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i'm bored as shit so here's some top 5 random thoughts -
the names of characters in tv series, movies, games - they are usually a reflection of that person's character. it's no surprise that "jack" and "james" get used a lot - jack bauer from 24, jack shepard from lost, jack carver from far cry; james t kirk from star trek, james bond from... james bond, etc. that's why it's always funny to compare the character's name with the actor's real name - sam is a much cooler name than "shia lebeouf", DMX sounds infinitely more badass than "earl simmons", and it's no coincidence that michael j fox's real name is actually michael andrew fox, changed to j cuz it sounds tighter.
our parents decided our names for us, but when we make an online persona, such as our name in subspace, that's entirely up to us. people may go through many names, but the name that sticks, the name that gets used for years and years - often times that is a reflection of our personality.
i'm no linguist and i might just be making shit up, but to me, most names with the letter "k", "x", and "z" seem more alpha-type, dominant. more abrasive, in-your-face type of people. see kthx, kid kaos, exalt, kyou, izor, racka, weak (all qs), rasaq (rasack), paky dude, hell, even skepsis - dude never talks but you just know hes thinkin some mad shit talk, and apok, who tries to play himself off as a nice guy, but everybody knows he thinks his epeen is so large he needs 2 cockpits to fit it in.
i should point out that there's exceptions to the rule - if "z" is used as the first letter, then the effect is lessened - zizu, zizzo, zazu all seem like perfectly nice guys, but perhaps they only use the z name cuz they are euro and they speak a different language there. whatever. also, having a cutesy suffix like a y at the end cheapens the effect - "pox" would be much more intimidating than "poxy".
personality often times translates into play style, as it takes a guy pretty confident of himself to be a rusher, which is why it's no surprise that quicksand talks so much shit and is generally seen as a rushing squad. that's why it's weird to me that someone with a name like sphinktor, or jack, or junka don't play a full-out rush style. maybe they've been playing so long they've learned to swallow the ego. not coincidentally, zingy plays like a total pussy.
on the opposite end of the spectrum you have names that are quite friendly sounding - epinephrine, riverside, terian, tohn, jones - names without any "hard" sounds - again, i don't think it's a coincidence that they found themselves on the same squad, and not a coincidence that their previous squad name was "sweet" (i realize tohn is on mad but cmon he's totally about sweet). for this reason, aerin should be on fatal, not sure why he isn't. raspi too.
then, there's the dictionary names. there seems to be two types of dictionary names - the ones who got here early and nabbed a good word - blood, ease, death row, rule, reaver - and the ones who couldn't think of a good name and just started typing in random words - medic, download, war, squadless, foe, cloth, welt, quart - sorry guys, your names suck, but now you're stuck with them. how many of these second group of names eventually go on to become great players? when you juxtapose their lack of creativity with their effort in finding an untaken one word name, you end up with some second tier and below players who had moments of brilliance, but ultimately were unable to sustain.
of course, this classification is full of holes, and inevitably we have a sizable subset of people that don't really fit any description, falling more under the "neutral" category - names like burg, vys, delectable, deluge, scoop (the hard c sound is canceled out by the cutesy double o) - hard to classify, often times just like their play style. very versatile names, you could say.
as they say, (war)birds of a feather flock together.
the names of characters in tv series, movies, games - they are usually a reflection of that person's character. it's no surprise that "jack" and "james" get used a lot - jack bauer from 24, jack shepard from lost, jack carver from far cry; james t kirk from star trek, james bond from... james bond, etc. that's why it's always funny to compare the character's name with the actor's real name - sam is a much cooler name than "shia lebeouf", DMX sounds infinitely more badass than "earl simmons", and it's no coincidence that michael j fox's real name is actually michael andrew fox, changed to j cuz it sounds tighter.
our parents decided our names for us, but when we make an online persona, such as our name in subspace, that's entirely up to us. people may go through many names, but the name that sticks, the name that gets used for years and years - often times that is a reflection of our personality.
i'm no linguist and i might just be making shit up, but to me, most names with the letter "k", "x", and "z" seem more alpha-type, dominant. more abrasive, in-your-face type of people. see kthx, kid kaos, exalt, kyou, izor, racka, weak (all qs), rasaq (rasack), paky dude, hell, even skepsis - dude never talks but you just know hes thinkin some mad shit talk, and apok, who tries to play himself off as a nice guy, but everybody knows he thinks his epeen is so large he needs 2 cockpits to fit it in.
i should point out that there's exceptions to the rule - if "z" is used as the first letter, then the effect is lessened - zizu, zizzo, zazu all seem like perfectly nice guys, but perhaps they only use the z name cuz they are euro and they speak a different language there. whatever. also, having a cutesy suffix like a y at the end cheapens the effect - "pox" would be much more intimidating than "poxy".
personality often times translates into play style, as it takes a guy pretty confident of himself to be a rusher, which is why it's no surprise that quicksand talks so much shit and is generally seen as a rushing squad. that's why it's weird to me that someone with a name like sphinktor, or jack, or junka don't play a full-out rush style. maybe they've been playing so long they've learned to swallow the ego. not coincidentally, zingy plays like a total pussy.
on the opposite end of the spectrum you have names that are quite friendly sounding - epinephrine, riverside, terian, tohn, jones - names without any "hard" sounds - again, i don't think it's a coincidence that they found themselves on the same squad, and not a coincidence that their previous squad name was "sweet" (i realize tohn is on mad but cmon he's totally about sweet). for this reason, aerin should be on fatal, not sure why he isn't. raspi too.
then, there's the dictionary names. there seems to be two types of dictionary names - the ones who got here early and nabbed a good word - blood, ease, death row, rule, reaver - and the ones who couldn't think of a good name and just started typing in random words - medic, download, war, squadless, foe, cloth, welt, quart - sorry guys, your names suck, but now you're stuck with them. how many of these second group of names eventually go on to become great players? when you juxtapose their lack of creativity with their effort in finding an untaken one word name, you end up with some second tier and below players who had moments of brilliance, but ultimately were unable to sustain.
of course, this classification is full of holes, and inevitably we have a sizable subset of people that don't really fit any description, falling more under the "neutral" category - names like burg, vys, delectable, deluge, scoop (the hard c sound is canceled out by the cutesy double o) - hard to classify, often times just like their play style. very versatile names, you could say.
as they say, (war)birds of a feather flock together.
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