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Ragnar is now the most overused name in mmo games

touzsantouzsan Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 46
edited May 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
I have seen at least 100 guys named Ragnar, several Floki and even Siggy! Vikings is cool but please pick a different name!! :P
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  • jww01jww01 Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    TR's named Jarlaxle
  • nomad1506nomad1506 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 34
    edited May 2013
    Indeed it is a cool show!
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  • inexistinexist Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I've seen so many Jarlaxles, Drizzts, and every version of Baenre you can imagine so far. Not to mention all the Bruenors, and 50 other famous dwarven names. Some people lack imagination, some can't be bothered to spend 5 minutes thinking of a unique name. But, I'd rather see all those names, a hundred times over, than names like PlayaKilla or Noobslayer or Eatmysword, etc. NWO is infested with them unfortunately....

    Strangely enough, it's almost always the pvpers with those names. Go figure.
  • dtrain69dtrain69 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    LAWL

    My dire wolf is called Ragnar, And my claeric called Lagertha

    All bow down to my originality!
  • astaziaastazia Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 51
    edited May 2013
    Ragnar was a fairly common name long before that show. Would not be surprised if many of the Ragnars you see running around have never watched it.
  • dreamo1984dreamo1984 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 135 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    Ragnar Tornquist is actually the name of the guy who developed the Secret World. His real name...how cool is that? lol
  • floredonfloredon Member Posts: 65 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    The name Ragnar rocks! (pun intended)
  • bornintheusabornintheusa Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    i think rollo is cooler anyways
  • wuhsinwuhsin Banned Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I had a shadow dragon named Ragnor in my D&D campaigns but a player of mine came up with it so I can't really be blamed. Also, I've seen about a dozen dwarves named Thorin, and I am pretty sure one was an NPC put there by the devs as an Easter Egg or something.
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  • direcrowdirecrow Banned Users, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I'm shocked I don't see more Robb Stark and Jon Snow's running around seeing as you can actually have direwolves (yes I know, not technically the same kind) as pets.
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  • wuhsinwuhsin Banned Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I named my Rogue Artie. Thought about naming him Artemis Entrerie but I was afraid there'd be hundreds of others. lol
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  • loqelexloqelex Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    direcrow wrote: »
    I'm shocked I don't see more Robb Stark and Jon Snow's running around seeing as you can actually have direwolves (yes I know, not technically the same kind) as pets.

    on Dragon there's a whole guild of them ;)
  • vagrantzerovagrantzero Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    What god damned show are you guys talking about? I had a guy in Warhammer named Ragnvaldr (the original spelling/pronunciation of Ragnar) and now you're all making me feel guilty. What show?
  • astaziaastazia Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 51
    edited May 2013
    Vikings. It's a History channel show, which is odd, but it would fit right in on HBO next to Game of Thrones. I honestly don't like it that much, only watched the first 3 or 4 episodes and only because I had nothing else to do at the time. A lot of people love it though.
  • lordofscornlordofscorn Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 18 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    astazia wrote: »
    Vikings. It's a History channel show, which is odd, but it would fit right in on HBO next to Game of Thrones. I honestly don't like it that much, only watched the first 3 or 4 episodes and only because I had nothing else to do at the time. A lot of people love it though.

    It starts out kind of slow, I'll admit. I wasn't all that engaged in it myself until a few episodes in, when they actually start fleshing out characters more, like Floki. I love that lanky ******* now. The show ramps up and gets more interesting, the more you watch it.

    As for names, I've seen a lot of Ragnar myself, though to be fair; it has always been a popular fantasy name. I've also seen Benji Stark, Drizzt and his nemesis Artemis, as well as most of the others thrown about in this thread. It happens in every game, but it does seems particularly bad here.
  • knoteskadknoteskad Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I feel bad naming my Dwarf Baenr now. I didn't know it was a popular name lol. I just adjusted a randomed name.

    Curse you NWO.
  • darkfie1ddarkfie1d Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Petition the History channel then. As for them, people who lack imagination tend to go for the pop culture and what is cool today. I loved Cowboy Bebop back in my days, I never named any of my characters Spike. Not even Ken Bato or Motoko Kusanagi.
  • daradaldaradal Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    direcrow wrote: »
    I'm shocked I don't see more Robb Stark and Jon Snow's running around seeing as you can actually have direwolves (yes I know, not technically the same kind) as pets.

    I've already seen plenty of Danerys, someone else saw Arya and I saw one person named Targeryan. I haven't been playing for more than a few hours they're out there.
  • greveiousgreveious Member Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Im so hooked on that show...
  • leissesleisses Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    PvP Haters are all around, even on a topic about names LOL

    I'll make a new char called PvPHater :rolleyes:
  • meldrothmeldroth Member Posts: 137 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    wuhsin wrote: »
    I named my Rogue Artie. Thought about naming him Artemis Entrerie but I was afraid there'd be hundreds of others. lol
    I've seen two with the name of Drizzt's nemesis, yes.

    Personally, I am a TR elf named Meldroth Wytdrow. (Wytdrow is a reference to his ruthless, drow-like vigilantism. But he's a good guy. Chaotic Neutral leaning Good.)

    I came up with Meldroth a couple of years ago when I was trying to create a char name that wasn't already taken.

    Roth.
    Elroth.
    Eldroth.
    Meldroth! Success!

    I ended up liking it a lot, so I've used it in a few MMOs.
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  • suichimosuichimo Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Ragnar is D&D's pregen Fighter name, IIRC.
  • daradaldaradal Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    greveious wrote: »
    Im so hooked on that show...

    GoT or Vikings?

    I'm bad at picking names. I use ones I hear but more obscure ones. For example my name here is from something. I've also used the name Il Duce in the past and no it has nothing to do with Mussolini......One day ill get Teddy KGB if I'm fast enough ..it always seems to be taken.
  • tilviustilvius Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 82
    edited May 2013
    inexist wrote: »
    I've seen so many Jarlaxles, Drizzts, and every version of Baenre you can imagine so far. Not to mention all the Bruenors, and 50 other famous dwarven names. Some people lack imagination, some can't be bothered to spend 5 minutes thinking of a unique name. But, I'd rather see all those names, a hundred times over, than names like PlayaKilla or Noobslayer or Eatmysword, etc. NWO is infested with them unfortunately....

    Strangely enough, it's almost always the pvpers with those names. Go figure.

    I've take Baenre as my last name. I also have a unique first name, I know you said "some people lack imagination", but like most I have gone pretty in-depth with my characters name and story/background.

    I don't support players that have chosen the name Drizzts or other lore characters from D&D. Because they try to mimic those characters in a roleplay environment. Which fails mind you since no one can take them seriously. I choose to have a Baenre name because I am a fan of the house and I've always roleplayed as one. Not as a lore figure but as a character I've made myself.
  • smoke833smoke833 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Poor Rollo ... he isn't famous in the show and neither in neverwinter ... xD Can't wait for the next season
  • foolishlobsterfoolishlobster Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    How dare you disrespect Drizzt Do'Urden, my dire wolf companion and friend! He was born that way and nothing will ever change that!
  • direcrowdirecrow Banned Users, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    suichimo wrote: »
    Ragnar is D&D's pregen Fighter name, IIRC.

    I believe you are thinking of Redgar, the fighter introduced in third edition.
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