How do yo choose your name in MMOs?

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  1. moneyman

    moneyman Well-Known Member
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    I just generate it randomly by using my previous player names in the video games and if it is taken then simply add some random characters or a birth year.
     
  2. flickerthestar

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    I try to keep in tone with whatever game I'm playing, though I have grown a liking to naming them after myself (a guilty pleasure) lately. Back in pre Wow days I would just come up with silly or funny names, testing the name filters :3
     
  3. Astdua

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    I have a tradition of using my old names from way back, and re-using them wherever I go on multiple games. Most of them just sounded cool at the time and stuck with me, without much specific meaning.
    That or inside jokes/memes/puns with my friends that I find funny.
     
  4. Wick99

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    For non serious online games like SMITE I just use my Steam handle. However, in lore heavy games or role playing ones I try and pick something that fits the theme and the time period.
     
  5. p4lse

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    I have a fixed nickname where I randomly got it when I first started out gaming. It became my go-to ID for all the games I play. I don't change my nicknames and keep it constant.
     
  6. Chris_A

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    I use name generators for the race that I am playing. For example, if I am playing an elf, I would google elven name generators and pick a name that I like. I`m really into roleplay in this case, and would never name my character Kickass454 or some such rubbish.
     
  7. vash

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    In my honest opinion, it would be silly to use your real name in any of the online situations including for gaming.
    You should always make up a user name when you are online and it should not represent or closely related to any of your private sensitive information.

    When I choose user names for gaming, I usually either make them up or randomly pick from any movie/book etc.
     
  8. evelination

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    Ha, ha, you reminded me of the fact I don't have the same name on any MMO I play as they're all selected by randomly generating them with free online generators. A funny one I've got a while back is "The Buzzkiller"... haha, really?
     
  9. d'arakh

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    I don't know honestly. I like to get a hold of the fictional race and think of a name that would be fitting, but otherwise I just think of a name and it pops into my mind. Often times it's cliched, or a flat out copy of a name I've heard somewhere else, but I like it nonetheless. I also like to use my real name when I know it won't be used, like for example in Mass Effect story.
     
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    I generally use my real name if not that then I used color based names mot of the type like "Blue" or "Gray".
     
  11. overcast

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    I use my name based on the transformers bots. And it seems to be working out for me. I guess for each one of us it could be different. I have found that working for most of the forums. No conflict of names from what I have seen.
     
  12. NerdIndeed

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    I usually name mine with keyboard references such as "Capslock" or "Shift."
     
  13. Lissiel

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    I just use my nickname sometimes when I could not pick any good name for my character. I also choose depending on what job is my character, when I had a ringmaster in flyff and priest in Ragnarok, I named them "HelpingHand". I make sure that I'm happy with my character's name or else I'm going to make another character.
     
  14. Athanas

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    I choose names basing on whetheer the have 'good taste' in my ears. I also tend to pick on the ones that are related to something I have heard of before.
     
  15. NerdIndeed

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    On all the MMORPGs that I played, I always use the same name as to promote familiarity. I also select female characters to at least motivate me to play, seeing a sexy figure on the screen when times get boring.
     
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    I agree.
     
  17. mynameisshieldler

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    Definitely.
     
  18. Annejk18

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    We are the same. I also based my name in Mythology gods. Or greek names of Goddesses. It's pretty unique for me.
     
  19. NerdIndeed

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    Here we go again.