What would you do if you THINK you see inappropriate name?

[AngryNixon]

Ok, all I have to say to you is, you can lead the horse to the fountain of knowledge, but you can't force it to drink.

There's a horrible thought. Once the horse decides the drink the water of the fountain of knowledge we're all screwed... The world will be overrun with super intelligent horse overlords.

[Molly_Millions]

Some societies chose their own name (read native american cultures).

You're really grasping at straws with this one.

[Hartigan_Redsail]

The essence of this thread is moot because FFXIV has more cursing coming from the npcs in it than I have seen in any MMO I have ever played.

But I'm glad you could feel important for 20+ pages of a thread

/endthread

[ispano]

Ok, all I have to say to you is, you can lead the horse to the fountain of knowledge, but you can't force it to drink.

And you're still going around the main point. You choose your name in this game. Yes, some cultures let you choose your name as well. But when you do that, it's something you use in real life, and you have to deal with that. In game it's different, if you can skirt the rules, or the rulemakers are lenient, you can hide behind the anonymity of the internet. Plus the game is open to almost everyone, not just cultures where they're used to choosing a name for themselves. And some, not all and not the majority either, will see that as an opportunity to be funny, harass, whatever you can think of really. And still, the rules are SEs, and there isn't free speech in game. Or on the forums for that matter. If you feel it's offensive, report it. If SE agrees, they do something, if they don't agree the name stays and you can leave or deal with it.

[RemVye]

The essence of this thread is moot because FFXIV has more cursing coming from the npcs in it than I have seen in any MMO I have ever played.

But I'm glad you could feel important for 20+ pages of a thread

/endthread

Game. Set. Match.

/thread

[Kailea_Nagisa]

The essence of this thread is moot because FFXIV has more cursing coming from the npcs in it than I have seen in any MMO I have ever played.

But I'm glad you could feel important for 20+ pages of a thread

/endthread

Still does not change this fact

this should settle the debate, check the TOS
http://support.na.square-enix.com/ru...seragreement_e

I don't care what the NPCs say, and on top of that, I have never heard a really vulgar word from an NPC, just the normal curse word now and then (in taste I might add)

[Deceptistar]

if its not a name thats degrading a person/race/gender i think its all amusing :S

[Lavani]

You're really grasping at straws with this one.

Really, how so? Because he did mention the fact that people don't chose their own names. I simply replied with an example of how people do. Here is another, a friend of mine legally changed his last name not long ago. people can and do chose their own names.

Still does not change this fact



I don't care what the NPCs say, and on top of that, I have never heard a really vulgar word from an NPC, just the normal curse word now and then (in taste I might add)

I guess you have never done LL quests, their language can be considered offensive. If SE is going to use language that has the possibility of offending anyone, then we should be able to give our characters the names we want.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

Really, how so? Because he did mention the fact that people don't chose their own names. I simply replied with an example of how people do. Here is another, a friend of mine legally changed his last name not long ago. people can and do chose their own names.



I guess you have never done LL quests, their language can be considered offensive. If SE is going to use language that has the possibility of offending anyone, then we should be able to give our characters the names we want.

for one their language being "colorful" is part of their setting, they are pirates after all -.- Using words in moderation to spice of dialog is fine, and pretty accepted in story telling, but what you want is not.

[Lavani]

for one their language being "colorful" is part of their setting, they are pirates after all -.- Using words in moderation to spice of dialog is fine, and pretty accepted in story telling, but what you want is not.

I loled.

What if the offending player want's to RP? And so his name is just as much a part of the character as anything "colorful" SE puts into the game.

So it's ok for SE to add "Colorful" language but not players. Makes perfect sense.