thefoxiscunning@psn 486 Report post Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) I am seeing a LOT of these lately in Air RB across BRs. The naming format always seems to be somewhat similar: name + a few digits. Note, these are not the bots that sometimes take the place of players when they fail to load or leave (those have the original player ID greyed out followed by a bot name). These are 'players' performing in game actions. None of the names are found in the WT Player Search either. Any ideas? Edited March 22, 2023 by thefoxiscunning@psn 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeBean100 2,896 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 Too new to show up maybe? Guest accounts? Could be all sorts of reasons along with server issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostmaxi 873 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 Not a bug, those are the Random generated false names for streamers and people, you can activate that function in the options. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_R1 2,118 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Bots use it a lot now. If you want the real name go to the server replay, it gives it in brackets. It's to limit the ability to complain about the bot using in-game tools. Edited March 23, 2023 by Bruce_R1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeBean100 2,896 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Ghostmaxi said: Not a bug, those are the Random generated false names for streamers and people, you can activate that function in the options. I thought it was just numbers on these "hidden name premium" feature? Learn something new every day. So why do they not show when it is a proper name? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeChance 926 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 I believe this was an option/feature that Gaijin came up with to try to help those streaming their game to help avoid "stream sniping" and that sorta thing. Because some players will go out of their way to disrupt & annoy others . . kinda common I suppose. Unfortunately, they made it available to ALL players and like you might expect, there are those that try to use this for other than it's intended purpose. It would seem that this should be an option that is "applied" for and not freely given to all, activated for specific accounts and a more exclusive thing to be used sparingly and not willy nilly. While it does make it a little more difficult to report a player at the end of the match, you can still use the Server Replay to do so. It's not a bad idea & I can see, unfortunately, a need for such a thing. But . . . . the implementation should be altered/adjusted for a more specific group to have access . . . just my humble opinion tho . . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_R1 2,118 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, LeChance said: It would seem that this should be an option that is "applied" for and not freely given to all, Only reason I don't do it is the clan tag, tbh. I'm looking up player records in close games all the time, often I learn something about them I can use. It's a significant advantage. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpranger 1,887 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 I tried this anonymizer function once, but the game assigned me the name HornyHamster69 and I did not like it. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrotylYu 116 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 2 hours ago, CoffeeBean100 said: So why do they not show when it is a proper name? Reserve question: What's the benefit of showing real nick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeBean100 2,896 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, TrotylYu said: Reserve question: What's the benefit of showing real nick? Same benefit as not showing, essentially nothing unless you have an issue with a particular player I suppose. Point in the thread is being unable to "check up" on a player in match. See in ARB a quick check can help prioritise since enemy are tagged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Billy 36 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 All the bots in Naval use this. Clear indicator they're farmers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefoxiscunning@psn 486 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, TrotylYu said: Reserve question: What's the benefit of showing real nick? In the case of Air RB, I typically check a users stats before engaging in a 1v1 to make an assumption on how they'll play it. 13 hours ago, Ghostmaxi said: Not a bug, those are the Random generated false names for streamers and people, you can activate that function in the options. That makes complete sense, thank you! It's interesting that it hides their player profile and statistics as well. Edited March 23, 2023 by thefoxiscunning@psn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrotylYu 116 Report post Posted March 23, 2023 12 minutes ago, thefoxiscunning@psn said: In the case of Air RB, I typically check a users stats before engaging in a 1v1 to make an assumption on how they'll play it. That's the benefit for enemy, not for player config this setting. And it's exactly a reason for not showing real nick in battle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
