Mask_of_Many

It's not "nonsense" for roleplayers. Freedom is primarily PvPers, and I've seen names like "john23" and "StoneFireTank" over there. Most PvPers, in my experience, don't think about immersion. You may be different, and if so, awesome.

I didn't mean to say they SHOULD change it; I meant to simply offer an idea for critique. I suppose I should have phrased it as a "What if...?" instead of making it sound like an imperative.

Lastly, could we all just calm down and stop with the implied insults and knee-jerk reactions? It's a hypothetical situation, ffs. If the devs aren't talking about it, why get so worked-up over it?

I'm done for the night. Have fun, all.

Just one little thing here... I have, as a concept, intentionally used the same name as another character. The idea was that my Gamma-Girl, an alien with powers, saw the original Gamma Girl on TV when she came to Earth and idolized her. She is now working to be the original heroine's protege'.

Sorry for the long posts; I can be a bit long-winded when I type. XD
There are ways around the problems you mentioned, but you may be right in that it would be too big a pain. It was just a thought, anyway. Not a demand.
Maybe, if we're lucky, they'll just add more servers.

That wouldn't work, for exactly the reasons you stated.
Character (Global) would work better, but I still hate the idea of the global being beside the hero name. Having it as a subtitle just seems better in my head, I guess.
In chat, however, Character (Global) would work wonderfully. At least, for those of us who aren't totally against sharing a name with one or two other people.

All synonyms were taken, as were any variations that fit the character theme. I checked.
Thesaurus.com and Dictionary.com are the first sites I look to when choosing a hero name.

Thanks, though.

And yet, there are two people on Virtue named Impetus (capital i) and lmpetus (lowercase L). That causes conflicts as well.

I thought the gripe was that the "@global" was ugly hovering over peoples' heads. In chat, leave the global attached or in parentheses. A lot of people do that anyway for global channels, but in reverse.

You don't think it's possible that many, if not most, of the cases of "this name is taken" are simply because the second person thought it was neat and original as well? I know I've never thought "someone else has it, but I deserve it because <insert whaaaambulance>!" It's always been, "Somebody else thought of Silverstar Prime? Huh..." and then I forget about it.

Incidentally, hero names and identities are hardly something that should be seen as unique. Half a dozen Robins, 4 Batmen, 3 Spidermen, literally hundreds of Green Lanterns, and even CoV's Scirocco is noted as being "not the first to wear the mantle."

Even in real life, there are dozens of people in the phonebook with the same name.

I don't have to see it all the time. One of my SGmates changes the alt he's playing about once an hour; there are also 2 people in one of my groups with the same name, only one has a hyphen. I use the handy right-click function to check their Player Note when I need to.
Again, seeing multiple instances of the same name isn't going to be as common as you make it out to be, and having the global visible as small, hideable text under the name is much more aesthetically pleasing than slapping it on the end.

That was just an example. I tend to use multi-word combinations, foreign languages, descriptors, adjectives, rank titles, and so on. I have yet to hear complaints of unoriginality (or lack of roleplaying ability) regarding Devil Whisper, Stormsong, or Starborn Scion. Thus, I'm a little insulted at your insinuation that I only pick "weak and generic" names.

Yet again, I mention the fact that there are dozens of superheroes in any comic book universe bearing the same name, and often the same costume. It happens in CoH canon. It does not break immersion or defy the genre to do so here. In fact, it's a fairly popular gimmick in superhero history. Blue Beetle, Batgirl, Spawn, Flash...

Besides, if you pick names that are so unique instead of weak and generic, nobody will have yours anyway.

I'm not even terribly concerned about it. If things stay the same, I lose nothing and it's a minor nuisance. If this idea were implemented, you might - though it's not certain - lose the feeling of being unique on the server, and it's a minor nuisance.
Either way, I'm willing to bet it's pretty low on the devs' list of priorities, and I'm too busy enjoying the game to bother worrying about it unless they specifically mention it.