EPTIcons of Vanity, New E-Sports Organization - Page 2
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Whiplash
United States2929 Posts
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Usurpr
Canada2 Posts
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MetalLobster
Canada532 Posts
Weird name imho but then again there is a team called startale... | ||
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MadJack
Peru357 Posts
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duk3
United States807 Posts
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EggYsc2
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You have been awesome | ||
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Arterial
Australia1039 Posts
On September 26 2011 10:01 MadJack wrote: Anyone else noticed that nuMi and DRG have the same name ? xD They do so! | ||
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Kraznaya
United States3711 Posts
whoever came up with that name must not speak english | ||
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Virtue
United States318 Posts
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julianto
2292 Posts
On September 26 2011 09:43 ~Maverick~ wrote: Vanity, or being vain does not generally have a positive connotation, so he is confused as to why an organization would name itself that. If you don't have a problem with "Evil Geniuses", why would you have a problem with "Icons of Vanity"? | ||
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munchmunch
Canada789 Posts
On September 26 2011 13:19 julianto wrote: If you don't have a problem with "Evil Geniuses", why would you have a problem with "Icons of Vanity"? Really? Granted, "Evil Geniuses" does depend on an ironic use of the word "Evil", and I'm guessing "Icons of Vanity" is intended ironically. But the ironic use of the word "Evil" is fairly common in the English language, and follows the very common custom where words with very negative literal meanings are used ironically (ie. sick, bad, insane, wicked). In contrast, "Vanity" is rarely used in an ironic sense---I can't think of a single other instance of ironic usage---and doesn't really have a negative enough meaning to be in the company of words like "wicked" and the others mentioned above. | ||
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Lunares
United States909 Posts
"Geniuses" obviously has a good connotation and "evil" can be used to modify that in a way where even if they are villans, it's okay to have villans in SC2. On the other hand Vanity is not something that people want to be sarcastically associated as icons of, so I do agree that the name choice is weird. That said always glad to see a new group on the scene! Good luck to all your players, I'll watch out for them in the open bracket at Orlando! | ||
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Whiplash
United States2929 Posts
On September 26 2011 09:57 Usurpr wrote: You played me at MLG whiplash T_T how could you not remember, I wanted to be friends too but I'm super duper shy. Sry >< not good at remembering people/names unless they are famous or something. Don't be shy! | ||
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
On September 26 2011 13:19 julianto wrote: If you don't have a problem with "Evil Geniuses", why would you have a problem with "Icons of Vanity"? Evil Geniuses sounds like a name that is making fun of itself while icons of vanity sounds like a name thats taking itself too seriously. I also think the name sounds kinda funky. But regardless, good luck! the more players getting sponsored by teams the better. | ||
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lastGame
Canada26 Posts
Anyhow, who cares about the name. Good luck guys, hoping to see some of your names show up in tournies. | ||
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shifty
United States280 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45780 Posts
 Get some team matches going against some big names, so you can gain some notoriety! And I gotta agree with the others in this thread about the awful team name  Sorry. In general, it just wouldn't be good to be an icon of vanity. | ||
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munchmunch
Canada789 Posts
On September 26 2011 13:45 lastGame wrote: I think he means being vain and calling yourself geniuses has similar implications. Saying youre an evil genius is narcissistic as well. Anyhow, who cares about the name. Good luck guys, hoping to see some of your names show up in tournies. Calling yourself vain and calling yourself a genius do not have similar implications. If you call yourself a genius, you are trying to make yourself look good, but everyone will think you are vain. If you call yourself vain, you are trying to make yourself look bad, and what people think of you will depend mostly on the context (like in this case, nobody knows what it means). But no matter what the context, people are unlikely to think that you are vain just because you are calling yourself vain. That said, I don't dislike the name all that much. I take it as poking fun at the whole star system of e-sports. As in, "Here we are, ready to put ourselves forward and struggle for fame and glory. Aren't we icons of vanity." But there's no doubt the name is fairly obscure; I'm not really sure that my reading is what was intended. Edit: clarity. | ||
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TelecoM
United States10715 Posts
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FluidKMC
United States45 Posts
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