EPTIcons of Vanity, New E-Sports Organization - Page 3
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deathr0w
United States114 Posts
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greatZERG
Australia755 Posts
On September 26 2011 13:38 munchmunch wrote: 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. You and I can be friends. In the case of Evil Geniuses, the name is meant to conjure the idea of the brilliant yet nefarious icons of 60s/70s comic book and pop culture. It's a bit tongue in cheek, they're saying they are brilliant but a bit on the evil side. Icons of Vanity doesn't work in the same way. There's nothing good about being Vain and thus being an Icon of Vanity means that you are the ultimate example of something bad? I am picturing some sort of chapstick-laden, lip pouting guido in front of his monitor scratching nervously at his diamond earring as he waits for the game to start --not really an impressive or serious image. A better name would have been something funnier like Expression of Vanity, it's saying hey, we're vain and awesome and it's going to show through in every game we take off your team. My 2c | ||
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GrimOni
United States60 Posts
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ReaperX
Hong Kong1758 Posts
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Foster3000
Canada4 Posts
hes such a gambler at times! good luck to this new organization gogogo esports! | ||
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sc2trainer
63 Posts
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
Best of luck at MLG! | ||
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Phixx
2 Posts
The name is about as meaningless as other teams names. Being vain can have a negative connotation, however, being a Genius albeit an Evil one is negative as well but they are still great. | ||
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Phixx
2 Posts
 But go IoV! Can't be killing eSports by creating more competition | ||
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Vaelone
Finland4400 Posts
Team name is pretty random as well, good luck regardless! | ||
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souLess419
Canada11 Posts
On September 28 2011 00:51 Foster3000 wrote: I love the style of iovPolskA hes such a gambler at times! good luck to this new organization gogogo esports! this is fishy. | ||
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Go Korea Pwn Noob
3 Posts
http://www.vvv-gaming.com/forum/user/17950-polska/page__tab__topics "Having those practise partners. I currently play for the new E-Sports team(icons of vanity), theyre good players alot high masters/GM but our actuall team management is atrocious. The main guys told me the site would be up in May 2011(iovgaming.net) but its not yet. We are also sponsored which is nice, but I'm really after clan wars and such and massively improving my play. This being my first RTS(and never even interested in BW)it was a hard transition from Card games to Real time games, but not only will I benifit from vVv because of their high level players, but personally I think they can benifit from me because I seriously do have intense strategies they can learn from." Why did Polska undercut Icons of Vanity? I would assume your not a profession player. To disown your team like that is not right... Maybe 'Icons of Vanity' should be taken at face value... Any comments from polska? | ||
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Go Korea Pwn Noob
3 Posts
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ranjutan
United States636 Posts
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lastGame
Canada26 Posts
On September 26 2011 14:01 munchmunch wrote: 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. Hey, If you read what i wrote, I said being vain and calling yourself a genius has similar implications not calling yourself vain. Sorry if wasted time arguing against something else. Either way. I know for sure, BigBirdy and Usurp will do well and i saw some amazing games from Ember as well. | ||
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Russano
United States434 Posts
On September 30 2011 13:40 ranjutan wrote: How can you nickname yourselves "Kings of Gaming" before you've existed long enough to become champions of anything? Obviously, because they are Icons of Vanity. derp. | ||
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