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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45365 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-23 16:25:13
February 23 2011 16:24 GMT
#21
The Tasteless Build.

Therefore, all self-titled builds are not stupid or arrogant.

Some can be frickin awesome.

QED, /thread, /discussion, /conversation, initiate party.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
zer0das
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States8519 Posts
February 23 2011 16:32 GMT
#22
Really dumb. No one is going to remember you in 5 years, because you're probably a nobody. Especially when your alias is terrible.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45365 Posts
February 23 2011 16:37 GMT
#23
On February 24 2011 01:32 zer0das wrote:
Really dumb. No one is going to remember you in 5 years, because you're probably a nobody. Especially when your alias is terrible.


Bisu Build say what?

...even though iirc, he didn't come up with it first... he just popularized it.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Synystyr
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1446 Posts
February 23 2011 16:54 GMT
#24
I can agree with a lot of points here. I think the community should and will have the ultimate say in what a build should be called and such. It's good to see the opinions though I guess people don't really like it too much when people name things after themselves!

Unless it's the Tasteless build, of course.
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zer0das
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States8519 Posts
February 23 2011 17:29 GMT
#25
"Bisu build" has probably reached the level of "denatured" in terms of complete meaninglessness. In fact, it probably never had a real meaning.

Also, Bisu is a progamer who actually has some real influence. Not some random scrub who will never win anything. Which is the entire point- the only people that will remembered will be the ones who actually have some really tangible impact on the game.
iEchoic
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1776 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-23 19:26:48
February 23 2011 19:22 GMT
#26
The idea behind the naming is that it designates the build as an original build. I plan to write up guides for builds I did not create and then when the name is absent it makes it clear it is not an original build. My build was titled as the 2fact2port build (or hellion/air) not the iEchoic build, also.

Also I like the idea of having a 'brand' where people who like my builds can search for others and also have an expectation of quality when they see my name. I could make up a random label or title but that sounds pointless.

Is that unreasonable? Hope that clears up at least my pov.
vileEchoic -- clanvile.com
Synystyr
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1446 Posts
February 23 2011 19:29 GMT
#27
On February 24 2011 04:22 iEchoic wrote:
The idea behind the naming is that it designates the build as an original build. I plan to write up guides for builds I did not create and then when the name is absent it makes it clear it is not an original build. My build was titled as the 2fact2port build (or hellion/air) not the iEchoic build, also.

Hope that clears up at least my pov.


Right, my mindset was pretty much the same as yours. I had never seen any type of mass Banshee usage against Protoss when I developed the build. My build is also titled "FE 4 Port Banshee", and not "THE Synystyr build". I'd like to think my idea behind it was original in a sense however.

I also made a guide on a 2 Rax FE opening, where I deliberately left my name out because I didn't think it was completely original, just something I felt should be laid out in text form for others to use.

Thanks for your input though, I was hoping to hear from you
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iEchoic
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1776 Posts
February 23 2011 19:33 GMT
#28
I forgot to mention that in the past rts communities I'm from, it was commonplace to name things like this. If it turns out people are getting butthurt about it I'll consider changing it, to be honest I didn't put a lot of thought into the names.
vileEchoic -- clanvile.com
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19196 Posts
February 23 2011 20:02 GMT
#29
On February 24 2011 00:51 intrigue wrote:
Chill and I were looking through Liquipedia one day at some super generic build guide, it was like 14 pool 15 hatch or something. All the edits are documented, and after a long list of contributions and fixes by Liquipedia staff this one kid kid had made one final edit:
Show nested quote +
The 14 Pool, 15 Hatch is a general macro-oriented setup, popularized by IdrA as it is his standard opening.

to
Show nested quote +
The 14 Pool, 15 Hatch (AKA the SyKnEsS build) is a general macro-oriented setup, popularized by IdrA as it is his standard opening.


Fuck

I think you'll be happy to know that I can not find any stupid names like that.

If you see any, please post in the LP feedback thread so I can destroy the edit.
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starfries
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada3508 Posts
February 23 2011 20:10 GMT
#30
You need the community to use the name, so it doesn't count if you yourself call it the "Synystyr build" if no one else does. If you use the build well and popularize it, it will probably get named after you anyways (unless your name is hard to type, like Synystyr). Trying to name it after yourself from the beginning won't earn any goodwill from the community so it's counterproductive. I'm sure there are people would call it something else just to spite you because you tried it.
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chocopan
Profile Joined April 2010
Japan986 Posts
February 23 2011 23:37 GMT
#31
I actually think named builds are cool. The names either take off or they don't, whatever. Although it didn't actually hang around I quite liked the 5RR being called "the Fist" by some people.
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xxpack09
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2160 Posts
February 24 2011 01:23 GMT
#32
You shouldn't name your build after yourself. OTHER PEOPLE may name the build after you if they choose to do so.... Bisu didn't name forge FE into sair/DT the "bisu build." Flash didn't name his fast 2/1 3base push the "flash build." The COMMUNITY did.
shindigs
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4795 Posts
February 24 2011 01:28 GMT
#33
If we just accepted that every build is the Tasteless build, we wouldn't have this problem.
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kainzero
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States5211 Posts
February 24 2011 01:28 GMT
#34
this reminds me of when smash brawl came out and everyone was naming their techniques after themselves


i dunno i don't care, let nature take its course

if someone makes a build and names it after themselves and it sucks and we start calling it the douchebag build then so be it

at the end of the day the only thing that matters is if you won or lost and how much money you won or lost.
Zim23
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1681 Posts
February 24 2011 01:32 GMT
#35
All good builds are the Tasteless build.
Do an arranged marriage if she's not completely minging, and don't worry about dancing, get a go-kart, cheers.
iEchoic
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1776 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-24 02:10:15
February 24 2011 02:09 GMT
#36
Another big thing is that people are putting their name in builds they didn't create or just aren't good. As with most things in life, if you put your name on something it had better be both original and damned good. You're attaching your name to something and you deserve the criticism you get if it's not up to where you want your name to be.
vileEchoic -- clanvile.com
Synystyr
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1446 Posts
February 24 2011 13:05 GMT
#37
General consensus around here seems to be that the community gets the final say. Makes perfect sense to me

I personally don't mind a little bit of self promotion here and there. 2Fact2Port is such a solid build, I don't mind that iEchoic has placed his name with it. We wouldn't have seen anything like it otherwise if he didn't post about it and he deserves the credit.

However things like Griffith's Magic Box or Stalife drops are not original so the self titling there is inappropriate in my opinion.
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Gnial
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada907 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-25 00:20:17
February 25 2011 00:05 GMT
#38
Take a look at all those builds, and the effort involved in them, and the impact they have had on many people's game. I've switched to Terran both times iEchoic posted his new builds and have had a blast executing them (I didn't have to spend time learning the T meta prior to switching). After kcdc's build was posted there was a fascinating change in the way many P's and T's played at the high levels.

Its often not the build that people are trying to put their names on, but rather the guide and the explanation that they have given. (Note that just because someone puts their name at the start of a thread, it does not obligate anyone to refer to it as such, and I can probably speak for all the other guide makers when I say that we don't care what other people call it.)

What a named thread does do:
It allows for the separation of otherwise similarly named guides and builds.
It allows for a really easy search in the team liquid search bar.
Allows for easy reference to a specific build/guide. "look for the gateway fast-expand build on team liquid", for instance, contains a significant amount of ambiguity.

Anyone who thinks negatively about it either didn't think of the practical benefits of there being a name, doesn't appreciate the effort involved, or should look at the reason why they feel the resentment. (I just assume that the person is afflicted with a combination of insecurity, attention jealousy and pettyness)

I'm not reading this thread anymore because there is something unsatisfying about reading some of the flames. Instead of complaining in this thread perhaps you should try...oh I don't know...contributing to the community?

edit. And props to iEchoic for being more respectful than myself. Quite frankly, I don't think the complainers deserve it. The voting results in particular reads like an unjustified "fuck you" to me.

edit2. I only speak for the guides/builds that required a lot of time and effort.
1, eh? 2, eh? 3, eh?
Synystyr
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1446 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-25 14:00:14
February 25 2011 13:58 GMT
#39
On February 25 2011 09:05 Gnial wrote:
Take a look at all those builds, and the effort involved in them, and the impact they have had on many people's game. I've switched to Terran both times iEchoic posted his new builds and have had a blast executing them (I didn't have to spend time learning the T meta prior to switching). After kcdc's build was posted there was a fascinating change in the way many P's and T's played at the high levels.

Its often not the build that people are trying to put their names on, but rather the guide and the explanation that they have given. (Note that just because someone puts their name at the start of a thread, it does not obligate anyone to refer to it as such, and I can probably speak for all the other guide makers when I say that we don't care what other people call it.)

What a named thread does do:
It allows for the separation of otherwise similarly named guides and builds.
It allows for a really easy search in the team liquid search bar.
Allows for easy reference to a specific build/guide. "look for the gateway fast-expand build on team liquid", for instance, contains a significant amount of ambiguity.

Anyone who thinks negatively about it either didn't think of the practical benefits of there being a name, doesn't appreciate the effort involved, or should look at the reason why they feel the resentment. (I just assume that the person is afflicted with a combination of insecurity, attention jealousy and pettyness)

I'm not reading this thread anymore because there is something unsatisfying about reading some of the flames. Instead of complaining in this thread perhaps you should try...oh I don't know...contributing to the community?

edit. And props to iEchoic for being more respectful than myself. Quite frankly, I don't think the complainers deserve it. The voting results in particular reads like an unjustified "fuck you" to me.

edit2. I only speak for the guides/builds that required a lot of time and effort.


Thanks a lot for posting Gnial! I really do agree with you here. Especially about the part that speaks about the results....I do feel a little pissed that the effort I put into a thread may be completely overlooked because I put my name on it...ah well.
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
February 25 2011 14:23 GMT
#40
I think as long as players are highly associated with their own builds and strategies, self-naming will continue to exist. We already have Light builds, MC-style attacks, Kyrix-style aggression, Stalife [sic] drops, and Maynarding as relatively common terms.

As long as the person doesn't actively try to promote himself through self-naming builds, I think it's good for the player base to attach names and personalities to various terms and builds that they use. It adds quite a bit of life and personality to the metagame, and it's nice to have alternative names as a treat for experienced players.
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