First, I will say I played WoW for quite some time and had a blast. The game is well done and makes it well worth the price to play for a bit. Let  me expalin where I think the hate comes from... There are so many people who are brand new to MMOs and WoW is there very first one. Most people's first experience in the MMO world is the best it gets. I know I have played better games since my first MMO, but I will never be able to enjoy one as much. I didnt really care how buggy or how limited the game was...it was just too much fun. Most people here have been there done that in several MMOs and have a very high tolerance for game enjoyment. The grind/raid/pvp bit has been done over and over (WoW did a very good job in that aspect). They want a game that actually adds content in terms of a variety of things to do when you log in. They want a game that presents more of a challenge and actually takes advantage of a huge diverse community of gamers that have come together. Most people here don't hate the people who play WoW...they are scared that the MMO world has taken a step back in innovation. WoW has not brought anything new to the genre....they did however, make a quality product wich has made a huge amount of money.

      If WoW is the furture of MMOS, alot of us are screwed. If you do not understand this statement, wait until you burn out on WoW because you are sick of doing the same old same old. Its about the Genre, not about the game. Remember this...No matter how hot a woman is...there is always someone sick of her sh@@

SOE made many mistakes with SWG. I, like most quit the game because of the poor game changes etc...Although I have a special hatred for them, I can't forget they are responsible for my favorite MMORPG I have ever played.

Originally posted by Blurr

Check your AntiAliasing settings in your graphics card control panel.

What's happening is you're forcing AntiAliasing (or atleast, that's what was happening when I, and others, had this problem). When you force AA from your graphics card, because the way the npc name text looks, it disappears.

To fix this, go to your graphics card control panel and set anti-aliasing to "application controlled", and the names will show up once again.

Alternatively you could try finding an AA setting that doesn't disappear the names, but I'd recommend just with going with the above solution.

 

 

This is what worked for me.