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kafkaesque
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Germany2006 Posts
August 21 2012 15:46 GMT
#61
I really think those barcodes are a saving grace for those of us who want to be anonymous.

Being a Platinum player, I obviously get stalked a lot by people asking for guidance, who offer me money for coaching or simply want some of my projected fame. It's flattering for awhile, but it gets tiresome soon, so this barcode offers celebs a respite.
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leova
Profile Joined April 2011
266 Posts
August 21 2012 15:50 GMT
#62
its an extremely stupid thing to have in the game, and really takes away from the community aspect of SC2
The Final Boss
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1839 Posts
August 21 2012 15:50 GMT
#63
On August 21 2012 23:42 soon.Cloak wrote:
The only thing I think everyone can agree on is that if you are not a pro player, there's no reason to have it. Diamonds and plats who want to remain anonymous "so that nobody steals their strats" bother me...

At the same time, if you ladder in Platinum or Diamond, it's not like you're going to encounter a lot of IIIllIIlI's, so even if you do meet one, you will probably be able to recognize him if you meet him again on ladder.
LuckShot
Profile Joined July 2011
United States4 Posts
August 21 2012 15:57 GMT
#64
On August 21 2012 23:47 Arcanefrost wrote:
I would obviously prefer to know who is playing, but I completely understand that at the prolevel this can be the difference between winning or losing.


ya but when you go to a LAN you cant cover your face the whole LAN -__-
The Final Boss
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1839 Posts
August 21 2012 16:00 GMT
#65
On August 22 2012 00:57 LuckShot wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 21 2012 23:47 Arcanefrost wrote:
I would obviously prefer to know who is playing, but I completely understand that at the prolevel this can be the difference between winning or losing.


ya but when you go to a LAN you cant cover your face the whole LAN -__-

It still means that there is less content to study about players out there if they make their names IlIIIlIIIlI.
Dexington
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada7276 Posts
August 21 2012 16:02 GMT
#66
On August 21 2012 23:52 soon.Cloak wrote:
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On August 21 2012 23:45 stew_ wrote:
even if you ban the combination of i's and l's, people will use different letters to remain anonymous. i'm fine with it however.


But even if you have player "zuvgoagbsb", there will only be one of him. It's different than having 30 players that are IIIIII.


In before zuvgoagbsb becomes the new ||||||||||
"Man you guys are missing out waving your stats dicks about instead of watching this pvp" - bbm
rd
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2586 Posts
August 21 2012 16:02 GMT
#67
On August 22 2012 01:00 The Final Boss wrote:
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On August 22 2012 00:57 LuckShot wrote:
On August 21 2012 23:47 Arcanefrost wrote:
I would obviously prefer to know who is playing, but I completely understand that at the prolevel this can be the difference between winning or losing.


ya but when you go to a LAN you cant cover your face the whole LAN -__-

It still means that there is less content to study about players out there if they make their names IlIIIlIIIlI.


Not much of a difference, they could have had any smurf with any name. Barcode names are just difficult to differentiate in-game. Pros have been hiding their practice long before bar codes.
MasterOfPuppets
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Romania6942 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-21 16:04:40
August 21 2012 16:03 GMT
#68
On August 22 2012 00:41 Poopi wrote:
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On August 22 2012 00:14 FeyFey wrote:
barcodes and account jumping is funny. No one knows who you are only the one pro that changed the font, so he can see l and I and made a list who was on which account gets a benefit from it, while barcoder thinks their build order training remains hidden.
But the barcode thing removed the pro smurf hunters, who loved to announce when they found a pro. So it had it benefit.

Speaking of smurfs, does anyone know who Freakhill is on the EU server? :D (GM terran)


It's fOrGG. He used the account multiple times while streaming and actually DeMusliM said the same as well like an hour ago on stream when he was looking at the ladder.
"my shaft scares me too" - strenx 2014
saladToss
Profile Joined June 2012
United States75 Posts
August 21 2012 16:05 GMT
#69
I feel like you have to be really self-important to change your name to that if you aren't a professional. Like someone really wants to steal your masters league terrible build
Time is like a fuse, short and burning fast
Embir
Profile Joined January 2011
Poland567 Posts
August 21 2012 16:06 GMT
#70
In Platinum league barcodes only makes me giggle - some wannabe pro idiots think they are more "professional" using barcodes.
Math.random();
Profile Joined July 2011
433 Posts
August 21 2012 16:12 GMT
#71
I don't mind seeing barcode names, but below gm level it just makes me laugh
Eufouria
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom4425 Posts
August 21 2012 16:16 GMT
#72
Its annoying if you're watching someone streaming on the Korean server and its just IlIIIII Protoss or IIIIIIII Terran. As a spectator I don't care who they're playing but I'd like to know if its the same Protoss they just played or a different one, although I understand that if they use unique IDs they need a new smurf when their identity gets leaked, while with the barcodes it doesn't matter.
aintz
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada5624 Posts
August 21 2012 16:17 GMT
#73
only understandable if you are super famous kespa players who are not yet dominating in sc2 and practice on ladder.
Priidrik
Profile Joined April 2011
Estonia33 Posts
August 21 2012 16:20 GMT
#74
I have played three different barcodes on platinum EU ladder. One of them i have beaten twice, other one beaten once, and lost to third one twice. You won't know who it is during loading screen, but you can check sc2gears (an app) after the game to find out, if this was a new guy or one of which you already have played, and on ladder you rarely meet the person you have already played, or at least you don't remember him by name, you find out later, the same way you would with barcode name, so on lower leagues barcoded name gives you no advantige.
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MysteryTerran
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States178 Posts
August 21 2012 16:23 GMT
#75
I know it may help some people w/ their ladder anxiety, which is totally fine.. I do find that many people w/ barcode names don't do it for that reason, but they do like it cause it will get them attention and make them look trendy. I honestly don't use a barcode for any of my accounts, I prefer people to know me than not.

I'd probably have a different opinion if I were a pro player who was constantly bombarded w/ pms from fans/trolls.
Playing Protoss is like playing Guitar Hero on Very Easy
atuor
Profile Joined July 2010
United States83 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-21 16:29:25
August 21 2012 16:29 GMT
#76
SC2 Gears will have an option that can identify known players by checking for common patterns (hotkey setup, initial spam key sequence, APM, and a few other variables) This tool can also be used by tournament organizers to ensure the person playing is actually that person based off previously verified games. The tool will be called player dna sequencing. Keep an eye out for it.

flodeskum
Profile Joined September 2010
Iceland1267 Posts
August 21 2012 16:34 GMT
#77
It's silly. But blizzard has done nothing to help pro players (or nervous people) play anonymously so it isn't really surprising.
IdrA: " my fans are kinda retarded"
Jedclark
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United Kingdom903 Posts
August 21 2012 16:40 GMT
#78
On August 21 2012 23:44 lem0ncake wrote:
It's retarded. You see people with barcode names in Bronze and it just makes you cringe.


How else are they going to win Playhem?

I am perfectly fine with the barcode names, didn't really know it was ever a concern for people.
"They make it so scrubnubs can PM me. They make it so I can't ignore scrubnubs!" - "I'm gonna show you how great I am." MKP fan since GSL Open Season 2 #hipsternerd
Kmatt
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1019 Posts
August 21 2012 16:43 GMT
#79
For a while I held the theory that barcodes on ladder are actually experimental AI opponents designed to play like a real person, manner and everything.
We CAN have nice things
MyFirstProbe
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands294 Posts
August 21 2012 16:54 GMT
#80
On August 22 2012 01:02 Dexington wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 21 2012 23:52 soon.Cloak wrote:
On August 21 2012 23:45 stew_ wrote:
even if you ban the combination of i's and l's, people will use different letters to remain anonymous. i'm fine with it however.


But even if you have player "zuvgoagbsb", there will only be one of him. It's different than having 30 players that are IIIIII.


In before zuvgoagbsb becomes the new ||||||||||


I giggled a bit at the idea of a grandmaster league with 50 zuvgoagbsb's in it :D
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