Quote Originally Posted by geekgirl101 View Post
Today I changed my alt's clan from a Sea Wolf to a Hellsguard and changed her name because people thought I was a bot despite that I play nothing like a bot.

I feel slightly bitter about having to do that as I put a lot of thought into that name and was following Sea Wolf naming conventions. Those who knew me well enough laughed when I translated the name to them, but sadly too many people in the wider crowd called me a bot or treated me like a bot just because my name was unpronouncable to them. Even some of my own FC members who've not met my Roe before have jokingly commented on my Roe's name looking like a bot's name, but it's gone on for so long now that it's no longer funny and I knew I was eventually going to have to invest in a name change.

I've also seen the odd Sea Wolf player on my main character in parties and often heard people say "oh great we've got a bot in the party" and I've had to correct them that they're not a bot and are using a proper Roe name.

It saddens me there's too many people who judge players just because of a name and even more if that person is a new player who's just learning their job. Because of them there is now 1 less Sea Wolf femroe because I was tired of being mistreated and jested at my expense. I'll miss her she-hulk green skin but I won't miss the abuse I endured.
I'm glad to hear that you have bot-like behaviours.

You just got troll'd, that's all. People like scapegoats, it allows them to annoy people so they can't see their own problem, a let off steam.

The internet is like the school playground, it's merciless, you shouldn't pay attention to the hallway noise of people you don't know, welcome to the net zoo.

Put the name that matters to you, don't worry about the trolls and then the general discussion channels, it's like a troll forum, it's not worth reading them, blacklist don't worry about it anymore, they're not going to be 200 per server anyway.

Ps: People can't pronounce your character's name because they don't know anything about FFXIV lore and miqo'te names.