Well... I've been kicked from games with new people because of my stats which aren't really that high. Funny thing is they probably would have let a smurf into their game and then been pizzed off about the result. Ironic really...

Here is the tally so far with links to posts. If anyone can find older posts with a view either way, post the links here for a unofficial score.

Prince, you joined my hosted game earlier.  I hosted a bigger map since more wanted to play but you never joined back.  We ended up playing a 4v4 rather than a 5v5 because you never joined back.  I am not sure if it was this game you think you were kicked from or if there was another.  You did not get kicked from mine at least.  Keep trying though because people don't kick near as much as they used to nowadays.

Greg30007 stated he quit because of smurfing in one the the goodbye threads fyi.

[_]-Greyfox

deleted, double post

If you can find the link so people can read it I will add to list.

Added more to my list.

oh ok thx, my wifi seems to be acting up, i nvr lag in online games   ehem, but i do dissapear becuase even though my wifi is real fast it can also break down pronto   but it doesnt happen often, maybe today was bad day and i lagged out

I don't think the problem lies in smurfing. I believe the problem is that players don't want to have negative stats on their records. By eliminating all stats (except maybe number of games) people could start having more fun by playing and not caring that much for competition and losses.

In another post I think that DirtySanchezz said something about having the possibility to play ranked and not ranked matches, so everyone could be happy.

EDIT: check this out https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/366788

idrc about rank, skill in game is wat matters

Haven't been playing sins for 3 reasons:

1) life is pretty busy for me right now so I don't have time to play the long game no more.

2) SINS was a drug preventing me from doing the real-life things that needed to be done.

3) My gaming buddy does not have diplomacy yet.

But if SINS is getting fewer people now is in my opinion the fact that the Vanilla/Entrenchment lobbies where separated from the Diplomacy/Trinity lobbies. The community was fragmented into 2 and it is leading to it's death.

Minds Eye

Protoplazm

the_Monk

Beric01

boshimi336

P5yy

Darvin3

Allegiance86

Qu4r

NWcityguy2

nathrite

msawdey

GeneralVeers

milo896

Some other names for the yes category. Some of them I loved to play with. But smurfing was never a major problem for the community.

Links are to user names not the thread or reply link. People will want a little verification with the names. Above the avatar is "Reply #xxx". Right click and copy URL or Link Address. If you click on the names I have added, it takes you directly to there post. I always test my links when posted. Link to my list.

MindsEye

Read carefuly i sad NO. Yes was a trol

This is getting ridiculus, haw can u say siddy quit cause of smurfing!!!

He was a proplazm of all smurfs, an ALfasmurf.

GUYS THIS FORUM POST IS NOT A DISCUSSION POST, IT WAS A POLL, ALL I WANTED WAS A REASON IF SMURFING WAS A MAJOR FACTOR FOR NEW PLAYERS NOT PLAYING SINS, DISCUSS YOUR ISSUES ELSE WHERE, LEAVE THIS POST ALONE.

ALL I WANTED WAS A YES OR NO, THEN A REASON WHY.

I asked for views of people who are commenting on the poll, not forum posts from before.

Sorry Zoomers, have they commented on this poll? nope, they have not.

might have to start a new poll page.

This is true

I also like how you quickly updated your thread with the NOs but as soon as the YES people came it stopped. 

Make a new thread cause I have an idea. All the yes people create 10 or 20 forum smurf accounts and stack our team. ROFLMAO

Yes.

No.(Edit:sorry,I didn't read "major")
However it's one of problem in huge problem.

To be fair-leave your issue elsewhere too.  Your issue is smurfing and this post is a biased as you get.

This is true

I also like how you quickly updated your thread with the NOs but as soon as the YES people came it stopped. 

I noticed that to---When "no"s showed up, bam bam bam, you put them in the post.  When "Yes"s showed up, nothing.

The only way to be fair is to have a fair UNBIASED question? MAJOR FACTOR +GIANT RED LETTERING=BIASED. Look it up.

Myfist did a great thing-linked to replies that showed that it has been a problem-EVEN FOR THOSE THAT DO IT NOW!!!

I must ask after seeing your joke of a "poll".  Are you afraid to admit that you may be wrong? Are you afraid to admit that smurfing hurt the community?

A fairer question is-In your opinion did smurfing hurt or help the community?

Vote hurt or help- tell us why?

ill update as soon as I can, but at the moment, I got revision to do.

Is the revision to make it an unbiased poll, if not, go here guys.

Happy Now? I was planning on doing it tomorrow mouning, but thank you. Now, I wont collect the next set of results until tomorrow night.

If I made a mistake, please tell me, and I will correct it.

This was prolly due to smurfing.People get very irritated when they lose in smurfed manner.They just wasted 1 hour minumum of their free time.Also it really matters not because you can know their exact strategy but their skill level.When making teams and comparing say you who may have 20-30 games played in mp and someone like quar who is smurfing with 15 games played.He really has played over 1000 games total.Can you not see the difference?You cant prepare for that.You will lose to quar then its 2v1.Knowing its quar may change your whole strategy for the game.I would know where to focus and who to help.THAT IS STRATEGY.No strategy to being sneaked up from behind and getting clubed.

I vote yes. I think was the main problem and I almost quit totally from it.

No was not.

Guys do u understand all this flood is like debating about haw one should eat an egg: from tin end or form fat

If u like spamm, spamm happily but if u want change, start flooding supports tickets.

Devs become democratic, they liste to the people (thankfuly they dont listen to their champion or else they would nerf my scintra :P)

This from the person that griped about "bugged lums" every other word last patch.  Way to go for balance, quar!

[_]-Greyfox