Ayakaru.6583 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Allow swedish characters: å / ø Allow characters that NPCs are allowed to have, but not players: Saul d’Alessio / Martt Xander-Luthor Controversial; allow numbers: Wayne Doric 5th Edit: this was meant to be a general discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanBB.4268 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 There is a naming problem? :open_mouth: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STIHL.2489 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 > @DeanBB.4268 said: > There is a naming problem? :open_mouth: Nope.. just an imagination problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottsgman.8206 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I seem to have missed the 'naming problem', I have 70 characters, all of them, obviously have names. all my asura, and my sylvari have single word names too. 14 were created this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayakaru.6583 Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 It's not a big problem, really, you only know it when you run into it, but there's been a few topics on this matter before. People are restricted in naming their characters because some basic letters are unavailable, and a lot of 'normal' names are taking, forcing people to take í î ì ò ó etc in their names. so it's not a big problem, but allowing more characters like å / ø would help a long way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oglaf.1074 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 The biggest pet-peeve I have is the forced capitalization. "X The Y" looks way, waaay worse than "X the Y" i.e Haegr the Mountain vs Haegr The Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illconceived Was Na.9781 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 > @Ayakaru.6583 said: > It's not a big problem, really, you only know it when you run into it, but there's been a few topics on this matter before. > People are restricted in naming their characters because some basic letters are unavailable, and a lot of 'normal' names are taking, forcing people to take í î ì ò ó etc in their names. so it's not a big problem, but allowing more characters like å / ø would help a long way There are restrictions on names because you can't make up your own alphabet, too. The point is that everyone can already deal with existing limitations. Adding apostrophes or the few missing diacritical marks isn't going to help people become more creative or less annoyed that their preferred name is already in use; it would only reduce a minor amount of stress for a tiny fraction of folks. Mind you, I'm not against the idea. I'd love to have apostrophes or use lowercase for 'the' or 'van' etc. I just mean the proposal doesn't address the stated problem. (And, as others have said, the stated problem isn't one, except for those choosing to artificially limiting their own selection of names.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czerwoni.9563 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I managed Æ in one of my name's for my guardian that happens to be the name of a guardian that saved a continent lol I like history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I'd like to be able to use hyphens and apostrophes in names and more flexibility on capitalisation. There's a lot of names that just don't look right without them (O'Brian for example, Obrian looks like a different word and O Brian just looks weird). If necessary they could put restrictions on it. For example Elder Scrolls Online allows both hyphens and apostrophes and doesn't force you to capitalise letters, but they also restrict it to 4 hyphens, apostrophes or spaces at most and they can't be next to each other, which allows names that fit the games lore like Dro'Zah or Walks-in-Sunlight but reduces the risk of people making a name that's a total mess or impossible to type (and therefore hard to report). Of course the problem with adding more options now is I suspect a lot of people would then want to rename their characters and would resent having to buy name change contracts to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AegisRunestone.8672 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 > @Oglaf.1074 said: > The biggest pet-peeve I have is the forced capitalization. > > "X The Y" looks way, waaay worse than "X the Y" > > i.e Haegr the Mountain vs Haegr The Mountain. I agree. Forcing us to capitalize "The" seems... awkward and silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lelila.1407 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 What I do when my name is taken. I pick a surname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner Blackfeather.6509 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 My human, Norn and Charr characters have surnames/bandnames, my Asuras have some kind of title before their name. Sylvari I strive for single name, but have added "of"-based titles after the name as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glacial.9516 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Not a bad idea. Definitely in favor of removing the forced capitalization as well as adding hyphens and apostrophes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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