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Archon2021 Novice Member Joined: 10/11/06 Posts: 51	11/21/06 2:48:15 AM#1 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Im sure it's been brought up here and there, but I havent seen any yet. So I was just woundering what Turbine intend on doing with names and what you want them to do. Are they going to have Surnames? Are we going to expect to see real RP-ish type of names or leet names (You know what I mean) Lord of the rings doesnt seem like the right place to have someone named Froggod143 or what not. So whats your take on this? Archon @ Warhammer Alliance
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RK-Mara Novice Member Joined: 5/13/06 Posts: 635	11/21/06 7:52:47 AM#2 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Hopefully you can't have numbers in your name.
RainStar Novice Member Joined: 12/08/05 Posts: 636 I will always miss pre-CU but I still enjoy the game.	11/22/06 1:13:18 AM#3 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I hate seeing players in a game with names that are made out of the characters of the movie/books. I hope there are some rules as to names you can create.
worbat Novice Member Joined: 11/22/06 Posts: 52	11/23/06 11:16:09 AM#4 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Im hopeing either they will make you have proper names like frodo baggins ect like gw does. how ever i would like worbat to be allowed :) but yes deffinetly no I/\/\tehs\|_\|(z0r names
audreys910 Novice Member Joined: 11/15/06 Posts: 5	11/28/06 1:08:23 PM#5 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) first name and last names all the way!!
JasmineRose Novice Member Joined: 12/29/04 Posts: 175 Dont Quote me, I have not said anything yet.	11/28/06 2:02:55 PM#6 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I dont like to see names that came from stories/movies like LOTR or L33T names either either, I think names like that should automaticaly be blocked in the name creation and that people shpuld be forced to use thier own heads and create a real name, but another thing that I cant stand is a name totaly mis-spelled because that name was unavailable. I know that sometimes its hard to get a name but totaly mispelling a name to the point that one has to think of what that name was supposed to be is plain annoying IMO.
n2k3156 Novice Member Joined: 11/18/05 Posts: 523	11/28/06 9:44:38 PM#7 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I'm thinking Bob the Hobbit for me. NGE Refugee.
RainStar Novice Member Joined: 12/08/05 Posts: 636 I will always miss pre-CU but I still enjoy the game.	11/29/06 3:37:16 AM#8 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by n2k3156 I'm thinking Bob the Hobbit for me. Thanks a lot, now I have the theme song from Bob the Builder in my head. lol
RK-Mara Novice Member Joined: 5/13/06 Posts: 635	11/29/06 6:59:23 AM#9 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Bob is more like a name of a man from Bree-land
CandidQualit Novice Member Joined: 5/11/06 Posts: 26	11/30/06 11:44:17 AM#10 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Naming filter is most definitely in. As well as names blocked from the books. And you can't Use Bob. She's a great girl and would be quite upset if you took her name. edit forgot to add that the surnames have been discussed at length and are probably going to be in. Though I can't find a dev quote that states it is law yet. Personally keeping my fingers crossed about that one.
Theo Novice Member Joined: 10/02/03 Posts: 242	12/07/06 11:07:07 AM#11 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I think you'll certainly see the same number of inappropriate or immersion-breaking names as in any other game. Most games block names of familiar trademarked characters and obscenties, but there's no effective way to police names that just don't fit in the game world. It's just the nature of MMOs. The only way to completely avoid it would be to restrict names to those created by a random generator or a list controlled by the developers.
chazmyr Novice Member Joined: 12/07/05 Posts: 69 What we do in life, echos in Eternity	12/07/06 11:13:55 AM#12 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I personally wish they'd ban L33t seak all together! lol I cant stand it, usually if I'm playing a buffer in a game, I wont buff someone using this......"language" as a name, and ESPECIALLY if that's all they talk in. To me, it just shows immaturity. (probably make people mad saying that, but oh well)
vanidor Novice Member Joined: 3/18/04 Posts: 32	12/26/06 4:23:12 PM#13 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Boy could I talk about names in games. I have seen ones like Stevetheenginerr and SatanClaus even Santa. There are others that just ruin the immersion factor for me. I like seeing names of elves like evish names should be and dwarves like dwarves etc. It really enhances the environment the first time I see names like Dildo Baggins which I have just makes me angry. Game manufacturers need to have settings in place to prevent such occurances. RP servers are great for the truly loyal fans but you will get the occacional person who has to throw in the Iamanoob or Lootwhore101 Many of these people have never role played pen and paper games and don't know true immersion in a game. Perhaps that is why leet speak and other fake languages exist.
phanatx Novice Member Joined: 12/30/04 Posts: 42	12/27/06 6:22:32 PM#14 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Until you get a game creator that can stand up to the overwhelming mass of Bnet kiddies, i think we are boned in the naming department. Its unfortunate that most kids these days do not have any level of creativity, or personalization at all.... Nothing like seeing a character running at you named OMGIPWNDU
User Deleted	12/27/06 6:26:55 PM#15 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) A server for each their own? I don't see why that'd be a problem ya know. But I can see where numbers in names and phrase names may infringe a bit on some RP player's toes. They seem to disapprove. LoL So maybe a RP server with enforcement? Ahh the /petitions about names.. If I were a GM tho they'd probably be my last priority.
Infernus_sin Apprentice Member Joined: 4/30/05 Posts: 34 Giving man a 2nd chance is giving man a 2nd chance to fail.	1/12/07 10:05:56 PM#16 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) If they consider this an NDA violation.. screw them but... There is a hobbit named bob in the game....
nevenias Apprentice Member Joined: 12/27/06 Posts: 47	1/14/07 8:46:14 PM#17 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) The filter they have in game is evolving. Here are a few points about the filter for those that are interested. -numbers cannot be entered into the name -Surnames are enabled -hundreds of names get added every week to the filter -if you have a vulger name that makes it through the filter, a Dev. in game will give you 1/2 a sec. to log out, then will wipe your toon. -some names are allowed in game now, but will not be when live. IE "Bob" -Once live, when you are in the character creation screen, for each race there are going to be 'suggestions' on how a name should be. For instance if you are a race of 'man' from dale, Dale names generally end in .... or ..... or ..... ect. ] same goes for all races. There was talk that these may be enforced at some point, but this seems unlikely to me. -there cannot be more than 2 vowels in a row, period -of course there is a limit to the # of characters, so no more "Keeanureevesasborimir" (sp?) or the like. *NOTE* I am not apart of LOTRO Beta. All this info was gathered from: Google, Dev. chat logs, You tube Dev. videos and the LOTRO general forums
Skyrum Apprentice Member Joined: 1/15/07 Posts: 12	1/15/07 1:31:11 PM#18 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Hope that this is true. Cuz it would be stuped to see Frodo115 or any other character from the movie. And its cool to have surnames. We'll see everything once the game comes out.
lotro_rocks Novice Member Joined: 1/11/07 Posts: 15	1/16/07 4:52:04 PM#19 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I to hate names like kilingguy and pippin44556 but what about real world names a bit more older then bob like Christopher and Henry and geourge because they were around in the medival age but this is fantasy not medival so i just was wondering how more people felt on these kinda names??
Batavier Novice Member Joined: 5/27/02 Posts: 42 +1 If you can''t beat ''em, sheep ''em! Lifetime AC2 fanboi. Gimme back my Hivekeeper!	1/17/07 4:22:45 AM#20 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I certainly hope that the naming policy will be more strictly enforced than in WoW. LOTRO to me seems like an average MMORPG with a few nice twists (monster play, LOTR atmosphere, original quests), if they screw up the naming thing, that will be one more step towards 'mediocre' and 'meh'... Played: AC, AC2, Anarchy Online, AoC, D&D Online, Dark+Light, EQ2, EVE Online, FF XI, Guild Wars, Lineage II, Lotro, Ragnarok, Ryzom, Star Wars Galaxies, Ultima Online, WAR, WoW, etc. Also various MUDs