Stanley Woo wrote...
How about this: why do you capitalize the EVE in your screen name? And why have an avatar? Obviously this means something to you or you identify with some part of it. Here on BSN, now that I've been reading the thread, I recognize instantly where you are posting. "Hey, that EVE and that avatar appears. That must be bEVEsthda, whose name I get confused with Bethesda all the time." Bam, you've become, in some way, instantly recognizable and contextual to a certain place, character or viewpoint.
So why, on our forums, did you choose to represent yourself with something with such bad capitalization? I would prefer it if you capitalized your screen name correctly, just as I would prefer for hoorayforicecream to space out her name correctly. You spell out and correctly capitalize your name for official forms and at school and work, don't you? How difficult would it be to correctly capitalize and space your screen name for the BSN?
I mean, you could argue that it's your account and you should be able to do what you want with it. You could also give me various reasons why your screen name is the way it is. But I, Volus that I am, can not think of a single reason why you wouldn't capitalize and spell your screen name correctly here. Can you justify why I shouldn't be able to have your screen name appear exactly as I would like it on the forum? Because I take my English language very seriously.
It's tempting to kinda assume the question is rethorical, and meant to make a point rather than meant to be answered. Still: The foundation of the name is that I wanted you to think of Bethesda. I chose that as a sort of childishly spiteful declaration that Bioware (since DA2) is no longer my favourite developer, Bethesda now is (of course, since I'm never on Bethesda's forums, but quite frequently here, that may not be the whole subconscious truth). The EVE capitalization is something I've often regretted, it stands out too much. But I didn't want to be completely confused with Bethesda. I wanted a visible difference. It was made in the moment and now I'm stuck with my name. But sure, if I now must change to Bevesthda? I'd be very cool with that. But wouldn't it be even more likely to be mistaken for Bethesda then?
If you would care to, I'd like to know just how you "marketing" or "presenting" yourself on this forum is, at its core, different from us wanting to "market" or "present" our characters a certain way.
I think we're fine on that point, as long as the reason for distinctive looks becoming iconic looks, that is enforced on me in my gameplay, is only due to resource management. Market and present your characters with your distinctive looks all you want. But this thing does change somewhat, the day there is no other reason, but you still don't allow me to fit armour #4, just because you think Isabela absolutely shall **** around in a short dress in my party, no matter what. In that case, the flavor of the game has changed considerably from BG and DA:O. Is the question - "What is it to you, how Isabela appears in my game?" - really so unreasonable to you? Do you hang over my shoulder?
I would also be interested in hearing whether you would allow me to dictate your BSN avatar and sig block, because after all, it should be the audience's choice what to accept, right?
Really? I can think of so many angles and so many things wrong with this comparison and question, that I hardly know where to begin.
Let's start with: Why
do you allow us to customize our avatar? And why
do you allow us to customize our player char?
And is your question a hint that this practice will cease in the future? Maybe next time we'll be forced to play default Hawke? Would that have greater marketing opportunities? Surely a recognizable Hawke is even more important than party members?
Modifié par bEVEsthda, 08 septembre 2011 - 12:34 .
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Bioware does not have unlimited resources.
