What's in a name?

[Max_Battle]

[S0und_Theif]

In EU, they have a clan name [BANCV].

Now, we have Remove_Submarine.

Next, we will have Remove_Superships. 

 

 

@Max_Battle

During your absence, there are a lot of "names" out there that will make you laugh, infuriate you, or just 'huh?!'.

[Andy_Siau]

Let's form "Remove Noobs"

[New_Jersey_prpr]

Sometimes you can tell a player's nationality by reading his in-game ID

For example, if you met a player whose ID is "CA68_Baltimore", plus you are in NA server, then it's very possible that the player is American.

But if the player's ID is "Baltimore_best_waifu", then it's 90% possible that the player is not American

And, if the player's ID is "Baltimore_prpr", the possibility that the player is not an American climbs up to 99%

Of course there are always exceptions, I met a player whose ID is "CA_70_Canberra" before and I thought maybe he's an Australian, but later I found that he's a friend of a clanmate of mine, so in fact he's not an Australian......

[Rub1c0n]

On 4/15/2022 at 3:59 PM, S0und_Theif said:

In EU, they have a clan name [BANCV].

Now, we have Remove_Submarine.

Next, we will have Remove_Superships. 

 

 

@Max_Battle

During your absence, there are a lot of "names" out there that will make you laugh, infuriate you, or just 'huh?!'.

True.  But are they wrong?

 

 

[Jayde2405]

6 hours ago, New_Jersey_prpr said:

Of course there are always exceptions, I met a player whose ID is "CA_70_Canberra" before and I thought maybe he's an Australian, but later I found that he's a friend of a clanmate of mine, so in fact he's not an Australian......

That would make him almost certainly American.  Maybe had a relative, such as grandfather, dad or uncle would served on that USS Canberra decommissioned in 1970.  I think an Aussie would have D33 Canberra for the Canberra of WW2.  Or maybe FFG02 for the one that followed

[Jayde2405]

18 hours ago, Andy_Siau said:

Let's form "Remove Noobs"

..  but sometimes I do noob things  

[New_Jersey_prpr]

14 minutes ago, Jayde2405 said:

That would make him almost certainly American.  Maybe had a relative, such as grandfather, dad or uncle would served on that USS Canberra decommissioned in 1970.  I think an Aussie would have D33 Canberra for the Canberra of WW2.  Or maybe FFG02 for the one that followed

This is Asia server, so there're many Australian people, plus USS Canberra, is the only USN warship named for a foreign warship or a foreign capital city. (In memory of HMAS Canberra, which is named after Australia's capital) So I naturally thought he is very possible to be an Australian

If I met a player with that ID in NA server I would certainly assume the player is an American.

[Jayde2405]

39 minutes ago, New_Jersey_prpr said:

This is Asia server, so there're many Australian people, plus USS Canberra, is the only USN warship named for a foreign warship or a foreign capital city. (In memory of HMAS Canberra, which is named after Australia's capital) So I naturally thought he is very possible to be an Australian

If I met a player with that ID in NA server I would certainly assume the player is an American.

The first time I heard of USS Canberra my initial reaction was the Americans had got it wrong and were taking credit, but then I found out about the story above quite a few years ago and was surprised and pleased.  I already knew of the battle concerned but not these consequences.     In the '90s the American Navy handed over the ship's bell from CA-70 USS Canberra at a ceremony at the Australian War Memorial (I think) as a gesture of friendship.   The Americans don't usually give away military artifacts.  There are currently two warships named Canberra sailing around.  HMAS Canberra and USS Canberra.

He definitely could be Aussie, but even on this server there would be expat Americans playing, or maybe with Asia as a preferred account for some reason.  They could be almost anywhere in Asia.