Don't tell us! (Character names)

[vasdrakken]

On one of the private boards we are already talking about using our user id or some version of it as the chars last name to make it easier to figure out who we are talking to.

[Vuelhering]

Originally Posted by vasdrakken On one of the private boards we are already talking about using our user id or some version of it as the chars last name to make it easier to figure out who we are talking to.

When you talk in guild, all your characters speak as your login name.

[Nothingness]

Also, do not use during betas the names you want to use when the game goes live. I made the mistake to do that with Ryzom and Lord of the Rings Online closed/open betas to come up with cool names and when the games went live the names were taken. I kind of cried back then but since I do not share names on the internet and do not create alts in betas with such names as well.

[Sharp]

The first thing I did was create characters with all the names I wanted. Problem solved!

[Vuelhering]

Originally Posted by Sharp The first thing I did was create characters with all the names I wanted. Problem solved!

Unless someone else does that first. Problem unsolved.

[Sharp]

Originally Posted by Vuelhering Unless someone else does that first. Problem unsolved.

If a bunch of people want your names, you should be more creative.

[Aetheron]

I feel the pain. I used a throw-away ID during the beta thinking I could change it when the game went live. In the end, I got the character name I wanted (Aetheron - same as on here), but someone else nabbed Aetheron as their user ID. So now I have to be extra clear when talking to people about my add on - that @Aetheron is not the author. Very confusing.

[Tonyleila]

Originally Posted by Sharp The first thing I did was create characters with all the names I wanted. Problem solved!

Yes did that too, later did it again because I did not want to level from 1-3 again