So your preferred name is unavailable?
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Airborne_Ninja,
Posted on: 2009-12-21 12:46 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
How do you feel about the B U R N I N G H A T E S of the CoX world?
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Originally Posted by warden_de_dios
How do you feel about the B U R N I N G H A T E S of the CoX world?
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Something like that.
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Yet, you're perfectly okay with that *cenceored* garbage you suggested? o.O
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Originally Posted by Part_Troll
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Something like that. |
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The BrandX Collection
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=119118
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
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Originally Posted by BrandX
Yet, you're perfectly okay with that *cenceored* garbage you suggested? o.O
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Seasons Greetings.
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Oh, come on, Ex. I expected a lot more from you.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Name purge FTW
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Originally Posted by Mr_Zek
Name purge FTW
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Agree...Some people just want a certain name. It is not lack of originality or not having creativity. I do not see why they will not purge names off 5yr old dead accounts for any level of toon. Instead of holding on to hope a player will return after 5 years, why not take care off the current paying player base . This also has to be a let down for any new players who try 30 names, only to be shot down. Sometimes it is not about accepting a variation of a name..some people just want a certain name.
Name Reversal can work too, in some cases.
I did a move to consolidate my villians on one server and found that "Kobold Kommando" was already taken on the new server. *shrug*
Thus, "Kommando Kobold".
Cap'n Crunch ---- Crunch Captain
(or Major Crunch, General Crunch, Admiral Crunch, Lieutenant, LTC., etc.)
I'll be honest. I never have problems with names. Ever. Really, I don't see what the big deal is. >_>
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That's because you never have a problem. Ever. To people who do have a problem, it's a "big deal".|
Originally Posted by Blarg
I'll be honest. I never have problems with names. Ever. Really, I don't see what the big deal is.
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I do pretty well with names. It's always a bit of a disappointment to find your first choice taken though. I will say the ability to check on a name BEFORE creating concept & costume was a huge step in the right direction.
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I very rarely have a problem with names, probably because I use a lot of two-word names. But it happens.|
Originally Posted by Blarg
I'll be honest. I never have problems with names. Ever. Really, I don't see what the big deal is. >_>
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I still think that the "This name is unavailable!" pop-up should read "This name is not available on this server." as some new players might not know that names are only server specific. If they are more married to the specific name than to the server choice, they might try another server. In theory, this might spread newer players to less populated servers and help balance out the population, but I really doubt that it would have a noticable effect.
Still would be a nice little thing to have.
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Yes it is. Well, that and stubbornness and a sense of false entitlement.
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Originally Posted by geeque
Agree...Some people just want a certain name. It is not lack of originality or not having creativity.
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I disagree. What if the person doesn't feel entitled to it, but would be very happy if they got it? Much happier than if they had to find an alternative.
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Originally Posted by Westley
Yes it is. Well, that and stubbornness and a sense of false entitlement.
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You say that because you know how everyone feels and thinks?|
Originally Posted by Westley
Yes it is. Well, that and stubbornness and a sense of false entitlement.
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No matter how great of a concept I come up with, the name has to fit the character and concept prefectly or I scrap that character.
I cannot play a character if I do not have a good name.
You can call it stubbornness but I just will not play a character with a cheaply thought up name...I call it keeping a high standard.
Now I don't "whine and complain" about not getting the name I want...I just create that character on a server that has that name available.
I don't believe it's a false sense of entitlement...it's just the fact of that name fits perfectly for my character.
Character names is the bottom line for my characters...if the name is cheap or if it doesn't fit...I will not play that character.
That is the main reason why I have only played two different characters for 2+ years now.
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Originally Posted by Westley
Yes it is. Well, that and stubbornness and a sense of false entitlement.
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Is that anything like the stubbornness and false sense of entitlement of the rabid unique name advocates? Yes, I think it is. |
Originally Posted by Westley
Yes it is. Well, that and stubbornness and a sense of false entitlement.
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Since those terms can be applied to either side of any internet argument, you are being non-unique. Be moar creative, plz.
Merry Christmas!
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Originally Posted by Johnny_Velocity
Is that anything like the stubbornness and false sense of entitlement of the rabid unique name advocates? Yes, I think it is.
Since those terms can be applied to either side of any internet argument, you are being non-unique. Be moar creative, plz. Merry Christmas! |
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I don't see how preferring a simple and nice looking chat system over some sort of overly complicated and frankly ugly monstrosity is self entitlement. |
Originally Posted by Johnny_Velocity
Is that anything like the stubbornness and false sense of entitlement of the rabid unique name advocates? Yes, I think it is.
Since those terms can be applied to either side of any internet argument, you are being non-unique. Be moar creative, plz. Merry Christmas! |
Or did anyone ever come up with an idea that doesn't make the chat look similar to Champions?
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Logical desire based on objective reasoning: When I want something.|
Originally Posted by LISAR
I don't see how preferring a simple and nice looking chat system over some sort of overly complicated and frankly ugly monstrosity is self entitlement.
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Sense of Entitlement: When you want something.
I never feel an entitlement to a name. Though I have been dissappointed to not have the name I want available. But I live with it and find a new name.
HOWEVER...that said, just the other day I had a list of 7 names I was going for...and tried them on every server...and all 7 names were taken on every server...sooo...I don't know if that's going to help the newer players who want a certain name, but aren't tied to one specific server.
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The BrandX Collection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permutation
Where R (Range) is 40 characters (a-z, 0-9, - . ' ?) and the possible selection N is 20 characters, we get some
3.35367e+29 possible choices.
If you take CaSe into account that shoots up R to 55, giving this value as a result.
1.22871e+33
Thats a huge number.
Consider that the combined mass of all matter in the solar system is only something like 10^34kilograms.
A billion is 10^9
Give each billion a billion things thats 10^18
Give each of those megatrillions a billion things thats 10^24, and you still have to give those quintillions some thousands of billions MORE, EACH, to get to 10^33
People complaining about names being unavailable simply have insufficient imagination.
End of argument.
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Give me your list of character names. I want to pick a couple and you can replace them with "CghdTySWWWjfd vbW.gfhds1" |
Originally Posted by Part_Troll
Where R (Range) is 40 characters (a-z, 0-9, - . ' ?) and the possible selection N is 20 characters, we get some
3.35367e+29 possible choices. [...] People complaining about names being unavailable simply have insufficient imagination. End of argument. |
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That's AMAZING! That's the SAME combination that I have on my LUGGAGE!
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Originally Posted by Jophiel
Give me your list of character names. I want to pick a couple and you can replace them with "CghdTySWWWjfd vbW.gfhds1"
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Cry much?
You come up with a GREAT NAME (TM), say "Cap'n Crunch", and lo, when you try to name your character to this Amazing Name, it's unavailable.
Here's some recommendations to get you past the hurdle.
Prepend your name with a Colour.
Yellow Cap'n Crunch
Blue Cap'n Crunch
Orange Cap'n Crunch
Turquoise Cap'n Crunch
OR An emotion
Happy Cap'n Crunch
Sad Cap'n Crunch
Vapid Cap'n Crunch
Banal Cap'n Crunch
There is also the end of your name to modify, if putting something in front doesn't appeal.
Say the name you wanted was "Burning Hate"
Burning Hate Revisited
Burning Hate Returns
Burning Hate Surprise
Burning Hate Ultimate
Burning Hate OMG
Burning Hate The Movie
Burning Hate And Spite
Burning Hate Invisible
Burning Hate of Fate
Using such simple 'additional words' you can still create a signature character name with all the feel and bounce of something special, and not have to resort to mis-spelling, leet-speak, putting a number at the end, or the hateful use of an excrescence like
Burning Hate.
PERIODS DO NOT BELONG IN MOST CHARACTER NAMES.
Edit: Fleeting's link below is terrific. Highly recommended.
Now get off my lawn.
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