《鬥陣特攻》人氣輸出英雄「麥卡利」因角色命名來自暴雪性平風波涉嫌性騷擾的前《暗黑破壞神》資深設計師傑西˙麥卡利(Jesse McCree),成為動視暴雪第一波整頓的對象,並宣布將為其改名,上週日名稱揭曉為柯爾˙卡西迪(Cole Cassidy),正式名稱於今日上線,但Overwatch League官方推特最新貼文的留言處仍有許多人不買帳。
Meet Cole Cassidy.
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 22, 2021
Rides into Overwatch October 26. pic.twitter.com/CT6PmaNXNs
在為麥卡利改名的同時,官方也為其改名緣由寫下一段描述,內容提到:「當一個叛徒失去的第一件事就是他們的名字,而這個人很久以前就放棄了他的名字。逃離他的過往意味逃離他自已。年復一年,他只會擴大今昔的差距,但在每個牛仔的人生中,總會有這個時刻停下腳步檢視自我。」
「為了使鬥陣特攻更好-為了做出正確的決定-他必須坦率地面對他的團隊及自我。這位牛仔已經來到日落時分,Cole Cassidy將在黎明升起時面向這個世界。」
但就在原文推特的留言處,也有不少網友持正反意見,就有網友拍胸鋪保證還會有九成以上的玩家叫他麥卡利,導致新玩家混淆,更稱麥卡利就是自己的傳奇,「改名後的他什麼都不是」。
Guarantee 90% of people who have played OW for even just a few months and definitely since launch will always call him McCree. Will lead to confusion in callouts with new players. Move was stupid, McCree was his own character / lore. NOBODY thought of person he was named after.
— Stephen Riley (@silverhazey_) October 26, 2021
也有網友說,他們不會認為遊戲內的麥卡利就是那位涉嫌性騷擾的設計師,他更直白地說「你們覺得改個名對那位(被性騷擾)的員工有什麼用嗎?隨你高興改名字,但他們那段記憶不會消失」。
probably 85% of you guys was out here was like “he’s mcree” or “we don’t see Mcree as the person you named it after” now y’all defend it.. you people think that a name change is gonna do anything for the employees? change a name all you want but the memory they faced dont fade…
— UltimateRage33 (@UltimateRage33) October 27, 2021