VALORANT players outraged as creator punished for giving away account while smurfs run rampant
Riot may announce new smurf detection algorithms for VALORANT every once in a while, but its nonchalant attitude toward the game’s top creators who blatantly smurf never painted an assuring picture. And now, it has landed in the crosshairs of several players for discouraging a particularly harmless case of an ‘account giveaway.’
After sharing his decision to quit VALORANT, on Sept. 8, WestJett—a popular YouTube creator—announced he’s planning to give away his “pretty beefed up” $5,000 account via a ruffle to a player who donates to a charity he’s working with.