Johnny_Velocity

Originally Posted by Draugadan

Anyone have links to a place online that can make a custom figure (or statue) of a CoH hero?

Originally Posted by Arcanaville

Are you actually hinting that you targeted posters deliberately based on their position on naming? Because I do remember you. Since you stated your plan to drop down to premium, there would be no point in making characters on Exalted as they would be inaccessible to a Premium player, if those characters were being made to actually be played.

Originally Posted by Rubberlad

This thread is hysterical.

If you really want the name that bad, just email the person who has it and *kindly* ask them if they'd be willing to give it up/back. I don't think there's any real harm in that. Just be careful not to harrass them if they keep your name.

Originally Posted by Ashlocke

I was about to try to elaborate upon a reason for opening up names, then I read the above statement in a post.

The fact that this person thinks these were choice names for an "Iconic Super Hero" character made me realize that anything I could say would be a waste of my time.

Ask yourself this simple question when creating a new character: If I were in a comic shop and saw a new comic titled (insert your character name here) would it perk your interest to buy it?

I can say for certain that "The Amazing Deep Friar" would not get my hard earned pennies and implying that a new player should be happy to be able to score such a choice name is preposterously funny.

As for presenting solid evidence that folks seem to be saying doesn't exist, as I stated in my previous post, I already play CO and none of the problems they claim will happen, actually happen. I have two names there which would be considered "common" type names, the rest are obscure. Of those two, I've run into a grand total of ONE other person with one of those names that ran past me once in the year I've played there.

And do you know that the amount of names using the insert numbers trick is obscenely low. I see perhaps one a month run past me with a name like that, unlike the many I see daily here in CoH.

I'm not bashing CoH, not by a long shot, and I like it overall best of the two super hero games that I both enjoy. I am only here saying that most of the problems that people are saying will happen. Don't.

Both sides of the argument actually get what they want, the one side can name their character exactly the name they had planned for, and the other side can run around and likely never encounter their "evil twin" thus preserving the "feeling" of their uniqueness during their play session.

And I only have one final point to make about all of this. One person's chance of seeing a name run past them once in a blue moon does not trump another person being forced to always see a name they are not completely happy with every time they log onto a character that couldn't be named to their liking.

In other words, I have to look at my character every time I log on and the entire time I'm playing. You on the other hand, will almost certainly never run into me while playing, and if you happen to do so, I will be gone seconds later as I run past you.

PS. If simply KNOWING that another person exists on a server with a similar name troubles you, then that is an altogether different problem, one that should be handled by trained professionals and not the peanut gallery that is this forum. That is not meant as an insult, but rather just good advice that I would give to any relative and close personal friend.

"Peace, and hug your mother at least once a week."

Originally Posted by Steampunkette

Thank goodness! Here I was worried you'd dismiss my points along with the points of those who were dismissive.

Or, if not you, at least others.

Though I'd also like to point out that, when the devs asked, they asked a TINY group representing the population of the game, which isn't an appropriate sampling at all. Even the forum population is hardly an adequate sample-size for such a poll.

I'd like to propose, however, a different solution to the issue. A massive e-mail to all currently active accounts for a vote. It would, quite decisively, clear any question the Devs might have up nigh-instantaneously.

-Rachel-

Originally Posted by Forbin_Project

Sorry, but implying new players are lazy and unimaginative is not a valid reason.

Originally Posted by Liquid

Your avatar reminds me: weren't Jay Garrick and Wally West both active as The Flash at the same time and on the same world for several years, just on different teams? I never read JSA, but I know Power Girl was in it, and Power Girl was hanging out with some JLAers in some comics that I was reading from the early 2000s (pre-Infinite Crisis).

Originally Posted by Ashlocke

I've been here with CoH since it came out years ago.

And I too sometimes have a hard time finding a name that I like and can live with for whatever new character I make.

I also play Champions. I like both games, and intend to continue to do so.

When I first tried Champions, I was leery about how the naming system would work because I am into immersive play.

It reminds me of when I first switched to a wide screen monitor, I was hesitant and thought I would not like it for some reason. Today, you would have to pry it from my dead hands, I will never go back.

I feel the same about the naming system. Being able to create a character and KNOW that I will be able to name it the exact name that I intended for him or her is priceless to me. I do not want to have to do "research" for hours on the web just to name a character.

So yeah, I am going to throw my hat in with the "I want the name I want" crowd.

And for whatever it's worth, I almost never see duplicate names over in Champions. It is such a rare sight. Plus, what I almost never see are names using numbers or any of the other naming tricks mentioned throughout this thread. Which really helps me keep my immersion going.

"Peace, and hug your mother at least once a week"

Originally Posted by Suzumebachi

Broken Boomtown...



Restored Baumton



Although cross server teamage would be awesome-sauce, my money is on a Boomtown makeover.

Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay

What would be awesome there is if Apex joins you on a lot of missions, given that he'd be about as strong as you.

Originally Posted by AresSupreme

phew! thanks for that, one of my global friends messaged me saying something about 90 missions 40 days or something for a purp...i dont know which is why i brought it up here

Originally Posted by Shadow Ravenwolf

Happy Birthday Johnny Velocity!!

Originally Posted by White Hot Flash

YOU WERE NEVER PROMISED. No one was promised. Please let that sink in before more complaining commences. All they've ever said, for any method of qualifying for beta, was that you'd be ELIGIBLE for beta testing. Closed Beta never invites everyone and their dog. That's what Open Beta is for. It's been like this for every Closed Beta they've ever ran, and ever will run. You did the things they asked for, and got put on a list. That's all they said they'd do. There's been no redname post, no community rep post, no anything, that says you're guaranteed to get in by doing X, Y, or Z.


Ahh....I feel better now.

Originally Posted by St0n3y

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Everyone is freaking out about getting into to CB, and that is only because they want to see the new stuff, not actually test. If all you want to do is see the new shinies, then you can wait till launch. CB is for TESTING and BREAKING the stuff, not looking at it so you can say you seen it before it went live.

The way I see it, unless you’re a player with a great track record for tracking down bugs and stuff, you don't need to be in CB. If you just want to play with the new shinies, why play with all the new stuff and spoil the "new" factor before the content even goes live?

Originally Posted by David Nakayama

Hey, folks. I'd like to explore the idea of bringing back old costume parts that, for whatever reason, have fallen out of the system. So I'm turning to you, our esteemed veterans, for some historical knowledge and, ideally, names plus screenshots. I've seen a few examples posted on other threads, but let's consolidate that information here if possible.

Thanks for your help, and with a little luck, perhaps we can get some of these items back for you.