EPTNicknames? Why? - Page 7
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Reborn58
United States238 Posts
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shadymmj
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justinpal
United States3810 Posts
On November 22 2011 14:00 VillageBC wrote: Both! Except for Princess, Terran, Major, CuteAngel or whatever his nickname is now. We should just call him him his real name, whatever that is. I think his real name is Britney. Can't be sure though. | ||
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Accer
Korea (South)319 Posts
On the other hand, Casters should use their real names, at least in my opinion. It would add a certain flair of professionalism and likely make it easier to digest for first time viewers. Handles for players makes sense for a player since it's not dissimilar to a stage name, such as in wrestling. Casters however, are seen as actual people during the cast and receive a lot of face time so it makes sense for their real names to be used. Not to mention that it would not be hard either, there aren't that many casters who do so professionally. | ||
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a9arnn
United States1537 Posts
 , and for SC2 I think it's fine that the names we know them by are their in-game names. The graphics say what their names are, so that's what they're associated with. And some of them sound cooler than their normal names. | ||
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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
On November 22 2011 14:04 Mehukannu wrote: I don't see how referring to a certain player in a heat of battle would be in anyway be hard thing to do, when all the matches are 1v1. Hell, They are calling every player their real name in ice hockey too and there are much more players in the field and it is much more fast paced than starcraft yet the commentators doesn't seem to have that much problems on pronouncing players names during matches. You're comparing someone who has decided to do sports broadcasting/casting for a career, opposed to someone who happened to cast video games and became popular/pursued it deeply. Also the action isn't much more fast paced in hockey, theres only one puck, you only follow the puck, in sc2 you have 2 bases of macro, and usually multi pronged attacks, that is much more hectic than LEMEUIX TO JAGR, JAGR TO LEMEUIX, THEY CROSS THE BLUE LINE, SHOOTS, SCORESS !! Not to mention that sports casters usually BUTCHER someones name if they havent seen it before or practiced it. Check out any national cast of a team that is usually cast by a local broadcasting station, and has emptied their bench. Half the commentators are scratching for relevant information to claim about those players, and cannot pronounce their names correctly. Hell I remember Rajon Rondo having his name butchered, is it Ra Jon, RayJohn, Raw John, and this was the year after he was a starter for the NBA Champions. | ||
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Meta
United States6225 Posts
Plus, nicknames are a great equalizer among remembering players who have foreign names. I dig them, they're not that awkward and if you think they are the problem lies in you, not the phenomenon. | ||
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AJMcSpiffy
United States1154 Posts
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EienShinwa
United States655 Posts
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echO [W]
United States1495 Posts
On November 22 2011 14:33 AJMcSpiffy wrote: I think it's better to go by the nickname that players choose before their actual names. I don't remember the video or which season, but I remember Artosis saying something before one of the GSL matches. I'm paraphrasing, but it was something like "Your parents choose your name, you choose your player ID". If a player picks an ID, it's because it has some important meaning to them. That's not always the case, if I'm not mistaken, NesTea was going to be ZergBong, but Bong is banned as a word by Blizzard, and there was a bottle of NesTea sitting on the table, so he became NesTea. The story might be cool and interesting, but the name doesn't seem to have very much importance to him, at least initially. | ||
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mangoloid
100 Posts
Real names are fine too, though. I think as a matter of respect a player's real name ought to be used in real-life situations, ie pregame introductions, interviews, and so on. (And if the player would rather be known by his nickname in those situations, use that.) In-game, however, or when discussing a game, casters should use the nickname. I think the only time I find nicknames slightly awkward are when the casters use them for each other. But I suppose that's up to the casters. Really, the only time we should be using real names for players is when we are taking to them in real life, otherwise their nickname is much more convenient and identifiable. | ||
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ClysmiC
United States2192 Posts
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BrosephBrostar
United States445 Posts
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MrSexington
United States1768 Posts
On November 22 2011 12:08 Fuzer wrote:Is there any other "sport" that uses nicknames over real names? Well ofcourse there are some, but example when you are watching news at TV, they never call sportsmen/sportswomen by their nicknames. Or if you are watching football broadcast from TV, they rarely call players by their nickname. But in esports we are doing it all the time! Other sports don't require you to log in with a username. HuK, IdrA, and WhiteRa aren't "nicknames." They're Battle.net usernames. This is why they are used. This is what those players identify with while they play. Obama-toss, Final Boss, and The Gracken are nicknames. And these are used only as much as other nicknames are used in other sports. | ||
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stokes17
United States1411 Posts
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phyren
United States1067 Posts
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popsilique
United States71 Posts
Plus I find them effective in defusing the emotional impact of arguments/insults when I read it off as being said by 'icefrog' as opposed to Mr. Theodore Kaczynski, or whoever . Keeps things more lighthearted imo. Hope someday internet culture grows to a point where our handles are our MAIN names  check mine, i prefer it. | ||
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Proof.
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FuRong
New Zealand3089 Posts
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Kznn
Brazil9072 Posts
On November 22 2011 12:09 theBALLS wrote: And good luck remembering all the Korean names. from brood war? ask anyone you want :D | ||
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