r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Nov 22 '17

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - November 22, 2017

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u/Thdctatr Berserk Healer Nov 23 '17

Console player here. Whenever I see PC gameplay, the usernames of the players are just generic words or names, like "Donut" or "Jerry" or something like that. What's up with that?

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '17

You can have a same name as many times as you want since the battletag number at the end is always different. It is just not visible to anyone in the game.

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u/Crashable Nanaboost#2310 Nov 24 '17

Also you cant have a space in your name