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Re:In esports media, layoff season is in full swing by thaumasiotes on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:36AM (#32106076)
> Does intentional feeding mean you’re pretending to be an amateur when you’re not an amateur, or what?

No, but there is a term for that too, "smurfing".

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Re:In esports media, layoff season is in full swing by feet on Friday July 15, 2022 @08:31AM (#32107399)
The idea behind smurfs is for high ranked players to dunk on amateurs, rather than for high ranked players to play as badly as amateurs
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Re:In esports media, layoff season is in full swing by tomjakubowski on Friday July 15, 2022 @11:56AM (#32109429)
Yeah, but in order to smurf you have to first tank on purpose to get into the lower-tier ranks.
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Re:In esports media, layoff season is in full swing by feet on Friday July 15, 2022 @01:10PM (#32110396)
Not that I've ever seen. Smurfs are all just new accounts starting with no rank
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