Multiple Instances of the Same Name
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Big_Game_EU,
Posted on: 2010-05-13 15:50 in Suggestions and Ideas
Most praetorians don't have the same name 
Statesman -- Tyrant
Ms. Liberty -- Dominatrix
Manticore -- Chimera
Positron -- Anti-Matter
Numina -- Diabolique
Sure, there's a couple, but Infernal's from another dimension anyway, and Malaise goes rogue every week
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
Gotta /unsign this idea each and every time it gets brought up.
Is this a sign that Big Game will be donning a full tiger suit, not just the pants, and becoming a claws scrapper?
Actually... I seem to remember something like this hinted at by Positron a while back. I'll go hunt up a link...
But as with the OP it would be account based name-locking, not a naming free for all.
-Rachel-
I would like this. Not because of the praetorians part but because I have a lot of toons that are the sons/daughters of the hero and they use the same name. So right now I have Broken Prey, Broken Prey Jr, and Broken Prey III and etc... It would be nice to have them all name Broken Prey. It's not a big deal but it would be nice.
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time"- Chesty Puller US Marine Corps
Standard Code Rant aside, I see not problem with this suggestion. Allowing people to run multiple instances of their own name is a benefit with no ethical drawbacks.
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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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Would it still be server specific?
I know there are people running around with the name Claws and Effect on other servers (I've checked). Since it's my global would I get priority?
Because that would kind of suck for the people who used someone's global unknowingly if the person decides to make their namesake character on that server.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
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I would think so. After like already mentioned players on different servers could already have the same name and it would be unfair to strip somebody of a name if they've already had it in use. Of course if you was that worried about having the name across all servers then there is nothing to stop you from making a toon on another server (assuming the name was still available) and nabbing server rights to that name.| Would it still be server specific? |
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Most praetorians don't have the same name
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That's what I thought too, but it's slightly different - it would allow the player to create more than one character with a name that they already "have." Pretty much strictly for RP purposes - Praetorian doubles, "original" hero and bonded-with-Kheldian version, "learning to use my powers differently" (same hero, different AT), etc etc.
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Gotta /unsign this idea each and every time it gets brought up.
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My characters at Virtueverse
Faces of the City
I can see that working, on a server by server basis.
/SIGNED!
This is a great idea! Most of my 50's are the same toon, redressed in a different AT/Power Combo for whatever reason.
I'd feel less frustration on some of this too.
I could for instance have 10 BrandX's on Virtue (because I have the name BrandX on Virtue)
But since someone else has it on Freedom, I can't go over to Freedom and claim it.
Wonderful idea imo.
BrandX Future Staff Fighter
The BrandX Collection
I think this would be a great idea. It would definitely be a welcome addition at some point.
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
~Mary Engelbreit
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Let me clarify myself then. I object to letting other players on the same server getting to use the same name. I don't object to player "A" reusing the ame name on his own account/server.
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Originally Posted by Megajoule
That's what I thought too, but it's slightly different - it would allow the player to create more than one character with a name that they already "have." Pretty much strictly for RP purposes - Praetorian doubles, "original" hero and bonded-with-Kheldian version, "learning to use my powers differently" (same hero, different AT), etc etc.
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There is an issue though...
Suppose someone sent an email to... I'm going to go with one of my characters: Mortimer Blake. Mortimer Blake is a Cheerful Detective with Shadow Powers who fights and binds Demons. He's one of my perkier characters as well.
So let's assume the following variations of him exist:
A Dark Miasma/Dual Pistols Defender.
A Dual Pistols/Dark Miasma Corruptor.
A Demon Summoning/Dark Miasma Mastermind.
A Dark Melee/Dark Armor Scrapper
A Dark Miasma/Dark Blast Defender.
Only 3 of those actually exist. One will be deleted with GR. But this is a good example.
Now, suppose my friend Sal (Who exists as a Claws/Reflex Stalker, and Claws/Regen Scrapper) set an email addressed to Mortimer Blake.
Which Mortimer would get it? The one which was online at the time? Would it be diverted to my global? What about if he sent me a tell?
Then what if I were to respond? If I sent something to Sal, which Sal would it go to?
It's possible with Globals, but the infrastructure needs to be tweaked.
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You'd just have it popup a list of the differant versions of the toon.
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Originally Posted by NightErrant
There is an issue though...
Suppose someone sent an email to... I'm going to go with one of my characters: Mortimer Blake. Mortimer Blake is a Cheerful Detective with Shadow Powers who fights and binds Demons. He's one of my perkier characters as well. So let's assume the following variations of him exist: A Dark Miasma/Dual Pistols Defender. A Dual Pistols/Dark Miasma Corruptor. A Demon Summoning/Dark Miasma Mastermind. A Dark Melee/Dark Armor Scrapper A Dark Miasma/Dark Blast Defender. Only 3 of those actually exist. One will be deleted with GR. But this is a good example. Now, suppose my friend Sal (Who exists as a Claws/Reflex Stalker, and Claws/Regen Scrapper) set an email addressed to Mortimer Blake. Which Mortimer would get it? The one which was online at the time? Would it be diverted to my global? What about if he sent me a tell? Then what if I were to respond? If I sent something to Sal, which Sal would it go to? It's possible with Globals, but the infrastructure needs to be tweaked. |
I think it would go to -All- the Mortimers, since the GMail design has been laid out. Assuming you get to have multiple names that are identical, tied to your account both tells and mail would be easy-peasy to handle since it'd just default to a global handle basis. Mind you the mail would still SAY "Mortimer Blake" rather than "@NightErrant" And the tells would go straight to the currently online Morty, assuming it wasn't cross-faction with the setting turned off (Hero to Villain)
-Rachel-
Ahh, I thought here we go again, but I could get behind this solution. Assuming names across servers work as per now, first in first served.
/signed
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Yeah, I can see that being a way to handle it. The mail goes to all Mortys (Morti?) and attachments go to all Morts on the same side.
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Originally Posted by Steampunkette
I think it would go to -All- the Mortimers, since the GMail design has been laid out. Assuming you get to have multiple names that are identical, tied to your account both tells and mail would be easy-peasy to handle since it'd just default to a global handle basis. Mind you the mail would still SAY "Mortimer Blake" rather than "@NightErrant" And the tells would go straight to the currently online Morty, assuming it wasn't cross-faction with the setting turned off (Hero to Villain)
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Originally Posted by NightErrant
Yeah, I can see that being a way to handle it. The mail goes to all Mortys (Morti?) and attachments go to all Morts on the same side.
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If you're on Virtue and send an email to "XXX" (the toon name) it's going to "XXX" on Virtue not "XXX" on Freedom. Since you're the only one with that name with that toon...does it matter that an email was sent to all versions of your toon? I wouldn't think so.
And attachments are delivered strictly by GLOBAL name, so it wouldn't matter about attachments at all.
Tells would be sent to you when online, and any offline tells have to go to Global accounts, so that wouldn't be a factor at all either.
I really love this idea.
However, I'm sure there's likely to be some issue that would have to be overcome by this...but I think it's a GREAT idea, and one that while it wouldn't free up more names, would allow people to at least reuse some of those names they feel are good over and over, if they want too.
BrandX Future Staff Fighter
The BrandX Collection
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No. No, no, no. No no no no, no no no no no. No.
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Originally Posted by Big_Game_EU
With more and more people rolling multiple versions of the same character (different archetypes), and players no doubt wanting Praetorian versions with Going Rogue I wanted to suggest that we should be able to use any character names already on our account multiple times.
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Very constructive!
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Originally Posted by MondoCool
No. No, no, no. No no no no, no no no no no. No.
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So you're saying that you want multiple instances of the same name on a server, but other people couldn't use the same name? I could have multiple characters named Charactername, but I would'nt be forced to add my global--there wouldn't be any Charactername@Solicio, Charactername@Someotherguy ugliness?
/SIGNED. Once you came up with the name and reserved it, it's yours in my opinion. Make a dozen characters on a server with the same name and dress them the same if you want to. Hell, if the idea of using a single name over and over catches on, it could actually end up freeing other names as result.
Feel free to try out my AE mission arc, # 473452: Praetorian Redemption
@Valerika
Interesting idea. And I can actually think of a time I'd have used it (before the 'super-tailor" let us change body scales, etc. on each costume.)
Don't think I'd use it *now,* but I'm for it.
There can never be enough LISARs...as long as they are all me.
With more and more people rolling multiple versions of the same character (different archetypes), and players no doubt wanting Praetorian versions with Going Rogue I wanted to suggest that we should be able to use any character names already on our account multiple times.