For all those people who will have names that are only appropriate for certain races, just feel like a change, or just think a new race deserves a new identity. (roleplayers)
Ideas?
Edit: Ninja Looting can't be done on XIV. Items gets dropped to whoevers loot list, and you can give or claim it from there.
Also: Trading items to a player and them disappearing with your items can happen anyways, you're choice to risk the trade for the craft.
Also II: If someone is causing drama in a shell, being a bit of a rude player and you've blacklisted them, wouldnt the name change be reflected on the blacklist? I dunno, was just thinking out loud.
Further Ideas gathered from this thread:
Set to bazaar you are seeking an item crafted, offering the items to be used from your inventory, by the crafter, and then you gain the final item. (Needs work? People are gonna QQ about crafts being failed through this.)
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Name Change when Race Change
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10-09-2011, 03:32 AMForerunnerName Change when Race Change
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10-09-2011, 03:55 AMEndemerrin
Did I miss a confirmation by a rep or something that we are getting race changes without a doubt? Not to be negative or anything - I just see everyone saying it's fact, yet I haven't seen a single quote. Last I read it was only a rep saying they might allow them. Would love some clarification.
Secondly, name change is an iffy thing. It can be abused, so it's something to be taken very seriously. The last thing we need is a wave of crafters accepting rare materials for a craft only to name and race change, never to be "seen" again. That's just one example, of course.There are plenty of opportunities to do ill with a name and race change, where as just a race change keeps you tagged as the same person. -
10-09-2011, 04:15 AMForerunner
These are good points man, this is why I was raising the topic for discussion.
If there was someway to, I don't know, see who the character was previously before they changed their name. -
10-09-2011, 04:20 AMleomax
Would like to shorten my name, I think it should be allowed, for a price that is.
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10-09-2011, 04:53 AMKaiKatzchenFirst: I agree, while they said they might allow it, they haven't said 100% yes we will allow you to change races. Not being negative, but I've come to learn with SE, until they say yes 100% I don't get my hopes up... and even then I know they might change their minds after the fact. >.<Quote:
Originally Posted by Endemerrin
Second: Totally agree.. in a MMO your name is everything and can either be a good or bad thing. People learn who people are by their names: Can they be trusted? Have they ninja looted people before? Have they caused problems within a shell or in a party? If name changes are allowed then the people we have come to trust/avoid (more so the avoid) can simply change a name and potentially hurt, cause issues or steal again.
I don't really like this idea... when I named my character at start I took it seriously and picked something I wouldn't hopefully despise later or want to change. Believe me, I'm not saying this to sound rude I'm just being 100% honest about the thread subject... I'm sorry if some picked names the don't like or want to change their name because of reputation or whatever the reason may be, but the players put themselves in that position, not SE so I don't feel SE needs to fix it.
When it comes to the new races and new names... well if people want to be a new race and the name don't fit I don't know what to say. That's like someone in FFXI who names themselves Redmage and ends up playing dragoon... you just gotta kinda go with it. lol I mean look at me, Katzchen in kitty in German... would be a funny name if I decided to play a Female Roe. XD -
10-09-2011, 05:51 AMAlhanelem
Pick an intelligent name and you won't have to change it later. The only people who usually regret their names and want a change are those who made nonsense/funny names to begin with. I can see a (one time) race change being a possibility only because of the potential new race options in our future (e.g. female roe/highlander/male miqote)
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10-09-2011, 06:08 AMCharismaticRight, because Patricia is a good Male Miqo'te name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alhanelem
I guess gender-neutral is the only intelligent way to go, amirite? -
10-09-2011, 08:00 AMKeith_DragoonI'd rock that name on a manqo'te :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Charismatic
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10-09-2011, 08:02 AMKaiKatzchenWell that's one of the reasons I picked Kai, its a unisex name and can be a boy or girl. I'll just have to stick with a kitty because of my last name hahaha!Quote:
Originally Posted by Charismatic
Anyway you have men named Kelsey, Shannon, Terry, Andie, Charlie, Sam... I know guys and girls who have these names. Some more so would be girls but there are guys that have them too. -
10-09-2011, 08:04 AMDeadRiser
I was pretty sure in the Japanese to English translations, that they confirmed we will be able to have a one time choice of changing our race, especially since this game is meant to have ONE character.
Hope they add a salon too, I'm tired of the same hairstyles! -
10-09-2011, 08:27 AMVahzl
I would doubt this would ever be offered as a permanent service, instead be offered as once only, once the new races come out, as nothing destroys a community more than Auto Clean Slate Attack! (AKA Ninja loot and harass/abuse to your hearts content, then FOOM! You are a brand new identity).
I would hope they give us a once only race change option with the new races, but I wouldn't get my hopes up for even that, and a name change is more than likely going to be a no. -
10-09-2011, 09:45 AMFleur
I'd hope that they would allow a one-time name change along with a one-time race/gender change, in the event that they do offer it. Not everyone who wants a race/gender change has a name that will suit whatever race/gender they are hoping to change to.
For example, I don't think Fleur's name would be suited to a male Miq'ote, or even a female Highlander (and since it is MY character, it doesn't matter if someone else thinks it is fine, y'know?). And if Fleur was high ranked, I'd be annoyed if I had to either reroll or put up with a silly name, while my friend who has a more basic, unisex named Miq'ote could just gender-swap her or make her a Roegadyn with no problem.
Mind you, I don't plan on doing any race or gender switching myself, but I think it is important to consider. I do see the potential community issues, though I think we could deal with it for a one-time and potentially limited time offer that would greatly please many dedicated players. :) -
10-09-2011, 10:35 AMPitriHave you seen the movie Breakfast on Pluto? the main character is a male and his name is Patricia Kitten Brayden lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Keith_Dragoon
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10-09-2011, 10:44 AMKeith_DragoonNo I haven't but I just might now >.>Quote:
Originally Posted by Pitri
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10-09-2011, 11:03 AMAmyRae
WWYD.
What would Yaoi do? :p -
10-09-2011, 11:09 AMPitriits good lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Keith_Dragoon
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10-09-2011, 02:55 PMNabiri
I have a character whose name I just don't like as much as I thought I did. My other characters are fine, but I'd love to change just her first name without having to remake her. D:
I would be happy if a name change cost money and could only be done a set number of times or.. once a year or less often. XD
It would stop people from changing all over the place, but those who really don't like their names could be happy.
As soon as SE said they'd look into it/might do it, people started claiming it as fact. ^^; It's unfortunate... they'll only confuse the rest of the community.Quote:
Originally Posted by Endemerrin
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10-09-2011, 02:58 PMNabiriHey.. what if after a name change, their old name hovered above their new name, faded out a bit, for a month or two... or three? :x Just an idea. Then it's all out in the open. No trickery. Sure it'd look silly.. but it should ease people's minds about name changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Forerunner
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10-09-2011, 04:02 PMAlhanelemBecause picking a female name for a male character makes a whole lotta sense. Hence "pick intelligent names."Quote:
Originally Posted by Charismatic
There will very likely be ONE TIME race/name changes when new race options are added. Outside of that, people should but more thought into their characters, and I do not like name/race change options, as they can be abused. -
10-10-2011, 04:13 AMCharismaticWay to not understand what you are reading. Try again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alhanelem
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10-10-2011, 09:04 AMAlhanelemWay to SO understand what I am reading. Try again. There's nothing to misunderstand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charismatic
You are essentially telling me that you want to be a Male Miqote, but your character name is "Patricia." Well, if you get to change your race when they come out, then you'd most likely be able to change your name too. My point is people should put thought into their names so as to not regret the name they chose later. Thus, I'm fine with making a one-time change available when a new race is added. But one time only, and only can change your name if you changed your race.
Name/race/appearance changes can be abused to mask your identity when you did something to piss someone off/get kicked out of an LS/whatever. E.g. incidents in FFXI of linkshell leaders "taking the bank and running." If they could change their name/race, they could easily escape the ire of the players that hated him for doing that. People who don't deserve second chances would get a second chance. -
10-16-2011, 05:09 AMCharismaticSorry I didn't get back to you sooner on this but you do realize this is kinda dumb, right? Who on release knew there'd be more races coming? There's no precedent for it. People have named their characters based on the information they had, that information DID NOT INCLUDE additional races. Now, you might say they could have anticipated it... but you'd have to ask how they would. Once again, there is no precedent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alhanelem
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10-16-2011, 05:14 AMAva
It was stated clearly in the pdf files released on the 14th that they will be issuing race changes in conjunction with the release of the new engine.
http://wdl.square-enix.com/ffxiv/dow...Outline_EN.pdf
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The new graphics engine will cause certain objects to display differently than they do in the current version.
Because of this, we will allow all current players the opportunity to re-customize the race, gender, and
appearance of their characters upon the implementation of the new engine.
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10-16-2011, 05:17 AMCharismatic
Yes... but this thread is from before that.