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Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: Owl on January 11, 2005, 10:28:56 am

Title: Character name?!
Post by: Owl on January 11, 2005, 10:28:56 am: Will it be possible to choose one name in the final version?

Or do we have to pick two names?
Currently i have one name and everything works well.

Thanx for your patience! :)
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Post by: Kixie on January 11, 2005, 01:19:21 pm: single names were in the last version. Due to unroleplayable names the developers put a double naming system into CB. First names will be unique, last names will not.
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Post by: jorrit on January 11, 2005, 01:24:28 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Kixie
single names were in the last version. Due to unroleplayable names the developers put a double naming system into CB. First names will be unique, last names will not.

Double names are not required. PS works fine with single names. The double name restriction was removed recently.

Greetings,
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Post by: Owl on January 11, 2005, 07:47:31 pm: Thank you! :)
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Post by: steuben on January 11, 2005, 10:29:10 pm: i just want to confirm. it probably is pretty straight forward. but, single names probably have to unique relative to first names as well?
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Post by: Owl on January 12, 2005, 10:28:58 am: Yet another question surfaces!

the character name is tied to ones E-mail addres, will this be kept or do you have to register that as well after the great wipe?

A date, or at least an estimate would be advisable if you want to be fast enough to register your preffered name once again before some one else snathes it away!
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Post by: Seytra on January 12, 2005, 07:05:39 pm: If you have migrated a char, then you\'ll basicly have to start over from the second step of the migration (creating CB account with same email).
If you don\' have a migrated char, then you\'ll start out clean, i.e., create CB account with arbitrary email.

In any case, no information that has been generated after the MB server has been shut down will be retained.

There will not be any date for the wipe, because there is no way of telling when all the exploitable bugs have been found and fixed. PS is basicly a deadlineless game. :P
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Post by: Owl on January 12, 2005, 07:47:24 pm: I see, well thank you all for the information! :)
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Post by: Kwip on January 13, 2005, 03:54:50 pm: Just wandering, why was the double name system done away with? I thought it was a good idea and would add a more RP feel.

That is unless surnames were not common in this world and time. Names in our own world(rl) have changed many times throughout history so this would not be uncommon.
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Post by: rumblebelly on January 14, 2005, 05:30:26 am: i\'m with kwip on this i like the double name idea they should keep it that way.

on the subject of data wipe does this mean i can redo my char generation because i think i really messed up when i made rumblebelly and i would love the chance to recreate him now that i understand all the different thing\'s about char building
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Post by: Owl on January 14, 2005, 07:54:01 pm: Character creation has to be redone by everyone since there are still some races/classes to be added to this game and not all functions are (well... em), functioning hehe!

Stick with the one name option though, however i\'m not totally opposed to having to pick two names either.
So make it optional, some want two names others use one name, everyone happy!
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Post by: Kithplana on January 14, 2005, 08:23:35 pm: I think two names should be the default, but with a radio button to allow one name only if the player wishes. Make it so that the player has to be paying attention if he or she wants to use one name only...
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Post by: Seytra on January 14, 2005, 11:15:22 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Kithplana
I think two names should be the default, but with a radio button to allow one name only if the player wishes. Make it so that the player has to be paying attention if he or she wants to use one name only...

Yes, get them to think about it. Most people probably never thought of the option of actually having a surname. I\'m going to keep using a surname, but I realise that in medieval times, the option of actually only possessing one name was quite there.