• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 12:37
CEST 18:37
KST 01:37
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Code S Season 1 - RO8 Preview4[ASL21] Ro8 Preview Pt2: Progenitors8Code S Season 1 - RO12 Group A: Rogue, Percival, Solar, Zoun13[ASL21] Ro8 Preview Pt1: Inheritors16[ASL21] Ro16 Preview Pt2: All Star10
Community News
Maestros of The Game 2 announcement and schedule !7Weekly Cups (April 27-May 4): Clem takes triple0RSL Revival: Season 5 - Qualifiers and Main Event12Code S Season 1 (2026) - RO12 Results12026 GSL Season 1 Qualifiers25
StarCraft 2
General
Code S Season 1 - RO8 Preview Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book Weekly Cups (April 27-May 4): Clem takes triple Blizzard Classic Cup @ BlizzCon 2026 - $100k prize pool Code S Season 1 (2026) - RO12 Results
Tourneys
Maestros of The Game 2 announcement and schedule ! GSL Code S Season 1 (2026) Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond) RSL Revival: Season 5 - Qualifiers and Main Event Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament
Strategy
Custom Maps
[D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3 [A] Nemrods 1/4 players
External Content
Mutation # 524 Death and Taxes The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 523 Firewall Mutation # 522 Flip My Base
Brood War
General
Why there arent any 256x256 pro maps? Do we have a pimpest plays list? BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ (Spoiler) Asl ro8 D winner interview BW General Discussion
Tourneys
Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 2 [ASL21] Ro8 Day 4 Small VOD Thread 2.0 [BSL22] RO16 Group Stage - 02 - 10 May
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Fighting Spirit mining rates What's the deal with APM & what's its true value Any training maps people recommend?
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Path of Exile Nintendo Switch Thread OutLive 25 (RTS Game) Dawn of War IV
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming
League of Legends
G2 just beat GenG in First stand
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas TL Mafia Community Thread Five o'clock TL Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread The Letting Off Steam Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread McBoner: A hockey love story Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
streaming software Strange computer issues (software) [G] How to Block Livestream Ads
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
How EEG Data Can Predict Gam…
TrAiDoS
ramps on octagon
StaticNine
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1592 users

The "Bar Code" Gamers - Page 6

Forum Index > SC2 General
Post a Reply
Prev 1 4 5 6 7 Next All
Sup3rior
Profile Joined November 2010
Sweden442 Posts
May 09 2012 12:27 GMT
#101
On May 09 2012 14:55 Enzymatic wrote:
Look, its another one of those "care way too much about something insignificant/irrelevant" threads.

User was warned for this post



yeah haha!!
HELLO!!! lol! :D
Loophole
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States867 Posts
May 09 2012 12:32 GMT
#102
Barcode names made sense in BW, where you had to type a persons name on bnet to get any meaningful info about them, but in sc2 it's all done with drop down menus and context menus, so it doesn't really change anything.
"Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak." -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Sorkoas
Profile Joined May 2010
549 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-09 13:05:38
May 09 2012 13:03 GMT
#103
On May 09 2012 21:17 imMUTAble787 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2012 20:36 Sorkoas wrote:
This is what you get when you decided to bring Facebook to Battle.net to shut down anonymity by also not allowing players to have multiple ID's. Which is also a big reason for people's so called ladder fear. I wish you could do like in WC3 and have more ID's.
I never really considered facebook as contributing to the pandemic of ladder anxiety. I guess that's because I've never had an account on there, though.

It was a joke about real ID referring to the fact that you can use an app to find friends on Facebook who have B.net accounts.

Edit: With ladder fear I meant real ID being part of it as well as how you are only allowed to have one ladder ID.
imMUTAble787
Profile Joined November 2011
United States680 Posts
May 09 2012 13:10 GMT
#104
On May 09 2012 22:03 Sorkoas wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2012 21:17 imMUTAble787 wrote:
On May 09 2012 20:36 Sorkoas wrote:
This is what you get when you decided to bring Facebook to Battle.net to shut down anonymity by also not allowing players to have multiple ID's. Which is also a big reason for people's so called ladder fear. I wish you could do like in WC3 and have more ID's.
I never really considered facebook as contributing to the pandemic of ladder anxiety. I guess that's because I've never had an account on there, though.

It was a joke about real ID referring to the fact that you can use an app to find friends on Facebook who have B.net accounts.

Edit: With ladder fear I meant real ID being part of it as well as how you are only allowed to have one ladder ID.



Yeah, I figured thats what you were getting at.
*eternalenvy fanboy*
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45857 Posts
May 09 2012 13:13 GMT
#105
On May 09 2012 14:57 Megaliskuu wrote:
Flash said hes been practicing sc2 hard for 10 days, not a big deal lol.


10 days? So what's his rank on the GM ladder?

In all seriousness, I'm surprised to hear that BW pros are complaining about how tough it is to get a hold on SC2. Obviously they'll need practice partners or a lot of time to grind on the ladder, but I don't see it making much of a difference if they come across a barcode ID on ladder or not. There are still tons of pro replays to study as well.

Also: Not GGing is BM? Welcome to Korea, eh? Haha just imagine if they understood our BM thread...
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
Mantraz
Profile Joined March 2011
Norway119 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-09 15:31:36
May 09 2012 15:30 GMT
#106
On May 09 2012 15:36 GTR wrote:
Barcoding is going to become obsolete once someone figures out the hotkey patterns of these players.


Could one rebind the hotkeys locally and work around this? I realise it's a bit of a hassle but saying you make
1->0
2->9
...
5-5

Your ingame hotkeys would be trippy to keep track of but i dont think this is a huge factor for most players (some even hide them...)

If it's capturing keypresses, then it won't, but if its reading what control group you access, then it would i suppose?
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-09 15:34:47
May 09 2012 15:33 GMT
#107
On May 10 2012 00:30 Mantraz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2012 15:36 GTR wrote:
Barcoding is going to become obsolete once someone figures out the hotkey patterns of these players.


Could one rebind the hotkeys locally and work around this? I realise it's a bit of a hassle but saying you make
1->0
2->9
...
5-5

Your ingame hotkeys would be trippy to keep track of but i dont think this is a huge factor for most players (some even hide them...)

If it's capturing keypresses, then it won't, but if its reading what control group you access, then it would i suppose?


You could also look at their APM patterns in SC2Gears.

I actually think there are Korean Team Staff who go through replays trying to identify smurfs from their Teams ladder replays just to get information for upcoming opponents.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Warpath
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1242 Posts
May 09 2012 15:42 GMT
#108
It's not a trend. It's players hiding their identity to practice builds, remain anonymous from random fans etc, or just not be easily identifiable (oh look I'm playing player X, do Y for easy win).
My Natural Selection (HL1 FPS mod) team did this exact thing so the other team couldn't identify who is who for a little mind-game advantage, for example.
There's probably a few people that are like HEY THIS IS FUNNYLOLOL and use the name, but it is certainly not the reason the pros are doing it.
bLah.
Profile Joined July 2009
Croatia497 Posts
May 09 2012 15:43 GMT
#109
On May 09 2012 15:36 GTR wrote:
Barcoding is going to become obsolete once someone figures out the hotkey patterns of these players.


not really, for smurf accounts you look at hotkey patterns and then you know that for example "gamekiller" is actually "flash" and next time you see it you know who you're playing against. With barcodes when only thing you see is IIIIIIIIIII, you would need to check replay and check hotkey patterns after every game and look who you played against actually because everyone has same nick.
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
May 09 2012 15:45 GMT
#110
On May 10 2012 00:43 bLah. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2012 15:36 GTR wrote:
Barcoding is going to become obsolete once someone figures out the hotkey patterns of these players.


not really, for smurf accounts you look at hotkey patterns and then you know that for example "gamekiller" is actually "flash" and next time you see it you know who you're playing against. With barcodes when only thing you see is IIIIIIIIIII, you would need to check replay and check hotkey patterns after every game and look who you played against actually because everyone has same nick.


it doesn't matter if you don't know who you're playing on the ladder, but if you're able to find out after that ladder game what builds a Code S player is practicing for his next match against you or your teammate, that is a huge informational advantage.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Aunvilgod
Profile Joined December 2011
2653 Posts
May 09 2012 15:47 GMT
#111
Kinda Ironic that Anyppi is top 50 GM
ilovegroov | Blizzards mapmaker(s?) suck ass | #1 Protoss hater
GT350
Profile Joined May 2012
United States270 Posts
May 09 2012 15:48 GMT
#112
I hope Blizzard eventually reveals who they are.
NexUmbra
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Scotland3776 Posts
May 09 2012 15:48 GMT
#113
I always thought that it was a bunch of vertical bars ;p "||||||||||||||"
Life has won two GSLs and a Blizzard Cup. NOT three GSLs.
JeffGoldblum
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
Cook Islands191 Posts
May 09 2012 15:53 GMT
#114
On May 10 2012 00:48 GT350 wrote:
I hope Blizzard eventually reveals who they are.


wat
I'm Jeff Goldblum
Denzil
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom4193 Posts
May 09 2012 15:57 GMT
#115
So what does this mean about the elephant in the room?
Anna: So Sen how will you prepare for your revenge v MC? Sen: With a smile.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States45857 Posts
May 09 2012 16:07 GMT
#116
On May 10 2012 00:57 Denzil wrote:
So what does this mean about the elephant in the room?


It means that the elephants are actually being put in a zoo... or a jail.

+ Show Spoiler +
They're behind bars.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
kinglemon
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany199 Posts
May 09 2012 16:12 GMT
#117
On May 09 2012 14:40 stupidhydro wrote:
Well the barcode names and hidden identities was inevitable since build orders, maps and who people are practicing with are all available in match history...


yes blizz should just remove that.
it should only be viewable to the persons that played that game.
musai
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada552 Posts
May 09 2012 16:17 GMT
#118
Hotkey patterns means using a program like this: http://bwchart.teamliquid.net/us/bwchart.php

Just have to wait until someone makes such a program :D
1st_Panzer_Div.
Profile Joined November 2010
United States621 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-09 16:24:13
May 09 2012 16:22 GMT
#119
On May 09 2012 21:32 Loophole wrote:
Barcode names made sense in BW, where you had to type a persons name on bnet to get any meaningful info about them, but in sc2 it's all done with drop down menus and context menus, so it doesn't really change anything.


Still makes sense as you can only get their Win/Lose ration, there's not much info available on battle.net, and if it's a shared account, it's even less info.

Edit: And Custom Games should absolutely not have the info stored on B.net. Ladder games is fine, as top pros don't usually develop secret strats on the public ladder, but having to have many accounts to keep your games hidden and/or use custom build order hiding maps is a bit excessive.
Manager, Team RIP ZeeZ
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
May 09 2012 16:24 GMT
#120
On May 10 2012 01:17 musai wrote:
Hotkey patterns means using a program like this: http://bwchart.teamliquid.net/us/bwchart.php

Just have to wait until someone makes such a program :D

You mean sc2gears that does like twice as much and has been out for 2 years? :D
Semipro Terran player | Pokebunny#1710 | twitter.com/Pokebunny | twitch.tv/Pokebunny | facebook.com/PokebunnySC
Prev 1 4 5 6 7 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Big Brain Bouts
16:00
#115
Fjant vs Bly
Serral vs Shameless
RotterdaM396
TKL 128
IndyStarCraft 91
Liquipedia
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Serral 4496
RotterdaM 396
TKL 128
IndyStarCraft 91
BRAT_OK 40
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 43639
Bisu 2053
EffOrt 725
Larva 617
ggaemo 451
Stork 384
firebathero 364
Soulkey 305
Rush 243
actioN 226
[ Show more ]
ZerO 219
Hyuk 213
BeSt 200
hero 131
Killer 122
Dewaltoss 78
Hyun 70
Barracks 58
Sharp 57
Pusan 52
Sea.KH 46
sorry 25
HiyA 22
soO 21
Rock 16
Shine 16
ajuk12(nOOB) 12
GoRush 12
Terrorterran 5
Dota 2
Gorgc7407
qojqva1858
monkeys_forever343
Counter-Strike
fl0m1305
byalli216
Heroes of the Storm
MindelVK10
Other Games
singsing1835
FrodaN1654
Liquid`RaSZi988
hiko785
Beastyqt669
DeMusliM365
ceh9351
KnowMe204
ArmadaUGS146
QueenE87
Mew2King72
Trikslyr43
UpATreeSC27
B2W.Neo19
ZerO(Twitch)16
fpsfer 1
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick2253
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 16 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• intothetv
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• HerbMon 17
• FirePhoenix3
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• lizZardDota254
League of Legends
• Nemesis4146
• TFBlade1058
Other Games
• Shiphtur240
Upcoming Events
OSC
5h 23m
The PiG Daily
6h 23m
Maru vs Rogue
TBD vs Classic
herO vs Solar
ByuN vs Solar
Replay Cast
7h 23m
CranKy Ducklings
17h 23m
RSL Revival
17h 23m
SHIN vs Bunny
ByuN vs Shameless
WardiTV Invitational
18h 23m
Krystianer vs TriGGeR
Cure vs Rogue
SC Evo League
20h 23m
uThermal 2v2 Circuit
22h 23m
BSL
1d 2h
Artosis vs TerrOr
spx vs StRyKeR
Replay Cast
1d 7h
[ Show More ]
Sparkling Tuna Cup
1d 17h
RSL Revival
1d 17h
Cure vs Zoun
Clem vs Lambo
WardiTV Invitational
1d 18h
BSL
2 days
Dewalt vs DragOn
Aether vs Jimin
GSL
2 days
Afreeca Starleague
2 days
Soma vs Leta
Wardi Open
2 days
Monday Night Weeklies
2 days
OSC
3 days
CranKy Ducklings
3 days
Afreeca Starleague
3 days
Light vs Flash
Replay Cast
4 days
Replay Cast
5 days
The PondCast
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
RSL Revival
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-05-05
WardiTV TLMC #16
Nations Cup 2026

Ongoing

BSL Season 22
ASL Season 21
CSL 2026 SPRING (S20)
IPSL Spring 2026
KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 2
Acropolis #4
SCTL 2026 Spring
RSL Revival: Season 5
2026 GSL S1
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2

Upcoming

KK 2v2 League Season 1
BSL 22 Non-Korean Championship
YSL S3
Escore Tournament S2: W7
Escore Tournament S2: W8
CSLAN 4
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Maestros of the Game 2
2026 GSL S2
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026: Closed Qualifier
Stake Ranked Episode 3
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
PGL Astana 2026
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.