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....

[zed32]

The sole purpose of surnames in MMO's anyways is to allow people to have the first name they want without worrying about someone taking it, as they simply just need to use a different surname, which I feel is less important, since people tend to relate to your character using it's first name.

At the same time perhaps they could just allow you to have a choice whether to give your character a surname or not.

Yeah I would have preferred an option. My character names are always just whatever is near me. My FFXIV character - I had car oil next to my shoes. Mobil 1 Synthetic. Pumas. Synthetic Puma was born. Do i see the benefits of surnames, of course! I think they are quite cool for games to have. Just would rather it be an option.

[User201109011315]

Yeah I would have preferred an option. My character names are always just whatever is near me. My FFXIV character - I had car oil next to my shoes. Mobil 1 Synthetic. Pumas. Synthetic Puma was born. Do i see the benefits of surnames, of course! I think they are quite cool for games to have. Just would rather it be an option.

Haha. I used to have "I love ... lamp" moments like that too.

I suppose it could have been optional, but I think having it non-optional keeps everyone on an even playing field (which is important because everyone should have to abide the same rules, convenient or otherwise).

Changing it now would probably be a waste of time anyway.

[Kam]

the inconvenience of it is probably what gets me the most, especially in lag city, or when meeting a player who really wasn't sure what to name himself.

I don't care about the beauty of your eloquently thought out name. If I cant repeat it within 2mins of meeting you you're not getting an invite from me any time soon.

The fact many people will admit an option for a last name would be nice is sentiment enough.

[DantesAmore]

haha if your computer is lagging due to the names ... "theres your sign" might want to play on something stronger then a NES . sorry i mean your machine no offense i just had the nes pop into my mind and HAD to find a way to compare lag due to names with the NES ;P

realistically there is no viable reason to change the system (why fix what isn't broke?) its 1 word more of typing. adding this into the game would come with the price that SE would have to offer all the players (like myself) that have played since alpha, beta, and CE launch (septemebr22 2010) the option to change our main characters name. and that would be a lot of programming that i'm sure they would rather use the time and resources to add/fix aspects of XIV.

if they do ever implement it then heck ya /goodbye Dante Mccloud... "<Welcome Back!> Demo"

[DantesAmore]

why did you have those things side by side? did you shoes need an oil change O.o? hehe

[Tempestmoon]

I don't get the hate for surnames it's not hard to talk to someone in tells especially if you are responding. you can just hit CTRL -R to respond, and if you use the auto translate the game keeps track of the last 30 people you sent a tell/sent a tell to you. Just hit your TAB key push your up arrow once, and click on Audience and there they are. I love surnames, and hey they give more...I'm going to say it! Immersion! That word again!

Good day Sur's! (see what I did thar?)

[Kam]

haha if your computer is lagging due to the names ... "theres your sign" might want to play on something stronger then a NES . sorry i mean your machine no offense i just had the nes pop into my mind and HAD to find a way to compare lag due to names with the NES ;P

realistically there is no viable reason to change the system (why fix what isn't broke?) its 1 word more of typing. adding this into the game would come with the price that SE would have to offer all the players (like myself) that have played since alpha, beta, and CE launch (septemebr22 2010) the option to change our main characters name. and that would be a lot of programming that i'm sure they would rather use the time and resources to add/fix aspects of XIV.

if they do ever implement it then heck ya /goodbye Dante Mccloud... "<Welcome Back!> Demo"

Well matey, I don't see why you're not lobbying with me. And I don't play on a nes by any standards :P

[Konachibi]

Yeah I would have preferred an option. My character names are always just whatever is near me. My FFXIV character - I had car oil next to my shoes. Mobil 1 Synthetic. Pumas. Synthetic Puma was born. Do i see the benefits of surnames, of course! I think they are quite cool for games to have. Just would rather it be an option.

I'd like to try that tactic... let's see here...

Bottle of iron brew and a table spoon.

Iron Spoon

*name fail*