Shorten Names Poll

[Zoltan]

No, i'm sorry, I fail to see how long names in UI are an issue. The longest name there is Romeo Guildenstern (wich I consider a long name, but I've seen longer ones) and it perfectly fits the party UI, also it looks fine over the character's head wich honestly is odd since there are tons of informations over the characters (name, LS, title and company).

I'm a designer myself and I know for basic knowledge that if you wanna improve something you have to create as little hassle as possible, so if the lenght of names is really a problem it's common sense to see if there isn't any other solution that doesn't force ppl to change the name they're already using, because it would be a big hassle.
So IMHO the best solution would be to riarrange the UI to contain all the informations (abbreviate names in party UI, move the company name over/under the character's name, lower the font body).

So no, it's not me afraid of changes, it's just ppl here bitching.

Why did Yoshi-san mention it then?

Perhaps since there is so much information on the screen, that having shorter names would make it easier to read? I imagine that no one would concede that point.

Perhaps you're not a game developer for Square Enix.

Why people continue to try and emphasize their point by stating that other people are whining, bitching or complaining is beyond me.

[smokymcweed]

ok yoshi normaly im ok with what your doing but.... LEAVE THE FUCKING NAMES ALONE

[Alcide]

Why did Yoshi-san mention it then?

I guess you're not a game developer for Square Enix.

Clearly I'm not, I'm not even a game designer, is it relevant?
I think I gave a rational explanation of the reason I think this idea is BS, also what I said is basic knowledge for every designer, can you argue with something smarter than "you're not working for SE"?

About Yoshi... actually I have nothing to say, I was quite shocked when I read that thing, asking hundreds of players to change their names because of "UI issues" is just dumb, there are ton of better solutions.

[Seif]

Oh noes, without my last name I'm just a VIII fanboy without the innuendo! Anyway this would seem like an extremely stupid move to make because of so many names are the same and need to be changed and if people are forced to change they'll all just change into the SAME name without the extra space.

What the hell? I thought they were done with working on little details and ready for big overhauls next and now this. SE you disappoint me so.

[Alcide]

Perhaps since there is so much information on the screen, that having shorter names would make it easier to read? I imagine that no one would concede that point.

Are you really saying that asking everyone to change their names is a better solution than adapting a UI that is not even done yet??
That's the dumbest thing I've ever read.

Why people continue to try and emphasize their point by stating that other people are whining, bitching or complaining is beyond me.

Uhm... maybe because this is plain bitching? Seriously people are saying sending /tells is hard lol...

[Lamentor]

I'm sure this is long lost with Tanaka out of the window, and maybe it has been said in this thread already, but wasn't the original idea supposed to be that you can create one word nicknames for people on your friend list, or something to that effect? I remember it was extremely briefly talked about, or maybe I'm just going insane.

[Zoltan]

Are you really saying that asking everyone to change their names is a better solution than adapting a UI that is not even done yet??
That's the dumbest thing I've ever read.


Uhm... maybe because this is plain bitching? Seriously people are saying sending /tells is hard lol...

The producer brought up the issue. He did say "may need to".

It is not dumb. They are dealing with a complex program.

I hardly expect anything more than this.

It's was a discussion. I apologize for even starting this poll. It was a huge mistake to expect a more rational response from players than what most have displayed.

[Dreamer]

I'm sure this is long lost with Tanaka out of the window, and maybe it has been said in this thread already, but wasn't the original idea supposed to be that you can create one word nicknames for people on your friend list, or something to that effect? I remember it was extremely briefly talked about, or maybe I'm just going insane.

To be honest, pretty much every complaint I've seen about longer names is a problem with the chat system, not the names themselves. Tab-completion would solve the vast majority of the perceived issues with the current system. You should simply be able to type the first few letters of a name, hit tab, and it give you a drop-down box listing the names of everyone online at the current time whose name matches that criteria. Many problems solved, no changes to the names themselves necessary.

[Karthannar]

Personally, I'd like to have an option. Keep the longer names for people that want them. Allow for single names for people that don't.

If nothing else, adjust the chat system so it shows like the first name and perhaps a last initial.

[Dragon]

I'm sure this is long lost with Tanaka out of the window, and maybe it has been said in this thread already, but wasn't the original idea supposed to be that you can create one word nicknames for people on your friend list, or something to that effect? I remember it was extremely briefly talked about, or maybe I'm just going insane.

I remember it being talked about too, by both Tanaka and Yoshi.