How much do you care about your Gamertag?
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No one ever insults mine, but it's interesting to see what people decide to shorten it too. Most go for plain "Project", but a few decide to interpret the "Xii" as being pronouced as "Z", rather then the roman numerals (cause I don't capitalise them). I don't mind either one.
I'm far more addicted in Platinuming up my PS3 games then ever worrying about my Gamertag or 360 score.
I'm far more addicted in Platinuming up my PS3 games then ever worrying about my Gamertag or 360 score.
I don't have an XBox ('gamertag' is an Xbox-specific term, right?), but my PSN name is "ElderStatesman". I've never been ridiculed for it, so it must be reasonably cool or something. I guess it bothers me a little bit that people always leave off the "Statesman" part, and just call me "Elder", but oh well, ain't no thing. Four syllables can be pretty tough, I know.
I go by nohorsetown pretty much everywhere else (sometimes with actual capital letters and spaces!), and the only people who comment on it seem to be people who keep horses, or live in small towns with lots of horses. "Well, *I've* got lots of horses in my town, so what's your problem?!" ..Geez, it's not like I'm advocating horse extermination or something. I dunno; I think my internet-namey-things are pretty good. I wouldn't say I especially care about them, tho.
I go by nohorsetown pretty much everywhere else (sometimes with actual capital letters and spaces!), and the only people who comment on it seem to be people who keep horses, or live in small towns with lots of horses. "Well, *I've* got lots of horses in my town, so what's your problem?!" ..Geez, it's not like I'm advocating horse extermination or something. I dunno; I think my internet-namey-things are pretty good. I wouldn't say I especially care about them, tho.
My old Gamertag was 'Bobbalon', but I got tired of people calling me 'Bob', so I changed it to 'Mace Tulio'. Much more appropriate.
You shouldn't care what people think of your gamertag. Let them berate you, but you're the sad one if you get bothered by it. Hell, my tag on League of Legends is xXxLeGoLaSxXx, just to make people rage at how terribly bad it is. And for anyone who plays, I also constantly roll Ashe.
Storm Shaun, I care about that alot, its either Storm Shaun or Shaun1788, it is awesome, its me and only me.
Always something in the lines of 'The Dude' maybe add something here and there because it's often already taken and I bloody refuse to put a number in it.
I haven't really gotten much insults for mine ("TriGGeR_HaPPy" - same spelling, same underscore, same some-caps-some-not-caps order). I'm not actually that trigger happy in games, though - I'm often one of the support classes, or sniper/"scout" classes.
But the few times I've been called out for it, I've changed to a Sub-Machine Gun or Machine Gun class, sneak up on people, and spray the crap out of everyone on the opposite team.
Then go back to whatever I was playing as before.
Feels good.
I never actually get mad at them, though. Apart from using it as an excuse to spray the opposite team to oblivion, I'll usually just laugh it off.
But the few times I've been called out for it, I've changed to a Sub-Machine Gun or Machine Gun class, sneak up on people, and spray the crap out of everyone on the opposite team.
Then go back to whatever I was playing as before.
Feels good.
I never actually get mad at them, though. Apart from using it as an excuse to spray the opposite team to oblivion, I'll usually just laugh it off.
Another stark reminder that others would attack ones character, should they be given the opportunity, and even enjoy it sometimes. And yeah that does makes me a bit ill.
None has ever insulted my gamertag (Mr J Kapowey, god I'm original with names) though it does get a bit annoying when they pronounce it wrong repeatedly.
It is 'Mister Jay Cap-Oh-E'.
Not 'Mister Jay Kah-pooh-eh' or any other weird pronunciation you can come up with.
It is 'Mister Jay Cap-Oh-E'.
Not 'Mister Jay Kah-pooh-eh' or any other weird pronunciation you can come up with.
People just mispronounce mine,or ask what it means. I reply, I'll usually get a "Oh...that's deep" or something similar, and I'll go back to playing.
I have seen some very unoriginal names, very frequently. I do take pride in my online identity, and respect those that also do the same. People that irk me, though, are the ones that have Game-Specific tags or "1337" styled tags; "C0D sN1p3R" and the like. Or people that have to have some form of phallic, excremental, or otherwise veiled expletive as their tag.
Tags I don't like, I don't actually insult. I just say them ad infinitum, and allow the inherent stupidity of their name choice speak for itself.
I have seen some very unoriginal names, very frequently. I do take pride in my online identity, and respect those that also do the same. People that irk me, though, are the ones that have Game-Specific tags or "1337" styled tags; "C0D sN1p3R" and the like. Or people that have to have some form of phallic, excremental, or otherwise veiled expletive as their tag.
Tags I don't like, I don't actually insult. I just say them ad infinitum, and allow the inherent stupidity of their name choice speak for itself.
I don't think I got mad at them making fun of my tag as much as my skill, though it did have some factor in my chainsaw killing spree. I think I wanted to show them that a Halo fan can be just as good of a Gears player as the next guy.Mr. Mike said:
You can't insult a tag like that. You just can't. There's nothing to make fun of.Super Toast said:
Actually, that's one of the only alternate pronunciations I allow. It's just the idiots who actually pronounce it in a way almost impossible with those letters. Or who stick 'pooh' in it. I'm not a bear!Elegy of Fools said: