Here's an example for the idea the black bar is where the name is.
http://i.imgur.com/qF4s7rP.png
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Here's an example for the idea the black bar is where the name is.
http://i.imgur.com/qF4s7rP.png
I'd have to say no to this, it would be in the way of a lot of things, for example seeing people in Events.
Another reason would be the 8v8 TDMs, the names would just mess it up even more considering if players were hiding near each other, it would be hard to tell from a longer distance.