Show HN: Hacker League – Open-Source Rocket League on Linux

Re:Show HN: Hacker League – Open-Source Rocket League on Linux by batch12 on Thursday September 05, 2024 @01:27PM (#41458717)

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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Re:Show HN: Hacker League – Open-Source Rocket League on Linux by stackghost on Thursday September 05, 2024 @02:15PM (#41459131)

Pretty 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.

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Re:Show HN: Hacker League – Open-Source Rocket League on Linux by thoughtpalette on Thursday September 05, 2024 @04:02PM (#41459960)

I remember a guy on Tribes literally named Smurf IIRC. +]-[+ SmuRF or something.

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Re:Show HN: Hacker League – Open-Source Rocket League on Linux by Cpoll on Thursday September 05, 2024 @02:40PM (#41459345)

The 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.

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Re:Show HN: Hacker League – Open-Source Rocket League on Linux by JohnMakin on Thursday September 05, 2024 @01:36PM (#41458816)

yea, 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"

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