Okay, so I spent a bit of time digging into something that’s been bouncing around my head lately. Someone mentioned this thing about “how many bangs rankers habe” – yeah, spelled just like that, ‘habe’. Sounded weird, but you know how game communities get with slang and typos.
My First Steps
First off, I had to figure out what exactly “bangs” meant in this context. And who these “rankers” were. Seemed pretty obvious ‘rankers’ just meant the top players, the folks sitting high on the leaderboards. Easy enough. But the “bangs”? I initially thought, maybe it’s some kind of in-game currency? Like, you get ‘bangs’ for winning matches?
So, I started by just watching some streams. Pulled up a few channels of players I know are usually in the top 100. I kept an eye on their UI, their character screens, anything that might show a count of something called ‘bangs’. Didn’t see anything obvious right away. Felt a bit silly, staring intently hoping to spot a word.
Then I thought, maybe it’s not currency. Maybe it’s an item? Or a cosmetic? That seemed more likely, especially with the word “bangs”. Like, hairstyles? You know, the fringe part of hair. This clicked a bit better.
Checking Profiles and Asking Around
Alright, new plan. I started going through the public profiles of these top players. Lots of them have pretty decked-out characters. I specifically looked at their character models, focusing on hairstyles. Did they all have literal bangs? Or a specific, rare hairstyle that people just called bangs?
- Checked about 20 profiles from the top 50.
- Looked closely at character appearance settings if available.
- Tried searching forums for discussions about “ranker hairstyles” or “rare bangs”.
Found a few forum threads where people were talking about a particular hairstyle, one with a very prominent fringe, that seemed to be awarded for reaching a certain high rank in past seasons. Maybe that was the “bangs” people meant? It wasn’t something you could just buy.
This is where things got messy. Not every ranker had this specific hairstyle. Some used totally different ones. Some had default hair. So, the idea that all rankers “habe” these bangs didn’t seem right.
My Conclusion (Sort Of)
So, after poking around, watching streams, and reading old forum posts, here’s what I think is going on.
There was a specific hairstyle, let’s call it the “Ranker Fringe,” awarded way back. A lot of veteran high-rank players might still have and use it, leading to this idea that “rankers have bangs.” But:
- Newer rankers might not have it.
- Some rankers just don’t like the style and use something else.
- “Bangs” might just be a shorthand or even a running joke for any sign of being a long-time, high-ranked player, not literally just that one hairstyle.
- And that ‘habe’ spelling? Probably just a common typo or meme in whatever corner of the community started the phrase.
Honestly, it felt like chasing smoke sometimes. Reminds me of years ago trying to figure out the “best” way to grind levels in some old MMO, everyone had a different ‘secret’ spot. It’s less about a hard number and more about community myth and observation. How many bangs do they actually have? Probably depends entirely on which ranker you look at and how you define “bangs.” Not really a definitive answer, just another piece of community lore.
Spent a good afternoon on this. Kind of fun, kind of pointless, but hey, I learned something. Or at least, I confirmed it wasn’t as simple as the question made it sound. That’s usually how these things go, right?
