Kiken

Ah, he'll be fine so long as he remembers to pack some Senzu Beans.

Sorry, this is one of those situations where written communication doesn't convey tone very well, and I probably should give more thought to how I phrase things late at night. What I mean is, you and I obviously see this in a completely different way, which goes back to my original statement that there is no simple, logical way to resolve such an issue, because it isn't a logical issue.

Would I get the same vague feeling of dissatisfaction knowing that I wasn't the only 'AmazingGuy' out there, that some others would get knowing the name they had wasn't really the one they wanted even if a dozen other people had it? Yes. Would I rage quit over it? No, because I enjoy the game and the people in it far more. And when it comes right down to it, it is just a game, and not something to take too seriously.

When it comes right down to it, I would guess any chance of a change to the unique naming policy relies entirely on how long the Devs see CoH lasting. Only a year or two before CoH2 is heading our way, and I'd guess it just wouldn't be worth them doing anything. Longer than that, and it probably would be worth them getting a much larger sample of opinion as others have suggested. If only to settle the matter once and for all, whichever way it turns out.

You really can't see that? Superhero names are iconic. Despite the occasional rare (and generally temporary) exceptions, there is one superhero of a given name, in a given universe, at a given time. Having 20 guys running around called Batman, totally unrelated to each other, just dilutes that concept.

Because it's my characters name. It really is as simple as that. There have been names I would have liked, but couldn't get because somebody had already taken them. Which is fine, because knowing somebody else already has it means I wouldn't want it any more. Because it would be a name I copied, rather than my name.

I'm quite happy with (and capable of) coming up with a new name that fits my character concept. And I don't mind taking time to do it, because it is important. But it would just irritate me greatly to not need to do that but instead see another character with exactly the same name.

As for somebody who used the same name with lame spelling or punctuation, well, I find that much easier to ignore. Because they are, well, lame.

I'm sure you meant to say Anne Parillaud.

Or even Jade Leung...

Which are exactly the kind of names that many people wanting multiple use of names will be picking...

If America is indeed losing it's roots in this area, it has nothing to blame but itself. If comic books can't put out a product that competes with manga/anime, then it's a shame, but tough. That's capitalism. There's a reason the UK doesn't have a car industry any more...

I say screw the whiners that complain about having to read a pop-up box.

I also say having an always off/on option would be a good thing.

How much healing and debuffing is that FF Defender going to be doing after laying down their 30 minute bubbles?