ToS Violation for name ????

Just because this thread has a lot of pages doesn't really prove that it's important to judge and rate people's names in an mmo. I'm pretty sure that a number of the pages on this thread are full of statements from people who are expressing how stupid it is that someone would spend time in an mmo reporting names for what they feel is "lack of originality".

My point is this: This mmo is full of fun activities and has an engaging story for each and every class. Lots to do without having to spend your time acting as the "Name Police".
Just my humble $0.02.

You're right, next time I see someone named Xxarthasdk, I'll just pretend the character's name is from a very exotic language, and not that he's probably some stupid kid.

It is offensive because people want an immersive game and someone running around with a stupid name or some reference from RL stuff, is going to break that immersion.

It doesn't have to be Hitler to be offensive.

Seeing people's names floating over their head in the first place doesn't break your immersion, but a stupid name does.

Someone needs to pull the stick out... seriously.

Seeing people's names floating over their head in the first place doesn't break your immersion, but a stupid name does.

Someone needs to pull the stick out... seriously. No one cares about your "immersion."

LOL

+10 internetz

Simple truth is that when it comes to diseases, people who actually suffer from these diseases might very well be offended. As long as you don't know how badly certain diseases can affect people, I think it's rather ignorant to say that a name like that can't be or isn't offensive.

That aside, it's a common thing in games with MMO to come up with diseases as names because then in the game, when someone is killed by you, their chat channel will say something like "you were killed by anemia" in your case.

Some disease are worse than others, but I think as a rule of thumb, choosing an actual existing disease or condition is at least in poor taste and can be offensive to people.

I am not shocked or offended easily, but I do think names like this (and many others) are childish and ignorant at best. Even if it doesn't phase me, I can see how people might find it offensive.

Don't forget that there are some general filters for name creations, but mostly aimed against profinaty, which can be easily circumvented with spelling alterations. After that, they don't go out and check all names. They just check incoming reports and that's it. So don't be surprised when some people haven't had their name changed...guess they just haven't been reported, that's all.

I just don't know what happened to "mind-your-own-business." Where I come from being a tattle-tale over something so minor is considered really lame.

The worst part is now someone who just chose an "immersion breaking" name and is probably doing nothing but minding their own business and playing their game, suddenly gets a nasty-gram from BW because of some loser who couldn't mind his own business.

I don't know why people can't just pick a name that fits with Star Wars and enjoy the game. Names like that are just silly, juvenile, and annoying.

I'd be happy if Bioware took this kind of nonsense seriously for once so we can have a mature environment rather than a junior high cafeteria, it would be a nice change of pace.

Simple truth is that when it comes to diseases, people who actually suffer from these diseases might very well be offended. As long as you don't know how badly certain diseases can affect people, I think it's rather ignorant to say that a name like that can't be or isn't offensive.

That aside, it's a common thing in games with MMO to come up with diseases as names because then in the game, when someone is killed by you, their chat channel will say something like "you were killed by anemia" in your case.

Some disease are worse than others, but I think as a rule of thumb, choosing an actual existing disease or condition is at least in poor taste and can be offensive to people.

I am not shocked or offended easily, but I do think names like this (and many others) are childish and ignorant at best. Even if it doesn't phase me, I can see how people might find it offensive.

Don't forget that there are some general filters for name creations, but mostly aimed against profinaty, which can be easily circumvented with spelling alterations. After that, they don't go out and check all names. They just check incoming reports and that's it. So don't be surprised when some people haven't had their name changed...guess they just haven't been reported, that's all.