Getting rid of surnames

[Konachibi]

also some reference names lose their awesomeness with a lack of surname. For instance, I saw someone with a character named Rebecca Miyamoto, a clever choice of name as it's the main character of an anime called Pani Poni Dash that was published by Square Enix. without a surname, she just becomes Rebecca, and the joke is lost.

[Kam]

After a while playing, I found surnames have always cluttered the screen, especially when coming across someone with an obnoxiously complicated name. (And, though I have seen some funny ones..) They give the game a much more informal feel - Something I'm not really looking for when relaxing in my time off. I've never really seen the need for them, mostly because people got around this years ago by simply getting rid of the space between a full name.

[Konachibi]

After a while playing, I found surnames have always cluttered the screen, especially when coming across someone with an obnoxiously complicated name. (And, though I have seen some funny ones..) They give the game a much more informal feel - Something I'm not really looking for when relaxing in my time off. I've never really seen the need for them, mostly because people got around this years ago by simply getting rid of the space between a full name.

Yes but in long names like Shikitakanashi, for instance, it would be more annoying to type than before and possibly exceed the maximum characters a single name would be allowed, plus since you aren't normally allowed to have capital letters in the middle of the name you wouldn't be able to differentiate where the first name ended and the surname began. And even if it did let that many letters in a single named, having it bunched up like that looks more cluttered than having it seperated as it is now.

[Kam]

Yes but in long names like Shikitakanashi, for instance, it would be more annoying to type than before and possibly exceed the maximum characters a single name would be allowed, plus since you aren't normally allowed to have capital letters in the middle of the name you wouldn't be able to differentiate where the first name ended and the surname began. And even if it did let that many letters in a single named, having it bunched up like that looks more cluttered than having it seperated as it is now.

Of course your logic is sound. lol. I'm thinking an exodus of surnames would mean a general simplification in the naming of peoples character's.

After all why would you need to name your character "Shikitakanashi" if you're looking to talk with people?

(I agree with the fact they need to add some sort of intuitive way of speaking to people quickly... this is the main issue, immersion is my personal one)

[Konachibi]

Of course your logic is sound. lol. I'm thinking a exodus of surnames would mean a general simplification in the naming of peoples character's.

After all why would you need to name you're character "Shikitakanashi" if you're looking to talk with people?

(I agree with the fact they need to add some sort of intuitive way of speaking to people quickly... this is the main issue, immersion is my personal one)

Well because Shikitakanashi's other two characters are Makitakanashi and Shiontakanashi.

And my Lalafell alt would come out as Renrenrurukachu which is almost impossible to spell properly when it's all bunched up like that XD

[Kam]

lol. Aside from the fact that a quick /tell to someone is made more complicated by cultural, media, personal choices.
Surenames generally don't need to be there for those that don't "require" them. =)

(trying to stay on topic :P)

[Kam]

Well, there is only a little reading required if say, the surname wasn't there, she would just spell itoutlikethisno?

As people generally tend to do that anyway, with or without a surname.

[Konachibi]

If I lose the name Konata I will kill people!

[Aramil]

I'm 100% against removal of surname. I like my surname and while I don't care much about making them optional in the future, removing them would just cause too much trouble since a lot of people are already using the same first name.

[Ashgarth]

Every once in a while someone feels the necessity to open a thread to remove surnames for some reason.

Not gonna happen.