Two names are cumbersome.

How about an option to have just one name for those who don't like having two names, and let anyone that wants two names keep them.

Also can we rename or characters at 2.0 pls if we desire to?:cool:

I like my double name =(

Double names are fine i just rather have one myself its just an opinion. The option to have just one would be nice and let those who want double names keep them.

If we got an "option" sure, I'm all for it, but if we had to choose, I like to have two

Hardest part part of every game I've ever played is picking a name if they don't have a default one, seriously spend two hours trying to not pick a stupid one ;-;

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Originally Posted by Treach

Hardest part part of every game I've ever played is picking a name if they don't have a default one, seriously spend two hours trying to not pick a stupid one ;-;

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I spent days thinking of a last name!

I don't like the color of the sky. Can we get shader bars to change it to our liking?

Well to be frank.... some people have really horrible names but god i cant imagine if there was no spacebar in between the 2 names. some would be a clusterfuck

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Originally Posted by Asmeret

I spent days thinking of a last name!

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I learnt about arab naming and name meaning just for mine. All for something that'd fit uldah.

Took me literally hours. HOURS. Like over two hours.

I ended up with Majidah (glorious) Sihaam (Arrow), chocobo name is Faridah (Unique). A lot of arab players ask me if I'm arab myself. So funny haha

How bout they give us one big name and let us use the spacebar?

im upset cause i dont have a middle name, almost upset enough to rage quit....almost

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Originally Posted by GabbaGabba

im upset cause i dont have a middle name, almost upset enough to rage quit....almost

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what would be your middle name? gabba?

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Originally Posted by Xoo

I don't like the color of the sky. Can we get shader bars to change it to our liking?

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ACtually that would be awesome!!!

on topic, Yeah I like this idea of the option for one name, i love options options and optional options with options.

i want three names for Justin Drew Bieber.

if i could ditch my last name i would without a doubt. so i'll be more than happy if they add the option at 2.0

I think a last name is a great idea, though it does not stop people from using quite silly or gross names.
I think those names are better than names such as "Cloud121" or "some-obscure-anime-name-here" in L33t speak.

Two names are fine by me. Maybe and Option to hide your last name if it bothers you that much? I have no problem quickly typing a player name, It shouldnt be if you know how to actually type, even better if your targeting the player just put <t>. Btw let me bring your attention to the 2.0 official screenshot. Notice the last names are abbreviated in the log. i.e: Delita H. or Yuffie K.

Plus many NPC's call us by our last name such as in the Grand Companys, as its a kind of military deal. Last names are part of the game so I wouldn't expect a "One name" function.

And for all people who have something against other peoples names

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder my friend, your name looks just as dumb.

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Originally Posted by Yowyow

what would be your middle name? gabba?

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Nah hed be Yo Gabba Gabba :P

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Originally Posted by Yowyow

what would be your middle name? gabba?

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And yours Yow? lol

Cumbersome?
You just have to come up with it once.

I love double names... Of course they're cumbersome when people call themselves ridicolous junk like Absolutelyawesome Dudebroman but plenty of players use perfectly normal names as well.

I also like the idea of some players having the same last name... I just think it's unique.

The two name system is fine. I can guarantee that if they moved to a single name system, or even if they gave us the option, the forums would be flooded with people whining, "I want this name but it's taken so now I have to be xXxXStupidNameHere11242XxXx! Fix it SE!"

I was against the whole first-last name thing at launch; it did seem cumbersome especially if you had to use text commands to invite someone or such and needed the exact spelling for both their names.

Thinking about it now though, I've found very few instances where this is necessary and having last names can be fun!
For example, in my linkshell, their are a few couples that play together (myself included) and their characters share the same last name.

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Originally Posted by Treach

Hardest part part of every game I've ever played is picking a name if they don't have a default one, seriously spend two hours trying to not pick a stupid one ;-;

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In the 2.0 UI screenshot it looks like everyones last name is abbreviated. Maybe thats the option we are getting.

We have enough people with names like

Iwantedmyname Tobeasentence

and with only one name we will have

XXXIwantedmynametobeasentenceXXX.

no, I like my name.

Without my last name it just wouldn't be me. Dunno how else to put it. The only inconvenience that I encountered in FFXIV, as far as dealing with first and last names is, it's sometimes a hassle to /pcmd add people to party, if their names are long or 'complex' (yeah, even with ctrl+c/v). Though, I blame SE for not giving us links in chat that we can just click and be done with it.

I also like that some family members playing together share the same last name ^^ We've got quite a few families on Palamecia and it's fun having them around :D

Offtopic: Thank god we can't use numbers at all or capital letters as we like!

I hate 2 names too, i wish i could just be XxXxXx-cloud-xXxXxX /sarcasm off

I like the two name system but it might be neat if you could assign nicknames to people. There are at least 2 people in my LS that I have to type their name fast while its still in my chat log lol.

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Originally Posted by Yelta_Sumasu

I like the two name system but it might be neat if you could assign nicknames to people. There are at least 2 people in my LS that I have to type their name fast while its still in my chat log lol.

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name show up in your auto translator, just press the first couple letters

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

name show up in your auto translator, just press the first couple letters

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If it worked more than half the time, that would be nice. Trouble is, it doesn't work most of the time..

It is hard to send a /tell when the person's name is too long. And it doesn't seem like I can click on that person's name with a mouse to auto fill in the the /tell.

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Originally Posted by byyako

It is hard to send a /tell when the person's name is too long. And it doesn't seem like I can click on that person's name with a mouse to auto fill in the the /tell.

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Actually you can auto-fill with the Auto Translator. Works most of the time. You can also just press CTRL+R if that person sent you a tell first.

Don't you dare consider taking away our surnames, I really like them. If people are silly enough to have horrible names to type out, that is their fault. If you like them, just befriend them and tab the name - problem solved. For daily convo, shorten the name when you talk to them.

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Originally Posted by Mushy

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Should have seen my beta name! Herp Derp.

I know about the auto reply for tells and use it all the time, Its more when I am trying to /pcmd add someone named Shadow to my party where it fails.

two names is fine if there is something in place to spell out the rest of it. That works better than the current way.

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Originally Posted by Yelta_Sumasu

I like the two name system but it might be neat if you could assign nicknames to people. There are at least 2 people in my LS that I have to type their name fast while its still in my chat log lol.

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So true, but im sure they'd just make a mess of the nickname system and we'd all get frustrated. I say K.I.S.S. in this one area of the game. Keep the two names and let us all bask in everyone's uniqueness. Or make it one name. idc either way.

In fact the whole issue would be moot if we had /sea all which we could type a partial name into, get a list of results, and then see where a person was, their lvl and job, as well as sub commands to /tell or /invite etc.

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Originally Posted by Tricksy

So true, but im sure they'd just make a mess of the nickname system and we'd all get frustrated. I say K.I.S.S. in this one area of the game. Keep the two names and let us all bask in everyone's uniqueness. Or make it one name. idc either way.

In fact the whole issue would be moot if we had /sea all which we could type a partial name into, get a list of results, and then see where a person was, their lvl and job, as well as sub commands to /tell or /invite etc.

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Actually that would be the better option, /sea all Shadow and I could send a tell or invite from there would be nice, why doesn't it work this way already? Or does it and I am dumb -_-