Roast Character Names

[loramin]

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

The naming policy is racist against Native American names Redcloud, Crazyhorse, Sittingbull, Blackhawk, etc. These are not immersion breaking at all. I also think Barbarian names fit this mold perfectly. I guess this server only excepts white european names.

Historically Native Americans never had the name "Redcloud": they had "Redcloud (in Mohican)" or "Redcloud (in Sioux)". I'm sure if you used the Mohican/Sioux/whatever word for "Redcloud" it would be perfectly acceptable according to the naming policy.

Now it's true that modern Native Americans don't necessarily speak Mohican, and their name might actually be "Redcloud (in English)" ... but naming your character after a modern Native American name is like naming your character after a modern white protestant (ie. you don't name your character "Bob" or "Chris" do you?)

[Mazan]

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

Historically Native Americans never had the name "Redcloud": they had "Redcloud (in Mohican)" or "Redcloud (in Sioux)". I'm sure if you used the Mohican/Sioux/whatever word for "Redcloud" it would be perfectly acceptable according to the naming policy.

Now it's true that modern Native Americans don't necessarily speak Mohican, and their name might actually be "Redcloud (in English)" ... but naming your character after a modern Native American name is like naming your character after a modern white protestant (ie. you don't name your character "Bob" or "Chris" do you?)

This game is written in english though.

[skarlorn]

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

i guess you'll have to except being retarded

great DUNK here nice 1 man!

[loramin]

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

This game is written in english though.

And your point is ...?

http://www.babynameguide.com/categor...ative-American

Hey look, it's an entire site of non-English Native American names expressed in English!

[skarlorn]

actually, i'm pretty sure EQ is written in PERL.

[Mauricio]

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

I guess this server only excepts white european names.

Not true! Winchester is a very European surname, and it got the axe for "copyright violation" despite being a perfectly legitimate, legal name that in no way breaks your precious immersion.

https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=winchester

581K Historical Documents
Winchester Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city in Hampshire, so named from the addition of Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’) to the Romano-British name Venta, of disputed origin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press

[loramin]

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

Not true! Winchester is a very European surname, and it got the axe for "copyright violation" despite being a perfectly legitimate, legal name that in no way breaks your precious immersion.

https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=winchester

You're really never heard of a Winchester rifle OR the Winchester mystery house? Really?

[skarlorn]

maybe you should have tried naming your ELF something ELVISH and not something "EUropean"

Better luck next time!

[Mazan]

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

And your point is ...?

http://www.babynameguide.com/categor...ative-American

Hey look, it's an entire site of non-English Native American names expressed in English!

My point is those names aren't immersion breaking. The English translation of those names are what are recognizable to us. Sittingbull is the English translation for Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake. I cant even use those characters in game so since the game uses English i'd rather use the proper English translation. Thanks.

[Mauricio]

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

You're really never heard of a Winchester rifle OR the Winchester mystery house? Really?

So can't use a legal name in a fantasy realm that doesn't have guns or rifles or mystery houses, because someone else might be using it somewhere else in a completely unrelated capacity?