Having a barcode name isn't a problem or whatever, and it's understandable for a pro to want to be anonymous or whatever, but a lot of the masters barcoders I run into on ladder tend to be BM or think they're hella pro. I honestly don't have an issue with barcoders, but I do have a problem with people taking the names of pros. Nothin' like seeing EGIdra himself take names in 4v4 monobattles while battlin' out of plat!

Doodsmack

United States7224 Posts

August 21 2012 17:56 GMT

#104

It's not impossible to identify barcode accounts. They all use different sequences of lowercase L and capital I. So if you compile replays of barcode accounts, you can separate them by that and then compare their sc2gears hotkey graphs against replays of known pros' accounts. If I was the manager of a pro team in Korea, I would most definitely be paying someone to write a program that compares hotkey graphs against a database of pros' hotkey patterns in order to identify smurf accounts. Then you could pay scouts to do "recon" on your team members' upcoming opponents.

fuzzz

267 Posts

August 21 2012 17:57 GMT

#105

dosnt make sense below high gm if any. but still annonymous ftw. just give me a option to disable chat once and for all and im a happy camper

soon.Cloak

United States983 Posts

August 21 2012 17:58 GMT

#106

I don't understand the ladder fear argument. If you are not in masters at least, nobody is going to recognize who you are, whether you're IIIIII or iluvoov4life

Tyree

1508 Posts

August 21 2012 18:00 GMT

#107

I am fine with because it is only confined to ladder, which really does not matter

I would be raging hard if barcodes were in tournaments and LAN events, which they arent.

cydial

United States750 Posts

August 21 2012 18:02 GMT

#108

It's just stupid how many tryhards there are on ladder these days with the barcode.

Immutant

Singapore201 Posts

August 21 2012 18:18 GMT

#109

Why are people thinking that lower league players are "try hards" or "think they will become famous with a barcode name".
I am someone who got flamed online because of a remark I posted in a school forum. And that was on the day I was starting school. And they (people from my same school) came to find me and take pictures. In the end, we ended up in the same class (lol fate) and they found out more about me, became friends and didn't bother me anymore. That is why I appreciate the value of anonymity.
I have seen lots of people being exposed [CSI'ed] because of their online identity in forums. And others who can't think of creative names, eg. X is sexy. CoolY, etcetc.
Using barcodes is a simple and easy way to start playing. No one will know you either.
If all you (the opponent) see is
llllllllllllll or IIIIIIIIIIlll or llllIIlllllll (14 chars, different combinations of i's and l's)
How do you think they are going to become "famous"
"OMG, IlIlIIIllllll is PLAYING"
"You mean llllIIIllllll?"
"No, I mean lllllIIIllllll"
^btw all 6 barcodes are different combinations of of i's and l's
Or would you prefer names like
23445332 or 324513232 or kfsa0934 NOOBKILLER PROPLAYER etc, Barcode names are simple and plain.
I bet the person doesn't even know the combination of i's and l's because you log in using your email account. Change that to username login and lots of barcode users will probably name change.
Of course if the person uses a barcode name to BM it's different, but you can just report him using BNet's system.

Mr Showtime

United States1353 Posts

August 21 2012 18:43 GMT

#110

Another big reason why pros use it is so the opponents don't know they are playing them before the game. Not so much about strat stealing, but so they can play legitimate games. Take IdrA for example: He has both a regular account and a bar code. Yes, it's obvious that he's the bar code zerg on the top of the NA ladder, and you can figure out if you were playing against him after the game is over, but it is important that it's a secret before the game starts. Some idiots out there would be more apt to do retarded bad/cheese builds if they knew for certain that they were playing someone well known like IdrA.

zhurai

United States5660 Posts

August 21 2012 19:12 GMT

#111

I understand pros using it, but when I see player that has barcodes that's like under masters I laugh
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Leetley

1796 Posts

August 21 2012 19:13 GMT

#112

It's pretty stupid that certain pro players are forced to use this kind of anonymous naming to not reveal their playstyle. Hell, even I want to change my name as I please, like in CS 1.6.

Chrono000

Korea (South)358 Posts

August 21 2012 21:14 GMT

#113

On August 21 2012 23:54 GumBa wrote:
I understand Pros having it. But whenever I meet a Dia or Plat with barcodes I always get that poser feeling and get annoyed

yeah man i get that poser feeling everytime i see a barcode name now. man the fuk up and get a real name i say.

Luepert

United States1933 Posts

August 21 2012 21:49 GMT

#114

Why don't we all just use our real names? Why do we all have usernames to protect our anonymity! Now people can't steal my builds.

NoBanMeAgain

United States194 Posts

August 21 2012 21:53 GMT

#115

Most people i see do that are pro's anyways so to me thats perfectly undertandable. any advantage to get ahead. honestly most people know who they are b/c they stream frequently. Quantic.Illusion is a perfect example of that.

bLooD.

Germany470 Posts

August 21 2012 21:53 GMT

#116

Who cares? What difference does it make whether your oponent is called "JoeShmoe" or "IlllIIllII"?

Steelo_Rivers

United States1968 Posts

August 21 2012 21:56 GMT

#117

On August 21 2012 23:54 GumBa wrote:
I understand Pros having it. But whenever I meet a Dia or Plat with barcodes I always get that poser feeling and get annoyed

^^ this. I dont mind seeing it in masters. (I have a high masters barcode) Its just annoying when I see lower league players with it. Its even more annoying when I see players with fake clan tags (i.e LiquidWater, EGSniper, SlayerSblahblahblah, etc...)

paddyz

Ireland628 Posts

August 21 2012 21:57 GMT

#118

Funnily enough im somewhere between perfectly fine with it and hate it.

Incomplet

United Kingdom1419 Posts

August 21 2012 22:01 GMT

#119

I'm sorry, but protecting the pro's strategies that they may potentially use in tournaments is a lot more important than anyone's feelings or opinions here. Suck it up.

ThatGuy89

United Kingdom1968 Posts

August 21 2012 22:01 GMT

#120

i dunno how i feel about it.
One thing i will agree on, is its stupid of lower levels to have it.
I got a replay of me beating a IIIlIIllIIlIl player...........and im in platinum xD
at first i thought it was a pro ranking up a new account, but i smashed him, couldnt help but laugh. I dont think he knew why people had those kind of names and he just wanted to be part of the group