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Title: Names in demos
Post by: Malastare on January 27, 2002, 02:02:50 pm
say the first demo comes out and i name a char Malastare......will i be able to use that same char name in the other demos or will i only b able 2 use it once (so in demos i make the char name Malastare1 eg.) ?(
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Post by: wolfman on January 27, 2002, 10:10:22 pm
i THINK remind u i dont know for sure, but i think that nothing is carried frm demo to demo to final product. and noone beter steal my name or i kill u on site. :P
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Post by: Kiern on January 27, 2002, 10:14:02 pm
lol yeah no one better steal anyones name or their gonna get beat up real bad  8)
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Post by: Bill on January 27, 2002, 11:01:12 pm
Actually no one\'s account will be saved until we go to the Alpha (or is it Beta? Well one of the two...).

So you do not have to worry if in the first demo someone takes your name, except for the fact that in the entire demo time someone might make you look like a fool. lol
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Post by: wolfman on January 27, 2002, 11:03:31 pm
u can always post here and tell people its not you. :D



im sooooooo smart!!!! lol .......
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Post by: soca playa on January 27, 2002, 11:04:04 pm
yeah seriously... dont see a cool name and then try to take it, my name will be soca playa but that unlikely someone will take

do you think i should make a post reserving names? like my name is \"soca playa\" noone take it and then others do the same or do you think they will see the name and try to take it?
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Post by: wolfman on January 27, 2002, 11:08:01 pm
dont make spam about it man.

cuz some punk evil kid  :rolleyes: will take your name just to tick u off then.  :rolleyes: not me tho  :rolleyes: im serious i wouldnt do that  :rolleyes:  ;)  ;) :evil:
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Post by: Kiern on January 27, 2002, 11:09:04 pm
no one will take your name stop being paranoid  :D
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Post by: Kada-El on January 27, 2002, 11:11:45 pm
I thought a roleplay type name that was fitting to the setting was required anyway. I don\'t think there will be many people fighting for your name soca ;)
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Post by: wolfman on January 27, 2002, 11:13:36 pm
is wolfman roleplaying type name?????
i hope so :(
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Post by: Kada-El on January 28, 2002, 01:09:33 am
Depends on your point of view. I think it\'s cool, more of a nick-name earned through repuation or deed. Perhaps you are particularly hairy and flea bitten, or maybe you like your steak a bit on the raw side ;)

There are some great names here, I think Lyris Krystalstorm and Tearlach t\'an Ailech fin Leros are very impressive names (bit of a mouthful though Tearlach!). Even the most unlikely names can be appropriate for the right character - I think simply \'Bill\' is a great name for a dwarf - makes me chuckle anyway ;)
Kendaro, Thekkur, Anath, the list of great names here goes on and on, don\'t be offended if I didn\'t mention your name there are simply too many to list...
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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 01:20:14 am
Those are all good names, but what kind of a name is IHS? ?(
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Post by: wolfman on January 28, 2002, 02:35:54 am
HEY! i am not hairy or flee infested dam it.  ;(  u hurt wolfys feelings.  ;(  i told u im fragile! ;( now wolfy hurt kada-el...


...just wait for the final version to come out ;(  ;(  :(
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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 02:38:00 am
heh. wouldnt wanna hurt poor little wolfy :P
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Post by: wolfman on January 28, 2002, 02:43:04 am
*jots down kyalin\'s name*

ya smarty pants.....jsut wait  :P


i think atm i am the only \'bad guy\'    so ull get yours for sure.
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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 02:45:03 am
lol...  

*eep* 8o
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Post by: Bill on January 28, 2002, 02:45:55 am
What about the \"thing\" between you and Kada though, Wolf?

And I think Kada-El is an awesome name, its so original!

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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 02:48:15 am
no offense but its definitley more original than \"bill\"
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Post by: Bill on January 28, 2002, 02:49:16 am
And the point of you saying that was....?
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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 02:50:24 am
There was a point to saying that? yeah right
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Post by: wolfman on January 28, 2002, 02:50:59 am
?( she never answerd me so i figured it was a no. so ina fit of rage im gona kill everyone.
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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 02:51:41 am
but Kada-El is a cool name
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Post by: Bill on January 28, 2002, 02:51:45 am
Have fun!  :D
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Post by: Kada-El on January 28, 2002, 02:51:55 am
Thanks Bill and Kyalin (name sounds very Kranish to me ;) )  :D  :D

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HEY! i am not hairy or flee infested dam it.  ;(  u hurt wolfys feelings.  ;(  i told u im fragile! ;( now wolfy hurt kada-el...


...just wait for the final version to come out ;(  ;(  :(

lol, sorry I hurt your feelings, sometimes I forget you\'re only a puppy ;)
You wouldn\'t hurt little ol\' me would you wolfy? If you\'re a good boy I\'ll give you a wolfy snack (kinda like a Scooby snack, but dwarf shaped 8o )

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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 02:52:48 am
lol
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Post by: Bill on January 28, 2002, 02:53:02 am
Kada... X(
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Post by: wolfman on January 28, 2002, 02:54:54 am
dont let her  fool u guys shes not really sorry for hurrting my feeling.  :P
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Post by: Bill on January 28, 2002, 02:56:20 am
Just change the shape of those snacks....
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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 02:56:35 am
oh.... so.....what ?(
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Post by: Kada-El on January 28, 2002, 02:57:08 am
Don\'t let him fool you guys, he doesn\'t really have feelings to hurt :P
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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 02:59:29 am
oh that nice to say
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Post by: Kada-El on January 28, 2002, 03:00:08 am
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Just change the shape of those snacks....


Sorry Bill.....um forgot you are a similar shape

You don\'t complain about Jelly Babies do you? (does everyone else have those in their country? - Don\'t answer that, it\'ll go way, way off topic ;) )
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Post by: kyalin on January 28, 2002, 03:01:22 am
I wont answer cause I have no idea what jelly babies are ?(
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Post by: Tearlach t'an Ailech fin Leros on January 28, 2002, 03:44:10 am
This thread is spammed, but anyway I must thank you Kada-El for praising the originality of my name, if you are going to play an elf I can learn you the Eon system for making it, I am not sure if I\'m going to use this name, cause I\'m not playing an elf, besides it\'s not the whole name, (yes elfs have long names, but they got all time in the world.)
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Post by: Kada-El on January 28, 2002, 05:22:30 am
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Originally posted by Tearlach t\'an Ailech fin Leros
This thread is spammed

Sorry I\'m partly to blame for that - and I get annoyed when other people do it! :rolleyes:
There are still some good points amongst the spam ;)
 
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Originally posted by Tearlach t\'an Ailech fin Leros
if you are going to play an elf I can learn you the Eon system for making it

I may well play an elf and I love the elven names and definately would be interested in the naming system, but I\'m getting quite attached to Kada as well :)

Thanks Tearlach
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Post by: Bill on January 28, 2002, 05:48:42 am
Thanks Kada. And you don\'t get \"attached\" to Kada-El, you become Kada, you seize Kada, you, are Kada-El!

In other words, the name\'s awesome don\'t ditch it.
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Post by: Tearlach t'an Ailech fin Leros on January 28, 2002, 07:37:21 pm
Tearlach thinks we can give Kada-El a new name that starts with Kada and we can see about El, what will it be for character? (Mage, Proud Warrior, Regular Warrior, Bard, Ranger, trader (of some sort)).
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Post by: Kada-El on January 28, 2002, 09:43:13 pm
Ranger I think, or maybe a rogue type character (a bit of lockpicking and other thief skills would be very handy ;))
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Post by: Tearlach t'an Ailech fin Leros on January 29, 2002, 01:57:01 am
Kada Shol (your family name) t\'an (insert mothers name) t\'an (insert your mothers mother name and so on).
If your introducing yourself to a person you hae not met before it is honorable to say who your mentor was:
(insert mentors name) sarik sheldiv avo Kada.
Means My mentor (actually Kadas mentor) is (name).
Here you have it, only problem is to find out some elvish names. (your mother)
Elves usually survives a few hundred years then they die out of pure sadness. (becomes inward before, usually when they are 200 hundred years).
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Post by: Kada-El on January 29, 2002, 05:23:27 am
Thank you for the info, I had fun with that  :D

Kada Shol t\'an Aira\'El-ya-tril

I fear though, I may have to abandon the safe life of my quiet family homestead, living off the land under my father\'s watchful eye is no life for me - I seek a little fun, excitement and perhaps a nice trinket or two ;) .
I leave my true elven name at home where it belongs and head for Yliakum - much to my family\'s horror and disapproval.

I shall be known there as Kada-El :)

(Kada-El seems to translate fairly well according to some sources, Ka meaning Dragon  and El meaning green, or Kadae-el translates as white dragon hawk. Apparently the elven language is so full of subtlety and nuance that it is extemely difficult to fully understand it. Two names may sound the same to a human, but an elf would know the difference).
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Post by: kyalin on January 29, 2002, 05:27:13 am
Man, thats all complicated.  My name doesnt mean anything. I got it off a random name generator.
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Post by: Malastare on January 29, 2002, 07:35:54 am
kada el whos the girl in ur sig?
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Post by: antonio842 on January 29, 2002, 09:45:15 am
the girl in her sig ( i think) is just a picture off the net or somthin like that
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Post by: Bigfoot on January 29, 2002, 11:33:11 am
Is it just me or are the Kran players finaly coming out of the cracks in the cliff face... I thought I was the only one wanting to be a Rocker.

... im no longer alone!

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Post by: Bigfoot on January 29, 2002, 11:51:57 am
Opps forgot to answer the topic...

Well i believe names wil not be carryed on from demo to demo and once released and the game goes gold the names will be wiped (as they normaly are done in commercial mmorpgs after beta... along with all the players stats and stuff, complete server wipe).

Id like to remind you all that this first demo is a Tech Demo... by that i mean its a technology demo. A small sneak peak at what where trying to do and accomplish. Basicly you will be limited to a couple of maps little to no interface, might have chat, only a few races (and these guys will more than likely not have any textures to them  :P ). And you\'ll just be able to walk around around. This is not a Beta, i wouldnt even call it an alpha... thats all to come in the future. Ive missed teh last 2 Staff meetings, due to a ban on phone use at my house (im breaking that ban right now  :D ) so im not to clued up as to where we are right now... ive been burying my nose in 3D models the last week or 2 when ever i can.

As for the name issue... remeber this game will be strictly controled roleplaying...

names like...

Wolfman (could be a surname so might be acceptable)
Socca playa
Medicinal Remedy
Rabidhacker
killerdworf
bogin808~~
and any all out far removed from the game theme word plays

will be out of the question.

how any one can seriousely play an RPG calling them selves Socca Playa is beyond me. Ultima Online and Everquest was bad enough in teh names department... even with EQ having a name filter!. Nothing deters players from roleplaying than bad names, cant set a RPGing mood when some one named Socca Playa walks past...

So please try to think of names suited to and fit the type of character youd want to play and the theme of the Planeshift universe.

Other wise we will be forced to change them for you ingame. (**remembers to forward that idea to Talad next time he sees him**)

Cheers
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Post by: Kada-El on January 29, 2002, 01:55:38 pm
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Originally posted by kyalin
Man, thats all complicated.  My name doesnt mean anything. I got it off a random name generator.


It fits the Kran well I think, sounds a bit like Kaolin - which is a fine whiteish clay :)
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Post by: Kada-El on January 29, 2002, 01:58:08 pm
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Originally posted by Malastare
kada el whos the girl in ur sig?

The girl is Kada-El of course! Well sort of :P

Antonio\'s right, it\'s not me and it\'s no one I know, so no introductions I\'m afraid ;)
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Post by: Tearlach t'an Ailech fin Leros on January 29, 2002, 09:43:31 pm
Whoops, I did a little misstake shol is what you set before you surname you could say (it\'s a bit more complicated than that), oh and by the way since you would be a ranger type character I thought that a Henea elf would suit you fine, thatswhy I use Shol which mean hunter group (bad translation), others that is is:
Vhic translates to \'house\', is used by the Thism clan and they are mainly warriors
Siol translates to \'house\', \'clan\', this clan called Learam are extremly proud and defends their honour aggressivly, to lie to them or to acuse them of lying is dangerous.
Fin translates to line (bad translation), Sanari are mages and often let Thism do their dirty work.
Sholi translates to household and the Kiriya is a clan that enjoys enterainment.
Have fun making a long elven name, give it some time.
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Post by: Kada-El on January 30, 2002, 12:12:35 am
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Originally posted by Tearlach t\'an Ailech fin Leros
give it some time.

lol, looks like I didn\'t do too well with that ;) Ah well I had fun anyway and quite liked the \'Aira\'El-ya-tril\' bit for my mother\'s name. I was quite proud of that bit :rolleyes:

Hope I didn\'t insult you by making a mess of it! I\'ll practice :D

I may decide to play it as a half-elf anyway, I quite like the mixture of elven features and human characteristics, besides then I can throw off a complex elf heritage ;)  :P
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Post by: soca playa on January 30, 2002, 08:19:45 am
ok.. u wanna talk junk?

WHO THE **** HAS EVER SEEN A BIGFOOT IN A RPG!!!!!!

HOW DOES CREATING A NAME LIKE SOCA PLAYA AFFECT THE ATMOSPHERE OF MEDIEVAL SOCIETY?!?!?!?!!
THATS SO BEAT UP!!!

AND I WANTED TO HELP OUT THE TEAM BY GETTING MEMBERS....
THAT WAS SCREWED OVER

WHY U GOTA USE ME AS AN EXAMPLE?
I NEVER KNEW ABOUT ANY OF THIS STUFF.. SOCA PLAYA IS JUST MY INTERNET CALL SIGN...
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Post by: soca playa on January 30, 2002, 08:28:09 am
sorry about cussing and all but that really is beat up, i really wanna play but not with a name like medonza or somethin like that...

c\'mon u will loose so many players over these names (most likely including me  ;( )
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Post by: antonio842 on January 30, 2002, 08:37:02 am
soca playa calm down

i am sure that you will find a new name and get attached to it (even if that name is not socaplaya)

just try the game out and if the name thing is still a big deal, well, then quit
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Post by: Kendaro on January 30, 2002, 09:07:32 am
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U WANNA BE MEMBER






tis words like this that\'ll get you into more than yee can handle. tis true he be a WTB but tis nothing to do with wanna be. the Kendaro is a WTB but the Kendaro tis also a team leader. do not be judging a book by its cover. that book might be a mimic and tear your bloomen head off.
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Post by: antonio842 on January 30, 2002, 09:09:04 am
well said (lol)
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Post by: soca playa on January 30, 2002, 09:16:02 am
tis he just talked junk about me and said i couldnt use my name!!
tis he say that about you?
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Post by: soca playa on January 30, 2002, 09:17:17 am
tis me didnt see u were a team leader (i didnt know u were talking about yourself!!! im sorry bout the tis\'s)
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Post by: soca playa on January 30, 2002, 09:18:42 am
aah man, that very last post wasnt supposed to be mean or pickin on ur or nething... i cant get the words right...
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Post by: soca playa on January 30, 2002, 10:13:47 am
just so everyone knows im not some punk, I sorta understand where they are coming from, even though i dont agree with it. If they say this is final and that there will be no soca playa.... i will be sad and create another original name for myself but will continue to play. I dont want any of this, i wish it could be like i planned but everything doesnt go your way.  ?(  :(  ;(  X(
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Post by: sir soca playa on January 30, 2002, 10:22:21 am
you tell em wtb!!
soca... did u steal my name?
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Post by: Kada-El on January 30, 2002, 03:44:57 pm
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Originally posted by soca playa
just so everyone knows im not some punk

If that\'s true please prove it and stop spamming up the boards
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Post by: Tearlach t'an Ailech fin Leros on January 30, 2002, 09:58:20 pm
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lol, looks like I didn\'t do too well with that  Ah well I had fun anyway and quite liked the \'Aira\'El-ya-tril\' bit for my mother\'s name. I was quite proud of that bit
Hope I didn\'t insult you by making a mess of it! I\'ll practice  

I may decide to play it as a half-elf anyway, I quite like the mixture of elven features and human characteristics, besides then I can throw off a complex elf heritage  


No you haven\'t done anything wrong, the only thing I was reflecting to was that you hadn\'t made any surname and that you just included your mom\'s name.
to set up an example of how you would make your name it should be like this:
Kada Shol (insert surname) t\'an Aira\'El-ya-tril t\'an (insert name) t\'an (insert name)

To help you with introducing customs I would greet someone like this:
My name is Tearlach fin Leros t\'an Ailech t\'an Cailean t\'an Denelian, Donnocadh sarik sheldiv avo Tearlach.
(Donnocadh sarik sheldiv avo Tearlach means \'Donnocadh is Tearlachs mentor\')
(I haven\'t learned what My name is in Elvish is yet, but it will come)
Oh and halfelves usually adopt the names of the cultures they grow up in and it\'s seldom a blend of human and elf culture, often they are culturally elfs or culturally humans if you say so.
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Post by: soca playa on February 01, 2002, 02:51:23 am
I fully understand now why they are making the names so strict. I only thought rpg\'s where multiplayer online games where you get lvls and cash and buy stuff. You also play a role, which i didnt understand  :( .

Now im fully cooperative with ps dev. team.

Sorry bout going off on bigfoot but he spelled my name wrong lol.
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Post by: Kada-El on February 01, 2002, 03:45:21 am
It takes a lot to admit when you are wrong and to back down and apologise. Nice one soca, good luck with your new name :D
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Post by: meket on February 01, 2002, 04:44:44 am
no it dotn soca....im worng all the tiem adn i say so...im prolyl wrong in posting this...see whut i mean. i dont take much  :P
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Post by: Bill on February 01, 2002, 06:06:41 am
I am glad ya did that soccer, wouldn\'t be a game without ya!
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Post by: soca playa on February 01, 2002, 09:31:18 am
thx guys
i will be just fine with my in game name sir socaplaya

lol jp

Im thinking of rumbler... if it will be acceptable.
If not im going with charlemagne (my name is charlie, or charles, charlemagne= charles the great)

I need to find out if rumbler is acceptable first so I can register with it.
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Post by: meket on February 01, 2002, 10:17:11 am
i dont think it is.