Originally posted by hatchman
Originally posted by The Avenger
Pressing needs? Try recruiting. Casual WL has "pop". I don't want to go to just Pro, i want to go to WL, AI or no LOLai.
changing a freaking name isn't going to improve recruiting at all. I seriously cannot believe that you would even think that it would help. people that play casual play casual. people that do not play casual aren't going to change their mind over a damn name.
You are kinda missing a key point here.
There are people that do not go to casual not because they hate casual, but because of the "hype" about World League. They dont even think about casual, they think about WL and the Natty Pro road to get there, because thats what hits you in the face when you walk in the GLB saloon doors.
In other words, the impression the games nomenclature and structure gives is that World League is the real deal and that Casual is a Side Show.
For most dots, who never touch a tactics page, that difference is illusory. But thats what they are given to think and thats why the core of the game is National Pro "regular" and trying to grab the WL golden ring.
Which is to say, its all about perception.
And yes you CAN very well change perception by something as seemingly trivial as a name change, the same way the current perception is created by the current name useages.
If Bort wants casual to be more appealing, a casual WL would be a good step in that direction.
Changing the Casual name in general to something less demeaning sounding wouldn't hurt either.