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Ceanthar Cerbera
Minmatar
Lone Gunmen
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Posted - 2006.09.08 18:43:00 -
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Whats up with all these half assed attempts at naming you character? Are people really so un-imaginative that they cant think of a proper-sounding name? I mean do you really wanna be know as the darkhole penetrator or true sebiestor? And those are probably some of the better examples!
One of the things you dont want in ANY roleplaying game is names that
A: make no sense at all (who the hell names his child blackhole penetrator?)
B: is similar to or identical as some known person or character (Conan the barbarian)
Why invest several hours per day into a game if you cant even invest enough to make a decent name? It just is beyond me. And even if you dont care about your gaming experience, think about all the other people you rob of gaming experience.
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Duban Xtreme
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Posted - 2006.09.08 18:45:00 -
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All the good names are taken
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Utter Claptrap
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Posted - 2006.09.08 18:46:00 -
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Well, your name sucks balls imho.
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Beef Hardslab
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Posted - 2006.09.08 18:46:00 -
[4]
You got a beef with my Beef?
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LaCoHa
Acerbus Vindictum
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Posted - 2006.09.08 18:47:00 -
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"proper-sounding name"
Ceanthar Cerbera - 'See-an-thar' 'Ser-bare-a' ?
i dont want to have to be on TS with you. 
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Ithildin
Gallente
The Corporation
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Posted - 2006.09.08 18:48:00 -
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Problem for many people is that you only plan to test the game for a short while. You end up playing it for three years with a skill queue for another year. I'm just glad it wouldn't allow my account name to be my character name.
Personally, I'd like to add a sirname to my main and my (primary) alt, seing as how both are single-namers. Also, if I knew exactly what Ithildin was (apart from meaning "Starglimmer") I'd have named him differently.
But I've got some renown now, so it'd not be a good idea to tamper with my name even were it allowed.
My secondary alt is named wisely, though.
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Izo Azlion
Veto.
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:00:00 -
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First name an surname should be enforced to be honest, or a proper callsign... The ability to have the two showing, for example 'Izo "Assmuncher" Azlion' shown when you info them.
Not neccessarily offensive ones, lol.
Izo Azlion.
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Deres Thay
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:07:00 -
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Edited by: Deres Thay on 08/09/2006 19:09:55
*snip*
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Ceanthar Cerbera
Minmatar
Lone Gunmen
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:10:00 -
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 Originally by: LaCoHa
"proper-sounding name"
Ceanthar Cerbera - 'See-an-thar' 'Ser-bare-a' ?
i dont want to have to be on TS with you.
Edited by: Deres Thay on 08/09/2006 19:08:09
Originally by: LaCoHa
"proper-sounding name"
Ceanthar Cerbera - 'See-an-thar' 'Ser-bare-a' ?
i dont want to have to be on TS with you.
Yes I admit some people have problems with my name. Still is far ass hell from "asswipped *****muncher"* or any other stupid name people might have on their char.
Also its pronounced Ker-ber-a. And its a bit of a shame that its so close to care-bear as someone pointed out to me some month ago. Never thought of that =)
*you see forums dont even allow me to type that one ;)
For the liberation and safety of the matari people! |
lofty29
Gallente
Tolarri Conglomerate
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:13:00 -
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I'm a rogue clone, thus the 29 
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Just like a tumour, the Brutix grows on you.
I pwnz0r your sig, muahaha - Tirg
Noes i got beat by a girl >.< - Xorus |
Ginger Lynn
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:13:00 -
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I did put down quite some time before I decided on mine ^_^ |
Captain Cameltoe
Caldari
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:15:00 -
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Plenty o' names available!
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Norma Stitz
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:19:00 -
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/signed
There should be more sensible names used.
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Scoundrelus
The Black Fleet
Pirate Coalition
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:21:00 -
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Theres a dude in EVE named "That Guy". I read a funny bio about his name and how he's never called primary.
"That Guy is primary"
"which guy"
"That Guy!"
"WHO?!"
"That Guy!!!!"
"omfg, *log*"
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The Slayer
Caldari
Millennium
E.R.A
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:33:00 -
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I used to own the charactor iamaspy, I loved her dearly. I was going through a "I-want-to-have-sarah-michelle-gellars-babies" Phase when I signed up, hence my name.
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Leandro Salazar
Aeon Industries
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:44:00 -
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Well I think naming has a lot to do with how serious people take a game. Many just see it as a way to have a little mindless fun, or to vent RL frustrations, and that kind of shallowness is reflected by the name. Others immerse themselves deep into the game right away, care for their bits and bytes, and that devotion is also reflected by names.
And of course there are all kinds of crossbreeds between these two extremes.
I actually ditched my yearlong one-word pseudonym from other games for EVE because I found it unfitting for a game of this scope.
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Professional Troll
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:48:00 -
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Of course there are some chars that are named simply to be forum alts.
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Rakeris
Legio VIII
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:52:00 -
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I don't know, I guess some people just have problems with making up names....I've never had such a problem, I've made up many names for a number of games. Rakeris is my favorite atm though. I'd list some but then I may want to name an alt with one of them. :P
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Koth Krakenworth
Minmatar
S.A.S
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:56:00 -
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I just killed my alt, Liverbile.
I really think someone should take this opportunity 
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Ozawi
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:57:00 -
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Originally by: Professional Troll
Of course there are some chars that are named simply to be forum alts.
No kiddin'?
You know any of those?
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Szprinkoth Sponsz
Fippel And Trixx
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Posted - 2006.09.08 19:59:00 -
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My corpmates hate me :(
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Firane
Band of Builders Inc.
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2006.09.08 20:04:00 -
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Originally by: Szprinkoth Sponsz
My corpmates hate me :(
I'm sure target callers do as well.
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FatBloke
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Posted - 2006.09.09 01:57:00 -
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It's what everyone calls me....
sometimes I cry a little on the inside 
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Pencheven
Amarr
E.R.A
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Posted - 2006.09.09 02:04:00 -
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I love my name, it has relevance to my home system and even came up with a little back story and everything..
Its a two parĘter, so you could say I have a second name "Pen" "Cheven"
Only slight problem is soon everyone calls you "Pen" for short, after a while people catch on there are numerous unimaginative or shall we say "childish" name calling that can start with Pen..
Sigh.. the torment..
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Eddy
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Posted - 2006.09.09 02:11:00 -
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I'm proud to be the original Eddy
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eveplayer11
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Posted - 2006.09.09 02:26:00 -
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i used to have a name, GM took it
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Griefer Troll
Troll Industries
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Posted - 2006.09.09 03:15:00 -
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Originally by: Ceanthar Cerbera
Whats up with all these half assed attempts at naming you character? Are people really so un-imaginative that they cant think of a proper-sounding name? I mean do you really wanna be know as the darkhole penetrator or true sebiestor? And those are probably some of the better examples!
One of the things you dont want in ANY roleplaying game is names that
A: make no sense at all (who the hell names his child blackhole penetrator?)
B: is similar to or identical as some known person or character (Conan the barbarian)
Why invest several hours per day into a game if you cant even invest enough to make a decent name? It just is beyond me. And even if you dont care about your gaming experience, think about all the other people you rob of gaming experience.
Errr... Mind your own business scummer. People can have whatever name they want. People might choose a choose a char name identical to a real life/fictional character because they are role playing. Strange thing to do in a role playing game i know.
People might pick a funny name or a childish toilet humour name because they are alts or secondary chars. If you cant deal with other people's choices play a single player rpg where everyone will have consistent names, or try tetris in case you start taking issue with npc names.
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Firebyrd
Gallente
Crooked River Productions
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Posted - 2006.09.09 03:42:00 -
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i wanted a simple name, and since i played 2 yrs in EnB with it, those who came over with me, could find me easily
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2006.09.09 10:52:00 -
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Most people are unimaginative drones.
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Rexthor Hammerfists
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2006.09.09 10:53:00 -
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mmm drones
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Purple Conquered The World, We the Universe.
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ToxicFire
Warlords Corp
The Core Collective
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Posted - 2006.09.09 10:54:00 -
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Big flaw in your concept is that you assuming naming systems are the same in EVE time as they are in real time :P
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Villain
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:00:00 -
[32]
I like my name
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Adonis 4174
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:05:00 -
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If you read my bio, 4174 is a particularly nice shade of green that my mother was fond of.
It's a reference to the science fiction story Day Million in which, yes, people do have colours in their names.
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XeXiLiA DwArFsTaR
Minmatar
Demon Womb
Xelas Alliance
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:10:00 -
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Edited by: XeXiLiA DwArFsTaR on 09/09/2006 11:10:11
When making a new Char, finding a good name can be very hard.
But I always come up with a decent one after a long time thinking. 
But yes, I've seen a few really weird names flying about 
XeXiLiA DwArFsTaR
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Mikey Monkfish
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:22:00 -
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Mine was easy to pick, as the name follows me in real life and gaming life like a stray puppy wanting some food and a scratch behind the ear...
...It's almost genious in it's idiotic simplicity...
It is my nickname
PS, WHY AINT THE F*CKING SERVER BACK UP YET?! 
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Talynn D'uan
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:25:00 -
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I have one or two names that i started using for forms and chat programs, they've followed me into MMORPG's, this is one of them ^^
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MrJordanIOI
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:26:00 -
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Originally by: Ceanthar Cerbera
Whats up with all these half assed attempts at naming you character? Are people really so un-imaginative that they cant think of a proper-sounding name? I mean do you really wanna be know as the darkhole penetrator or true sebiestor? And those are probably some of the better examples!
One of the things you dont want in ANY roleplaying game is names that
A: make no sense at all (who the hell names his child blackhole penetrator?)
B: is similar to or identical as some known person or character (Conan the barbarian)
Why invest several hours per day into a game if you cant even invest enough to make a decent name? It just is beyond me. And even if you dont care about your gaming experience, think about all the other people you rob of gaming experience.
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Hermann Yost
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:32:00 -
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Why do some people put the letter x before and after their name?
It just looks really stupid.
e.g. last night I came across a player named xThe Prophetx
I just don't get it
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Scalphunter
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:37:00 -
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i have some good names for my main and alts(this is alt) imo, never found it to hard to come up with good names
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Jenny Spitfire
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:41:00 -
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Originally by: Izo Azlion
First name an surname should be enforced to be honest, or a proper callsign... The ability to have the two showing, for example 'Izo "Assmuncher" Azlion' shown when you info them.
Not neccessarily offensive ones, lol.
/signed.
I love to have my alt named "April Loves December". 
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Leandro Salazar
Aeon Industries
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:41:00 -
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Originally by: Hermann Yost
Why do some people put the letter x before and after their name?
It just looks really stupid.
e.g. last night I came across a player named xThe Prophetx
I just don't get it
What looks stupid to us looks 'c00l' to others...
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Acinonyx Jubatus
International Multi-Player Consortium
The Phantom Conglomerate
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:44:00 -
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Edited by: Acinonyx Jubatus on 09/09/2006 11:45:52
I like my name. I love my name.
It's simply taken from something, and I like that.
However it has flaws.
1. I sometimes hate being at the top of the chatlist most of the time, yes it makes it easier on me when scanning chats for specific people, it makes me easy to spot the second I enter say, a system.
2. People seem to have issues with pronouncing it, so I just tell them to call me Acin for short... And no, not like that one guy that made it rhyme with acid.
I prefer "ace-in"
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Lilya Litvyak
Caldari
THE AVALON PROJECT
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:47:00 -
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When I created my character, it was very easy to find a name for a female fighter type . Just check my ingame bio or Google, then you see that its not an half assed attempt to name my character 
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AlexCA
Amarr
FATAL REVELATIONS
Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2006.09.09 11:51:00 -
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Maybe some of us just don't care for roleplaying and use the name they use in all online games?
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Kye Kenshin
Beagle Corp
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Posted - 2006.09.09 12:17:00 -
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I dont think it ruins the immersion really.
None of us use our RL names in EVE so whats to say that pod pilots would choose to use there given names?
William Teach the pirate was known as Blackbeard so you can RP the fact that a pirate you see in EVE called DaRkLord of L33t changed his name to that because he thought it sounded more menacing then Percy Littlebottom.
The fact you hate the name is also RP as you can laugh about how the pirates think they are so badass with their l33t names.
Same thing if you see a char called Trader Dave. Hes obviously a trader and wants to state the fact.
I dont RP personally but even i can see how you can get roleplay out anything.
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IMPUDENT STRUMPET
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Posted - 2006.09.09 12:32:00 -
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I just like to imagine someone imagining me as a naked fat bloke at my keyboard... when in reality I'm a HOT BABE!
I want your ISK!
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Caleb Paine
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2006.09.09 13:13:00 -
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I kinda like my name, thank you.
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PhalHell
Minmatar
Rome
SMASH Alliance
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Posted - 2006.09.09 14:25:00 -
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When I will start a second account I will baptise it "xgftejkdi".
2,5 years of experience in EVE learned me that this makes sense in fleetbattles.
The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of my corps, not necessarily mine, and probably not necessary.
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Xannder Phienyx
Minmatar
InterMind Unlimited
Ekliptika
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Posted - 2006.09.09 14:50:00 -
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Edited by: Xannder Phienyx on 09/09/2006 14:55:58
The naming dilema is one you will find in almost all online games.
People really think they are being funny and clever with they come up with these garbage names that show no attempt to give a damn or have any respect for the intent of the game. They seriously think they are funny and most of them are missing the entire point. Many(not all) of these are the players that you will find wreaking havoc "just because" and displaying all manner of immature behavior in-game. (Yes, this is a proven generalization, but definately not the rule.) This is not an assumption, this is my actual experience playing games online for nearly 10 years.
I wouldn't say that a player named Boobz McNutz is automatically a fliptard, but I'd keep an close eye on him/her.
All in all, I agree that names should be losely regulated. I do not think there is a way to (I wish there were) to tightly enforce real or real sounding names. I do think that names like Butt Munchkin and things along that line should be excluded by GMs.
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JoeT
Amarr
Nubs.
Black Reign Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.09.09 15:01:00 -
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Originally by: Ithildin
Problem for many people is that you only plan to test the game for a short while. You end up playing it for three years with a skill queue for another year. I'm just glad it wouldn't allow my account name to be my character name.
That is what happened to me, and i am too far along with too many assets to even want to restart from nothing :(
How i wish i could pay ccp to change my char name :(
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jbob2000
Gallente
The Taining corp
Knights Of the Southerncross
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Posted - 2006.09.09 15:04:00 -
[51]
I was young and stupid when i made this character. If anyone wants to petition it saying its offensive to them, i might include some isk.
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FFGR
Euphoria Released
Euphoria Unleashed
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Posted - 2006.09.09 15:06:00 -
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tbh, I use the same nickname in all the games I play since '95.
When I want to RP, I just "invent" a story as to why my character has this name (took it from a book, rolled some dice to create a new random name for his newly given life ect).
Many times, nicknames of characters/people get there to stay and it isn't always bad. Most people in the normal world know and call me as "FFGR", rather than my normal name.
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cheru
nemo nobis impune lacessit
SynchronizerZ
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Posted - 2006.09.09 16:02:00 -
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My name is based on the assumption that in the future there will be only nicknames, family identities (surnames) don¦t matter because everybody is just data in medical databases (cloning) and capital letters at the beginning of words are seen as "sooo 2000". :D
Although for fleetbattles I¦d prefere a name like "qugrxlrtu", too.
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White Zinfandel
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Posted - 2006.09.09 16:15:00 -
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Edited by: White Zinfandel on 09/09/2006 16:15:08
nm... Damn alt posting...
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Karoth Tyu
FATAL REVELATIONS
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Posted - 2006.09.09 17:12:00 -
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I made up this name because I was un-imaginative. I wish I had thought up names like "Princess Beefcurtains" or "Bloodfart". But, alas.
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Idaeus
Gallente
Earned In Blood
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Posted - 2006.09.09 17:18:00 -
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IOI: 0
I use this name because I like raspberries (rubis idaeus).
Actually I was painting my Grey Knights and as I was looking in the Codex for painting examples I saw on of the the shoulder plates the name "Idaeus". So I took it when I created my third character (after experimenting with two others over the course of a year).
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Iconath
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.09.09 18:37:00 -
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Edited by: Iconath on 09/09/2006 18:37:03
I have been Iconath in every MMO I played after EQ1
It used to annoy me that everyone called my Icon, now I am used to it.
although I still grin when someone says 'Icon, click on the icon.'
Originally by: Oveur
And indeed, there will be beer
Inebriation / Rank 1 / SP: 255998 of 256000 |
Patch Esquire
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Posted - 2006.09.09 18:56:00 -
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I'm unimaginative; Patch is what RL people call me, and it's been my online nickname in some form or other in every game I've ever played online. This here alt was called it because "Esquire" means the son of someone important, without a title of his own
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Michiyo Daishi
Royal Knights of Khanid
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Posted - 2006.09.09 19:59:00 -
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all my old trials before I have this character usually involved my RL name only lengthened/shortened/changed in some way, and of course the surname's completely different (right off the top of my head to follow a double-letter thing I had for my IRC chatname, so if my first name started with a W, my last name would start with a W and so forth).
My current character is actually named from mixing two different Japanese-name generator names using my own name and my nickname.
Unusually enough, I'm half-Japanese to begin with, so the generator usually errored on me XD
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want a sig like mine? :D
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