Choosing your character's name
 

I don't think I have had a more crippling gaming disability than the inability to come up with a satisfactory name for any character I plan to spend a decent amount of time on.

The other day a friend of mine was making a character and hit the random button once and said "Yeah... That looks fine." and created their character.

I really envy that mindset. It has taken me upwards of about a week to come up with a name at times. I wish my brain functioned properly.

In 1999 it was a multiday process. Flippin through all my fantasy novels and DND materials.

Nowdays it's as easy as a few clicks on the fantasy name generator and you get a racially appropriate name.

Granted back then if u petitioned enough a GM would eventually give a name change

Someway to maybe donate for a one time name change and having the name posted in a stickied "Recent Name Changes" thread where they stay there for a predetermined amount of time would be such a nice QoL change for someone like myself.

I know it sounds bad, but I don't think it would get abused as much as you would think and it would help to raise money for the server operation costs.

Also takes me ages to find an appropriate name.
Sometimes I click the ingame name generator and change the suggested name around a bit. Some of the generated ones aren't too bad actually. They usually fit the chosen race well.
I also have a list of names I have used in other or previous games. Many of those are taken already on P1999 tho.

It is a really important choice for me, too. The name determines what people think of you when they first read it.
I cannot understand how some people give their characters really stupid names that don't even fit a fantasy world.

Once you head in that direction you soon become the majority of the private WoW servers.

The best of intentions pave the road to hell.

Step One start a crusade against name violators
Step Two snatch up said names and sit on them a couple years
Step Three Act like names are all gone so staff feel sympathetic
Step Four ???
Step Five Profit

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Malten Dewie
Cloaca Zerie
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I pick a name from a show or movie I like and then alter it until it’s unrecognizable.

i like to pick something mildly offense to trigger fats and dumbs, just kidding. something funny is good imo