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Dakota_Fanning
Hungary2346 Posts
The situation would be even worse: if players could hide their names without even having to use a name change or buy a new account, you would see a lot more "Player"s than you see barcodes currently. Blizzard should forbid names which contain barcode segments and should change the UI font displaying player names slightly so the visual appearance of the small "L" and capital "i" would look different. | ||
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ejozl
Denmark3340 Posts
The match history option alone, might get more people to play on their main account. | ||
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Steelo_Rivers
United States1968 Posts
On May 07 2014 15:43 Gamegene wrote: For tournament registration this would be greatly helpful to organizers. Otherwise, Barcodes are an elegant solution to being anonymous because it's extremely simple. Every player who spends 40$+ or so for an account has the right to name their ID to whatever they please. It's not a problem to those who wish to be barcodes, it's a problem to you and quite frankly you don't really have a say in what professional players and wannabes do with their accounts collectively or individually. ^^ Church | ||
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Shinta)
United States1716 Posts
On May 07 2014 16:09 Dakota_Fanning wrote: This "Enable players to see your name" would not resolve anything. As others noted, seeing "Player" instead of "lllllllllll" is no improvements at all. The situation would be even worse: if players could hide their names without even having to use a name change or buy a new account, you would see a lot more "Player"s than you see barcodes currently. Blizzard should forbid names which contain barcode segments and should change the UI font displaying player names slightly so the visual appearance of the small "L" and capital "i" would look different. So let them hide their names.... If they are a no-name, nobody cares if they hide their name... it's no different from having a barcode, which even players that aren't at the top level are using. If they want to represent something, or show off their personality, then they will show off their name/tag etc. In other words, this doesn't actually make anything worse. Nobody cares if people use barcodes. Its something that will exist and should exist. The point here should be that people can rely on their 1 account, and that 1 account would be visible on the rankings. People would be able to tell "Pro A" has X amount of wins and is ranked 1st on the ladder, rather than just seeing that IIIIIIIIII is ranked first on the ladder. It would allow people to see cool things like that, without hurting the player's practice. Thus, it doesn't hurt anyone, and it does benefit people. Edit: If people worry about being able to report trolls/BM players using this function, reporting those players after the game ends would still report that players account.... So this function doesn't protect bad people, only people's practice. | ||
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CutTheEnemy
Canada373 Posts
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CutTheEnemy
Canada373 Posts
Blizzard should forbid names which contain barcode segments and should change the UI font displaying player names slightly so the visual appearance of the small "L" and capital "i" would look different. That's ridiculous. Why wouldn't all the teams just get together one day and agree to use all O00OOs or "x" as a name then? You could just as easily have a ladder with 4 dozen players named x on it. The barcode is just one way to use an anonymous name, there's a million other annoying ways. | ||
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MrMotionPicture
United States4327 Posts
On May 07 2014 12:36 Rickyvalle21 wrote: This is a good idea but what if you play them ingame. Like lets say I play MVPTails 5 times in a row and he cheesed me 5 times in a row. I can then tell other people hes an obnoxious cheeser and share his replays for builds orders. That can still happen now with barcodes | ||
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Eluadyl
Turkey364 Posts
What is suggested is not to hide the name entirely, only during a match so your opponent won't know who you are. Therefore you can use your actual account in the ladder. That way we won't see barcodes on the rankings list. The only thing this option will help is cleaning up the rankings list. | ||
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
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Zealos
United Kingdom3574 Posts
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SatedSC2
England3012 Posts
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Faust852
Luxembourg4004 Posts
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Ketch
Netherlands7285 Posts
On May 07 2014 17:40 Eluadyl wrote: I don't think anyone understands what the OP means by changing the name to 'Player' in game. It doesn't even have to be Player. It can be lllllllllllll too. The idea is just to hide your actual account name during a match. What is suggested is not to hide the name entirely, only during a match so your opponent won't know who you are. Therefore you can use your actual account in the ladder. That way we won't see barcodes on the rankings list. The only thing this option will help is cleaning up the rankings list. Yes, this is the point: Have a checkbox to allow you to "hide" YOUR name during a game Still show the real name on the ladder ranking Plus Hide match history so that people cannot see that via the ladder | ||
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Dakota_Fanning
Hungary2346 Posts
On May 07 2014 18:15 SatedSC2 wrote: Can I suggest two additional checkboxes..? - Don't match me with people who are hiding their identity/are using a barcode account. - Don't allow people who are hiding their identity/are using a barcode account to message me. With these 2 additional options it would be ok. I'm not hiding my identity, and I want to play vs someone who doesn't either. I don't care if someone hides his/her identity, but I don't want to play vs them. | ||
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FFW_Rude
France10201 Posts
Say you keep your barcode and ladder name. But while playing in tournament, enable your Real name. SO on ladder you have : |||||||||||| And in Tournament [EG]Jeadong Or : TossImba on ladder and : [Acer]Scarlett in tournaments Could be something the ref enable, so it would ONLY be in tournaments. | ||
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mechengineer123
Ukraine711 Posts
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SatedSC2
England3012 Posts
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FeyFey
Germany10114 Posts
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Frankenberry
Denmark302 Posts
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BreakfastBurrito
United States893 Posts
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