Hopefully it’s a bug and not a feature.
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Wait. Ive been playing since beta and enemy names have never been hidden…Have they?
Have i just never noticed?
Also why does that matter?
They were hidden about two years ago. Because you can gain an advantage by looking up enemy players, for example you can do target bans based on their most played hero, or match history.
Even if you can’t right click their profile, there is a function in the Hotslogs uploader which automatically brings up profiles of enemy and ally players when a draft starts (if names are visible). So players who don’t use hotslogs at high MMR will be at a disadvantage.
Players can also prepick counters against people who only play a few heroes or one hero, to make their match really tough. It will be really easy to identify OTP’s (one trick ponys) with the Hotslogs application then either banning their main heroes or picking multiple counters against them.
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I take it you’re the person I’ve encountered a solid chunk of the time who always goes Lunara?
If so, good. Punishing people who are one-trick ponies is a positive in my book.
Pssh. With like 60-70 games in HL+TL last two seasons I’m pretty sure I know exactly who the OP is without the need for those.
I understand the reasons to have it, but I also don’t think that one trick pony plays should be favored. Because that is what it does, in my experience.
I cannot recall the exact reasoning for implementing it. I don’t see one given in the patch it was added in.
https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/blog/21646098/
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Potential OTP check, uses a name trick to gain an advantage ingame check.
Having a flexible hero pool should be uplifted and not being a OTP.
Also some OTP ruin games at every level, when you see GM banning some picks because some OTP is so bad with it it is easier to carry them not playing it it is concerning.
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Thanks for the link. That change was far more recent than I first remembered. It wasn’t 2 years.
Yeah, I had though it was sooner, as I recalled it happening during time where I was barely playing the game, but still paying attention to patch notes and such.
I should also add, having only played one game against him, I’ll make sure to keep an eye on “that hanzo player” I’ve encountered before. Write his name down and beg for Hanzo to be banned whenever I see them (on the other team).
No it was talked about with the devs it is intentional. What’s so bad about target banning? It’s nice not to have the same bans every game
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U mean banning Lunara? in 2k19?
OMEGAHAHAHA 
If the OP is the UNST0PPABLE I am thinking of in ranked play… Yes, absolutely banning it against them.
Just like if I was playing against someone I knew was a super good Chen, I would ban Chen.
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If someone is only playing one hero and self destructs stupidly if banned from him i would ban it no matter what it is.
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Best change we’ve gotten in a long time! Hopefully soon they’ll allow checking enemy profiles too!
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Well if it’s the NA GM player than i still question the “Ban his main” thing.
It feels like banning a Tier3 character and force a higher lvl player to play a higher class hero…but i can understand 
Can work under Gold 3
I assume you mean you can see them in draft now. If so, I hope they change it back.
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i think you can see the name AFTER they pick now, where as before this patch you couldnt see names until the draft was complete. i dont see an issue if that is the case… they’ve already picked, you cant ban their hero now.
Before all that yes you could see names all draft which im HL people would target ban the 1st picks top heroes.
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They never should’ve hidden the names. One of the worst things they did and finally it’s normal again.
If you are a OTP, I’m sorry, but mobas are not for you.
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“Quitting if the names are hidden!”
“Quitting if the names are not hidden!”
Well, good by then. There are two crowd with the same attitude but with the opposite opinion. Blizz will choose the bigger group for obvious reasons.
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I just love banning the one tricks of the one tricks. Learn to play more heroes and less crying about it here.
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^ this.
Like come on OP, are you serious? If you play 3 heroes you can’t get angry when enemy check you and ban your favorite hero…
People should learn to be flexible, react to enemy picks and bans, not go one and only one hero regardless of the map, situation, composition, etc…
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that’s how you you stop unstoppable… provide names. 
Just pick another char
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