Is this ever enforced on this server?

[Ryba]

Several heroic souls petitioned me on live to have my main's name "Rile" removed. I even walked around with the surname "Sathir." Every time I logged on I expected to be named "Rilex" but it never happened, although I voluntarily dropped the surname at some point.

Weaselmancer Voodoodancer was the best name I ever saw on live.

[Gadwen]

Using a stupid name is like getting a face tattoo. You might be a really cool person, but people just aren't going to treat you the same.

[FenninEQaddict]

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

Using a stupid name is like getting a face tattoo. You might be a really cool person, but people just aren't going to treat you the same.

Until you say something stupid to the wrong person with a face tattoo and get your ear bit off or brain damage. Edit: reminds me I think I want to create a Ogre SK named Mike Tyson.

Names can be fun though even in an environment like this because barring being totally offensive or racial they can mean something to the person who plays the character. I can get the name changing if it offends someone or is degrading to them but who are you to say what Fantasy is from one person to another? Now if the Devs are getting threats of lawsuit over names I can understand but I seriously doubt at this point any one of importance cares that their name or character name is being used in this game.


See below for all the wonderful rule lawyer trolls hiding under their bridges with their horn rimmed glasses studying the EQ players guides and rules/EULA.

fan·ta·sy
/ˈfantəsē/
noun
noun: fantasy


1.the faculty or activity of imagining things, esp. things that are impossible or improbable.


"his research had moved into the realm of fantasy"


synonyms:
imagination, fancy, invention, make-believe; More
creativity, vision;
daydreaming, reverie

"a mix of fantasy and realism"

antonyms:
realism, truth

•the product of imagining impossible or improbable things.


"the scene is clearly fantasy"

•a fanciful mental image, typically one on which a person dwells at length or repeatedly and which reflects their conscious or unconscious wishes.

plural noun: fantasies

"the notion of being independent is a child's ultimate fantasy"

synonyms:
dream, daydream, pipe dream, fanciful notion, wish; More
fond hope, chimera, delusion, illusion;
informalpie in the sky

"his fantasy about being famous"

•an idea with no basis in reality.

"it is a misleading fantasy to suggest that the bill can be implemented"

•a genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, esp. in a setting other than the real world.

2.a musical composition, free in form, typically involving variation on an existing work or the imaginative representation of a situation or story; a fantasia.


verb
literary

verb: fantasy; 3rd person present: fantasies; past tense: fantasied; past participle: fantasied; gerund or present participle: fantasying

1.imagine the occurrence of; fantasize about.

[Boggwin Bramblefoot]

I understand that people may view fantasy a little differently, but when we say fantasy genre, we tend to realize that means elves, dwarfs, halflings, etc. It also think it is safe to assume that in no "fantasy" literature dealing with elves, dwarfs, halflings, etc. would you find names like "jerkzoffontoast", "ballliker", "blowzurmom", "underthesheetz", etc. Even less offensive names such as "crushemsmashem", "tidybowl", or "thunderstud" are nowhere to been seen in the literature. Obviously fantasy names will be made up, but I feel they should be done so in line with the conventions set forth by the genre or game itself. Looking at NPCs usually gives one the idea of what names would be like for PCs in the game-world. Just a thought.

[Fawqueue]

Why are aiming so low here? I like roleplaying...in real life! And I'm tired of all these names just shitting up my experience. Stuff like Cecil...what the hell is a Cecil? I say we round 'em up, deport them all to an island someplace, and then I can finally enjoy my interactions with strangers at the grocery store.

Oh and name Nazis need to get out more. Rated R names, get rid of them. Goofy names, who cares? Honestly "Painstick" is no better or worse to me than "Teluvial", what I care about is how well they play their class and how decent they are as a human being.

[Boggwin Bramblefoot]

Fawqueue...Oh! I get it now...hahahaha. Ok, your post makes more sense now.

[Bruno]

Trivial nonsense.

[feanan]

Same trivial nonsense as target rings, spell sets, and lots of other "stupid" shit.

Naming police is "classic"

Whats trivial for some is a big deal to others.

Hey, you want to be BigDickShaman, go play WoW, they don't give a fuck
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[feanan]

p.s.

99% of you aren't as witty or funny as you think you are

[Rhambuk]

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

Whats trivial for some is a big deal to others.

The biggest and best trivial change that P99 made, and people still complained about, were guild tags to the right of the name instead of under it. Was a HUGE part of my play in classic eq and so glad they brought it back here.

People still raged and made posts because names were too long/too small to read.