Game to Utilize 'Roleplay Preferred' Naming Convention - Saga of Lucimia - MMORPG.com

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Game to Utilize 'Roleplay Preferred' Naming Convention - Saga of Lucimia - MMORPG.com

Saga of Lucimia News - The latest "Mondays in MMORPGs" has been published on the Saga of Lucimia site, a series dedicated to examining industry norms and how SoL will handle them. In this latest article, the notion of naming conventions in MMOs is examined. In Saga of Lucimia, players will be asked to adhere to "roleplay preferred" names.

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LordRussell

Just another reason why I'm backing this game.

Renfail

slowpoke68 said:

Plus 1 for this. At some point I would love for new mmos to take a fresh look on how they funnel people into servers, rather than pick and go. I think a brief questionaire on your play style and server expectations would go a long way toward putting people on a server where they will find a community more to their liking.

I think this is a great idea for games that plan on having more than one server, for sure. In our case, we only plan on having one, so it's kind of moot =P

Renfail

LordRussell said:

Just another reason why I'm backing this game.

Thanks!

Sovrath

Completely agree. All games should have this. "my opinion".

Viper482

Wish all MMO's would bring enforced RP servers back. Good move. Time to fight back against the collective idiot internet.

Renfail

Sovrath said:

Completely agree. All games should have this.

We agree. Name policies *should* be part of every game.

Renfail

Viper482 said:

Wish all MMO's would bring enforced RP servers back. Good move. Time to fight back against the collective idiot internet.

We wish it as well!

Renfail

Arterius said:

This is the reason why I backed this game at the "Founders Tier," With the hopes I get to collectors by March. They deserve it.

We appreciate the support! See you in-game on Friday

JemAs666

I remember the early days of EverQuest where you had to petition a GM for a surname.  You didn't have all of the stupid names you see today running around in MMOs.  If they didn't like your firstname they forced you to change it if it slipped through the cracks when you asked for a surname.

Renfail

JemAs666 said:

I remember the early days of EverQuest where you had to petition a GM for a surname.  You didn't have all of the stupid names you see today running around in MMOs.  If they didn't like your firstname they forced you to change it if it slipped through the cracks when you asked for a surname.

Indeed. This came up in many of our earliest design discussions several years back!

SpottyGekko

I take it that "preferred" is not quite the same as "enforced" ?

Renfail

SpottyGekko said:

I take it that "preferred" is not quite the same as "enforced" ?

Depends on how far you want to try to push the limits of sensibility. Read the post/watch the video for the full details.

Renfail

coretex666 said:

I love your vision and the fact that you are true to it instead of making decisions only with profit in mind.

You are one of the last teams developing an MMORPG this way. Once ALL MMORPGs are nothing more than a product, I will abandon this hobby for good.

Hear, hear.

Kyleran

First question, will there be First and Last names? It can go a long way to making naming easier if there can be more than one player named.....er Kyleran? On the rare occasion it hasn't been available I've been known to leverage Kylearan, Kylerann, Kileran etc.

I agree offensive names are ptetty easy to identify in most cases, but there are gray areas. Arryans is actually the name of an offshore Kanban team at my very politically correct employer because in northern India its a mark of pride to be associated to the people that migrated into the region thousands of years ago.

Commercial names are also problematic, is Rolex, Tragically Hip or Blurryface acceptable? (I've used the last two in game)

How about Tylenol, Porsche, or Preparation H?

Human emotions can be problematic, In the current DAOC free shard when you get the deathblow your avatar name goes in front of a system message for all to see like "Kyleran has killed Legolas"

This lead to player names such as Fear, Terror, Hatred and more clever ones like Overeating or Drugs.

Where to draw the line is a challenge indeed, I recall my 12 yr old son being soundly criticised in vanilla WOW by another player in a private tell for naming his first character Punkrocker. I took control of the keyboard at this point and I think peacefully resolved the situation. (These days I'd have said f-off or something)

I'm all for limiting obviously offensive names but prefer flexibility beyond that unless on a roleplaying server in which case I support stronger rules.

Renfail

Kyleran said:

First question, will there be First and Last names? It can go a long way to making naming easier if there can be more than one player named.....er Kyleran? On the rare occasion it hasn't been available I've been known to leverage Kylearan, Kylerann, Kileran etc.



I agree offensive names are ptetty easy to identify in most cases, but there are gray areas. Arryans is actually the name of an offshore Kanban team at my very politically correct employer because in northern India its a mark of pride to be associated to the people that migrated into the region thousands of years ago.



Commercial names are also problematic, is Rolex, Tragically Hip or Blurryface acceptable? (I've used the last two in game)



How about Tylenol, Porsche, or Preparation H?



Human emotions can be problematic, In the current DAOC free shard when you get the deathblow your avatar name goes in front of a system message for all to see like "Kyleran has killed Legolas"



This lead to player names such as Fear, Terror, Hatred and more clever ones like Overeating or Drugs.



Where to draw the line is a challenge indeed, I recall my 12 yr old son being soundly criticised in vanilla WOW by another player in a private tell for naming his first character Punkrocker. I took control of the keyboard at this point and I think peacefully resolved the situation. (These days I'd have said f-off or something)



I'm all for limiting obviously offensive names but prefer flexibility beyond that unless on a roleplaying server in which case I support stronger rules.

I'd say you can get a good idea of where we are heading from the quoted section of the blog post that MMORPG.com pulled: "...to create a safe haven for roleplayers and those who prefer their fantasy worlds to be free of real-world references or references to other fantastical settings. Because no matter who you are as a player, you can come up with something other than Teabagger, Cokzsucker, or the millionth variation of Drizzt or Legolas."

HighMarshal

I played Pirates of the Caribbean a long time ago, but one thing I did like about it is that you had to take a name from the game and input the name you wanted and once it was approved, your name would be changed.

Renfail

HighMarshal said:

I played Pirates of the Caribbean a long time ago, but one thing I did like about it is that you had to take a name from the game and input the name you wanted and once it was approved, your name would be changed.

That's pretty groovy, actually!

saker

I absolutely approve. Hate ignorant and stupid names in MMO's, it's bad for the immersion which is bad for the game.

Loke666

Good idea, I wont miss "2Leet", "Pawnstar", "lootninja" and the rest. 
HighMarshal said:

I played Pirates of the Caribbean a long time ago, but one thing I did like about it is that you had to take a name from the game and input the name you wanted and once it was approved, your name would be changed.

Huh, that is actually a really good idea. The bad thing is of courser that others can submit the same name while you wait for approving but I guess you can solve that by having a couple of alternatives.

Slapshot1188

My character's name is RenKy Faileran

Kyleran

Slapshot1188 said:

My character's name is RenKy Faileran

Clearly within the proposed naming rules.

Quizar1973

I was actually interested in this game until it said that you cant do dungeons and other stuff unless you have 6 to 8 people in a group....I play Solo a lot and it even said you cant take on a Boar unless you have like 2 people....So no I'm not THAT socialble...LMAO

Renfail

Quizar1973 said:

I was actually interested in this game until it said that you cant do dungeons and other stuff unless you have 6 to 8 people in a group....I play Solo a lot and it even said you cant take on a Boar unless you have like 2 people....So no I'm not THAT socialble...LMAO

Think about Dungeons & Dragons; the vast majority of sessions aren’t just one person sitting at a table with a Dungeon Master. Rather, the most fun is had when you are sitting around with a group of friends sharing in adventures together over sessions that last several hours and span the course of weeks, months, and even years as you and your partners embody the heroes that undertake epic adventure after epic adventure in the worlds they inhabit.

Ours is a team-based MMORPG where the best rewards in terms of adventure, storyline and gear, come from overcoming challenging content that is experienced with a team of your best friends and allies by your side.

If you play solo, a first person game or one of the existing MMORPGs on the market likely suit you best. I'm playing FFXIV mostly solo, and it's an amazing experience. Also ESO. GW2. Another couple of great MMOs that allow for solo play. 

https://sagaoflucimia.com/game/faq

Renfail

saker said:

I absolutely approve. Hate ignorant and stupid names in MMO's, it's bad for the immersion which is bad for the game.

That's our take on it!

Renfail

Loke666 said:

Good idea, I wont miss "2Leet", "Pawnstar", "lootninja" and the rest. 

No one will