[DE]Momaw Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 No, really. This is a serious question. I'm starting to suspect that there might be a correlation between player name and player investment in the game, and by extension, player experience level and equipment quality. I advertised in recruiting tab that I was firing up a T4 defense mission and then couldn't help but notice that my team ended up with not a single number, or underscore, or l33tism...and it was 2 rank 16 players and 2 rank 17s, and we pretty much kicked &#! and took names. I look at my friends list... Only a single person with goofy name, and I can't even remember why they are on the list so it was probably a trade or something. When I go into a mission and there's That Guy just constantly failing, it seems more often than not it's somebody whose player name is a vaguely insulting pun or it has text decorations or gratuitous numbers or something. The players with names which are more identifiable as NAMES instead of random collections of characters just seem to be (more often) ....well, useful. My hypothesis is that this has some relation to self image. A player who has a online personality (an actual name) is more likely to want to "own" their registered accounts which means trying harder and taking responsibility for their reputation. The less comprehensible a name is, I propose, the less the person using it actually cares; so they are more likely to not try very hard or to not stick with the game for very long. What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semshol Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 It is actually true to an extent. I mean, I'm Semshol. That's who I am. So when I underperform, people will recognize that it's Semshol who underperformed. Not anyone else. So I guess there is some truth to that. Off-topic: How many waves :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthdart Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 In Diablo 2, people spend real money and forum gold for short names of inanimate objects. These people have played Diablo 2 for years and years. Chances are, the only people with Xxdragonweedsmoker360noscopedbzryukenakumableachnarutodemonkillerxX are either joking around, or are younger people who are not as "skilled". I see where you are coming from though. Shorter more concise names in Diablo 2 meant you paid money for it for dueling purposes so you make a recognizable easy to remember name for yourself on the forums and the leaderboards online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mr.Meeseeks- Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Mastery Rank 11 here and I feel myself to be rather good at Warframe despite the numbers in my name. I would have gotten a more original name but at first I didn't think i'd enjoy Warframe as much as I ended up doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DE]Momaw Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Off-topic: How many waves :D 50. Nobody brought corrosive projection or we would have gone further. (zero nyx parts found, of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathKoala Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I must honor the glorious name of DeathKoala. Also, I'm doing a pretty shoddy job of living up to my name if I don't constantly dole out the harshness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semshol Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 50. Nobody brought corrosive projection or we would have gone further. (zero nyx parts found, of course) Damn, I missed a great game. I always bring CP even on the energy heavy frames because Energy Restores :D So sorry you didn't get a part though, that's some cold RNG right there :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuuro Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I just follow the golden rule of old school. My character is a representation of myself. People that put effort and meaning into their names usually end up being more serious about their gaming experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherCorpus Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I just follow the golden rule of old school. My character is a representation of myself. People that put effort and meaning into their names usually end up being more serious about their gaming experiences. ^This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixty5 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Short names are easier to type out, meaning that it is easier to get invites. Plus people who put the effort in to come up with something unique tend to put more effort in elsewhere. Originally my name here was going to just be 65, but apparently that was too short, and that made me sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarcasticShepard Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I just follow the golden rule of old school. My character is a representation of myself. People that put effort and meaning into their names usually end up being more serious about their gaming experiences. Perfectly said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quizel Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Is my name simple enough O_o. I want to be a better player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnProdman Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) My name is inconspicuous and nobody remembers it. Nobody knows me. Edited October 2, 2014 by JohnProdman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumarbrandr Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 ...I'm a wrestling move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X3Evanescence Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 My name is a pain to type. As you can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane_Intelligence Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Hi, I am DarkNebula, MR14. I'm not saying I'm pro but I do pretty well most of the time (Rhino Primes with their Boltor Primes dying while I'm smashing people with Oberon and Magistar). Unfortunatelly there's so many "dark nebulas" in Steam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopStricken Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) I just follow the golden rule of old school. My character is a representation of myself. People that put effort and meaning into their names usually end up being more serious about their gaming experiences. ^This. Pretty much, yeah. MR17 here. Edited October 2, 2014 by LoopStricken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XlXGhostXlX Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I have alweys bee Ghost i gues so has whole lot of people... I dont think im bad player becouse my XLX...XLX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adaptor-Face Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 My name is a pain to type. As you can tell. But its easy to recognize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendarysidekicksteve Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Don't look at me, I'm just a sidekick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrn. Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) I agree. I tend to help and run missions with a lot of newer players, and an awful lot of them names with lots of numbers or that are some sort of joke. Most never log on again. A few might come back some days/weeks/months later for a little bit, but they never stay long. While it isn't always true, it does seem people with a bit of a unique or personal name tend to stick around a while. My name is a pain to type. As you can tell. I think mine's worse lol (sort of) A lot of people don't even realize it's an R next to a N. Most seem to think it's an M. Edited October 2, 2014 by Vyrnaazus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirmyBurrito Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) I just follow the golden rule of old school. My character is a representation of myself. People that put effort and meaning into their names usually end up being more serious about their gaming experiences. I really don't like to think that I'm being represented by the mental image of a squirmy burrito. OT: I can't really say one way or another as I only play PUGs (or solo my void keys). And in PUGs I ignore player names unless they're unique enough that they hold my gaze. Edited October 2, 2014 by SquirmyBurrito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford_343 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Sadface :( Radford has been taken in every online gameI've played since Bad Company 2, so I have to improvise :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judskanw Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 And I'm just trying to get to MR 4 so I people won't instantly leave when I try to unlock more planets in a public match... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quizel Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 On a side note, simpler names could also mean the player has been around longer-first choice preference-which could suggest more experience within the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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