Getting rid of surnames

[DantesAmore]

combining the two names would be no different then leaving them apart, I really dont see the down side to having Surnames, this was you can have w/e name you want. sure you have to have a 1st and last which i hated at first cause i wanted to keep my FFXI name "Demo" on hades and cerberus but i was not able to cause any last name would look stupid after "Demo" however its been over a year i got use to the new name.

in order to change the system to allow optional surnames it would require some coding. yes test server might support it (idk where that comes from, all the test pics i seen have 1st and last names)


it would interfere with the chat system though, /tell user would sent to user but /tell user micuser would be to a different person, if you cant see the last name you wouldnt know what to type for it and thus could not /t them anything unless you highlight them and /t <t>

[Kam]

combining the two names would be no different then leaving them apart, I really dont see the down side to having Surnames, this was you can have w/e name you want. sure you have to have a 1st and last which i hated at first cause i wanted to keep my FFXI name "Demo" on hades and cerberus but i was not able to cause any last name would look stupid after "Demo" however its been over a year i got use to the new name.

in order to change the system to allow optional surnames it would require some coding. yes test server might support it (idk where that comes from, all the test pics i seen have 1st and last names)


it would interfere with the chat system though, /tell user would sent to user but /tell user micuser would be to a different person, if you cant see the last name you wouldnt know what to type for it and thus could not /t them anything unless you highlight them and /t <t>

Essentially by allowing say half the population to have "original" (singular) names, you allow for the current variations on that name, and the singular name to exist along side it. (=more options)

At the same time. You are erasing a lot of screen clutter that maybe shouldn't/wouldn't be there with the option of one name. (like my surname name, for example)

let alone freeing up a ridiculous amount of space in the chat log....