Is anyone else bothered by "Fresh Meat"?

[Kirschey]

If character design in this game was well thought out and in depth, I wouldn't mind not being able to see player names. Because then I could look at the enemy team's characters and what they are wearing and say "Oh this is soandso's premade, we need to be careful when they do X" or something. However, most everyone looks the same. There isn't much disparity in gear, even when we get the vanity system. There will be no way to tell who you're fighting.

[Obreck]

...There isn't much disparity in gear, even when we get the vanity system. There will be no way to tell who you're fighting.

They confirmed in the recent live letter Q&A that the vanity system won't even be allowed in PvP. They are basically stripping the players of any identity in PvP so feelings won't get hurt and bad players that pass off their inability to identify an opponent's class without an exact gear set as a "strategy" can be catered to. Its really rather depressing.

Personally this "Fresh Meat" thing sounds like something straight out of a 90s self esteem seminar to me. What's the worse that could happen if I get harassed by another player over a PvP match, aside from finally having a non-RMT related use for my Black List? That doesn't really bother me.

It should have been optional: let those with thinner skin be anonymous. I'd rather wear my name proud both in times of triumph and suckage.

[Kirschey]

-snip cuz char limit-

I must have missed that part, that's really a shame lol I wasn't expecting much out of the pvp here cuz, pve game, but this kind of coddling is a bit silly :/
I especially loved when the "fresh meat" thing was first announced, all the people were saying "YAY now no one will immediately recognize who is undergeared by their name and they'll have a fighting chance!" allofmywat.

This way most people in this game act, it makes me feel like I'm playing a 90s self esteem seminar simulator.