"True smurfs are not regulated": Apex Legends community reacts as streamer destroys bronze lobby

sportskeeda.com:

The issues related to the matchmaking of Apex Legends haven't been reduced despite several player requests. Amidst all the issues, it seems that some streamers are busy smurfing, much to the irritation of the community. Several players reacted to one streamer smurfing in the bronze lobby to get easy kills and spoil the experience of many in the process.

Smurfing has always been a problem with free-to-play titles like Apex Legends, as it's very easy to create alternate accounts. While smurfing can be fun for those who do, it's a problem for others.

This activity involves more experienced players playing with others with lesser experience. Ranking up in the current season has been a major issue, and with so many smurfers, it's set to get even more difficult. While smurfing in the game is a common experience, players haven't taken kindly to the recent incident.

The original post was made by Reddit user u/ej_warsgaming, who posted a screenshot of the result of the match. In the match, a streamer was using his smurf account to play a match in a lower-ranked lobby.

Naturally, it was quite easy for them to stack up the kills, which resulted in major disappointment among the fans. Others joined the discussion over whether such things should even be allowed in Apex Legends.

One player believes that the problem lies with the skill-based matchmaking of the game. They believe that as long as the system exists, players will have the incentive to set up alternate accounts and farm kills.

The player even mentioned the time-limited control mode, which allows players to play in a much more relaxed fashion as there is no SBMM, and players could respawn when killed.

While this issue has been due to smurfing, one player feels that rank resets