The banhammer from Overwatch is striking in China. This time, it affects accounts with rather entertaining names.
Blizzard is persistently trying to make Overwatch a fair playing field for all participants. However, not everyone follows the rules. There are constantly cheaters and hackers who cheat in various ways to gain an advantage in the game with something like an aimbot. Blizzard attempts to exclude these players from the game and also likes to announce their successes. Recently, in China, 1845 accounts were permanently closed due to cheating. As is customary in China, the account names of the affected individuals are also published.
On Reddit, users immediately banded together to translate some of the names and – oh wonder – many of them are quite obscene or simply embarrassing. Here are some of the more moderate name translations for you.
- Only sluts play Genji
- I am the biological father of your children
- Let me charge first, because I have health insurance
- This is not a cheat, this is skill
- What is milk tea? Is it tea or milk?
- I am the lover that a thousand girls dream of.
You can find the complete Reddit post in our sources.
Cortyn says: Just the account name itself is actually worth a ban for many players. Yet it’s fascinating that some players seem completely unfazed by what happens to their account – because who chooses such a name (at least in the “harder” cases) expects that their account will be banned anyway. On the other hand, I will never completely understand cheaters, how they can have fun cheating while everyone else notices it, escapes me completely.
Frustration is also caused by Mei’s Christmas skin – not everyone likes it.
