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Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru
I did read the part about 'recognize you' and stuff. I was just being emo, stupid, and trying to quit chat 'cuz a friend got banned so I changed my name. The moment I pressed the button I realized what I had just done and went, "AH SHI-" because I knew I did nothing but confuse everybody and frantically pressed 'back', but it was too late.

...Is 'I was being absolutely positively retarded' a valid reason to request a name change back to one's old name? >.>; If not I'll deal with it. If it is I'll go request it then.

EDIT: And... wrong place to post this. Oops.

EDIT2: Was answered. You can delete this post actually.
LuigiHann
Resident Skinner
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LuigiHann

peppy wrote:

Fixed page styling so people will read.
You should probably make the currently not-huge parts of that sentence also large, currently it interrupts the flow too much. Maybe have the sentence go from big to bigger to biggest
K2J
872 posts
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K2J
I think interrupting the flow was the point.
awp
osu! Alumni
11,869 posts
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awp
can you make the account registration page do that, too?
Zekira
9,233 posts
Joined September 2008
Zekira
HUEG BLACK TEXT
peppy
19,374 posts
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Topic Starter
peppy
And yet some people still don't get it.



The next well-known player to change their name to an unrecognizable one will force me to rollback all similar cases and block further name changes for these users.
Mafiamaster
osu! Alumni
3,460 posts
Joined July 2008
Mafiamaster
You can change my name back if you want.
Just wanted to try something new for a change ._.
Zeugziumy
327 posts
Joined June 2010
Zeugziumy
I saw when you have downloaded a map, and the guy of creator changed the name, you will need download again:
peppy
19,374 posts
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Topic Starter
peppy
no, you don't.
Colin Hou
osu! Alumni
4,456 posts
Joined November 2009
Colin Hou
We can find many popular IDs are registed but never be logged in or used :(

What can we do with them, ppy?
peppy
19,374 posts
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Topic Starter
peppy
Nothing.
Colin Hou
osu! Alumni
4,456 posts
Joined November 2009
Colin Hou
*sigh
Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani

gabrielwoj wrote:

I saw when you have downloaded a map, and the guy of creator changed the name, you will need download again:
For pending maps, you have to, but for ranked maps, you don't.
peppy
19,374 posts
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Topic Starter
peppy
Username rollbacks:

Mafiamaster
Ekaru
Wojjan
Takuma
CDFA
DataCirno
ouranhshc
Teta

If you have any questions, take them up with my hand.
Colin Hou
osu! Alumni
4,456 posts
Joined November 2009
Colin Hou
so don't be so famous guys :D

CDFA wrote:

For pending maps, you have to, but for ranked maps, you don't.
For pendings, you can use your edit to change the creator without doing a full download again.
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Andrea
Beatmap Nominator
16,650 posts
Joined August 2008
Andrea
I will never change my username, just to let you know :V
KRZY
Former osu! Champion: OWC#3
4,850 posts
Joined May 2009
KRZY

Colin Hou wrote:

so don't be so famous guys :D

looooooooooooooooooooool
arien666
6,312 posts
Joined May 2009
arien666

Colin Hou wrote:

so don't be so famous guys :D
Then, I'm not famous :3<JK



Umm...
;_;...

Some people think that this nick seems little stupid orz
Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani
Well that was fun while it lasted.
peppy
19,374 posts
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Topic Starter
peppy

CDFA wrote:

Well that was fun while it lasted.
I'm glad it was for one of us.
Cuddlebun
965 posts
Joined August 2008
Cuddlebun
I actually don't mind Wojjan having my name ;< tantamount to our status as BFFs
Kii-Sakurada
49 posts
Joined February 2010
Kii-Sakurada
old name: kiisakurada
new name: Kii Sakurada

Just wanna change, because most pages doesn't allow to use spaces on the nick.. I didn't know you can here!

Thanks! Nice feature :)
Powerdrone
464 posts
Joined October 2009
Powerdrone

kiisakurada wrote:

old name: kiisakurada
new name: Kii Sakurada

Just wanna change, because most pages doesn't allow to use spaces on the nick.. I didn't know you can here!

Thanks! Nice feature :)
You can do it from your profile page. You just have to have had a supporter tag.
Kii-Sakurada
49 posts
Joined February 2010
Kii-Sakurada

Powerdrone311 wrote:

kiisakurada wrote:

old name: kiisakurada
new name: Kii Sakurada

Just wanna change, because most pages doesn't allow to use spaces on the nick.. I didn't know you can here!

Thanks! Nice feature :)
You can do it from your profile page. You just have to have had a supporter tag.
Don't have one yet so I have to ask here, but anyways thanks for the advise
Andrea
Beatmap Nominator
16,650 posts
Joined August 2008
Andrea
You can't ask here, I think.

Best way is to get supporter :D
Zeugziumy
327 posts
Joined June 2010
Zeugziumy

CDFA wrote:

gabrielwoj wrote:

I saw when you have downloaded a map, and the guy of creator changed the name, you will need download again:
For pending maps, you have to, but for ranked maps, you don't.
Oh...
I like download much pending maps.. So I have much :DD
Ty
Galkan
Global Moderator
2,024 posts
Joined September 2009
Galkan
ouranhshc
Previously known as ouranhshc

Looks weird now.
Mara
4,907 posts
Joined November 2009
Mara

peppy wrote:

Username rollbacks:

Mafiamaster
Ekaru
Wojjan
Takuma
CDFA
DataCirno
ouranhshc
Teta

If you have any questions, take them up with my hand.
Hey, I didn't want DataCirno back!
peppy
19,374 posts
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Topic Starter
peppy
And you think you have a choice.
Mara
4,907 posts
Joined November 2009
Mara
Well were those usernames listed above/below that got their username changed back requested by the user or did you just decide to change it for no reason?
Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani

DataCirno wrote:

Well were those usernames listed above/below that got their username changed back requested by the user or did you just decide to change it for no reason?
He changed it because the name change system was intended to be used for things like Beuchi-chan becoming Beuchi, and stuff like that. Therefore, he kicked some ass and rolled back names that didn't follow this original intention.
James2250
osu! Alumni
4,059 posts
Joined July 2008
James2250
He changed them back because the rules state you are not allowed to change your user name to something unrecognizable (it says it in big letters) to what it was before, those people didn't follow that.

/good job posting 50 seconds before me CDFA :P
Mara
4,907 posts
Joined November 2009
Mara
That sucks. 0/5

It is just highly recommended...

Cuddlebun?
Ekaru
3,617 posts
Joined July 2008
Ekaru
Cuddlebun used her name in IRC for months, so her name change didn't cause any confusion to most people.

Others were either recognizable under their new name or just weren't well known (AKA no one cared about them).

The names that were changed were the ones that caused the most confusion from what I can tell (including DataCirno's name change, he's a frequent Off-Topic user). Except for CDFA. That wasn't that confusing to me, since CDFA is the only person on this planet who would change their username to Justin Bieber. It was probably confusing to other people though.

This is why we can't have nice things.
Neo@lex
1,345 posts
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Neo@lex
Actually, DataCirno is known as LunaticMara everywhere other than osu. It was a worthwhile change.
LuigiHann
Resident Skinner
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LuigiHann

arien666 wrote:

Umm...
;_;...

Some people think that this nick seems little stupid orz
At least I could still recognize you. Most people went too far in a random direction
Cuddlebun
965 posts
Joined August 2008
Cuddlebun

Neo@lex wrote:

Actually, DataCirno is known as LunaticMara everywhere other than osu. It was a worthwhile change.
this

plus he was bitching for a while that he wanted to be LunaticMara.


And expounding on Ekaru, not only did I use it in IRC for months, I usually talked ONLY in irc, so there wasn't conflict between Cuddlebun/Todesengal, even when I was on osu. Not to mention I was Cuddlebun elsewhere, like vent ^_~
Galkan
Global Moderator
2,024 posts
Joined September 2009
Galkan

Ekaru wrote:

That wasn't that confusing to me, since CDFA is the only person on this planet who would change their username to Justin Bieber.
So you want to say he's just an idiot?
Aqua
298 posts
Joined December 2008
Aqua
What about that:
No direct Change.
You can "Request" a new Username and a Bat/Peppy have to check it. If its oke, the change will be done, if not, the Player will get a PM with the Reason for "NO!"
Jarby
2,962 posts
Joined August 2008
Jarby
Jarby victory!

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Larto
4,128 posts
Joined June 2008
Larto

Jarby wrote:

Jarby victory!

lolidance.gif
Soon...
Orkel
osu! Alumni
450 posts
Joined September 2008
Orkel
I stand for DataCirno, he uses LunaticMara pretty much everywhere else so he should be allowed to change it to that.
TKiller
4,390 posts
Joined May 2009
TKiller
I see hyt103 has been rolled back too?
Pokebis
2,047 posts
Joined April 2008
Pokebis

Neo@lex wrote:

Actually, DataCirno is known as LunaticMara everywhere other than osu. It was a worthwhile change.
Yeah, I recognize him as Lunatic, he's Lunatic everywhere that's not osu!
Mara
4,907 posts
Joined November 2009
Mara
Requesting LunaticMara back~
Bass
1,846 posts
Joined January 2009
Bass
Also still a lot of names are confusing eg.

Mutsui changed to Rick Astley
Matusiek3 changed to Andzia is my mom.

My nickname isn't confusing tho :lol:
Alice
2,672 posts
Joined October 2008
Alice

Bass-chan wrote:

Mutsui changed to Rick Astley

this

Mutsui is really active in #french and I find it confusing.. >_< sorry Mutsui..
Glass
1,522 posts
Joined January 2010
Glass
< Previously known as Glasslake
TKiller
4,390 posts
Joined May 2009
TKiller
Some people keep telling me I should rename myself to Golimar :<
WiiAndii
56 posts
Joined May 2009
WiiAndii

peppy wrote:

Changes now work for old but inactive users. Conditions are:

User must have a playcount of less than 100 (across all game modes).
User must not have logged in for 640 days or more.

Enjoy and don't abuse.
WHY?! SERIOUSLY, WHY!? :cry:

I was away from August 1st til August 10th, this feature was introduced one day after my departure, I've been asking for it a while ago, and now it's gone again? Are you kidding me?

I joined osu! more than a year ago because someone showed it to me, but I didn't think about my username very long because I didn't play it that much and thought I'd never write something anyway.
But after about half a year I downloaded it again and now I love it, but I also hate my old username, it's stupid.

Please, give me and maybe also others a chance! :( I promise I won't regret changing my name and I won't ask to change it back. PLEEEAAASE!

Oh, and I don't have any ranked or pending maps right now, so in my case it wouldn't cause many problems. I'm actually a newbie, anyway, even though I have a large playcount (at least over 100)...
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Froslass
Beatmap Nominator
9,344 posts
Joined July 2008
Froslass

Andi_the_Fan wrote:

peppy wrote:

Changes now work for old but inactive users. Conditions are:

User must have a playcount of less than 100 (across all game modes).
User must not have logged in for 640 days or more.

Enjoy and don't abuse.
WHY?! SERIOUSLY, WHY!? :cry:

I was away from August 1st til August 10th, this feature was introduced one day after my departure, I've been asking for it a while ago, and now it's gone again? Are you kidding me?

I joined osu! more than a year ago because someone showed it to me, but I didn't think about my username very long because I didn't play it that much and thought I'd never write something anyway.
But after about half a year I downloaded it again and now I love it, but I also hate my old username, it's stupid.

Please, give me and maybe others a chance! :( I promise I won't regret changing my name and I won't ask to change it back. PLEEEAAASE!
....

It's not gone. It's still there, but you have to donate to osu! first.
WiiAndii
56 posts
Joined May 2009
WiiAndii
Oh, so if I donate I can still change my name even though I have a playcount over 100?

Allright then, I think I got something wrong, sometimes I have problems with understanding English and I read all this quite fast... :oops: :lol: Sorry!
Glass
1,522 posts
Joined January 2010
Glass
You read it wrong. What peppy meant is that if you want to change your name to one that's already taken, that other account must have less than 100 plays.
FurukawaPan
649 posts
Joined August 2008
FurukawaPan

Andi_the_Fan wrote:

peppy wrote:

Changes now work for old but inactive users. Conditions are:

User must have a playcount of less than 100 (across all game modes).
User must not have logged in for 640 days or more.

Enjoy and don't abuse.
WHY?! SERIOUSLY, WHY!? :cry:
A little context:

The name change feature has always been restricted to users who donated (and can only be used once)

The peppy-quote above are conditions for someone *else* to essentially take over some inactive user's name. They must have not played the game significantly (less than 100 plays requirement), and must not have logged in for nearly 2 years.

The real way to read this, if you don't play osu! often, but want to make sure you don't lose your account, log in at least once a year (pretty easy) and/or get your playcount over 100. All accounts that have played at least 100 times are secured from having their names stolen.
Glass
1,522 posts
Joined January 2010
Glass

FurukawaPan wrote:

The peppy-quote above are conditions for someone *else* to essentially take over some inactive user's name. They must have not played the game significantly (less than 100 plays requirement), and must not have logged in for nearly 2 years.
Actually I was able to change to this name even though the former user logged on recently, he didn't have any plays though.
peppy
19,374 posts
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peppy
This may be a problem, I'll look into it.
Mara
4,907 posts
Joined November 2009
Mara

DataCirno wrote:

Requesting LunaticMara back~
Still waiting answer for this.
Lemon Water_old
199 posts
Joined March 2010
Lemon Water_old
Requesting Lemons In Your Eyes back~ :(
Galkan
Global Moderator
2,024 posts
Joined September 2009
Galkan

Lemon Water wrote:

Requesting Lemons In Your Eyes back~ :(
I think now your nick sounds better.
Firo Prochainezo
2,140 posts
Joined June 2010
Firo Prochainezo

Galkan92 wrote:

Lemon Water wrote:

Requesting Lemons In Your Eyes back~ :(
I think now your nick sounds better.
Yeah, it sounds better even though I get confused with LemonWater
peppy
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peppy
No.
Remco32
1,755 posts
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Remco32
Great, I'm on a holiday for 2 weeks and half of the community decides to change his/her username. Will be a bit harder to identify people now...
Neo Adonis
320 posts
Joined November 2009
Neo Adonis

Remco32 wrote:

Great, I'm on a holiday for 2 weeks and half of the community decides to change his/her username. Will be a bit harder to identify people now...
It was just like 2 days since the feature when half of the community changed its name. :S

(LOL?)
Lemon Water_old
199 posts
Joined March 2010
Lemon Water_old

peppy wrote:

No.
ok
dNextGen
4,688 posts
Joined May 2010
dNextGen

Galkan92 wrote:

Lemon Water wrote:

Requesting Lemons In Your Eyes back~ :(
I think now your nick sounds better.
http://osu.ppy.sh/u/176037

herp a derp
Galkan
Global Moderator
2,024 posts
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Galkan

dNextGen wrote:

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/176037

herp a derp
Say what?
I was comparing his old and new nickname.
Daru
osu!painter
866 posts
Joined August 2008
Daru

Remco32 wrote:

Great, I'm on a holiday for 2 weeks and half of the community decides to change his/her username. Will be a bit harder to identify people now...
That's pretty much what I thought too.

Considering that osu! is one of the few places where I have the name I originally wanted, I'm not changing any time soon.
lothos_old
35 posts
Joined May 2010
lothos_old
Where is this Function?
I cant find!! =(
Andrea
Beatmap Nominator
16,650 posts
Joined August 2008
Andrea
You should buy a subscription first.

http://osu.ppy.sh/p/support
lothos_old
35 posts
Joined May 2010
lothos_old
But my parent dont want psnecd money for this =(
Is not possible to do only one time Free please?
Remco32
1,755 posts
Joined May 2008
Remco32

lothos wrote:

psnecd
I'm pretty sure this isn't a word.
Firo Prochainezo
2,140 posts
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Firo Prochainezo

lothos wrote:

But my parent dont want spend money for this =(
Is not possible to do only one time Free please?
Well, you can't do anything about it and, beside, I suggest to think one more time when you decide what nick to choose.
Derekku
COOL DUDE
7,270 posts
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Derekku

lothos wrote:

But my parent dont want psnecd money for this =(
Is not possible to do only one time Free please?

peppy wrote:

You do have to have an osu! supporter tag, but this limitation may be removed at a later stage.
It helps to read. Be patient.
LuigiHann
Resident Skinner
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LuigiHann
yeah you should just wait and see. although lothos sounds like a cool name
Derekku
COOL DUDE
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Derekku

LuigiHann wrote:

lothos sounds like a cool name
Seconded. :p
Xgor
Elite Mapper
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Joined April 2009
Xgor
SPOILER
Hmm, Isn't this supposed to not show up for me?
Andrea
Beatmap Nominator
16,650 posts
Joined August 2008
Andrea
I think if you was a supporter you have the right for change your username.
lothos_old
35 posts
Joined May 2010
lothos_old

Derekku wrote:

LuigiHann wrote:

lothos sounds like a cool name
Seconded. :p
I dont like it anymore , because now i love Remilia Scarlet -.-"
Firo Prochainezo
2,140 posts
Joined June 2010
Firo Prochainezo

lothos wrote:

I dont like it anymore , because now i love Remilia Scarlet -.-"
Be a man and deal with it until you get support tag or when everyone can change their nick.
nardii
271 posts
Here since the beginning
nardii

lothos wrote:

I dont like it anymore , because now i love Remilia Scarlet -.-"
Dude, wait it out for bit, see how things go. You don't get a tattoo with your girlfriends name on it a week after you start dating. You never know if this relationship's going to last, in a month you could be sick of her and all up in some other touhou chick.
LuigiHann
Resident Skinner
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LuigiHann
But naming yourself after a videogame character is such a nerdy thing to do! ... oh....

After a while, the name grows on you and you stop thinking of it as a reference to something else
Bianco
54 posts
Joined July 2008
Bianco

peppy wrote:

And yet some people still don't get it.



The next well-known player to change their name to an unrecognizable one will force me to rollback all similar cases and block further name changes for these users.
can I change my name to whatever I want, then?
Pokerkid
Pokerkid
I Dont need change my name.
I like ;)
Sadame
24 posts
Joined February 2010
Sadame
Could I request my name be to Fate?

Edit: Nevermind, found an alternative.
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Claudia_old
571 posts
Joined July 2010
Claudia_old
I know this doesn't fufill the 640 day criteria, but this person has 6 playcount and hasn't logged in for nearly a year.

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/Love
Firo Prochainezo
2,140 posts
Joined June 2010
Firo Prochainezo
Hello ! I want to change my nickname to "Vodka", but it's already taken.

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/Vodka

He didn't join for 2 long years.

Edit = I changed my mind.
oddysea682
211 posts
Joined February 2010
oddysea682
I wanna Edit my name to "Oddy" but i cant get my parents to pay for me and i wont be able to play osu until maybe December or so
Cuddlebun
965 posts
Joined August 2008
Cuddlebun
cool story
Derekku
COOL DUDE
7,270 posts
Joined March 2009
Derekku

Firo Prochainezo wrote:

Hello ! I want to change my nickname to "Vodka", but it's already taken.

http://osu.ppy.sh/u/Vodka

He didn't join for 2 long years.

Edit = I changed my mind.
Well that was anti-climactic.
Claudia_old
571 posts
Joined July 2010
Claudia_old
That it was.

*crosses fingers on my namechange*.
Since their last playdates were September 2008, although they last logged in on March 17th, 2009.
TheVileOne
osu! Alumni
8,436 posts
Joined March 2010
TheVileOne
Vultures!!

This guy hasn't logged in in two years, and I want to steal his name. >.>

Why do people go to so much trouble to have a particular name?


Edit: Pardon me if it has been answered already, but do users that have been inactive for years have their accounts deleted in order for you to use their names?
Derekku
COOL DUDE
7,270 posts
Joined March 2009
Derekku

TheVileOne wrote:

Pardon me if it has been answered already, but do users that have been inactive for years have their accounts deleted in order for you to use their names?
That's correct.
LuigiHann
Resident Skinner
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LuigiHann

E-Hooker wrote:

That it was.

*crosses fingers on my namechange*.
Since their last playdates were September 2008, although they last logged in on March 17th, 2009.
No way
Claudia_old
571 posts
Joined July 2010
Claudia_old

LuigiHann wrote:

E-Hooker wrote:

That it was.

*crosses fingers on my namechange*.
Since their last playdates were September 2008, although they last logged in on March 17th, 2009.
No way
And why not? :C
LuigiHann
Resident Skinner
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LuigiHann
Actually I guess it's closer than I thought. 640 days is the rule, that's about 2 years, so wait until 2011 to see :p
Claudia_old
571 posts
Joined July 2010
Claudia_old
No exceptions?
loli66
118 posts
Joined November 2009
loli66
Hi, i can change my name to Garnet Til Alexandros XVII or can cerberus? thanks for your time reading this.
James2250
osu! Alumni
4,059 posts
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James2250

loli66 wrote:

Hi, i can change my name to Garnet Til Alexandros XVII or can cerberus? thanks for your time reading this.
-If you have never been a subscriber you have to donate money to osu before you can change your name

-If you have been a subscriber in the past you can change your name yourself in your profile, you don't need to ask permission (assuming those names have not been taken or they follow these rules

* User must have a playcount of less than 100 (across all game modes).
* User must not have logged in for 640 days or more.
Hakurei Reimu
43 posts
Joined January 2010
Hakurei Reimu
OK..there is a questions..
some of the users are..

Laterly, some users try to log on their accounts illegally.
They did not actual have any laptops or PC-value; however, the point was not focus on the PC-values. But, they did ensure their accounts could not be deleted or "stolen" by any other users.
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Claudia_old
571 posts
Joined July 2010
Claudia_old

a139838457 wrote:

OK..there is a questions..
some of the users are..

Malicious let his(her) username can be keep using by login one times in these days,
They're still don't have any PC,but by using this,they can keep their username not be removed or give to other player.

wtf..
um yeah, what.
your translation is ennnnh.
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