I'd rather not drop the names in front of servers. I like to know what I'm dealing with before I go off joining someone's server. I like to know who is hosting the server so I know what I can expect before I join. Hosts could just change the name of their server to mimic another player, or even another existing server. It's not a matter of Badspot protecting himself, it's a matter of the entire serverlist turning into a new form of grief and drama. If this was done there would have to be identification methods for the host or something, because it seems like an idea that would cause more trouble than it's worth.
The point isn't just the names. This is just the continuation of the discussion. The main point of the discussion is that dedicated server software for the game should be available to anyone just like they are for like 99% of games that allow players to host their own servers. The problem with this is that no auth = no name.
Though I haven't seen any server related drama issues on any other game. And should the problem arise, those games have server favorites and blacklists. Besides, join server, realize it's a stuffty knockoff or trolling attempt, leave, blacklist server. And even with the forced names, we still have issues like this. And to be honest, I'll restate that the drama section should just be removed.
