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TheIceMan86
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada19 Posts
January 13 2013 05:25 GMT
#161
I find it really funny how people are giving blizzard props for giving us something that was free 10 years ago.
Call down the thunder
Vorenius
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Denmark1979 Posts
January 13 2013 13:08 GMT
#162
On January 13 2013 14:25 TheIceMan86 wrote:
I find it really funny how people are giving blizzard props for giving us something that was free 10 years ago.

People shouldn't be able to change names at all, and after the clan system is implemented there really won't be any legit reason.

The only reason for wanting to change your name is if you are an idiot but don't want people to know (or representing your clan/team, which will be sorted with the clan system).
Madera
Profile Joined July 2011
Sweden2672 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-01-13 21:01:58
January 13 2013 13:17 GMT
#163
On January 13 2013 22:08 Vorenius wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2013 14:25 TheIceMan86 wrote:
I find it really funny how people are giving blizzard props for giving us something that was free 10 years ago.

People shouldn't be able to change names at all, and after the clan system is implemented there really won't be any legit reason.

The only reason for wanting to change your name is if you are an idiot but don't want people to know (or representing your clan/team, which will be sorted with the clan system).

Why is it so hard to understand that there are people who want to change their IDs they identify themselves with?

I'm sure you if you try a little harder you can come up with a couple of reasons more why people would want to change their IDs other than being an idiot.
opisska
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Poland8852 Posts
January 13 2013 13:40 GMT
#164
I really hate when people cry for name changes and similar absolutely irrelevant stuff. There was always so much more important stuff we should have been askinig for (now a lot of it is finally at least partially implemented or on the way, such as unranked games, clan tags, tounrament maps on ladder etc.) but people still whine all the time about namechanges. You are just letting Blizzard get away in investing abosultely zero work into namechanges instead of doing something really usefull - and they still get thanked for that.
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Gendi2545
Profile Joined February 2012
South Africa50 Posts
January 13 2013 13:40 GMT
#165
Another free name change? So fucking generous Blizz, I can't believe there are people who aren't pissed off about this paying for a name change crap.
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Unshapely
Profile Joined November 2012
140 Posts
January 13 2013 13:57 GMT
#166
On January 12 2013 09:57 Gingerninja wrote:
Why do we want to pay for this feature again? It's not an RPG, we aren't renaming a character. It doesn't matter if we change our names on ladder because our opponents are chosen for us and we don't even play people within our own leagues, so who are we meant to be fooling?


I must agree with you. It doesn't make sense for this to be a feature which requires payment. It really isn't an RPG, and you raised the correct question, "Who are we meant to be fooling?" Especially when most of the time we're matched with random opponents.
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phanto
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden708 Posts
January 13 2013 15:12 GMT
#167
I can change my name in dota2 like I can do in an IM program... anytime I want to anything I want. free of charge.

I guess after hard work blizzard managed to implement... 2 additional name changes.
what a joke.
TheIceMan86
Profile Joined January 2013
Canada19 Posts
January 13 2013 15:31 GMT
#168
On January 13 2013 22:08 Vorenius wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2013 14:25 TheIceMan86 wrote:
I find it really funny how people are giving blizzard props for giving us something that was free 10 years ago.

People shouldn't be able to change names at all, and after the clan system is implemented there really won't be any legit reason.

The only reason for wanting to change your name is if you are an idiot but don't want people to know (or representing your clan/team, which will be sorted with the clan system).




Really?? People who want to change their in game ID are idiots? Thats some ground breaking stuff right there. I mean forget that lets say, i dunno, 99% of people play sc2 unprofessionally regardless of their skill level.

You think its really important for casual gamers to be forced to play under a single id forever and if not they're an idiot? I can only wonder what other brilliant thoughts and idea's you have swirling around in your little brain. I won't hold my breath waiting to hear them though.
Call down the thunder
tskarzyn
Profile Joined July 2010
United States516 Posts
January 13 2013 15:42 GMT
#169
Does name change reset MMR and clear game history? Why is there no privacy mode (invisible to friends)?
Boxihobo
Profile Joined December 2010
Hungary37 Posts
January 13 2013 15:44 GMT
#170
I almost wanted to paly this game again then this thread.
This is Puruttyaaaa
FiWiFaKi
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada9859 Posts
January 13 2013 20:32 GMT
#171
Personally I have no problem with paid name changes. If a company is supporting and improving a game for so long, they deserve some forms of payment.

Do you guys realize the amount of work put into SC2 release was greater than 99% of games out there, and do you realize that it cost just as much as any game. Then they continuously patched it, changes UI, made new maps, etc. So for me, giving them some money is okay for me, the people that change their names a lot in Brood War were generally trolls, having a couple name changes for free and then paid seems very good way to do it. Trolls might be unhappy, but overall I think it serves the game well.

The thing that I'm unhappy about, and most other people here is these bullshit apologies. "derp, it took us 30 months to make this name change, guys were very sorry for sucking, we will make sure not to suck next time, so come BUY our name change because we're so sorry."

So where my problem is, Blizzard isn't supporting the game we want it to. I'm willing to give Blizzard money periodically, if they give us stuff we're looking for, like new maps on ladder, chat channels, better UI, being timely with patches, and giving the community what we want opposed to what they think is best for us (again we'd be paying them for it).

I think it's totally reasonable to be paying 10-30 a year for constant support for a game you love to play. Hell, I'd be willing to pay even 50, but the shirt you job Blizzard is doing, they shouldn't be asking for anything, their player base for SC2 is going to be tiny by now anyways, only maybe 5-10 percent of the initial Starcraft players still play, the expansion won't explode all these figures.
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NemesisTrestkon
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Philippines17 Posts
January 13 2013 23:35 GMT
#172
I really don't mind paying for a name change myself. Though these days, I am okay keeping my current character name as is: MasterHooves. :D
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THEfunk352
Profile Joined January 2013
United States4 Posts
January 14 2013 00:50 GMT
#173
Really like the idea of the paid name change as they have in WoW it makes it alot easier for though who do change teams alot and are always changing their names as well.!
Great job Blizzard!
“The impossible becomes possible if only your mind believes it"
Basique
Profile Joined July 2011
Korea (South)40 Posts
January 14 2013 15:17 GMT
#174
I hate all the people here that think this is good. Changing your name should not be a fucking paid option. You could always change your name in game before and I don't see what really change.

It will always be a mystery for me that people are accepting that as normal.
Keep it basique.
AimlessAmoeba
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada704 Posts
January 14 2013 17:23 GMT
#175
I want numbers. NUMBERS IN MY NAME. I'm noticing a severe lack of 1337 on the ladd3r.
Gendi2545
Profile Joined February 2012
South Africa50 Posts
January 14 2013 17:33 GMT
#176
On January 14 2013 05:32 FiWiFaKi wrote:
Personally I have no problem with paid name changes. If a company is supporting and improving a game for so long, they deserve some forms of payment.

Do you guys realize the amount of work put into SC2 release was greater than 99% of games out there, and do you realize that it cost just as much as any game. Then they continuously patched it, changes UI, made new maps, etc. So for me, giving them some money is okay for me, the people that change their names a lot in Brood War were generally trolls, having a couple name changes for free and then paid seems very good way to do it. Trolls might be unhappy, but overall I think it serves the game well.

The thing that I'm unhappy about, and most other people here is these bullshit apologies. "derp, it took us 30 months to make this name change, guys were very sorry for sucking, we will make sure not to suck next time, so come BUY our name change because we're so sorry."

...



Agree with most of this.

I've sometimes wondered how Blizz could make any profit out of BW given how long they've supported the game. I've played 1000's of BW games on their servers, maybe it's only fair I start paying a small fee occasionally, and I was originally happy to support them by paying $80 (in SA) for SC2.

What gets me isn't that Blizz wants my money, it's that they're trying to squeeze out every penny while providing an inferior product (by Blizzard standards).

Also Blizz must be one huge bureaucracy now to spend as much as they did ($100 million) on making SC2, and the fact they put more effort into development than other developers obviously means nothing, since they have a proportionally larger market share.
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Archerofaiur
Profile Joined August 2008
United States4101 Posts
January 15 2013 04:14 GMT
#177
This thread:

Im mad they are giving us name changes.

Im mad they arn't giving us name changes.
http://sclegacy.com/news/28-scl/250-starcraftlegacy-macro-theorycrafting-contest-winners
Aervhorn
Profile Joined October 2010
Norway67 Posts
January 15 2013 12:26 GMT
#178
Aha! Changing name from |||||||||| into ||||||||||
pprrii
Profile Joined September 2012
Russian Federation216 Posts
January 15 2013 12:37 GMT
#179
On January 15 2013 13:14 Archerofaiur wrote:
This thread:

Im mad they are giving us name changes.

Im mad they arn't giving us name changes.

They are doing it way too slow
Zerg.Zilla
Profile Joined February 2012
Hungary5029 Posts
January 15 2013 12:49 GMT
#180
On January 15 2013 21:26 Aervhorn wrote:
Aha! Changing name from |||||||||| into ||||||||||

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