My only beef is that people will use FF names like Cloud and Sephiroth or whatever. If I were SE I would put up a naming policy, not being able to use these types of names. Not only is it lame and annoying but it just makes you look like you have no creativity in the least. Sorry about being a dick but someone has to come out and say it.
I know how you feel. Just do a google search on the first name Vince. There are millions out there. Very distressing to know that others are using my first name.
I even found a guy with my first and last name, which was really upsetting. I was born first so this loser clearly stole my name. Luckily he lives on another continent or it would be on!!!
I know how you feel. Just do a google search on the first name Vince. There are millions out there. Very distressing to know that others are using my first name.
I even found a guy with my first and last name, which was really upsetting. I was born first so this loser clearly stole my name. Luckily he lives on another continent or it would be on!!!
Seriously. All those pauls and marys and ronalds' and kims' etc.....
How do you talk to them in the raid?! HEY PAUL 3 CAN YOU TELL PAUL 2 TO STOP TANKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND START TANKING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE? BTW PAUL 1 IS AFK?
WHAT IN TEH WORLD R WE GOINGZ TO DO?!!1!!!!!!1!!1!!one!1!11one1!1!111!!
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I dont think this is a bad idea as long as they lock out all SE popular names and do the same thing as Champions did with their naming, no plagiarism of other companies creations are allowed
World of Warcraft is the original creation of God. Real Life is in fact a WoW clone.
Seriously. All those pauls and marys and ronalds' and kims' etc.....
How do you talk to them in the raid?! HEY PAUL 3 CAN YOU TELL PAUL 2 TO STOP TANKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND START TANKING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE? BTW PAUL 1 IS AFK?
WHAT IN TEH WORLD R WE GOINGZ TO DO?!!1!!!!!!1!!1!!one!1!11one1!1!111!!
Yeah. I mean, noone would think of using their last names, no? :P
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Seriously Farmville? Yeah I think it's great. In a World where half our population is dying of hunger the more fortunate half is spending their time harvesting food that doesn't exist.
Coldren reminded me of how in Ultima Online you could have the exact same name.
My first MMORPG character was Aeris, yes it wasn't very clever, I had no idea what to expect. I found it difficult to create a name, so my choise was the character I loved the most on that time... Aeris... (it was 11 years ago, I was just 19 years old!)
I meet some characters with the name Aeris. It didn't bother me at all.
They had other dressing style as me. Dressing style and especially color was the most important in UO, you had no floating names above the heads, you had to click on the character to discover the name.
I always turn off floating names, I dislike it. But in FFXI it is difficult to regonize people, style is depended most on job and level...
Ah well... I guess in these days MMORPG's names would be abused to scam people, or just kids who love to mess things up... *sigh*
Anyway, I can understand that you don't like it when someone else is walking around with the same first name.
But who would be the one who copied? If it is copying at all. I think it is hard to be unique with so many people.
I tried the weirdest names at EVE Online, and not 1 worked, I became frustrated, till my husband told me I could use more names...
I had the name Lynxie on FFXI, which surprised me with the Mithra, while in WoW it was already used. I deleted Lynxie however, I use Lynxie as my forum name, I don't like to have my character name to be the same as my forum name.
I don't know what kind of name I will use on FFXIV, I want to try out role playing, I want a name that fits my character. Well it won't be Aeris or Lynxie, that's for sure.
Seriously. All those pauls and marys and ronalds' and kims' etc.....
How do you talk to them in the raid?! HEY PAUL 3 CAN YOU TELL PAUL 2 TO STOP TANKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND START TANKING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE? BTW PAUL 1 IS AFK?
WHAT IN TEH WORLD R WE GOINGZ TO DO?!!1!!!!!!1!!1!!one!1!11one1!1!111!!
Yeah. I mean, noone would think of using their last names, no? :P
I believe that was my point. How brilliant of you to have figured this out!
__________________________________________________________________________________________ "Your pride, good sir, far exceeds your worth." -x3r0h
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Seriously. All those pauls and marys and ronalds' and kims' etc.....
How do you talk to them in the raid?! HEY PAUL 3 CAN YOU TELL PAUL 2 TO STOP TANKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND START TANKING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE? BTW PAUL 1 IS AFK?
WHAT IN TEH WORLD R WE GOINGZ TO DO?!!1!!!!!!1!!1!!one!1!11one1!1!111!!
Yeah. I mean, noone would think of using their last names, no? :P
I believe that was my point. How brilliant of you to have figured this out!
as Matt -7 the thought of using last names offends me. why cant i have some impersonal number to go with my make believe name?
the missing link in a chain of destruction.
All spelling and typographical errors are based soely on the fact that i just dont care. If you must point out my lack of atention to detail, please do it with a smile.
I know how you feel. Just do a google search on the first name Vince. There are millions out there. Very distressing to know that others are using my first name.
I even found a guy with my first and last name, which was really upsetting. I was born first so this loser clearly stole my name. Luckily he lives on another continent or it would be on!!!
lol @ this
I think it adds another element of depth to the game. On the flip side instead of all the complaints I think it's cool that potentially there could be a family where a group all takes the same last name but different first names. It's like forming your LS before even being in one.
Well, even though I would still prefer individual first names (and probably always will) at least you guys have helped me feel it may not be as bad as I fear.
I guess if I can't have a guaranteed unique first name, maybe I will go the opposite route and have a completely unoriginal first name...
Darth Kupo. Hmmm, I like the sound of that (just kidding!)
Well, even though I would still prefer individual first names (and probably always will) at least you guys have helped me feel it may not be as bad as I fear.
I guess if I can't have a guaranteed unique first name, maybe I will go the opposite route and have a completely unoriginal first name...
Darth Kupo. Hmmm, I like the sound of that (just kidding!)
I am kinda fond of Luke MogWalker
the missing link in a chain of destruction.
All spelling and typographical errors are based soely on the fact that i just dont care. If you must point out my lack of atention to detail, please do it with a smile.
i think a naming policy would be a good idea (banning the use of names from FF titles would perhaps dissapoint a few people but im sure they'd get over it) too many games i see players with variations of sephiroth or legolas.. etc, i know finding an original name can be hard sometimes but, its not impossible - and if it challenges players to be creative that can only be a good thing imo.
Well, even though I would still prefer individual first names (and probably always will) at least you guys have helped me feel it may not be as bad as I fear.
I guess if I can't have a guaranteed unique first name, maybe I will go the opposite route and have a completely unoriginal first name...
Darth Kupo. Hmmm, I like the sound of that (just kidding!)
Alright that for me might be awesome. I can imagine me pissing another player off. i see them the next day. They ask me " are u that gaylord that totaly pissed me off yesterday". I respond " No mate u have got the wrong Juven Juvikaki" Aslong as i can keap changing clothes and hair iam of the chain. ^_^
Alright that for me might be awesome. I can imagine me pissing another player off. i see them the next day. They ask me " are u that gaylord that totaly pissed me off yesterday". I respond " No mate u have got the wrong Juven Juvikaki" Aslong as i can keap changing clothes and hair iam of the chain. ^_^
You can bet someone named Lolo Lollolo will be training mobs your direction very soon.
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Alright that for me might be awesome. I can imagine me pissing another player off. i see them the next day. They ask me " are u that gaylord that totaly pissed me off yesterday". I respond " No mate u have got the wrong Juven Juvikaki" Aslong as i can keap changing clothes and hair iam of the chain. ^_^
You can bet someone named Lolo Lollolo will be training mobs your direction very soon.
heh thats the buty of it. i can just say thisame thing to mr Lolo Lollolo . 6 Ls says "someones been saying that iam the one who pissed off such and such" i will respond " oh not me dude i'am just a guy trying to have fun in this game. iam not the one that told such and such that he was a ***** and blamed it on someone else. u see my clothes and hair, not thisame guy u see keap searching big guy until u find him" muahaha i could carry on forever until all mr Lolo Lollolos in FF14 are found. That or the person could report me xD.
Alright that for me might be awesome. I can imagine me pissing another player off. i see them the next day. They ask me " are u that gaylord that totaly pissed me off yesterday". I respond " No mate u have got the wrong Juven Juvikaki" Aslong as i can keap changing clothes and hair iam of the chain. ^_^
You can bet someone named Lolo Lollolo will be training mobs your direction very soon.
heh thats the buty of it. i can just say thisame thing to mr Lolo Lollolo . 6 Ls says "someones been saying that iam the one who pissed off such and such" i will respond " oh not me dude i'am just a guy trying to have fun in this game. iam not the one that told such and such that he was a ***** and blamed it on someone else. u see my clothes and hair, not thisame guy u see keap searching big guy until u find him" muahaha i could carry on forever until all mr Lolo Lollolos in FF14 are found. That or the person could report me xD.
Thats when a screen shot or chat/comba log comes in handy... so you can count the Ls to be sure :P
Also I do belive that the idea is that people wouldnt be able to have the same combination of first & last names. But if they were to allow that... I guess it would be a bit much :P
Not sure if it has been answered, or indeed if anyone knows, but will it be possible to just have a first name. I couldn't really be bothered with having a last name, will I be forced to or can I just leave mine blank?
Having first and last names won't really bother me. I hope it is optional because I would just use one name, but if isn't it would just be a minor inconvenience because I would have to come up with a last name. It isn't a big deal or anything and just something for more people to nit pick at and for more fanboi-ish people to defend.
Well as far as I have understood this it is the combination of first and last names that are unique. So for instead if you decide to have Paul as your first name and -blank- last name, then you only have that first name. But if someone already has that combo you either has to change that first name or add a last name. The same might be applicable to the combination of the last name and first name to, -blank- Smith, maybe. But that is what I have understood about their system.
it is easy to think of first and last name. Just think of 2 first names. type one in first then the other last. There you go u have got your self a last name.
I mean, would you like to see 20 other people on these message boards named Gorilla?
If there were other ways to differentiate between people, then I wouldn't mind at all. In UO, the only time you really had trouble differntiating people with the same name was with Raistlins, Legolases and Sephiroths. Since they were all obnoxious and illiterate, the similar names actually worked as an efficient filter.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein "Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
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Quite a few games allow you to have same first or last name;
one in particular is Fallen Earth.
My only beef is that people will use FF names like Cloud and Sephiroth or whatever. If I were SE I would put up a naming policy, not being able to use these types of names. Not only is it lame and annoying but it just makes you look like you have no creativity in the least. Sorry about being a dick but someone has to come out and say it.
I hate when I start playing a game and someone has the name I wanted to use... so I see this as a good thing.
Chances of someone using both the frist and last name I'd want to use together is pretty slim.
It is just like Guild Wars and DDO. You can have the same first name but a different last name. Its all good people!
I know how you feel. Just do a google search on the first name Vince. There are millions out there. Very distressing to know that others are using my first name.
I even found a guy with my first and last name, which was really upsetting. I was born first so this loser clearly stole my name. Luckily he lives on another continent or it would be on!!!
Seriously. All those pauls and marys and ronalds' and kims' etc.....
How do you talk to them in the raid?! HEY PAUL 3 CAN YOU TELL PAUL 2 TO STOP TANKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE AND START TANKING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE? BTW PAUL 1 IS AFK?
WHAT IN TEH WORLD R WE GOINGZ TO DO?!!1!!!!!!1!!1!!one!1!11one1!1!111!!
__________________________________________________________________________________________
"Your pride, good sir, far exceeds your worth." -x3r0h
Oldest mmorpg.com member with the least amount of post counts. That counts for something, right?
I dont think this is a bad idea as long as they lock out all SE popular names and do the same thing as Champions did with their naming, no plagiarism of other companies creations are allowed
World of Warcraft is the original creation of God. Real Life is in fact a WoW clone.
Yeah. I mean, noone would think of using their last names, no? :P
Coldren reminded me of how in Ultima Online you could have the exact same name.
My first MMORPG character was Aeris, yes it wasn't very clever, I had no idea what to expect. I found it difficult to create a name, so my choise was the character I loved the most on that time... Aeris... (it was 11 years ago, I was just 19 years old!)
I meet some characters with the name Aeris. It didn't bother me at all.
They had other dressing style as me. Dressing style and especially color was the most important in UO, you had no floating names above the heads, you had to click on the character to discover the name.
I always turn off floating names, I dislike it. But in FFXI it is difficult to regonize people, style is depended most on job and level...
Ah well... I guess in these days MMORPG's names would be abused to scam people, or just kids who love to mess things up... *sigh*
Anyway, I can understand that you don't like it when someone else is walking around with the same first name.
But who would be the one who copied? If it is copying at all. I think it is hard to be unique with so many people.
I tried the weirdest names at EVE Online, and not 1 worked, I became frustrated, till my husband told me I could use more names...
I had the name Lynxie on FFXI, which surprised me with the Mithra, while in WoW it was already used. I deleted Lynxie however, I use Lynxie as my forum name, I don't like to have my character name to be the same as my forum name.
I don't know what kind of name I will use on FFXIV, I want to try out role playing, I want a name that fits my character. Well it won't be Aeris or Lynxie, that's for sure.
I believe that was my point. How brilliant of you to have figured this out!
__________________________________________________________________________________________
"Your pride, good sir, far exceeds your worth." -x3r0h
Oldest mmorpg.com member with the least amount of post counts. That counts for something, right?
as Matt -7 the thought of using last names offends me. why cant i have some impersonal number to go with my make believe name?
the missing link in a chain of destruction.
All spelling and typographical errors are based soely on the fact that i just dont care. If you must point out my lack of atention to detail, please do it with a smile.
lol @ this
I think it adds another element of depth to the game. On the flip side instead of all the complaints I think it's cool that potentially there could be a family where a group all takes the same last name but different first names. It's like forming your LS before even being in one.
Well, even though I would still prefer individual first names (and probably always will) at least you guys have helped me feel it may not be as bad as I fear.
I guess if I can't have a guaranteed unique first name, maybe I will go the opposite route and have a completely unoriginal first name...
Darth Kupo. Hmmm, I like the sound of that (just kidding!)
I am kinda fond of Luke MogWalker
the missing link in a chain of destruction.
All spelling and typographical errors are based soely on the fact that i just dont care. If you must point out my lack of atention to detail, please do it with a smile.
i think a naming policy would be a good idea (banning the use of names from FF titles would perhaps dissapoint a few people but im sure they'd get over it) too many games i see players with variations of sephiroth or legolas.. etc, i know finding an original name can be hard sometimes but, its not impossible - and if it challenges players to be creative that can only be a good thing imo.
Good one!
Alright that for me might be awesome. I can imagine me pissing another player off. i see them the next day. They ask me " are u that gaylord that totaly pissed me off yesterday". I respond " No mate u have got the wrong Juven Juvikaki" Aslong as i can keap changing clothes and hair iam of the chain. ^_^
You can bet someone named Lolo Lollolo will be training mobs your direction very soon.
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Now Playing: Skyrim, Wurm Online, Tropico 4
Waiting On: GW2, TSW, Archeage, The Rapture
heh thats the buty of it. i can just say thisame thing to mr Lolo Lollolo . 6 Ls says "someones been saying that iam the one who pissed off such and such" i will respond " oh not me dude i'am just a guy trying to have fun in this game. iam not the one that told such and such that he was a ***** and blamed it on someone else. u see my clothes and hair, not thisame guy u see keap searching big guy until u find him" muahaha i could carry on forever until all mr Lolo Lollolos in FF14 are found. That or the person could report me xD.
Thats when a screen shot or chat/comba log comes in handy... so you can count the Ls to be sure :P
Also I do belive that the idea is that people wouldnt be able to have the same combination of first & last names. But if they were to allow that... I guess it would be a bit much :P
Not sure if it has been answered, or indeed if anyone knows, but will it be possible to just have a first name. I couldn't really be bothered with having a last name, will I be forced to or can I just leave mine blank?
I'll just leave my thoughts right here....
Having first and last names won't really bother me. I hope it is optional because I would just use one name, but if isn't it would just be a minor inconvenience because I would have to come up with a last name. It isn't a big deal or anything and just something for more people to nit pick at and for more fanboi-ish people to defend.
bam!
Well as far as I have understood this it is the combination of first and last names that are unique. So for instead if you decide to have Paul as your first name and -blank- last name, then you only have that first name. But if someone already has that combo you either has to change that first name or add a last name. The same might be applicable to the combination of the last name and first name to, -blank- Smith, maybe. But that is what I have understood about their system.
it is easy to think of first and last name. Just think of 2 first names. type one in first then the other last. There you go u have got your self a last name.
Johnny
If there were other ways to differentiate between people, then I wouldn't mind at all. In UO, the only time you really had trouble differntiating people with the same name was with Raistlins, Legolases and Sephiroths. Since they were all obnoxious and illiterate, the similar names actually worked as an efficient filter.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
"Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre