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originally posted in:Voyage of Destruction
4/30/2016 6:09:59 PM
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A Case for Learning(or Approximating) Names on the Enemy Team

Do you think it's helpful to learn the names of players on the other team? I think it is, and here's why: Let's take a classic Control scenario. There's a player named Dugan460 on the enemy team, and he just killed you on Zone B. You have two options: You could say "Guy on B! Guy on B!" or you could say "Dugan on B! Dugan on B!" If you say "Guy sitting on B, lookout!" that is helpful, but it leaves out a lot of information that could be conveyed in the exact same amount of time. If early in the match you notice that the "guy" is a Sunsinger Warlock named Dugan460 and he's running around with a shotgun and the Last Word, you can announce to the team: "Okay, Dugan is a Sunsinger with a shotgun and the Last Word." Having said that, in the later scenario when you say: "Dugan on B!" you're now giving a lot of information in just four syllables. Whoever goes after B will know that Dugan is using two close range weapons, so it's best to approach with caution. Furthermore once Dugan is dead they will know to keep watching his orb because Sunsingers can self-resurrect. If he was just "Guy on B", they may charge in and be met with a shotgunblast to the face, and even if they kill him they could be taken completely off guard when he self resurrects and he could take B right back from our ally. Instead, knowing that he's probably camping with his shotty, they can throw in a grenade and pick him off with a scout/sniper, and they'll know he may come back for more, so they can instantly shut him back down. That being said, I always have found that because the names are hard to read, we tend to use approximations, rather than the actual name. I think that's fine, because if a teammate says Doogie on B!" we all know who he's talking about because it's the guy with the name most similar to Doogie. This is just my thought on the matter, I know some people don't like that much talking. What do you guys think?

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