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Why? Use that smurf name?

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eohs
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States677 Posts
July 18 2011 06:00 GMT
#1
So I have seen so many people make a smurf account or even there real account and make it a pro players name. There are so many egidras I am sure it would make our head spin. If someone that reads this has a pro players name as there real account on sc2 I just want to know why?
Do you really think someone is going to think you are him ? (and your in gold?)
Do you think u will just get respect? (and your in gold?)
I mean If your paying tribute to that player add some sort of letters after the name.
I guess I just dont understand, the whole point of your account is to show originality and really if your trying to be pro and do something in esports your account / image is trying to sell yourself really to other players and also your skill level. I guess I just dont understand nor never will, maybe as I said someone that has one of these "pro smurf names" will explain there selves because I am very curious of it.

I was gonna make this a post but i guess its not that big of a deal I am just curious as I said. NO I am not looking for 10000 posts on here, I do not make blogs for posts. Just telling you this info because of my last blog got a lot of assumptions on it with out me being able to defend myself..

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lindn
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden833 Posts
July 18 2011 06:05 GMT
#2
if you expect them to actually give a shit then i've got bad news for you.


(they don't give a shit)
Swwww
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Switzerland812 Posts
July 18 2011 06:07 GMT
#3
Personally I think its quite dumb to name yourself after a pro using their exact nick. I have faced oGsMC in masters league on EU - obviously not him since he was bad and not even a protoss but that is besides the point. Isn't part of the fun of playing any online game to use your own internet identity? I get smurf accounts, I have more than one myself but they have nicks which I have previously used or things a long that line. I don't think any of the pros would have the attitude that its a tribute to them rather an '.... k' approach to the whole affair.

Use your own nick its you not someone you fanboy and don't even know....
"What is this TeamSupportGroup?" - mahnini.
.Aar
Profile Joined September 2010
2177 Posts
July 18 2011 06:09 GMT
#4
Yeah, there's a ton of EGIdra, almost always Protoss. I don't really get it myself but.. yeah, I don't know. Would be cool if an EGIdra could come in and explain what's up.
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lindn
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden833 Posts
July 18 2011 06:13 GMT
#5
On July 18 2011 15:07 Gfox wrote:
Personally I think its quite dumb to name yourself after a pro using their exact nick. I have faced oGsMC in masters league on EU - obviously not him since he was bad and not even a protoss but that is besides the point. Isn't part of the fun of playing any online game to use your own internet identity? I get smurf accounts, I have more than one myself but they have nicks which I have previously used or things a long that line. I don't think any of the pros would have the attitude that its a tribute to them rather an '.... k' approach to the whole affair.

Use your own nick its you not someone you fanboy and don't even know....

obviously they use their own nicks on their real names. at least 90% are smurfs and they really don't give a damn what name they use
Swwww
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Switzerland812 Posts
July 18 2011 06:49 GMT
#6
Then why not use something like GossipGirlx if you honestly don't care rather than looking really really dumb imo at least...
"What is this TeamSupportGroup?" - mahnini.
eohs
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States677 Posts
July 18 2011 07:15 GMT
#7
On July 18 2011 15:05 lindn wrote:
if you expect them to actually give a shit then i've got bad news for you.


(they don't give a shit)


No im not asking them to give a shit , maybe u should read the blog. I am curious as to WHY they do it.
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Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
July 18 2011 07:19 GMT
#8
On July 18 2011 15:09 .Aar wrote:
Yeah, there's a ton of EGIdra, almost always Protoss. I don't really get it myself but.. yeah, I don't know. Would be cool if an EGIdra could come in and explain what's up.


He's still banned lol


On July 18 2011 16:15 SeizeTheDay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2011 15:05 lindn wrote:
if you expect them to actually give a shit then i've got bad news for you.


(they don't give a shit)


No im not asking them to give a shit , maybe u should read the blog. I am curious as to WHY they do it.


(They don't give a shit)


That's the answer here man. They don't care, they have a smurf account to do cheesy and stupid crap on and other than that, each person has an individual reason. But the best real answer you can get here is they don't give a shit.
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Darclite
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1021 Posts
July 18 2011 07:27 GMT
#9
On July 18 2011 15:49 Gfox wrote:
Then why not use something like GossipGirlx if you honestly don't care rather than looking really really dumb imo at least...

This was funny lol.
They're fools. You should eat them.
lindn
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden833 Posts
July 18 2011 07:28 GMT
#10
On July 18 2011 16:15 SeizeTheDay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2011 15:05 lindn wrote:
if you expect them to actually give a shit then i've got bad news for you.


(they don't give a shit)


No im not asking them to give a shit , maybe u should read the blog. I am curious as to WHY they do it.

there is no reason, they just don't give a shit.
GhostKorean
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States2330 Posts
July 18 2011 07:34 GMT
#11
lol who gives a shit about smurfs in gold??
Vinski
Profile Joined November 2010
505 Posts
July 18 2011 08:09 GMT
#12
On July 18 2011 16:34 GhostKorean wrote:
lol who gives a shit about smurfs in gold??


This it's for the lulz. If they want to waste their name change on idra thats fine by me.
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