1-5 Star Rating and Global Name
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Captain_Photon,
Posted on: 2011-07-29 10:41 in Suggestions and Ideas
ONLY if it is an option that is turned OFF by default.
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Originally Posted by Megajoule
ONLY if it is an option that is turned OFF by default.
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I personally don't want to see global names over their heads or in the chatbox, but I wouldn't object to letting players have an option of turning it on if they want to see them.
Wait, so random people can figure out my global name without being on my global friends list?
Doesn't that promote harassment? Means I can't even dodge someone by changing characters...
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Right click, edit note. Hey, its Giant2005's global!.
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Originally Posted by Giant2005
Wait, so random people can figure out my global name without being on my global friends list?
Doesn't that promote harassment? Means I can't even dodge someone by changing characters... |
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We could always get your global without being on your global friends list anyway. It's called /gignore and your global appears on their global ignore list.|
Originally Posted by Giant2005
Wait, so random people can figure out my global name without being on my global friends list?
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| Doesn't that promote harassment? |
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| Means I can't even dodge someone by changing characters... |
On the other hand if your a great guy people can use the feature to make notes to remind themselves that hey there goes Giant2005. He's a great player and maybe he'd like to join this team since he's broadcasting that he wants to join a group.
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If someone is harassing you, you shouldn't be changing characters. You should report them. Then, if necessary, /ignore them. Voila. No more harassment.|
Originally Posted by Giant2005
Wait, so random people can figure out my global name without being on my global friends list?
Doesn't that promote harassment? Means I can't even dodge someone by changing characters... |
I agree this should be an optional thing--but it sounds like an nice idea.
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Originally Posted by Stone Daemon
If someone is harassing you, you shouldn't be changing characters. You should report them. Then, if necessary, /ignore them. Voila. No more harassment.
I agree this should be an optional thing--but it sounds like an nice idea. |
Actually a lot of us use the Star/Notes in conjunction with the ignore feature since it's possible for someone to eventually be dropped from the ignore list. The ignore feature alone doesn't let us leave a reminder why we want to avoid someone.
if we have a global name, why do we still have reserved character names?
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Well, we'd already mentioned the star system in the first post, I didn't feel the need to add that part too. |
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Actually a lot of us use the Star/Notes in conjunction with the ignore feature since it's possible for someone to eventually be dropped from the ignore list. The ignore feature alone doesn't let us leave a reminder why we want to avoid someone.
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I would hope that someone who is being harassed would use every tool at their disposal to ensure a stop and prevent future harassment from a person.
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1. Because we have a unique name system where only one character can have a name on a server.|
Originally Posted by youganite
if we have a global name, why do we still have reserved character names?
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2. Because using global names looks stupid.
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You'd be surprised how often people don't. There are far too many internet bullies that like to belittle people as tattletales if they find out someone is thinking of filing a petition. The victim just wants the behavior to stop, and for various reasons may not want to make a huge deal about it unless forced.|
Originally Posted by Stone Daemon
I would hope that someone who is being harassed would use every tool at their disposal to ensure a stop and prevent future harassment from a person.
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A few months ago a forum member was having this very problem. She was being harassed and the person that started it got his/her friends involved. As I recall it ended up with at least one person getting banned.
The forum member shared the story with us up in the Rude Tells thread.
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Actually that is already easy to do.|
Originally Posted by Giant2005
Wait, so random people can figure out my global name without being on my global friends list?
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- Right click & add player note.
- /playernote <character name>
- Left click on their chat and ignore them.
- /ignore <character name>
- /getglobalname <character name>
As to the original suggestion, sure as long as I can control it.
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With the list above, I was just listing the ways a player can find someone's global name. You don't need to do them all.
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On the original topic, I'm not saying I'm against the idea of showing global names above people's heads as an option, I just don't see the benefit myself. I find more use in the stars always being on to notify me and then the attached note to explain why I put that down on their player note.
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Aye, I remember that one. Depressing.|
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
You'd be surprised how often people don't. There are far too many internet bullies that like to belittle people as tattletales if they find out someone is thinking of filing a petition. The victim just wants the behavior to stop, and for various reasons may not want to make a huge deal about it unless forced.
A few months ago a forum member was having this very problem. She was being harassed and the person that started it got his/her friends involved. As I recall it ended up with at least one person getting banned. The forum member shared the story with us up in the Rude Tells thread. |
I wish there was a way to get all that info out across to newer players easier, there really are too many still ignorant on how to use the note/star system, or even get global names and report people.
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I'm of mixed emotions on that. On one hand I'm pissed when I learn about that type of behavior going on in this game, but on the other hand I get sadistic glee when the jacktards get their accounts banned. The only thing that could make me happier would be to learn that the jacktards just dropped a lot of money buying stuff for the game.|
Originally Posted by Stone Daemon
Aye, I remember that one. Depressing.
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For example I laughed so hard my sides hurt when a certain player in another MMO I play got banned for buying RMT while the game was still beta testing before it launched. He had been bragging on their forums about the different Pre-order perks and liftetime sub he bought (If true then he spent $300-$400 and another $200 for the LTS), then suddenly about a week or so before the game launched the RMT site hacked his account and started spamming their advertisements. His account was banned in a couple of hours.
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which is a stupid system, it only promotes "xXakiraXx" names|
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
1. Because we have a unique name system where only one character can have a name on a server.
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| 2. Because using global names looks stupid. |
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After adding the player note, a simple /gignore <character name> will ignore ALL of their characters and give you their global name at the same time.|
Originally Posted by Snow Globe
Actually that is already easy to do.
As to the original suggestion, sure as long as I can control it. |
/gignore $target will do the same if you still have them targeted from adding the player note.
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Lack of imagination promotes "xXakiraXx" names.
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Originally Posted by youganite
which is a stupid system, it only promotes "xXakiraXx" names.
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Primarily because the latter predates the former by a fair number of issues and I doubt it would be simple to alter the game so that character names are only unique to a given global rather than unique to a given server, even if the devs wanted to, which I would imagine they don't given the issues it would inevitably lead to.
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Originally Posted by youganite
if we have a global name, why do we still have reserved character names?
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Originally Posted by youganite
which is a stupid system, it only promotes "xXakiraXx" names
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1. In some rare cases stupid
2. More often lazy
3. Just plain stubborn
4. Any combination of 1, 2, and 3.
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| does anyone HAVE to see your global name, no. |
People acting like jacktards don't patiently stand next to you so you can get all their info and report them unless they are incredibly stupid.
you do know that some character concepts with name can never be made in CoX because of this naming system, this is not "lack of imagination" this is "keeping with the program".
you're not called henk just because there is already a jan at work, you're called jan regardless of that fact.
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Responding to the latter part of your answer first: This is a video game, not real life.|
Originally Posted by youganite
you do know that some character concepts with name can never be made in CoX because of this naming system, this is not "lack of imagination" this is "keeping with the program".
you're not called henk just because there is already a jan at work, you're called jan regardless of that fact. |
Now then, if you have an idea for a concept, but that name is taken away, you can:
- Think of another concept
- Get clever with the name
- Add adjectives to the name to change it just enough to get by, or...
- Add X's to your name because you are:
Quote:Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
1. In some rare cases stupid
2. More often lazy
3. Just plain stubborn
4. Any combination of 1, 2, and 3.
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Anyone naming themselves xXakiraXx clearly has no imagination. Even if you want a toon inspired by the movie, taking the name is asking to be generic'd. Lack Of Imagination.|
Originally Posted by youganite
you do know that some character concepts with name can never be made in CoX because of this naming system, this is not "lack of imagination" this is "keeping with the program".
you're not called henk just because there is already a jan at work, you're called jan regardless of that fact. |
Would you like to be one of 45 jan's at work, just because you were hired at a place than has alot of jan's? at least this way, you can choose the nickname you get, at work, your co-workers often choose it for you.
Personally, I like to be the only Super Awesome Guy on the server. sure some ininspired dude couls put x's around it, but I am the original.
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Depends where you work. I worked in a tech support call center once where people had to adopt "stage names" for working the phone if there was already someone in the office with their name. My friend Mark had to be Nick, for instance, because he was the second Mark to join the hardware support group.
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Originally Posted by youganite
you're not called henk just because there is already a jan at work, you're called jan regardless of that fact.
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Ever standing around and see someone run past with some number of stars and wonder, "Hey, who was that guy?" I do it all the time then I have to right click, add/edit note and Ah there's their global name.
Wouldn't it be nice, since the game already recognizes them (per the locally stored star system), if you could have their global name displayed above their character all the time too? I'd love that.