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shimon
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I didn't know that handles existed until I read the comic of 2005/01/31 "The Next Generation":
So, I have no idea how handle works. How/where do I get one? I understand that handles are unique, but to be so there must be a way of "registering" handles as not to have duplicates with other gamers, right?
Thanks for your help!... and if it's a stupid question forgive this newbie...
So, I have no idea how handle works. How/where do I get one? I understand that handles are unique, but to be so there must be a way of "registering" handles as not to have duplicates with other gamers, right?
Thanks for your help!... and if it's a stupid question forgive this newbie...
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Mine's Alpine, and on Xbox Live where Alpine was taken, I'm Alpine Twilight.
It's just a name you use, cause it's not cool to be playing World of Warcraft as John Brown, the Elf Mage.
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They're not unique at all, in games where names must be unique then whoever registers it first gets it, and everyone else has to use all the retarded spellings - just look at how many stupid variations of Morpheus or Neo there are in pretty much any game ever.
I'll see you stupid Matrix variations and raise you a fuckton of asinine and unoriginal FF7/Naruto/Dragonball names.
They are by no means unique, despite some games and forums allowing you to permanently register a username, although it's rather bad manners to choose a handle or username that someone else uses, especially if they are well known by that handle and even if you want to use it in a game they don't play. If you really want to get yourself a permanent handle, start using a consistent in-game name and get well known for being very good (or at least infamous) in that game, then most people are unlikely to use the same handle.
I've been MichaelLC since I was born.
Yeah, it's just your username or alias. Add a picture (like the ones here) and/or a 3d image, and you have yourself an avatar as well.
See Playstation's "Home" for more.
2400 baud 4 lyfe, ya'll.
In fact, just a few minutes ago I spied a "Scoota" in G&T. Time to sharpen the ole dagger.
"Hey, guys. I need no salt. Sup."
There should be a registry.
*snrk*
Although that's actually pretty much the same deal as gamer-handles. Except instead of talking to your guild on Teamspeak they talk to eachother on the radio while flying supersonic weapons of killing and out-flanking shit.
I hate them.
I also hate political types who get into scandals and ruin my good name.
I just hope some giant comic book company doesn't make some despised, poorly concieved super-hero out of it....
Pfft, that seems like too much effort for something that'd make no difference to online happenings.
Heh, who am I kidding, I'd sign up to that in five seconds flat
...only to find that there's already about forty Edcrabs or something...
Anyway. So you have a handle- love, honour and obey it. Or get a new one, whatever floats your boat!
No one likes a numbername.
...so yeah. Choose wisely!
I try to avoid numbers as much as I can.
Buy some useless stuff at my Cafepress site!
When are you scheduled to go against Mr. Libby?
Now, I have to get in early to get it. I can't remember if it was DAoC or Horizons where I sat for over two hours trying to get my damned name.
I will be the last one to inherit this handle, for there will be no children of mine to carry on the legacy.
2400 baud?!? Luxury! Try 300 baud acoustic-coupled! I mean, who needs to transfer data faster than you can read, anyway?
Still have mine, in fact...
Goddamn kids, get off my lawn!
As previously mentioned, in computing, calling usernames "handles" predates even Al Gore's Internetwebchupamathingy. Calling nicknames "handles" really seems to be rooted in CB radio.
Other than picking something that you know to be unique, and being more famous than the next guy, there's really not much one can do to claim a name, or defend such a claim. Using a handle clearly based (or ripped straight from) popular culture would be a sure-fire example of how not to ensure your pseudonym is unique.
I'm not the only darkgrue on the internet, although I have most of the page-share on Google. I'm "more famous", so in some sense, I win. On the other hand, not all the returns on the first page are me, and aren't easily distinguishable from me, so I also lose...
There's nothing you can do in the real world to keep other people from being called by the same name (for example, there are like three other people in the US with the same first and last name as I do), why would it be any different online? Adn what would you do when all the good names are already taken? When all the names that are words are taken?
And "handle" is not an archaic term, dammit. :x
I've been using Thanatos since the 1200-baud days. All those other dudes just stole it from me. Including the lazy videogame designers who use it for the name of a boss. :P
Squeanix?
Then Starcraft came out and ruined it forever.
I don't remember how I came up with my current one. It's reasonably unused in most places, which is nice.
I also had a different name for Starcraft, my friend was Romulus, I was Remus, and we played nothing but 2v2.
I used to have another during the golden age of IRC that's about it.