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Neelia
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany599 Posts
May 09 2012 16:25 GMT
#121
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


It's called sc2gears.
Let it Raine
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1245 Posts
May 09 2012 16:25 GMT
#122
its just annoying because you have no idea who you're playing or if they're even good!

1 game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's korean gm.

next game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's high masters.

can't brag about beating anyone good, since you dont know who it is.
Grandmaster Zerg x14. Diamond 1 LoL. MLG 50, Halo 3. Raine.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44257 Posts
May 09 2012 17:04 GMT
#123
On May 10 2012 01:25 Let it Raine wrote:
its just annoying because you have no idea who you're playing or if they're even good!

1 game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's korean gm.

next game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's high masters.

can't brag about beating anyone good, since you dont know who it is.


Can't you check their profiles after the game? o.O
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
IPA
Profile Joined August 2010
United States3206 Posts
May 09 2012 17:21 GMT
#124
I always liked the creativity of smurf account names in WC3 and in earlier SC2. Hate to see them fall by the wayside in favor of the drab and faceless IIIlllIlIllll.
Time held me green and dying though I sang in my chains like the sea.
yoshi245
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2969 Posts
May 09 2012 17:27 GMT
#125
On May 10 2012 02:21 IPA wrote:
I always liked the creativity of smurf account names in WC3 and in earlier SC2. Hate to see them fall by the wayside in favor of the drab and faceless IIIlllIlIllll.


Yeah, war3 had some really nice smurf accounts, but then again people didn't have to buy a new copy of the game to make a new account either since making a new acct in the old better Bnet 1.0 was free.

My only concern is that these barcode players, who knows who's maphacking and who's legit, I'm not saying all or even most may care to cheat. But that level of anonymity, they can get away with it if they wanted to.
"Numbers speak about the past, not the present." -Thorzain
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
May 09 2012 17:37 GMT
#126
On May 09 2012 14:38 HellionDrop wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 09 2012 14:34 OpTicalRH wrote:

On the other hand, BW progamers who recently started to practice SC2 are feeling hopeless because current skill standard among pre-existing SC2 players is so high that it is too arduous to catch up.
Because the team security (in terms of revealing identity and skills) became so crucial the BW players are only practicing between the team members and there is absolutely no communication nor a collaboration with other teams.

Original Source can be found on http://www.fomos.kr


this makes me happy :D , BW fans should stop saying sc2 is easy


I want to see direct quotes from people who said this... I don't believe it. Plus I doubt those pro's were practicing since release.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
desRow
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada2654 Posts
May 09 2012 17:52 GMT
#127
On May 10 2012 01:25 Let it Raine wrote:
its just annoying because you have no idea who you're playing or if they're even good!

1 game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's korean gm.

next game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's high masters.

can't brag about beating anyone good, since you dont know who it is.


lol why would you brag about ladder games ? It helps for self confidence but to go as far as brag.. =(
http://twitch.tv/desrowfighting http://twitter.com/desrowfighting http://facebook.com/desrowfighting
Linwelin
Profile Joined March 2011
Ireland7554 Posts
May 09 2012 17:56 GMT
#128
On May 10 2012 02:52 ECdesRow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2012 01:25 Let it Raine wrote:
its just annoying because you have no idea who you're playing or if they're even good!

1 game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's korean gm.

next game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's high masters.

can't brag about beating anyone good, since you dont know who it is.


lol why would you brag about ladder games ? It helps for self confidence but to go as far as brag.. =(


Maybe he can make a blog and brag about beating some good player?
Fuck Razor and Death Prophet
Steelo_Rivers
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1968 Posts
May 09 2012 17:58 GMT
#129
Why do people think leaving without a gg is BM? I almost never GG because usually if I lose, it wasnt a good game because I made a ton of mistakes and the other person simply outplayed me. i dont get mad, I dont rage, I just simply leave the game and then hit the find match button.
ok
LJ
Profile Joined January 2012
203 Posts
May 09 2012 18:00 GMT
#130
The only barcoded players I know are maphackers who use it so it makes them more difficult to report eg. you can't tell your friends to report him because you can't find him, or post it on reddit
Shinespark
Profile Joined June 2011
Chile843 Posts
May 09 2012 18:06 GMT
#131
On May 10 2012 01:07 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.



hahaha

Anyway, I like that players can have annonimity on ladder. I think it's great. I do hope something can eventually be done about maphackers using this trick to avoid being reported. Is that really a big problem in the first place?
"I, for one, welcome our new Korean overlords."
hoby2000
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States918 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-09 22:49:26
May 09 2012 22:47 GMT
#132
On May 10 2012 01:25 Let it Raine wrote:
its just annoying because you have no idea who you're playing or if they're even good!

1 game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's korean gm.

next game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's high masters.

can't brag about beating anyone good, since you dont know who it is.


Why you're bragging about anyone you have beat on LADDER to start with is a better question. Ladder is for practicing - it doesn't actually tell us who the best is. That's why we have tournaments - they crown a 1st 2nd 3rd place. Ladder is just a method of putting you into a group of similarly skilled players so you don't HAVE to have practice partners.

When are people going to figure this out?

DesRow may not be the best pro player right now... but he still agrees with me:

On May 10 2012 02:56 Linwelin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2012 02:52 ECdesRow wrote:
On May 10 2012 01:25 Let it Raine wrote:
its just annoying because you have no idea who you're playing or if they're even good!

1 game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's korean gm.

next game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's high masters.

can't brag about beating anyone good, since you dont know who it is.


lol why would you brag about ladder games ? It helps for self confidence but to go as far as brag.. =(


Maybe he can make a blog and brag about beating some good player?
A lesson without pain is meaningless for nothing can be gained without giving something in return.
iAmJeffReY
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4262 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-09 23:03:38
May 09 2012 22:53 GMT
#133
On May 09 2012 14:40 OmniscientSC2 wrote:
These player names may look like barcodes to you, but all I see now is blonde, brunette, redhead, jaedong, flash.

Greatest fucking line ever lol

With massive amount of barcode names, it's harder to compare hotkeys + timings + BOs and such in replay analysis in sc2gears, and actually find out who these barcode players are.

It's the flaw of the bnet2.0 system, with the BO history in every replay, every replay downloadable, everyone streaming, etc.

This is their JOB. Of course they want their CRAFT to be hidden. It's what gives them their edge.
Unbiased biased terran abuser Jeffrey. Sorry for the rage, friend!
JLew
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada353 Posts
May 09 2012 22:55 GMT
#134
It's a bit annoying..I play on KR/TW server sometimes and am nowhere near a high enough level to be playing anyone who is close to being a pro-gamer, yet I meet these ''barcodes'' all the time..It's turned from a legitimate way for pros to smurf to an annoying fad.
@Triumph_eSports . www.Triumph-eSports.com
rauk
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States2228 Posts
May 10 2012 09:45 GMT
#135
On May 10 2012 07:47 hoby2000 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 10 2012 01:25 Let it Raine wrote:
its just annoying because you have no idea who you're playing or if they're even good!

1 game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's korean gm.

next game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's high masters.

can't brag about beating anyone good, since you dont know who it is.


Why you're bragging about anyone you have beat on LADDER to start with is a better question. Ladder is for practicing - it doesn't actually tell us who the best is. That's why we have tournaments - they crown a 1st 2nd 3rd place. Ladder is just a method of putting you into a group of similarly skilled players so you don't HAVE to have practice partners.

When are people going to figure this out?

DesRow may not be the best pro player right now... but he still agrees with me:

Show nested quote +
On May 10 2012 02:56 Linwelin wrote:
On May 10 2012 02:52 ECdesRow wrote:
On May 10 2012 01:25 Let it Raine wrote:
its just annoying because you have no idea who you're playing or if they're even good!

1 game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's korean gm.

next game its a barcode guy with a girl portrait playing protoss, he's high masters.

can't brag about beating anyone good, since you dont know who it is.


lol why would you brag about ladder games ? It helps for self confidence but to go as far as brag.. =(


Maybe he can make a blog and brag about beating some good player?


linwellin is making fun of desrow for making a blog about 4gating idra on ladder
Genovi
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden388 Posts
May 10 2012 09:50 GMT
#136
What exactly is the issue of this thread? People choose an ID by which they cannot be identified and stalked. Other gamers realise it is a good idea and did the same thing. End of story.
We fucking lost team - RTZ
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