Removal of Surnames

[Rhianu]

And besides just because right now there isn't a use is no reason to take away a unique and harmless feature of the game I mean now your just nit picking.

I disagree with the notion that surnames are harmless.

Surnames have their advantages, sure, but there are several downsides as well. For example, as I already pointed out, one downside is that their forced usage strips players of their freedom to choose the name they really want (I wanted to simply name my character Rhianu, but the game forced me to come up with a surname, which took away a certain degree of my freedom). Plus it also creates a situation in which every single player has a ridiculously long name, thus making it annoying when trying to send /tells, and creating an excessive amount of on-screen text. Also, some names just feel less interesting when a surname is stuck on the end of it.

Surnames should be available as an option, but they should be just that: an option. They should not be mandatory.