Is it just me or...

"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy) 04/20/2018 at 01:38 • Filed to: eSports, Team names

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I’ll never get used to Overwatch League’s team names. Like, I still find them strange and fictional. Or maybe I just got used to Team SoloMid, Cloud9, Natus Vincere, Fnatic, SK Telecom T1, Mineski, Virtus.Pro...

facw > Wheelerguy 04/20/2018 at 02:00

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I always find the city associations weird for internet games.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > facw 04/20/2018 at 02:05

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It kinda breaks the fourth wall in some strange way.

Sovande > Wheelerguy 04/20/2018 at 06:23

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You could just ignore the whole “video game as sport” nonsense and the problem will solve itself.

Wheelerguy > Sovande 04/20/2018 at 07:50

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Eh, the whole “watching other people play games is actually a fun thing” camp has a good point, and I can see the appeal. That said, I think it’s easier to watch fighting game pros and FPS pros than MOBAs, as there’s less information needed to track.

Discerning > Wheelerguy 04/20/2018 at 07:58

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I have no clue what you’re talking about. Overwatch is a game, right??

WilliamsSW > Wheelerguy 04/20/2018 at 08:02

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Looks to me like they’re all car names

Wheelerguy > Discerning 04/20/2018 at 08:38

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Yes, and a professional league has come up. They went with the regular sports route of naming teams, which I find a bit strange because I just got used to clan names.

Discerning > Wheelerguy 04/20/2018 at 09:02

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I gotcha. Probably hoping to make it more mainstream. Easy to remember/understand/relate names could aid in marketing purposes.

Could be interesting to see how this trend develops. Could mean big money if handled correctly.

Wheelerguy > Discerning 04/20/2018 at 09:23

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eSports as a whole has already hit the jackpot , actually. And while I think the names can work, I still feel like clan names like Fnatic or Invictus Gaming and have a bit of direct-ness and tie-in to grassroots teams. Hard to describe but there’s an aspect to a name like those that something like “Manila Eagles” doesn’t have.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Wheelerguy 04/20/2018 at 10:08

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Rainbow Six Pro League still has those types of names :) (SK (the meme team), Fnatic, Liquid, Penta, etc)

Wheelerguy > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 04/20/2018 at 10:17

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Most every eSports still has those names. Overwatch seems to have gotten this as leftovers from the World Cup.

bwp240 > Wheelerguy 04/20/2018 at 11:48

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I still haven’t gotten used to esports in general.