116413-this-2-names-crap

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Why?
 
You couldn't just force 5 people to name change based on who had the name first (EXACTLY like circles/guilds were handled) and just exclude accounts that aren't on sub anymore?
 
Names and roster lists are now just a complete cluster*cupcake*.
 
The already terrible whisper system is now even more of a pain in the ass than it was before.
 
Stop ruining my life Carbine	
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			i agree.  2 names are a cluster*cupcake*	
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I've enjoyed seeing all the last names- it's been kind of cool.
 
But the whisper/invite/etc stuff needs a better way. At the very least, we need to be able to click on names to invite.
 
Maybe an autocomplete where you can hit tab to cycle through names after you've typed a few characters based on guild/friendlist/zone?	
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"Chose a last name and first name,cause lore reasons and what not!"
 
90% of people don't actually have first name last name.
EG Miss FranBunnyFFXII.
 
GREAT IDEA!	
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			I'm not thrilled with it either but I think we should cut Carbine a little slack. If you read the MMORPG interview today they are working like maniacs to overhaul/fix parts of the game to keep it not going fail2play and listening to us their playerbase so how about we let them fix the game first and then whine about the little things like names :)	
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It does leave a bad taste in my mouth after going through the name reservation fiasco (had to get up at 3am because of the timezone difference) and it was all for nothing. (kinda)
 
It's obvious that a lot of people would've preferred keeping their original names (including me). I like having simple 1-word names that are easy to remember, and less of a hassle for people to pronounce, remember and type. (This is somewhat important for people who want to put their names out there streaming/youtubing, to keep it consistent and easy to recognize).
 
It just sucks that we didn't have the option to pick 1 or 2 word names
 
Am I mad or sad? Not really. People will get over it. It's nothing game breaking.	
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I'm pretty whatever on the forced name change.
 
What does suck though is trying to group up now, especially public raid groups! For goodness sakes, at least add a join option when right clicking a name!!!	
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			I just don't get why they change the entire name system and make EVERYBODY effectively change their name, when they could have honestly probably just force changed the people with the same names (100 people tops? <--- that number even seems high) using the same rules as guild/circle names....	
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			im usually one of the first people to be Pro carbine, so much so i can only post every 10 mins on the subreddit(they really hate optimism there), but i hate the double names thing so much.	
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I just don't get why they change the entire name system and make EVERYBODY effectively change their name, when they could have honestly probably just force changed the people with the same names (100 people tops? <--- that number even seems high) using the same rules as guild/circle names....
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The actual reason for last names is because we cant have 10 "Gandalf"'s running around with the same name.  Therefore adding a last name differentiates them.  If they didn't have a last name it would be much worse because it would be Gandalf01, Gandalf69 etc
 
The best solution to the whisper issue that I have seen so far was a suggestion for having an "autocomplete" on typing the name so that you don't have to type the whole thing out.  How much memory that takes up, I have no idea.
 
 
 
My suggestion to the Dev's:
 
1. Have an autocomplete when typing a persons name
 
2. Make an option to hide the last name
 
 
Both options seem viable at first glance, but who knows what's involved with the coding end of things.
 
 
 
 
To be honest I don't really mind the name thing other than having to type it out when joining a public raid or group	
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The actual reason for last names is because we cant have 10 "Gandalf"'s running around with the same name.  Therefore adding a last name differentiates them.  If they didn't have a last name it would be much worse because it would be Gandalf01, Gandalf69 etc
 
The best solution to the whisper issue that I have seen so far was a suggestion for having an "autocomplete" on typing the name so that you don't have to type the whole thing out.  How much memory that takes up, I have no idea.
 
 
 
My suggestion to the Dev's:
 
1. Have an autocomplete when typing a persons name
 
2. Make an option to hide the last name
 
 
Both options seem viable at first glance, but who knows what's involved with the coding end of things.
 
 
 
 
To be honest I don't really mind the name thing other than having to type it out when joining a public raid or group
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			I actually really like the new name system, I get to have the first name I always wanted for my character, along with a second name too. O_O!! And seeing some of the names people have come up with has been nice. ^^ I'm sure if people are annoyed with everything looking a cluster *cupcake* they could maybe do something to fix that later on. For now, I'm just enjoying lagging for the first time in a long time in Thayd... So nice.	
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Edit.
 
Posted in wrong thread. Damn multiple tabs.	
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I'm all for the names as they are.  It's better than the alternatives.  I don't mind people seeing both of my names and I don't think it's in Carbine's interest to make sure they're hidden with the default UI.
 
There are ways to make it more manageable.  I've suggested UI improvements where you can assign acronyms or shorter names to people as well as raid functionality that abbreviates it.
 
But I've got no problems so far with the double-barreled names.	
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