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Ok so as we all very well know there are always rules to what you can call your characters/ships with games. This is no different and I have just read the actual policy on this and have noticed that good percentage of people I find in-game are actually breaching the naming policy.

So my simple question is this. Is it actually helpful for us as the community to report name violations?

Or is this percieved as an annoyance for the GM's?

Basically I want to know if I need to go on a crusade or not :p

But in all fairness I have in fact so far reported 1 person for a seriously rude/offensive name. That being said I would still like to know if from a GM's point of view that is just annoying or actually helpful.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    sparkeh86 wrote: »
    Ok so as we all very well know there are always rules to what you can call your characters/ships with games. This is no different and I have just read the actual policy on this and have noticed that good percentage of people I find in-game are actually breaching the naming policy.

    So my simple question is this. Is it actually helpful for us as the community to report name violations?

    Or is this percieved as an annoyance for the GM's?

    Basically I want to know if I need to go on a crusade or not :p

    But in all fairness I have in fact so far reported 1 person for a seriously rude/offensive name. That being said I would still like to know if from a GM's point of view that is just annoying or actually helpful.
    First Amendment
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    don't bother, they don't really care and it wastes everyone's time.

    oh well, so what if someone has a name like a character off the show... so what? how does that hurt anyone?... just leave em alone.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    .


    how do you know my name isnt Kirk ?



    .*Spoing !
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I will when i feel like it cause all the stupid TRIBBLE names **** me off :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    SULUFAN wrote: »
    First Amendment

    Completely irrelevant.

    That said, they probably have slightly more on their plate right now than dealing with naming violations. A month from now, go for it. Right now, just be thankful that the people you wouldn't want to play with are freely marking themselves that way for you.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    The names really aren't a problem. A far larger "environment breaker" or whatever you call it when you're sucked into something until X happens is all the uniforms. I mean I can't even standardize the uniforms of my own ship! I don't mind seeing everyone elses uniforms so much, but I'd at least like to be able to declare what uniforms are worn on my ship!

    Next immersion breaker (that's the word!), all that armor. I shut it off on my guys but never have I seen starfleet in armor. It really looks out of place.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Aris wrote:
    Completely irrelevant.

    That said, they probably have slightly more on their plate right now than dealing with naming violations. A month from now, go for it. Right now, just be thankful that the people you wouldn't want to play with are freely marking themselves that way for you.

    Not entirely. Legally yes but people still like liberty.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Next immersion breaker (that's the word!), all that armor. I shut it off on my guys but never have I seen starfleet in armor. It really looks out of place.
    When you say you "shut it off," what do you mean?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Actually, the armor looks a lot like the space jump suits they wore in Star Trek 2009. So, I kinda like it for... maybe one tactical officer that I use as a ground tank.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I didnt necasserily mean this from a personal point of view where someone has annoyed me (I tend to ignore it these days) but as a rule are we doing them a favour by reporting or not?

    I don't really have the time or energy to keep up with reporting every name violation because there are so many of them and there will be so many more but if im helping the GM's do their job by reporting then I will do so.

    Also I was expecting posts against this as obviously there are a lot of people this concerns and as such they don't want to lose their oh so original name.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Not entirely. Legally yes but people still like liberty.

    People like a lot of things. But that doesn't change the fact that if Cryptic decided that they could ban you for using the letter Q in your name, you'd have no recourse if you picked a name including the letter Q and got banned. The First Amendment is completely irrelevant to MMOs, and really the internet in general.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I mean I can't even standardize the uniforms of my own ship! I don't mind seeing everyone elses uniforms so much, but I'd at least like to be able to declare what uniforms are worn on my ship!

    Huh? Yes you can just go the tailor in space dock...all mine are standardized. Just takes some energy credits.:rolleyes:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I guess this is mainly not about names taken out of the star trek lore, but more about -offensive- and/or -rude- names. Names chosen with disturbance in mind, not peaceful gameplay.
    Those are at least names that would annoy me, and get a report, no matter how many things the GM's have on their hands.
    GM's usually aren't developers, so they have a different task-list and a different job-descriptions. Hunting down such names is definitely one of the things from that list. And even if they really are too busy right now, they will have time too hunt down the reported names later on.

    So go ahead, and report them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Sun.Devil wrote:
    When you say you "shut it off," what do you mean?

    Only works for your toon and your crew, but right click on your armor and hit 'hide from uniform". Works with Kits as well. Hopefully they'll add more stuff like this. For instance we have a holster command, but your BOs won't holster their weapons. Anyways RP stuff for later I suppose, hopefully they'll add depth to this game because man they have the IP of a lifetime here and could really turn this into something. Not that it already isn't, I mean I have really been getting into it and despite the amount of combat, it does feel like Star Trek. Then again I've mostly been doing exploration missions and PvP.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    VGer wrote: »
    Huh? Yes you can just go the tailor in space dock...all mine are standardized. Just takes some energy credits.:rolleyes:

    Doesn't even take energy credits if it's the first time change. I do the same thing ;) Although, the one thing is that generic redshirt security personnel cannot be customized. I'd like for them to allow us to set the standard uniform for our crew.
    Sun.Devil wrote:
    When you say you "shut it off," what do you mean?

    If you're not aware, you can turn off the appearance of armor and kits. Just go to your character sheet for yourself or your BOs, right click on the item and select "Hide from costume".
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    VGer wrote: »
    Huh? Yes you can just go the tailor in space dock...all mine are standardized. Just takes some energy credits.:rolleyes:

    As are mine, I'm talking about 'security officers' and such, you know the guys that aren't your BOs. Guess at one point it won't matter, but even then it would be nice if all your guys defaulted to your current uniform when you got them/ have nameless redshirts.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    VGer wrote: »
    Huh? Yes you can just go the tailor in space dock...all mine are standardized. Just takes some energy credits.:rolleyes:

    While this is true, it doesn't get the generic security team you are given until you have enough BOffs, nor does it get the generic bridge crew to fill all the stations until you have enough of your own. The generics stick out like a sore thumb.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Ytram wrote: »
    Doesn't even take energy credits if it's the first time change. I do the same thing ;) Although, the one thing is that generic redshirt security personnel cannot be customized. I'd like for them to allow us to set the standard uniform for our crew.
    .

    Very true...

    i don't see why security would need standardized since you can have a full landing party of BO's pretty much from the beginning.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Aris wrote:
    People like a lot of things. But that doesn't change the fact that if Cryptic decided that they could ban you for using the letter Q in your name, you'd have no recourse if you picked a name including the letter Q and got banned. The First Amendment is completely irrelevant to MMOs, and really the internet in general.

    Correct however that doesn't mean people don't want the freedom to say/name what they wish. They are at the whim of the host, but that doesn't take away from the will. That's all I'm saying, not that they have some right, but they still want to do what they will. It's the spirit of the first I'm talking about rather than actual implementation.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Yah I guess you guys are all tired of complaining about the servers, that you might as well start a thread complaining about people's names... The amount of miserable, easily annoyed people in this beta is astounding! I suggest playing STO police as you wish to, and try to get a record amount of people's names changed cause they offend you.. then post your results here so I know who to avoid when I play... :rolleyes:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Aris wrote:
    While this is true, it doesn't get the generic security team you are given until you have enough BOffs, nor does it get the generic bridge crew to fill all the stations until you have enough of your own. The generics stick out like a sore thumb.

    They really do. It's annoying! It really breaks it for me when all my guys have a pseudo DS9 gray shoulder/class trim going on and then theres a guy in a big red shirt right next to them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    sparkeh86 wrote: »
    Ok so as we all very well know there are always rules to what you can call your characters/ships with games. This is no different and I have just read the actual policy on this and have noticed that good percentage of people I find in-game are actually breaching the naming policy.

    So my simple question is this. Is it actually helpful for us as the community to report name violations?

    Or is this percieved as an annoyance for the GM's?

    Basically I want to know if I need to go on a crusade or not :p

    But in all fairness I have in fact so far reported 1 person for a seriously rude/offensive name. That being said I would still like to know if from a GM's point of view that is just annoying or actually helpful.

    Offensive names, I report. Names that are exactly as they are in a series or movie, I report. Last names used to roleplay as someone's son, daughter, third cousin twice removed, I do not report. I know it's not strictly by the book but at least they are not just making a carbon copy.

    Could you really report someone who rolled up and roleplayed Kuglar son of Alexander son of Worf son of Mogh?


    :cool:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    they don't really care and it wastes everyone's time.


    That said, REPORT AWAY!

    This is Star Trek Online. I'td be nice if people could have the respect to name their ship something fitting.

    People who name their ship USS Whoopazz are immature douche bags. Frankly I'd love to see them banned, so report away!

    Report away, report away.


    The next time you fly by me in the USS Pizzaface, know that you just got reported. Yes, I have that much free time and I'd love to see you get a forced name change.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    SULUFAN wrote: »
    First Amendment

    First Amendment only limits what the government can do. The servers this forum run on are private property and you have NO rights here only privileges the owners of said property deem to give you.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Saskifried wrote:
    Yah I guess you guys are all tired of complaining about the servers, that you might as well start a thread complaining about people's names... The amount of miserable, easily annoyed people in this beta is astounding! I suggest playing STO police as you wish to, and try to get a record amount of people's names changed cause they offend you.. then post your results here so I know who to avoid when I play... :rolleyes:

    This isnt' beta.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    The names really aren't a problem. A far larger "environment breaker" or whatever you call it when you're sucked into something until X happens is all the uniforms. I mean I can't even standardize the uniforms of my own ship! I don't mind seeing everyone elses uniforms so much, but I'd at least like to be able to declare what uniforms are worn on my ship!

    Next immersion breaker (that's the word!), all that armor. I shut it off on my guys but never have I seen starfleet in armor. It really looks out of place.

    I'm going to request that you spend some time learning the user interface instead of making assumptions. I would say that a good 60-70 percent of the complaints on gameplay issues (fonts, graphics, etc.) are all from failure to know the UI and the Options tab.

    Uniforms: I haven't messed with the SAVE and LOAD options under the costumes because I believe it will save the head and body portions as well - not good. Each crewmember you get assigned gives you the option to set the uniform as soon as they join your team. I don't mind a few moments of dragging them to supply and having them get in appropriate ship uniform before I post them to duty. This doesn't work for the security teams (who in many of the films had their own unique uniforms anyways) but by Lieutenant 7 I had a full party as it was and no longer a concern.

    A simple Right Click on the Armor slot and you can "Hide from Costume" - in other words, not see it even though it's there.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Gotcha on the security team.

    As to OP...

    I myself wouldn't waste the time reporting people with dumb names. A lot of things can be immersion breakers if you think about it! How about all the players running thru space dock with weapons drawn? Annoying but oh well. C'est la vie
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    I'm naming my next ship the USS Lollipop. It's canon.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Not entirely. Legally yes but people still like liberty.
    Only when outside of a venue that is owned and operated within certain legalities. We have no legal rights to the U.S.A.'s free speech on this forum or in game, whether we like it or not.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    sparkeh86 wrote: »
    Ok so as we all very well know there are always rules to what you can call your characters/ships with games. This is no different and I have just read the actual policy on this and have noticed that good percentage of people I find in-game are actually breaching the naming policy.

    So my simple question is this. Is it actually helpful for us as the community to report name violations?

    Or is this percieved as an annoyance for the GM's?

    Basically I want to know if I need to go on a crusade or not :p

    But in all fairness I have in fact so far reported 1 person for a seriously rude/offensive name. That being said I would still like to know if from a GM's point of view that is just annoying or actually helpful.

    The GM's rely on US to report violations.. They haven't the resorces ,or the time to check the data base for all the people that just have to be Rude, Irreverent, immature, and otherwize a general bugger. And don't forget you can Right click on a Person's name [spammer, ect] and report them in a single click. Reporting Spammers also Blocks them from showing in your chatt as well. :cool:
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