naming policy rules... what are they?

[Kainzo]

Originally Posted by twincannon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

lol @ eqdruid76 being the judge on names here [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Eq live was pretty lenient about names, certainly much more than those nazi SoD rules. My friend had a shaman named Safety and he /surname'd Dance, and a GM came pretty quickly and had to change it due to copyright worries. But the GM had no problem changing his surname to "Goggles", lol. Obviously GM's were more of a case-by-case thing back then though and I'm sure someone else might have not approved.

So far this server seems about on par with classic live names as I remember it. Absor and whoever back in the day might have gotten their panties twisted over anyone with a name that didn't sound like it came out of LOTR, but the actual game climate was a mix of clever names and fantasy ones, and no one seemed to mind. I've certainly never seen anyone flip their shit over a surname like "Nicemace", and honestly that's probably more your problem than his if you're going to ignore someone over that. By that ridiculous logic a dwarf with the surname Goodbeard would also be unacceptable.

On Live the naming policy was not lenient, if someone had a problem with a name, it was changed if it didnt meet the naming policy, meaning SOMEONE had to petition it first. Dwarves could easily have the name "goodbeard" because it works into Lore and racial features. Bronzebeard/etc were names of dwarves in EQ lore.

To note: On live, my brother had a mage named "Seyton", it was later changed when he was 53 because it was a common place name for the play MacBeth. 3 years later the name change was reverted back to Seyton, because my brother pronounced it differently and had no association with Macbeth and actually the sound of "say-tan" etc... Strangely enough, I was able to get the name "Disposablehero" without any objection from GM's or Guides. My entire crew on Rathe (cousins/friends) all were surnamed "Disposablehero" and some even had the guide change their existing TO "Disposablehero". At first glance I would think it violated the phrasing policy, but it meets the same expectations that "bronzebeard" and so forth held (in their eyes).

The naming policy for EQ are much different from WoW. A lot of players do not understand this. WoW's naming policy / restrictions are almost nil. If its not racist / swearing then its A-OKAY! EverQuest guides and GM's had a different take on it. They believed that the naming conventions should be appropriate for the GAME and not the RL era/year they players hailed from.

A name such as "Tindel Oakenleaf" would be alright. However, if someone chose ChrisM Peepants, it was a direct violation of the naming policy. Common sense is the best use for naming your character. I know you may think its witty and smart to name yourself phrases such as "Ilikeyou Butnotinthatway" but it's really just a cry for attention from the player. Have some respect for yourself and dive into your character, take pride in what you name yourself.


I was the Senior Guide (Asmog) for the Bertox server and then later SWAT team CSR program. I know the naming policy quite well and if I dug around enough, I may even be able to find the old manuals on when and why to change player's name and surnames. Only a SENIOR guide+ could change the FIRST name of a player.