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69 percent of gamers admit to “smurfing,” despite hating it

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A new study on gaming toxicity has found that 69 percent of gamers admit to smurfing, despite hating it when others smurf at them. The uninitiated may wonder what smurfing is, or perhaps imagine that 69 percent of gamers paint themselves blue and replace all their verbs with “smurf” during a gaming session. If you … Read more

Gamers say they hate ‘smurfing’, but admit they do it

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Gamers have a complicated relationship with 'smurfing.'

Online video game players believe that the behavior known as “smurfs‘ is generally wrong and toxic to the gaming community – but most admit they do it and say some reasons make the behavior less objectionable, new research shows. The new study suggests that debates over gaming toxicity may sometimes be more complex and nuanced … Read more