know how to hold CRs? | ||
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Fleetfeet
Canada2717 Posts
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luxon
United States117 Posts
i also dont like the fact that uthermal particularly gets off on people raging, he'll laugh at them and use them in his thumbnail, whereas i feel that these people have a good reason to rage. but do i also love seeing a ghost get 60 kill nukes? yeah.... ideally everyone just does what harstem does, he has a cheese account and cheese at his actual mmr, and does this for all 3 races. | ||
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Pentarp
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