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If it helps anyone else- The term 'smurf' is used in gaming to describe a player in an online game that creates a new account to play against lower-ranked play
by batch12 2y ago
If it helps anyone else-
The term 'smurf' is used in gaming to describe a player in an online game that creates a new account to play against lower-ranked players, however, it can be used as an all-around term for describing a player who uses an alternate account or multiple accounts.
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- JohnMakin 2y agoyea, sorry, these are common terms in that community I didn't explain, thank you. When I'm using it here it mostly means "someone who is intentionally playing in a rank they don't belong in"
- stackghost 2y agoPretty sure that "Smurf" originated with the Tribes series, as you could create alias nicknames/accounts that showed up as blue in the player list. Or at least, that's the first time I encountered the term.
- Cpoll 2y agoThe etymology I've heard is that it comes from Warcraft 2, where some top players made Smurf-themed alt-accounts after everyone started dodging them. That may be apocryphal.
- thoughtpalette 2y agoI remember a guy on Tribes literally named Smurf IIRC. +]-[+ SmuRF or something.