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jadescimitar
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The last MMORPG I played was EQ1 and the names basically worked this way:
1) you picked a first name and got it if no else has already picked that name
2) you get to pick a last name once you reached a certain level which I forget like 20 or 30 or something.
Having not played DDO or any other Cryptic MMORPG like STO or CO, I am wondering how the naming system works for these games.
Essentially I am wondering if I should name my Neverwinter character as:
1) Jade (and eventually get to add the last name)
2) Jade_Scimitar
3) JadeScimitar
JS
1) you picked a first name and got it if no else has already picked that name
2) you get to pick a last name once you reached a certain level which I forget like 20 or 30 or something.
Having not played DDO or any other Cryptic MMORPG like STO or CO, I am wondering how the naming system works for these games.
Essentially I am wondering if I should name my Neverwinter character as:
1) Jade (and eventually get to add the last name)
2) Jade_Scimitar
3) JadeScimitar
JS
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
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Thus my character could be called Joe@aescleal, and yours would be Joe@jadescimitar.
Toggled off, we'd both appear as Joe, ingame, but for anybody wanting to launch a complaint against me, I can be identified by my full moniker, which is my character name plus my account name @aescleal.
Make sense?
I'm sure it's in the FAQ somewhere, I just don't have time to look right now.
Its like that in both STO and CO.
A very good system imo, since you dont have to be first on server to get your favorit name.
Only downside is that you cant have a name for more than 1 toon, in other words, your alt cant have the same name.
And thanks for verifying that subway7850. Cool.
Neither in STO or CO you get a last name (that showes in the chat box, or for that matter over your toons head).
However, you can name your toon "Jade Scimitar@jadescimitar" if ya like, atleast in STO and CO that is.
I dont see any reason why they should change that, but we just gonna have to wait and see, unless we can get Stormshade or someone in beta to say otherwise
So, in your example, "James Scimtar@jamesscimtar" can be what you call your character, but the only thing that will show up on screen during gameplay (in chat or above your toon's head) will be James? Interesting... not sure I like that as much, but I can still live with it. Especially if the character sheet has a bio page I can fill in manually, and when people examine my character toon, they can still see his/her full name on his character sheet.
I ment that you dont get a last name in middle of the game that showes above your toons head (in STO or CO).
If you name it James Scimitar it will show just that in game aswell!
sry, my english is not all that good since its not my main language b:chuckle my misstake I should have been more clear from the beginning!
Awesome about being to get whatever name you want. Generally speaking, that is the most time consuming part of a game if you want to get a name that is somewhat popular and not horribly misspelled.
Was not looking forward to calling myself Jaaade, or Jaede or J@de or some other variation of that...
JS
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
| R. A. Salvatore | My Minions | Forgotten Realms Wiki | Elven Translator |
In Star Trek Online, your character's in game avatar and identification is displayed by a "Nickname." This chosen Nickname is what makes the prefix to your character's @handle. Through your profile, you can then set your First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name. You can also set in which order your first and last name appears on your profile. As well, here you can also set to display a Title over your character's name above your in-game avatar.
Your First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name only appear on your profile as well as on the info screen when you or another player inspects you.
For example, my @handle suffix is "Captain Zebular"
My main character's Nickname is "Zebular"
His chosen title is "Captain"
His full name is "Zeryn Zebulon Zebular"
On his profile and info screen, players see "Zeryn Zebulon Zebular" as his name.
Above his avatar in-game players see "Captain Zebular"
His character handle is "Zebular@Captain Zebular"
In chat, when I speak, players see "Zebular says:"
In chat, if players have player handles toggled to be displayed in chat, they see "Zebular@Captain Zebular says"
Hope that helps understand more about how the Cyptic system is handling naming in Star Trek Online. I'm sure it will be similar, with some improvements, in Neverwinter Online.
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Dizzying b:faint but understandable. b:victory
JS
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
| R. A. Salvatore | My Minions | Forgotten Realms Wiki | Elven Translator |
Anyway, well said zebular!
No. Zebular got lazy compared to his awesome explanation before.
Heh.. thanks. I am glad that this linked post was not forgotten. I have a pet peeve where I usually don't repeat my opinions unless I am deeply troubled in some fashion over such. Bringing the character name topic back into the fray though, I must say that I do hope the NWO naming system has evolved from what is found in CO and STO. I won't be hugely disappointed but I would "expect" more from any D&D MMO title.
I've fallen off the wagon... the Civaholic Wagon that is... King Zebular III of the Zebulon Kingdom has been ruling over his Zebulonian peoples and spreading Zebulonianism to all the unfaithful. Great Zebulonia is a fine place to live, especially in the Capitol of Zebulon City where all manner of trade flows to and from.
Just one more turn...
(even in Civ5:G&K I love the naming system.. as rudimentary as it is)
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is the @handle the forum name or the user id?
I just realized that when I first created my account, my forum name is different from my user id for some reason that made sense to me at the time...
JS
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
| R. A. Salvatore | My Minions | Forgotten Realms Wiki | Elven Translator |
I remember being being harassed by several members of a guild back in EQ1 only to find out after reporting it that it was just the same person but with multiple alts. if they had an @handle, I would have been able to figure out it was only one person.
Interesting...
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
| R. A. Salvatore | My Minions | Forgotten Realms Wiki | Elven Translator |
Also please let us import and show toons on core connect once game is out like they can do for PW game.
Having characters running around with names like: "SirKillsAlot", "Destructor", "Death-o-matic 2000", "Son of a Balor" etc. is a real killjoy.
Killsalot - a variation of lancealot
Not out of lore.
Destructor - a very valid name for tieflings who often name themselves on their impulses, like hope, destiny etc.
Death-o-matic 2000 - A very valid name for a Warforged.
Killjoy - It sounds wizardish but I can't really place it.
Yeah, that too, if you hit "Ignore" you will not see the player in chat, even if he uses an alt.
Very efective b:pleased
Nice! b:victory
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
| R. A. Salvatore | My Minions | Forgotten Realms Wiki | Elven Translator |
Nuts, if that european convention is accurate, we don't get salutation titles like "Sir" or "lord" unless we type it in our name.
But looking at what was seen, we MIGHT get badges or accomplishments (it's too small to see but think we get something like that shown. Maybe it was just a minor magic item and I might be wrong though.)
Bite your tongue i want to have a alt account for my pking that will be named ou812 with a toon called ICUCRY
so i can pk with Icucry@ou812 or maybe IpkU@ou812
MWAHAHAHA
Neverwinter Thieves Guild
I shall join your killteam with i33td00d! MUHUHAHAHAHA!
Better enforce unique nicknames and not use any handles.
This is something completely separate from your forum name or your @handle that PWE requires. Your account user name is, naturally, what you use to log into the various websites as well as the game itself. Theoretically you should be the only one that ever sees that name (you'll appear as your forum name or your @handle in all public areas). My understanding is that it's a layer, though not a foolproof layer, of separation between a malicious user and what your actual log-in is. If they never see your account name then it should be harder to connect it to one of your public displays (@handle or forum name).
I don't actually know how effective it is, but the idea behind it seems sound to me.