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Hello everyone,
After reading the latest interview with Frank Pearce (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=128014) I was astonished at the tactless ways of dealing with the wishes of the community (such as chat channels and cross region play).
I am here to explain why i like chat channels and what the lack of unique names have to do with fun.
Chat channels are an easy way of getting in touch with other players, you don't need to know their e-mail adresses, hidden identifiers(in the past) or be facebook friends with them. Especially for online tournaments this is an awesome way of being able to play your matches without having to add a billion players a week to your "friends list" and removing them shortly after your match is over.
Now previously on most online tournament sites you had to give out your "secret" identifier so that people could contact you ingame. After blizzard decided to remove the identifiers you are now obligated to either quit these tournaments or give out your email adress, the one linked to the account you're playing on, to random internet strangers. On top of that, there are no unique nicknames so that you could theoretically play Bisu or Jaedong 5 times in a row.
I want to suggest people who are fed up with the lack of positive response blizzard has shown to the community on these subjects to adopt one single nickname come next beta reset: "ESPORTS".
Poll: Will you stick to the plan and name yourself ESPORTS next reset?Yes (863) 74% No (302) 26% 1165 total votes Your vote: Will you stick to the plan and name yourself ESPORTS next reset? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
Things that BNET2.0 needs to have for fullfilling its ESPORTS oriented design filosophy:
1. private chat rooms.
2. cross server option
3. add friends via ID input / search / Unique IDs
4. password protected game
5. Lan enabled after authenticate through b.net
6. rep watching with other players
7. HL-counterstrike style live Broadcast, allowing thousands of people watching the game via sc2 as if they are an obs, at no lag expense to the players. (3rd party simply broadcast action input, faster than video stream also)
8.Tournament bracket feature, allow creator to easily update/others to view the bracket.
9. If one player drops, b.net auto saves game at that point so the players can recreate/play. like sc1.
(10. If host is afk in custom games, there is a "vote new host" feature)
Credits to glider for such a complete list.
editted OP to incorporate the most supported suggestion.
editted OP to add list of wanted/needed changes.
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Voted Teamliquid, but I think ESPORTS might be a pretty good id for everyone, since this is such serious business.
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Do we have confirmation that the lack of identifiers (or, the ability to have the same name as others) was here to stay? I was under the impression that it was to further test the real-id system, but I have heard reports of both theories, so I'm lost.
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I'd put my vote in for something like BROWDERED.
More seriously the latest survey talked about identifiers and I believe Blizzard said they current state of adding friends is to promote testing of the Real Id and Facebook features.
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at least put an "other - explain in a post" option in your poll. I vote "DustinBrowder"
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how about LOLGOODIDEABLIZZ
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DustinBrowder, ESPORTS and Bnet0.2 all sound like good alternatives as well. I'm on board!
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Teamliquid would just make the website itself seem whiny.
Don't forget, outside of this seemingly opaque shell which so many people are stuck in, the name 'Teamliquid' tarnishes any message you might want to send out.
Take a look at the beta forums.
Of course you will rebuttal by saying who cares about them, toss the word casual around, etc. but if you really don't want to undermine the message, I'd go with something else.
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ok so if i got this right on next reset everyone will choose same nick? jump on the train this sounds hilarious :D
man its so annoying to play tournaments right now :/
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I'm game :D
Rather it wasnt TEAMLIQUID though, but something like, lol good idea blizzard was cute 
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I voted for Teamliquid as the poll options are pretty limited but something like 'esports' would be a lot better.
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Well i myself had reservations about putting the nickname "TeamLiquid" in, because the moderators might not be on board with such an initiative.
Is there a way to remake the original poll and scrap all the votes? Or should i make a new one with ESPORTS added?
Good to see the votes on the poll though, seems like a reasonable amount of people are interested in letting our statement be heard.
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I would like to see a lot of teamliquid vs. teamliquid in my games..
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Definitely ESPORTS. That would own.
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Yeah add esports - whatever it is though, we all gotta stick to it
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ESPORTS or something with browder in the name would be awesome, I'm in.
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so what is it gonna be. teamliquid or esports. anywhay im in;)
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Let's all be Teamliquid! TL.NET HWAITING!!
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I voted for Teamliquid, but I think ESPORTS or bnet0.2 would be far more suited
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Don't blame dustin browder for the Bnet2.0 teams failure.
He was the lead designer for SC2, not BNET2.0.
The game itself is going good I think. Bnet2.0 sucks.
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I don't like the idea of TeamLiquid. However, I'm totally down for something like eSports.
This is a pretty clever idea ^__^
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its not browder's fault Battle.net suks... its the head of head of Battle.net (Not browder)
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On May 29 2010 07:23 Crazyeyes wrote:
I don't like the idea of TeamLiquid. However, I'm totally down for something like eSports.
This is a pretty clever idea ^__^
I would agree. Clever idea indeed, would force them into taking action
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On May 29 2010 07:25 Spidinko wrote:
What about "CrossRealm"?
That would be great too.
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This is not 4chan. Unless TL is 100% behind this, you do not represent the entire community, and only tarnish its reputation. Name it something like "esports" or whatever but please don't name it TeamLiquid, there are people here who don't want to be associated with this.
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cross realm play means players from different servers can connect to each other and play.
Currently blizzard plans to have separate realms (US, Europe, Asia, etc) and to play on a different realm, you need to buy the entire game over again on the different realm.
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Yes, everyone picking the same name would be hilarious.
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If this happened it would be so funny lol. Blizzard would check rankings and like wtf? each division has same top players
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Can't put Bnet 0.2  number's not allowed :|
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I would definitely follow along and add my name to whatever the community voted for. I'm not sure Teamliquid gets the cause across, though. Would it be too obvious to put something like "ChatChannels" or "CrossRealm" or something like that?
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I wonder whether we can fill the tops of the diamond league divisions with JUST the "Teamliquid" ID or ESPORTS, or whatever we decide to use.
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ESports would be good since blizz claims they are trying to advance esports... yeah right
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Im definitely down for this. I dont care what the name is, but something needs to be done.
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Count me in, would be fun to see the diamond ladders littered with the same name.
I vote for an ESPORTS name though over teamliquid. All caps plz 
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Witty idea, hope it accomplishes something.
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I liked the name.identifier system, I'd like to see it return personally.
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LOL I can imagine the complaints coming in on the next reset:
"I always get matched against someone named ESPORTS! Fix this plz!!"
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why not make the mass name 'casual' then the 'casuals' can get what they want.
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On May 29 2010 08:19 crate wrote:
I liked the name.identifier system, I'd like to see it return personally.
I hated it. The solution is to bring back the unique name system that was in place for BW and WC3.
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I think ESPORTS is the one winning out, make sure to make it all-caps though!
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I'd prefer something ironic like "UNIQUE" or "ONEOFAKIND" or "ORIGINAL."
ESPORTS is okay too, I guess. Why is that everyone's favorite?
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What about CHATLANCROSS or something like that? Three features needed (Chat, LAN, Cross Realm Play)
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Actually it would probably be better to name it Blizzard. In that way they might see the problem in another light. Of course they might not want people to use that name but i guess a blizzard is hard to have trademarked, unless you are a cloud or something. 
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should probably be something that sends a message so they dont think it is just a bunch of people trying to promote a website - though they'd get the hint at unique IDs at least.
+ something like "AddChat" would get across two points, we want unique names and chat channels.
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They are just gonna ban hammer everyone and send you mails with explanations(i.e.:
"Do you really want chat rooms?")
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Don't be TeamLiquid, that just makes the site look bad. Everyone should be Idra and be as well-mannered as possible in every game.
Actually, half should be ridiculously BM and the other half should be gentlemen.
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This is only going to work if it is a massive effort. Just getting a few hundred people from this thread isn't going to cut it. You're going to need some kind of concerted effort from a front page post or a cross forum effort from other sites besides Team Liquid.
Oh and Maybe your Nickname should be "CHATROOMS" seeing as this is the entire reason you are getting everyone to make the same nickname.
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On May 29 2010 08:47 Aurdon wrote:
This is only going to work if it is a massive effort. Just getting a few hundred people from this thread isn't going to cut it. You're going to need some kind of concerted effort from a front page post or a cross forum effort from other sites besides Team Liquid.
Oh and Maybe your Nickname should be "CHATROOMS" seeing as this is the entire reason you are getting everyone to make the same nickname.
A few hundred people can make a remarkable difference in the beta. Let's just use 300 people doing this as a base. This is TL, and judging by the poles (unless people are blatantly lieing in an anonymous pole) have a majority of diamond (or old platinum) leagues. The beta currently ~30k players, let's say for highball 20 percent are in diamond. 300 identical names out of 6k total players is definitely noticeable.
+ Show Spoiler +NOTE: These numbers are just a baseline example, any rebroadcast retransmission without extent written consent of the national football league is prohibited.
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ESPORTS is kind of an inside joke, I don't think that'd get the point across very well.
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i would like the PLZLAN name ;p
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On May 29 2010 07:30 seppolevne wrote:
This is not 4chan. Unless TL is 100% behind this, you do not represent the entire community, and only tarnish its reputation. Name it something like "esports" or whatever but please don't name it TeamLiquid, there are people here who don't want to be associated with this.
My thoughts exactly when seeing the poll results.
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i wanna be an eHero, it sounds pretty badass
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I like this initiative. My favorite would be BNet0.2 but numbers are not allowed.
I'm against: ESPORTS, TEAMLIQUID
I'm for something like: REALbnetPLZ / FIXBNET
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If this is about getting some kind of huge movement going to protest in-game - forget it.
Most of us have already cancelled our plans for buying and supporting Starcraft 2, many have gone back to what ever they did before the Starcraft 2 beta started. To me Starcraft 2 is just an embarrassment I'd like to forget..
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On May 29 2010 09:29 Perfect Balance wrote:
If this is about getting some kind of huge movement going to protest in-game - forget it.
Most of us have already cancelled our plans for buying and supporting Starcraft 2, many have gone back to what ever they did before the Starcraft 2 beta started. To me Starcraft 2 is just an embarrassment I'd like to forget..
I really doubt most people on teamliquid will not buy sc2
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I am totally on board for whatever the community decides, just have to make it a massive protest (can't have it like my senior skip day when half the class went into school -_-)
I think it needs to be something that will get the point across, but my creativity is very bad. So whatever the community decides, I will go with.
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Didn't Blizzard confirm this was only a placeholder. Im pretty sure they did. Also, this is stupid, either way.
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"Doyoureallywantchatrooms".
Too much characters I guess...
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On May 29 2010 09:01 niteReloaded wrote:
I like this initiative. My favorite would be BNet0.2 but numbers are not allowed.
I'm against: ESPORTS, TEAMLIQUID
I'm for something like: REALbnetPLZ / FIXBNET
I agree and FIXBNET is a good choice
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Oh man, so many good choices to choose from.
I like ESPORTS, ONEOFAKIND, and FIXBNET I agree that TeamLiquid probably does't get the point across as clearly since it may seem like it's an effort to promote the site or show elitism.
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They removed the identifiers to test the facebook and RealID systems. They've said that multiple times.
Quit whining, its a beta, they aren't entitled to make sure your beta tournaments run smoothly.
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On May 29 2010 11:18 PanzerDragoon wrote:
They removed the identifiers to test the facebook and RealID systems. They've said that multiple times.
Quit whining, its a beta, they aren't entitled to make sure your beta tournaments run smoothly.
Yeah, it's beta, and THAT'S the reason we need to whine NOW, because when the game is finished, there will be just minor patches to fix balance issues and such.
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On May 29 2010 11:18 PanzerDragoon wrote:
They removed the identifiers to test the facebook and RealID systems. They've said that multiple times.
Quit whining, its a beta, they aren't entitled to make sure your beta tournaments run smoothly.
Huh, show me where they said that.
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Whatever the name I'll do it not for protest, but because its hilarious ;D
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Great ideas so far, I´d add LISTENTOUS, but the whole idea is a "pls listen to us" scream ;D
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I like the LISTENTOUS idea.
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eeer, there will be a reset? I don't think there is gonna be one until the end of phase 1
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On May 29 2010 09:29 Perfect Balance wrote:
If this is about getting some kind of huge movement going to protest in-game - forget it.
If every Diamond league has half the people in the top8 named ESPORTS, Blizzard will realize that there is something special about this name. So the important part is to get a lot of the top players to participate.
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On May 29 2010 11:33 Gibybo wrote:Show nested quote +On May 29 2010 11:18 PanzerDragoon wrote:
They removed the identifiers to test the facebook and RealID systems. They've said that multiple times.
Quit whining, its a beta, they aren't entitled to make sure your beta tournaments run smoothly. Huh, show me where they said that.
They did say that. I dotn have a link though.
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I'm in... maybe they'll understand why not having a unique name is retarded.
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i think there should be a different name we should do, like IDENTITY
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On May 29 2010 16:08 JiYan wrote:
i think there should be a different name we should do, like IDENTITY
That would only address the lack of unique names. Other IDs like ESPORTS can help communicate other issues (that are much worse than the lack of unique names).
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i like the idea, but not the ESPORTS name. I dont think that name conveys what we want blizzard to hear. I doubt dustin is the one to blame, its the battle.net 2.0 team that needs to feel the fire for not listening to the community feedback. for that purpose, LISTENTOUS or FIXBNET i think better convey the message, but neither hits the sweetspot for me.
If our goal is to get them to add chat channels, fix the horribad map editor interface, be less controlling about custom maps, and add identifiers back, i think maybe something that criticizes Bnet, and at the same time if googled will direct it to a teamliquid thread which outlines the community's concerns would be cool. And wont come off as immature ZOMFGBNET SUXBALZ whinning.
esports just seems kind of vague and can be interpreted as a cheer, just like teamliquid could be.
alternatively, can also open a thread on battle.net with the title of ESPORTS or w/e name and place the concerns in there.
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Just stick with ESPORTS, if we argue about what to name ourselves the effect will be lost as there will be like 5 or 6 different IDs people are naming themselves.
I will be ESPORTS.
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ATTENTION
It's likely that they only temporarily removed the identifier to encourage the newly added facebook function for testing purposes.
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i said this already but i think irony would be a good tool to use and something humorous like Casual, would be really good as 'blizzard always caters for casuals.'
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On May 29 2010 16:22 Daimon wrote:
ATTENTION
It's likely that they only temporarily removed the identifier to encourage the newly added facebook function for testing purposes.
yeah if that's the case then I'll name myself myname.identifier and not sweat it. If it isn't though, I'll be ESPORTS
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On May 29 2010 06:09 Radiomouse wrote:
On top of that, there are no unique nicknames so that you could theoretically play Bisu or Jaedong 5 times in a row.
Bisu 5 times in a row? 5-0 for me then!
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Personally I'm going with Spartacus.
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I will do ESPORTS
I would laugh if blizzard just banned the nickname ESPORTS, in fact, I could see them doing that.
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bump, going with ESPORTS.
The system wipe is completed apparantly, sorry for not keeping the thread up to date, but do tell your friends to do this!
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Since the beta will end in three days, I guess I could do that.
Though, I fail to see how "ESPORTS" conveys the message we want Blizzard to hear. I'd be much more inclined to name myself NOCHATROOMS or FIXBNET.
Still, if everyone goes for ESPORTS, I'll go with that too.
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On June 04 2010 15:24 intergalactic wrote:
Since the beta will end in three days, I guess I could do that.
Though, I fail to see how "ESPORTS" conveys the message we want Blizzard to hear. I'd be much more inclined to name myself NOCHATROOMS or FIXBNET.
Still, if everyone goes for ESPORTS, I'll go with that too.
Yea I thought we decided to go with WEWANTCHAT or something like that. What is the message in ESPORTS anyways?
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Game is LIVE! lets do ESPORTS
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can't wait to see a ton other people with the same name. going with ESPORTS
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Just registered my new super unique nick, long live ESPORTS
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everybody stick with the plan!
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I will name myself whatever is on the OP... ESPORTS is ok, but can't we have something funny?
SaladFap, Anonymous, or CactusFantastico (<- Kudos to the person who remembers where this is from) are my suggestions.
EDIT: after reading a few more posts, it seems like people have already gone for ESPORTS. Ah well, if there's a next time, those are my suggestions.
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Just named myself ESPORTS so if you guys play against me wish me luck! And don't fall for all those impersonators out there. They aren't the real ESPORTS...I am!
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I went with ESPORTS, and learned that apparently no one can stop a Mothership rush in placement matches. I even tried to leave before they did, after they GG'd, but people leave too fast. I wanted to get placed into Bronze, but ended up in Plat. I guess I can newbie bash in Platinum as well, but I wanted Bronze
Also, for people complaining about "ESPORTS", its funny because its a TeamLiquid meme.
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Named myself ESPORTS as well, alright?
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If I play one more freakin kid with the name "ghost" I'm gunna break something. I've seen that name at least a dozen times in the 100 games I've played
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played a few games with about 20 players and no esports besides me :-(
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OH DAMMIT. I wish I saw this thread b4 the reset, I totally would've done this.
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Clearly everyone should call themselves Spartacus
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getting on the band wagon!! =)
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ESPORTS
![[image loading]](http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4006/screenshot006faa.jpg)
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On June 04 2010 17:32 shawabawa wrote:
Clearly everyone should call themselves Spartacus
BUT IM SPARTACUS!
Lol, I really wish I had seen this thread before the reset...!! I would have totally done it. Damn! I hope lots of people went through with this.
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I'll name myself "SonofDustin" and cheese my way to the top with Terran
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this is a good idea I guess, but I'm not gonna do it, sorry.
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On June 04 2010 17:57 CharlieMurphy wrote:
this is a good idea I guess, but I'm not gonna do it, sorry.
aw c'mon, it's only for a few days. I did it anyway
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Just took ESPORTS ! See you later :p
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i am esports also, lets rock, we are ESPORTS! we are STARCRAFT!
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Aw damn i didnt see this thread until after i played my placements
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Note to self... always check TL before signing back in after a reset.
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It's a funny way of doing things, but you might all just get screwed with the name eSPORTS and have everyone else on bnet 2.0 really confused^_^ but good luck!!
User was warned for this and other posts that include an overkill of enters
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yup, just made my name ESPORTS. cant wait to get into a game with someone else who named themselves ESPORTS
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Damnit, I just named myself  Zim this reset. Would've liked to of done sports
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There we go, ESPORTS ftw!
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This is a hilarious idea, cant wait for ESPORTS VS ESPORTS mirror matchups!
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Is it alright to pick the name even if we're a bit crap? I do like spectating all the events at least.
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making my name ESPORTS
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argh, I totally forgot about this
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![[image loading]](http://www.gamereplays.org/community/uploads/repimgs/repimg-33-127890.jpg)
I am officially ESPORTS #40
Keep it up
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Posting in solidarity with ESPORTS
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Yeah... I'm called ESPORTS too.. though it pains me a little... Guess its for a good cause.
Hope we manage to reach some sort of critical mass where people start saying "I keep f**king running into people called ESPORTS on the battle.net forums or whatever"
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ESPORTS here, haven't gotten any mirror match yet though, need more ESPORTS!
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EDIT: ok didn't see this was only for beta. it's a go then! too bad i already named myself goobus -_-"
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Im definantly up for it
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ESPORTS reporting for dut-eh.
Btw, I won 5/5 of my placements and got put into Platinum (like 51st or something) is everyone experiencing this? I didn't play 5 complete newbies either.
Also, how is everyone telling what number of ESPORTS they are?
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Can't wait to log back in and sully the name of ESPORTS with my mediocre play!
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Oh damn, just saw this thread after playing 2 games :/
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Do those number identifiers appear on the ladder pages?
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Esports here - ready to play
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On June 04 2010 23:03 HCastorp wrote:
Do those number identifiers appear on the ladder pages?
They appear if you "hack" the replay, some sites does this, like www.star2.org
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On June 04 2010 20:38 Bane_ wrote:Is it alright to pick the name even if we're a bit crap? I do like spectating all the events at least.
It doesn't matter one bit how good you are, as long as you want them to start paying more attention to what their competitive consumers want as well.
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this whole action is big fail, i havent seen any1 with this nickname yet
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On June 05 2010 01:04 [SD]Hi_MaN wrote:
this whole action is big fail, i havent seen any1 with this nickname yet
idk, there's at least 4 with this name in my division alone but 297 voted yes and i was just number 40, pick up the slack guise! 
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Bear in mind that if you pick a name like ESPORTS. You will probably have to pay to change it to something later. What with Blizzard's one account name policy. You know like to change your gamertag in GFWL costs 800 microsoft points.
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Mrs. Dustin 'ESPORTS' Browder reporting in.
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On June 05 2010 01:19 teapot wrote:
Bear in mind that if you pick a name like ESPORTS. You will probably have to pay to change it to something later. What with Blizzard's one account name policy. You know like to change your gamertag in GFWL costs 800 microsoft points.
We're not doing that in the release version, just for the BETA...
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ESPORTS reporting in. NA server
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I already named myself FourKPanda (because SichuanPanda to Korean to English in Google Translate produces 4000.Panda - I don't know either lol) for Patch 15, but next reset I'm definitely in (likely Phase 2) - ESports. We need to get like 2000+ people to do this, then we'll see what Blizzard thinks about that lol. @teapot - Well this will be for next Beta reset, no one said anything about retail.
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ESPORTS ready for duty on the NA server.
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I'm in, but Spartacus was sooooo much better of an idea : (
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Why i dont read this early :/
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Another ESPORTS on the Europe now!
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that would be funny haha
"dude...didn't i just play you like for the last 25 games!?"
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ESPORTS on NA. Bout to go home and win my 5th placement. Plat -> Diamond here I come!
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The next step: Complain about playing a guy named ESPORTS in every matchup on Battlenet forums. Say the matchmaking system is broken.
Charles
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On June 05 2010 01:59 Uranium wrote:
ESPORTS on NA. Bout to go home and win my 5th placement. Plat -> Diamond here I come!
no one has reached platinum so far since the reset
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ESPORTS!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Espo is the best RTS i have ever played.
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aw, came across this thread too late.. ...at the same time I faced my first ESPORTS ingame...
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I'm ESPORTS on EU... but so far have met no one who gets it nor has it themself
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On June 05 2010 02:00 stellarvector wrote:
The next step: Complain about playing a guy named ESPORTS in every matchup on Battlenet forums. Say the matchmaking system is broken.
Charles
Great Idea, good way to get Blizzard's attention up if they don't notice it all by themselves...
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aww man I completely forgot about this or I would have done it too =[
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ESPORTS on 3 accounts US, EU, TW
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On June 05 2010 02:40 spinesheath wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2010 02:00 stellarvector wrote:
The next step: Complain about playing a guy named ESPORTS in every matchup on Battlenet forums. Say the matchmaking system is broken.
Charles Great Idea, good way to get Blizzard's attention up if they don't notice it all by themselves...
But he should do it with his ESPORTS account himself. And then all the other ESPORTS accounts /sign in!
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ESPORTS on NA reporting in
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Just played an ESPORTS vs ESPORTS on EU, too bad I got destroyed.
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ESPORTS everywhere, this drives me mad!
Well it should, and I sure hope it works....
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thy can add chat but keep the uniques. i dont like havin to put numbers and punctuations in my name cuz its already taken. Its retarded.
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Guys add me to your friend list, my name is ESPORTS
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sounds like an awesome idea.
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Guys can we decide on a single name. So far I've seen everything from Teamliquid to Browdered, to ESPORTS, to GIMMELAN....
I'm totally for this, lets just decide on a single name. I think ESPORTS is a good one. Unfortunately I didn't see this thread before this past reset, so If they still dont have unique names next reset/phase 2 of the beta, I will name myself ESPORTS.
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On June 05 2010 03:11 Disastorm wrote:
Guys can we decide on a single name. So far I've seen everything from Teamliquid to Browdered, to ESPORTS, to GIMMELAN....
I'm totally for this, lets just decide on a single name. I think ESPORTS is a good one.
well according to the posts in the last 3 pages, I think you can conclude ESPORTS is the one everyone took
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On June 05 2010 03:12 phamou wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2010 03:11 Disastorm wrote:
Guys can we decide on a single name. So far I've seen everything from Teamliquid to Browdered, to ESPORTS, to GIMMELAN....
I'm totally for this, lets just decide on a single name. I think ESPORTS is a good one. well according to the posts in the last 3 pages, I think you can conclude ESPORTS is the one everyone took
Ah you are right. Man I wish I saw this yesterday before logging on... Does everyone plan to do this every reset if blizzard does not fix it?
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Too bad I read this thread too late, so got my usual nick. But I do applaud the initiative, we need to get Blizzard to listen.
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"ESPORTS" reporting in 
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Sadly some people on Bnet don't really understand what it means to be esports.
![[image loading]](http://i50.tinypic.com/epomd3.jpg)
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I approve of this thead. Just posted some complaint about a 2v2 when everyone was called ESPORTS.
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Okay, I'm playing as ESPORTS too 'til next reset.
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How about this:
I am ESPORTS. Bnet2.0 is not.
EDIT: for posting in the thread mentioned before etc.
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On June 05 2010 03:48 TealLurker wrote:
I AM ESPORTACUS!!
TRAITOR TO OUR CAUSE!!!!
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That B.net thread is awesome! Let's see how many ESPORTS we can get posting there. xD
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Haha took only 57 minutes till a blue responded!
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Aww, I had already named my character before I saw this thread. And B.net won't let me post in their forums to contribute .
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Damn if i had seen this before....
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ESPORTS you just ruined the battle.net thread! ((
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srs guise.
I am ESPORTS of EU!
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I am ESPORTS my 2v2 partner pryce is ESPORTS, I can't wait until we get in a 2 on 2 game against another ESPORTS team!
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Someone needs to create a thread on the bnet forums that we can all post in ASAP
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ESPORTS reporting, support the cause!
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Ah crap, I literally just created my name about 45 seconds before seeing this thread.
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lol i noticed there was 2 people in my division named ESPORTS
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If only I would have seen this earlier.
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already chose my name before I saw the thread, but I'm a pure-blooded wannabeESPORTS anyway!
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My 4v4 team all named ESPORTS.
![[image loading]](http://www.few.vu.nl/~bha220/esportswins.jpg)
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I'll name myself this.
Who wants to play with ESPORTS?
(that's me bytheway)
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On June 05 2010 05:30 Koffiegast wrote:My 4v4 team all named ESPORTS.
lol n1
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Wow, strange, I'm also ESPORTS
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I'm definitely making my tag ESPORTS!
I hope blizzard reads this, and understands how po'd the community is! props to you radiomouse.
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On June 05 2010 03:17 Trap wrote:Sadly some people on Bnet don't really understand what it means to be esports.
Should have been 'This is Esports!!!!!' imo, this is just such a hilarious idea, how many Esports there is gonna be on SC2B.
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shit read this way too late ((((((((
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Anyone who spells ESPORTS in lowercase in any situation is a failure.
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Give me a beta key, and I'll be ESPORTS!
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ESPORTS is my new name. Good times.
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How about taking a nickname like morhaimekillsESPORTS
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My division is filled now (plat ater 5-0lol) and there 3 ESPORTS (incl me ofc) nice ;D
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THIS IS MADNESS!!!
THIS!.. IS!... ESPORTS!...
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i really wish we could find out how many of us made our names ESPORTS. theres gotta be soooo many by now
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The Esports thing is really catching on. Just played someone using it and another in my division with it.
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Just went 4-1 in placement and got gold division "Stalker Lambda". Was so happy to see another ESPORTS in my division
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Just finished my placements, Gold Division Overlord Beta has four people with ESPORTS as their name <3
Edit: Someone failed and named themselves "eSport" so we have 3 ESPORTS and one eSport
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There's about 200 ESPORTS so far. Where's the other 200~?
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On June 05 2010 07:13 Metalwing wrote:
How about taking a nickname like morhaimekillsESPORTS
Bad idea IMO.
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it should be FLAGSHIPSTUDIOS instead
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damn, got promoted and now I'm the only one in my division . . . so lonely . . .
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![[image loading]](http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af303/heimernigger/ESPORTS.jpg)
Never seen this guy before in my life. It was a good game though, only one I lost in placements
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On June 05 2010 13:10 HCastorp wrote:
damn, got promoted and now I'm the only one in my division . . . so lonely . . .
How does it feel to be the lowest ranked player in your entire division and nothing you do can change that? >.<
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Oops, I mean the only ESPORTS . . last division had 3
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On June 05 2010 08:12 zergporn wrote:
My division is filled now (plat ater 5-0lol) and there 3 ESPORTS (incl me ofc) nice ;D
I have 2 in my division. Lol, this is so weird. :D
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Damn I wish i saw this thread sooner.
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daaamn! Im the only ESPORTS in my divison
o so lonely =(
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Just had my first ESPORTS heads-up. Guess what? ESPORTS won.
![[image loading]](http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2424/screenshot005fh.th.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7034/screenshot008wd.th.jpg)
And yea constantly getting all those random "hi again" "revenge now noob" etc from people i never played lol.
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I don't understand why they don't allow us unique nicknames.
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Crap, I completely forgot about this thread until it was too late =/
In my division Mar Sara Romeo (Plat) there are no ESPORTS unfortunately.
Btw, of course it's cool to have the same name but don't forget about the broader purpose of this move...if your opponents start questioning you about why they play so many guys called ESPORTS, you should EXPLAIN TO THEM why and if possible direct them to TL.net or otherwise encourage them to participate next reset. It's up to us to spread the word...
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I am only ESPORTS in my division with 24-4 record on 1st place : ) though i find some people 'nicer' to me with this nick but most of them still rage
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oh cool. i owned two guys with the esports nick name. then they talked shit (he?)
hello to all of you.
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Both my accounts are ESPORTS. Can't wait for all-ESPORTS 4v4 games.
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MAN
There isn't a single ESPORTS in my league (and I forgot about this ) and I still havnt' seen ANY of you.
Although those threads up there are HILARIOUS. =D
It's too bad more people didn't jump on the bandwagon ;/
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ESPORTS from EU reporting in. I have yet to meet another ESPORTS fellow though
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Also didn't see this in time. There is 1 ESPORTS in my division.
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Wish I saw this thread before playing someone named "esports" and thinking to myself how stupid that name is.
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I crushed some esports baddie earlier today (or he crushed me, one of the two really)...
Overall it's an over-reaction. I remember reading a blue post saying very specifically they removed identifiers only temporarily.
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really wish i saw this thread earlier =\
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On June 05 2010 18:23 Issorlol wrote:
I crushed some esports baddie earlier today (or he crushed me, one of the two really)...
Overall it's an over-reaction. I remember reading a blue post saying very specifically they removed identifiers only temporarily.
This is NOT just about the lack of unique nicknames. It's about the bad quality of bnet2.0 in general.
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On June 05 2010 18:27 spinesheath wrote:Show nested quote +On June 05 2010 18:23 Issorlol wrote:
I crushed some esports baddie earlier today (or he crushed me, one of the two really)...
Overall it's an over-reaction. I remember reading a blue post saying very specifically they removed identifiers only temporarily. This is NOT just about the lack of unique nicknames. It's about the bad quality of bnet2.0 in general.
Well, yeah, but the OP focuses pretty heavily on that one particular aspect and its implications in the beta... where we test things... which is why identifiers were taken.
My post was just a response to that.
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On June 05 2010 18:23 Issorlol wrote:
I crushed some esports baddie earlier today (or he crushed me, one of the two really)...
Overall it's an over-reaction. I remember reading a blue post saying very specifically they removed identifiers only temporarily.
If you're going to reply, at the very least you could read the original post that started the thing.
Once again, it isn't only about unique nicknames, it is about the entire lack of positive response blizzard is giving to its competitive community. Now the most pressing issue is bnet 2.0, because it is obviously pretty crappy compared to its predecessor. But there are some other issues as well with how they are managing the game in my opinion, the latter part isn't covered by this initiative.
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Even with identifiers everyone could still be ESPORTS.* right?
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need more spamming in the blizz thread
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On June 05 2010 19:05 Bane_ wrote:
Even with identifiers everyone could still be ESPORTS.* right?
yes.
Even with unique names, everyone can still be ESPORTS123124324
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Didn't see run into another esports yet, but someone from tl got a chuckle out of seeing me =)
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Just registered my name:
ESPORTS
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I'd rather call myself Frank Pierce... Too late for that though:/
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I suggest that everyone use the default portrait as well, just to make things more confusing
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I hope this doesn't get us banned >.>
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Silver ESPORTS here, spreading ESPORTS to the lower leagues.
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On June 06 2010 07:47 Abenson wrote:
I hope this doesn't get us banned >.>
Why should it? They want this to be possible.
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On June 06 2010 07:58 uNiGNoRe wrote:Why should it? They want this to be possible.
Offensive name to the blizzard employees who created battle.net 2.0. Duhhh lol
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On June 06 2010 07:47 Abenson wrote:
I hope this doesn't get us banned >.>
Account Suspension/Cancelation.
BLIZZARD MAY SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE ACCOUNTS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.
Battlenet Terms of Use
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/about/termsofuse-new.html
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fuck i forgot about this thread and registered as Ideas :\
im with ya in spirit though!
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Well if they ban people for voicing a valid concern i guess we all have our answer in that blizzard isn't willing to listen to people that want to change this game for the better.
Seriously, if they _do_ ban people who support this initiative they can go fuck themselves.(but i have all confidence that they won't, seeing as they haven't gone nazi yet.)
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Account Suspension/Cancelation.
BLIZZARD MAY SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE ACCOUNTS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.
I got banned from the wow forums because of this once.
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Is the plan to keep the common name as ESports when the next Beta is available?
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If nothing else, it make s a great smurf account.
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On June 07 2010 02:32 KaBz wrote:
Is the plan to keep the common name as ESports when the next Beta is available?
If Blizzard doesn't bring back unique names, why not?
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Its funny, i can allready see my ladderlist cluttered with people called "ESPORTS". Tbh its nice cause you always know when you are playing with TL members.
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On June 07 2010 02:32 KaBz wrote:
Is the plan to keep the common name as ESports when the next Beta is available?
Yes, the plan is for this initiative to last as long as they don't actually fix (some of) the major problems with bnet 2.0. I'll link them fromt he other thread:
1. private chat rooms.
2. cross server option
3. add friends via ID input / search / Unique IDs
4. password protected game
5. Lan enabled after authenticate through b.net
6. rep watching with other players
7. HL-counterstrike style live Broadcast, allowing thousands of people watching the game via sc2 as if they are an obs, at no lag expense to the players. (3rd party simply broadcast action input, faster than video stream also)
8.Tournment bracket feature, allow creator to easily update/others to view the bracket.
9. If one player drops, b.net auto saves game at that point so the players can recreate/play. like sc1.
10. If host is afk in custom games, there is a "vote new host" feature
(credits go to glider for comprising such an all encompassing list, will updat OP with this in.
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I just got promoted to Diamond and there is an ESPORTS in my division...yay!
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just for this I played my placement-matches. Unfortunately noone but me is named ESPORTS in my division. Maybe in Diamond there are more, but I don't have the time to rank up right now.
But still a nice idea/form of protest.
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i'm in to, i'll rename to ESPORTS after next reset =)
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Long time lurker reporting in, been ESPORTing it up over the weekend on EU. Have not encountered any fellow ESPORTS, but enough of my opponents have. Good to spread the confusion.
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its pretty funny when ppl adress you cus "ESPORTS" raped them last game hahaha
they don't even know what's going on xD
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On June 07 2010 02:32 KaBz wrote:
Is the plan to keep the common name as ESports when the next Beta is available?
ofcourse, and hopefully even more will join
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I have found 8 ESPORTS so far in the leagues of my 8 friends combined. And i got flamed in a 4v4 yesterday for being a TL reader while being bad (they bashed us )
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this seems to me like another one of the rage posts about people "canceling" their pre-order, id love to see how many of you actually go through with that come release day.
on a similar note, why do people have such little faith in blizzard, they have proved time and time again that they value the community response more than anything else in terms of balence and features.
i wouldnt be surprised at all if come release day they implemented chatrooms and kept it hush hush to give everyone a huge surprise, due to the non-chalance they have been treating the issue with they obviously have plans.
but lets face it, this game is not broodwar, blizzard is moving with the times, shouldnt everyone else?
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On June 08 2010 01:00 D-Lite wrote:
this seems to me like another one of the rage posts about people "canceling" their pre-order,
We dont need to. All we need to do is vote on ranking sites what we think of the game.
On June 08 2010 01:00 D-Lite wrote:
on a similar note, why do people have such little faith in blizzard, they have proved time and time again that they value the community response more than anything else in terms of balence and features.
Yah im guessing you havnt been paying much attention to the community feedback for the past couple years. The community has made thousands, if not tens of thousands, of posts regarding BNET 2.0s problems.
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On June 08 2010 01:00 D-Lite wrote:
this seems to me like another one of the rage posts about people "canceling" their pre-order, id love to see how many of you actually go through with that come release day.
on a similar note, why do people have such little faith in blizzard, they have proved time and time again that they value the community response more than anything else in terms of balence and features.
i wouldnt be surprised at all if come release day they implemented chatrooms and kept it hush hush to give everyone a huge surprise, due to the non-chalance they have been treating the issue with they obviously have plans.
but lets face it, this game is not broodwar, blizzard is moving with the times, shouldnt everyone else?
It's a different topic...
This "Esports" thing is the most visible and fun trick betatesters can do to Blizzard.
But unfortunately it focuses on one of the less important problem which will certainly be fixed. I dont see how a multiplayer game where everybody can have the same name could be released.
However, as Blizzard doesn't say anything about that, it's worthy to make them see... We never know, maybe they didnt notice...
About all other MAIN Battle.net issues, Blizzard did communicate about it, and when they say "No", or "Later", it is "No" or "Later" and not "Hey, SURPRISE on Day 1 !!". It would be a very confusing communication campaign.
They may change their mind and release what we want on Day 1, but for that we must complain/discuss before.
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but lets face it, this game is not broodwar, blizzard is moving with the times, shouldnt everyone else?
if you think no chat lobbys, no cross server options and no LAN is the future, i feel sorry for you / blizzard.
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I am ESPORTS! for a few more hours...
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On June 08 2010 01:00 D-Lite wrote:
but lets face it, this game is not broodwar, blizzard is moving with the times, shouldnt everyone else?
Yeah blizzard is totally moving...
...... backwards
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On June 08 2010 01:00 D-Lite wrote:
this seems to me like another one of the rage posts about people "canceling" their pre-order, id love to see how many of you actually go through with that come release day.
on a similar note, why do people have such little faith in blizzard, they have proved time and time again that they value the community response more than anything else in terms of balence and features.
i wouldnt be surprised at all if come release day they implemented chatrooms and kept it hush hush to give everyone a huge surprise, due to the non-chalance they have been treating the issue with they obviously have plans.
but lets face it, this game is not broodwar, blizzard is moving with the times, shouldnt everyone else?
If only you would've read the original post instead of just bashing and being negative. The reason for this campaign is not to whine or to rage, nor have i said i'll cancel my pre-order.
I'm going to buy the first game at the very least, even if it has all the glaring lackings of the beta, but i will not buy the 2nd or 3rd game if it ends up remaining to be insufficient.
And yes, I too had high hopes for this game and blizzard, but sadly they've not shown us that they listen to the community nor did they show us that they have very good insight in what is needed for competitive play up till now.
It sadly feels as if starcraft: brood wars was a fluke.
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sow how did user ESPORTS at TL get banned?
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I will be an esports guy when beta begins again. Awesome initiative guys --V
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haha i played a few ESPORTS people and wondered if it was the same person over again lol wish i had seen this wud of joined in.
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it was funny cause at some point 2 dudes in a row said: Hey man last game was really a GG! Oh? cause I played you?
And someone even messaging me saying that I was using hacks cause the game before "he totaly and suposedly wreked me".
anyways...was fun
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Myself and my friend are probably going with ESPORTS in retail if they don't change it by then.
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This needs to be bumped because of + Show Spoiler +http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=25399622869&sid=3000&pageNo=2
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That would be absolutely hilarious. I honestly want to see 1000 ESPORTS nicks. It would be priceless. For shits and giggles purposes only.
Oh man, this is going to make the 2nd phase for tournaments absolutely horrendous, but it would be funny as hell.
"The Roughriders are really pounding the Roughriders, oh my!"
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I'm in, ESPORTS will rule the realm. I'm letting all my frds know about this too.
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So we are still going with ESPORTS in the second phase? Sounds good to me, I look forward to seeing you all there. Going to laugh if we all do this then Blizzard says "Your account info from second phase is saved, so your character you have now will be your character in retail" leaving 10,000 ESPORTS players who can't identify themselves.
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...who cares?
Why do we care again? I forget.
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United States7166 Posts
lock this thread please
blue written by Zhydaris, a Blizzard Poster
Well, I'll be honest: I can't actually see the usefulness of such initiative and I don't see how it even fits this discussion.
These people are naming themselves "ESPORTS" to protest against:
- Lack of Chat Channels
... and we just announced that Chat Channels are going to be in the game a few months after release.
- No Cross-region play
... and we just announced that cross-region play is definitely in our plans.
- No Unique ID
... And we just announced that every combination of nickname + 3 digit code will be unique and you will be able to add friends by using this combination.
- You need to give out your email address
... Which is not the case anymore, as adding Nickname.007 will be enough.
I can understand the reasons behind such initiative, but I don't think that they chose the best method to explain their concerns, they will just end up sharing the same nickname with a different 3 digit code.
I don't see how this will contribute to voice their concerns, let alone solve them.
We listen to the community, we don't listen to... flocks of nicknames. We need useful feedback, opinions, suggestions, concerns, questions and so on, ending up with hundreds of people sharing part of their identifier (aka only the nickname part) is not going to help at all. You all are more than welcome to post in these forums and share your concerns, I believe that we just addressed the main concerns that were brought up on these boards and we would like your feedback based on what we disclosed today.
This is the only way we're going to make Battle.net 2.0 better.
Show nested quote +The post is much appreciated. Can you provide an additional piece of info on the 3-digit identifiers: is the identifier number selected by the player, or automatically assigned? i.e. I'm the first to create the name CheezDip so I am CheezDip.001?
The number will be automatically generated. Please keep in mind that you won't be able to see this code everywhere, but only on certain screens. (i.e. it won't get in the way and it won't ruin the "look" of your nickname, don't worry! )
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=25399622869&sid=3000&pageNo=3#43
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Well, I'll be honest: I can't actually see the usefulness of such initiative and I don't see how it even fits this discussion.
These people are naming themselves "ESPORTS" to protest against:
- Lack of Chat Channels
... and we just announced that Chat Channels are going to be in the game a few months after release.
- No Cross-region play
... and we just announced that cross-region play is definitely in our plans.
- No Unique ID
... And we just announced that every combination of nickname + 3 digit code will be unique and you will be able to add friends by using this combination.
- You need to give out your email address
... Which is not the case anymore, as adding Nickname.007 will be enough.
I can understand the reasons behind such initiative, but I don't think that they chose the best method to explain their concerns, they will just end up sharing the same nickname with a different 3 digit code.
I don't see how this will contribute to voice their concerns, let alone solve them.
We listen to the community, we don't listen to... flocks of nicknames. We need useful feedback, opinions, suggestions, concerns, questions and so on, ending up with hundreds of people sharing part of their identifier (aka only the nickname part) is not going to help at all. You all are more than welcome to post in these forums and share your concerns, I believe that we just addressed the main concerns that were brought up on these boards and we would like your feedback based on what we disclosed today.
This is the only way we're going to make Battle.net 2.0 better.
lolpwn
EDIT: WTF 2 SECOND NINJA'D?!
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I wonder what will happen if theres more than 1000 of the same name on a server
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Zhydaris pretty much took a shit on all the people who were complaining about the lack of features on bnet 2.
Of course, even after they give us the features discussed, people will always find something to complain about.
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On June 18 2010 02:47 Helios.Star wrote:
I wonder what will happen if theres more than 1000 of the same name on a server
mind: blown
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what happened to, for the lulz? was fun last beta the joke dosnt stop being funny just because beta has had a hiatus.
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Its funny how he's all like "We announced all these things, idk why they're protesting."
When in reality, they announced them after we had all changed our names : /
Oh well, nice to know it's all gonna be there
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On June 18 2010 02:49 Madkipz wrote:
what happened to, for the lulz? was fun last beta the joke dosnt stop being funny just because beta has had a hiatus.
Well, now it seems like some obnoxious pretentious protest by a group of nerds who take themselves way too seriously.
So TL killed the lulz.
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- No Unique ID
... And we just announced that every combination of nickname + 3 digit code will be unique and you will be able to add friends by using this combination.
The fact is they haven't given us unique identifiers they just gave us the same thing we complained about and called it something different. While they have announced they are adding some of the features players are complaining about, people won't stop complaining about names until they name themself ESPORTS and they are the only one named ESPORTS. When there are 10,000 people running around with the name then there are going to be problems, and I think if we continue to protest in this manner that it will be changed. Players not "in on the joke" will complain that they keep facing players with the same name - whether they think its the same player or not.
They haven't fixed the problem, they have just taken their "better solution" and renamed it, thinking we are dumb enough to jump all over it and accept it without actually giving us what we are asking for.
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What you're asking for isn't possible, dude.
So you mostly just seem like bored, spoiled kids.
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wouldnt it be hillarious if more than 999 ppl named themselves the same in retail version? XD
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Maybe I'm missing something, but why are people still complaining about unique nickname stuff? Nickname+3 digit identifier serves the exact same function as the old identifier system. Except, this time instead of a word for the identifier, its a number. Big deal.
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On June 18 2010 02:41 Zelniq wrote:lock this thread please blue written by Zhydaris, a Blizzard Poster Show nested quote +
Well, I'll be honest: I can't actually see the usefulness of such initiative and I don't see how it even fits this discussion.
These people are naming themselves "ESPORTS" to protest against:
- Lack of Chat Channels
... and we just announced that Chat Channels are going to be in the game a few months after release.
- No Cross-region play
... and we just announced that cross-region play is definitely in our plans.
- No Unique ID
... And we just announced that every combination of nickname + 3 digit code will be unique and you will be able to add friends by using this combination.
- You need to give out your email address
... Which is not the case anymore, as adding Nickname.007 will be enough.
I can understand the reasons behind such initiative, but I don't think that they chose the best method to explain their concerns, they will just end up sharing the same nickname with a different 3 digit code.
I don't see how this will contribute to voice their concerns, let alone solve them.
We listen to the community, we don't listen to... flocks of nicknames. We need useful feedback, opinions, suggestions, concerns, questions and so on, ending up with hundreds of people sharing part of their identifier (aka only the nickname part) is not going to help at all. You all are more than welcome to post in these forums and share your concerns, I believe that we just addressed the main concerns that were brought up on these boards and we would like your feedback based on what we disclosed today.
This is the only way we're going to make Battle.net 2.0 better. Show nested quote +The post is much appreciated. Can you provide an additional piece of info on the 3-digit identifiers: is the identifier number selected by the player, or automatically assigned? i.e. I'm the first to create the name CheezDip so I am CheezDip.001?
The number will be automatically generated. Please keep in mind that you won't be able to see this code everywhere, but only on certain screens. (i.e. it won't get in the way and it won't ruin the "look" of your nickname, don't worry! ) http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=25399622869&sid=3000&pageNo=3#43
Fun fact: This initiative was started BEFORE they announced all of these. Honestly, Zhydaris makes himself look stupid here.
I am pretty sure that 500-1000 people named ESPORTS are recognized more than 500 random posts on the bnet forums asking for this and that.
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On June 18 2010 02:51 kajeus wrote:Show nested quote +On June 18 2010 02:49 Madkipz wrote:
what happened to, for the lulz? was fun last beta the joke dosnt stop being funny just because beta has had a hiatus. Well, now it seems like some obnoxious pretentious protest by a group of nerds who take themselves way too seriously. So TL killed the lulz.
Naw, lulz cant be killed. Infact we should all name ourselves THE EXACT same as everyone else. Namely: Esports and everyone should be with us on it. BECAUSE ITS BETA and since there are no chat channels your "spechul sc2 originality name" name wont matter anyhow.. ;D
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United States7166 Posts
On June 18 2010 03:11 spinesheath wrote:Show nested quote +On June 18 2010 02:41 Zelniq wrote:lock this thread please blue written by Zhydaris, a Blizzard Poster
Well, I'll be honest: I can't actually see the usefulness of such initiative and I don't see how it even fits this discussion.
These people are naming themselves "ESPORTS" to protest against:
- Lack of Chat Channels
... and we just announced that Chat Channels are going to be in the game a few months after release.
- No Cross-region play
... and we just announced that cross-region play is definitely in our plans.
- No Unique ID
... And we just announced that every combination of nickname + 3 digit code will be unique and you will be able to add friends by using this combination.
- You need to give out your email address
... Which is not the case anymore, as adding Nickname.007 will be enough.
I can understand the reasons behind such initiative, but I don't think that they chose the best method to explain their concerns, they will just end up sharing the same nickname with a different 3 digit code.
I don't see how this will contribute to voice their concerns, let alone solve them.
We listen to the community, we don't listen to... flocks of nicknames. We need useful feedback, opinions, suggestions, concerns, questions and so on, ending up with hundreds of people sharing part of their identifier (aka only the nickname part) is not going to help at all. You all are more than welcome to post in these forums and share your concerns, I believe that we just addressed the main concerns that were brought up on these boards and we would like your feedback based on what we disclosed today.
This is the only way we're going to make Battle.net 2.0 better. The post is much appreciated. Can you provide an additional piece of info on the 3-digit identifiers: is the identifier number selected by the player, or automatically assigned? i.e. I'm the first to create the name CheezDip so I am CheezDip.001?
The number will be automatically generated. Please keep in mind that you won't be able to see this code everywhere, but only on certain screens. (i.e. it won't get in the way and it won't ruin the "look" of your nickname, don't worry! ) Fun fact: This initiative was started BEFORE they announced all of these. Honestly, Zhydaris makes himself look stupid here. I am pretty sure that 500-1000 people named ESPORTS are recognized more than 500 random posts on the bnet forums asking for this and that.
nono Zhydaris is responding to someone warning Zhydaris that in Beta Phase 2 there will be swarms of ESPORTS names in protest of bnet issues, he's not talking about what people did before
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Hmm ok guess I missed part of the context
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On June 18 2010 02:47 Helios.Star wrote:
I wonder what will happen if theres more than 1000 of the same name on a server
There will probably be letters.
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As other people have mentioned, the ESPORTS initiative started before they proposed all of these changes. Zhydaris = EPIC Fail, and I hope other Blizzard staff aren't so blind.
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The idea of everyone naming themselves the same thing just seems juvenile to me. It doesn't matter when the "initiative" started. Zhydaris is right when he says Blizzard listens to real feedback, not trivial name games. We all want Starcraft 2 to be awesome (even Blizzard!), so why hinder your own experience and that of others by naming yourself the same thing as someone else?
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probably, right. like 20 years ago, "no one would need more than two digits to represent the year"
it wouldn't surprise me one bit if it gave an error trying to make more than 1000 of the same name. even in spite of the advance warning.
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Blizzard hasn't changed anything. They've been given tons of feedback on many issues including identifiers and now they want to do something as silly as this. They simply aren't extracting/processing the good feedback from the bad. Then again there's a ton of trash out there. That's why Blizzard needs to hire good researchers so they can filter the seasoned responses from the bad. That way they wouldn't run into so many problems.
I think it would be outrageous to have 999 players pick the same nick. It goes to show you that we're playing a game of broken telephone with them. Either way, it's more of a running joke than anything else so take it with a grain of salt.
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so many people complain the ladder system nulifies any self being in a world of many. at least our own name would be cool if we didnt have to share it with 20 other people. so even tho we'd be in a sea of never ending ladder advancements we would still have some feeling we worth something >>
The name i want is too long. been using it since the start of all my aliases. lets qq we have to have short names?
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On June 18 2010 02:41 Zelniq wrote:lock this thread please blue written by Zhydaris, a Blizzard Poster Show nested quote +
Well, I'll be honest: I can't actually see the usefulness of such initiative and I don't see how it even fits this discussion.
These people are naming themselves "ESPORTS" to protest against:
- Lack of Chat Channels
... and we just announced that Chat Channels are going to be in the game a few months after release.
- No Cross-region play
... and we just announced that cross-region play is definitely in our plans.
- No Unique ID
... And we just announced that every combination of nickname + 3 digit code will be unique and you will be able to add friends by using this combination.
- You need to give out your email address
... Which is not the case anymore, as adding Nickname.007 will be enough.
I can understand the reasons behind such initiative, but I don't think that they chose the best method to explain their concerns, they will just end up sharing the same nickname with a different 3 digit code.
I don't see how this will contribute to voice their concerns, let alone solve them.
We listen to the community, we don't listen to... flocks of nicknames. We need useful feedback, opinions, suggestions, concerns, questions and so on, ending up with hundreds of people sharing part of their identifier (aka only the nickname part) is not going to help at all. You all are more than welcome to post in these forums and share your concerns, I believe that we just addressed the main concerns that were brought up on these boards and we would like your feedback based on what we disclosed today.
This is the only way we're going to make Battle.net 2.0 better. Show nested quote +The post is much appreciated. Can you provide an additional piece of info on the 3-digit identifiers: is the identifier number selected by the player, or automatically assigned? i.e. I'm the first to create the name CheezDip so I am CheezDip.001?
The number will be automatically generated. Please keep in mind that you won't be able to see this code everywhere, but only on certain screens. (i.e. it won't get in the way and it won't ruin the "look" of your nickname, don't worry! ) http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=25399622869&sid=3000&pageNo=3#43
So they realised we REALLY want chatchannels? And they are going to implement almost all the addressed features? Wow, if this is true this sure makes this thread redundant.
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Oh my god.
This thread is so pathetic.
Don't you guys have anything else to do besides making useless plan to show your "rage" against something that will be fixed withing the next months ?
So sad that Blizzard has to deal with crybabies "fans" like you guys.
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On June 20 2010 03:53 drcatellino wrote:
Oh my god.
This thread is so pathetic.
Don't you guys have anything else to do besides making useless plan to show your "rage" against something that will be fixed withing the next months ?
So sad that Blizzard has to deal with crybabies "fans" like you guys.
afaik when we made this the last post i read by blizz was "we have no plans on making cross region play at this time" i have NO idea when they announced all this, if they had, this wouldve never happened.
Anyone got a link to this announcement and when it actually happened?
And we had constructive posts and all that, it was only VERY recently that we made all these nicks as they even took away the identifiers.
And clearly they do listen to floods of nicknames because that post he wrote was the most explaining post ive seen by blizzard in a while
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I am SO in! I hope we can get enough people to do this!! Tell your friends!!
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I wish Frank Pearce apologised for his bullshit interview. Great way to stir up thousands of Blizzard's fans, what an awesome troll he was.
I'm just glad Blizzard's actually listening to the Australian community in that we don't want to be region locked with SEA. Also, I think I remember reading a blue post about region locking being removed 'a few months' after release.
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Just out of curiosity, how does whispering work with the lack of unique names? I played the beta but never had to message anyone while I was ingame and they weren't.
So for example:
/w Chill Hey what's up?
How would that work if there are 50 different Chills? Would I need to use something like:
/w Chill.946 Hi
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I don't even mind doing this just for fun in phase 2, as opposed to in protest. It was hilarious to see people go "OMG YOU AGAIN!?!?!" on my first game of the night or to randomly play another ESPORTS and just laugh.
That being said, I would like it if Blizzard postponed release until these (basic) features were implemented to prove they are the same Blizzard.
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Oh yuck I liked the name + identifier more. Unless I get something awesome like Stormsinjuly.420
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On June 20 2010 03:53 drcatellino wrote:
Oh my god.
This thread is so pathetic.
Don't you guys have anything else to do besides making useless plan to show your "rage" against something that will be fixed withing the next months ?
So sad that Blizzard has to deal with crybabies "fans" like you guys.
Nothing gets fixed if nobody complains.
There are various ways to do that, and the more creative ones have a better chance of being listened to. This wasn't necessarily the most creative way to complain, but certainly better than 500 random just-another-guy-complaining-about-something posts in the battle.net forums. I am pretty sure that quite a few Blizzard employees have actually heard about and remember this ESPORTS thing. I doubt that anyone remembers X's post about Y on the bnet forums.
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On June 20 2010 23:34 Phyre wrote:
Just out of curiosity, how does whispering work with the lack of unique names? I played the beta but never had to message anyone while I was ingame and they weren't.
So for example:
/w Chill Hey what's up?
How would that work if there are 50 different Chills? Would I need to use something like:
/w Chill.946 Hi
You have to add someone to your friends list first. Then you double click them from your friends list to open a private chat window and enter your message there.
Yeah, it's awkward. I don't want to have to friend my enemies just to talk back to them.
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OK since they announced that we're getting a 3 digit username identifier, does that mean we're only limited to 1000 ESPORTS usernames? OR does this mean we will crash their system if we register more than 1000 usernames since some usernames will have duplicate identifiers and could be added to friends twice?
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I'm all for making bnet 2.0s head explode with over ONE THOUSAND duplicate names.
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They could easily make that identifier more than 3 digits, or make it an alpha-numeric (which would then be over 45k potential users). They also MAY have scrapped that idea, because I recently heard there's a new thing called a friend code - you have a hidden code you can share with friends to get them to add you - without disclosing sensitive information like e-mail address.
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http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=134568 was made actually.
On a side note, this kinda seems like a Necro.
Also the results of the poll in that post where people realized how stupid it sounded in the first place are much less heartening to your guys desire that this will somehow inspire change.
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I would like to go with TEAMLIQUID but ESPORTS sounds fine too
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i dont want to make my name esports because i already got a name i like but i will salute every esportsi meet
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On July 08 2010 07:27 Goga[OEP] wrote:
OK since they announced that we're getting a 3 digit username identifier, does that mean we're only limited to 1000 ESPORTS usernames? OR does this mean we will crash their system if we register more than 1000 usernames since some usernames will have duplicate identifiers and could be added to friends twice?
Isn't the identifier 3 chars? That's way more than 1000 usernames.
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On July 08 2010 11:36 WeSt wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2010 07:27 Goga[OEP] wrote:
OK since they announced that we're getting a 3 digit username identifier, does that mean we're only limited to 1000 ESPORTS usernames? OR does this mean we will crash their system if we register more than 1000 usernames since some usernames will have duplicate identifiers and could be added to friends twice? Isn't the identifier 3 chars? That's way more than 1000 usernames.
how? 000-999 =1000
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On July 08 2010 11:53 Pablols wrote:
000-999 =1000
a-z 0-9
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Just logged in and registered as ESPORTS. my identifier 3 digit numbers only 7xx. If it is numbers only, lets show them by overflowing their system :D
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where does it tell you what your identifier is, cause i cant seem to find it?
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On July 08 2010 12:03 thuonis wrote:
where does it tell you what your identifier is, cause i cant seem to find it?
Check the "Add Friends" menu.
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On July 08 2010 12:00 Goga[OEP] wrote:
Just logged in and registered as ESPORTS. my identifier 3 digit numbers only 7xx. If it is numbers only, lets show them by overflowing their system :D
I doubt that means anything. I just got 141, despite having a name next to no one uses, at least not since 2001.
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I'm going to name myself fuckREALIDs
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