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Boosting in competitive online video games is like destroying public property for the personal gain. I don't see where the "stuff about freedom" comes in here.

• claudiawerner 8y ago
  On the face of it, that seems like an absurd comparison. Can you expand on why getting a new account and playing from the lowest levels (with the knowledge you've gained) is akin to destroying public property?
  • question_me_not 8y ago
    There's a huge difference between SMURFING and BOOSTING. Smurfing is the act where you yourself create a new account, while boosting is the act of playing on someones account to make them seem better.
  • de_watcher 8y ago
    Random people matched into an even game - that has a value. People benefit, but it doesn't belong to anybody, it's public. Smurfing and boosting are kind of similar (boosting does twice as much damage: account goes up, then it falls down). Smurfing sometimes causes damage for fun, boosting causes damage for money. "Damage for fun" is relative. Maybe it is a part of the game. But "damage for money" means that it's an open system now, and some people have jobs to damage the matchmaking.