Marvel Rivals Is Finally Dealing With Smurfs, But It's Not Nearly Enough

A common issue with online games is smurfing, especially for free-to-play titles like Marvel Rivals, which allow players full access to all its modes and characters without needing to pay a single dime. Smurfing is when experienced players, usually at a high rank, create a secondary account to compete against lower-level opposition, named after two exceptional Warcraft 2 players called PapaSmurf and Smurfette, whom other players would avoid. The name eventually stuck, applying to basically any online game with ranks, and smurfs have been an issue that has proved near unsolvable, but Marvel Rivals is starting to clamp down.