I wanted to name my thorns Aura build Prick ( I thought it was kind of cleaver) but apparently It’s offensive and very dangerous for sensitive fellows to read along with a great number of very mundane names such as Sean.
I’m finding it hard to get around this filter thing and I doubt blizzard is going to relax this death grip on the “community guide lines”.
Anyone Have any suggestions? After this large hurdle I’ve come across, the only thing that come’s to mind is but why.
Hah calling someone a Prick is an offensive term in some places (like the UK).
I got you mate.
Name him Nigel Thornberry.
The player generated content (names and chat) has to follow the Code of Conduct which is rather family friendly and applies to all games and forums.
Blizzard games offer a fun and safe place to interact with one another across various game worlds. We encourage our players to cooperate and compete in our games, but crossing the line into abuse is never acceptable. If you come across a player violating the policies below, you should report them.
Communication
When participating in communication of any kind (chat, voice communication, group finder), you are responsible for how you express yourself. You may not use language that could be offensive or vulgar to others.
Hate speech and discriminatory language is inappropriate, as is any obscene or disruptive language. Threatening or harassing another player is always unacceptable, regardless of language used. Violating any of these expectations will result in account restrictions. More serious and repeated violations will result in greater restrictions.
Naming
Names are subject to the same rules established above. Any name the player has the ability to customize—such as player names, BattleTags, and guild names—must be appropriate and inoffensive. Any name that violates our standards or disrupts the community will be changed, and additional limitations may be placed on the offending account per our discretion.
Take note that acceptable names are determined by player reports and Blizzard’s decision, and role-playing servers may have distinct standards for using game-appropriate names.
I am sure you can think of something else for a thorns build that won’t trip the filter and also won’t get you reported.
Before you say “but M rated”, the GAME content that devs make and can be reviewed is rated. The player content goes by the game policies.
Spinous is a synonym for spines/thorns that would work as a name
Plants might offer some inspiration too like Nettles. Or weapons, barbed, serrated, etc. Maybe find a cool weapon name that happens to be spiked.
Thanks for posting that actually that’s a great name.
Very sad to see. It’s beyond me to see the benefit of such harsh restrictions. No cleaver word play, crude humor or gasp innuendo. leaves much to be desired.
Is it really that harmful? What’s the worst that could happen?
am I asking too much ha…sigh.
Its worse than d2 for sure. Not even slurs. Try Bon + go
God I can’t even post it here lmao 420 bad
family friendly environment lmao, good luck explaining to your child why that lady with a bow and spear looks like a gentleman in a dress
Free Prick! I can see the t-shirts now. 
Yes i agree the filter is a little ridiculous sometimes. Don’t want people seeing naughty words while they’re encountering the first boss, a topless demon. Not just the major dirty words, all the obscure and mild ones to just incase.
Thorn build paladin. Blanking on a good name that’s gonna pass the filter. I’m sure you’ll think of something.
Call him Lego, gotta hate stepping on those
Sorry everyone, I guess someone marked my comment as inappropriate for some reason and it got me a 12 hour forum ban. No clue how or why my comment was considered inappropriate, I would repeat/write what I had written before but I don’t want to get wrongly banned again. Just goes to show even when you’re not in the wrong, someone out there will make it so you are. Just sad. Whoever did get me banned for my 100% okay comment, should feel bad about it, I’m really disappointed in whoever you are.
no such thing as an offensive term or line of letters assembled into a word
it is your individual decision to take offense to anything since you have free will and some form of thought
You know exactly why the names you suggested were not ok. Esp the racist one. It takes several reports to get a mod to look at something, for the record. Also, discussing account actions is also something you can get a suspension for…so keep that in mind.
I have to disagree with you there. There are words that have obvious association with offensive terms.
The names I wrote are literally names allowed in game, I gave as suggestions for OP, and in no way were or are offensive. Wow.
Nor was it racist (I’m black, I should know)
Just because you CAN get something past the filter does not mean you should. If someone were to report you in game, the same mods would also action that. The rules are the same on the forums and for names/chat in game.
But the simple fact remains, it’s not racist, not against any rules, to name my character the name I did, or suggested. Unless I’m living in upside down land
You would not have gotten a forum suspension or a post removed if those were ok.
having T rated rules in an M rated game feels weird. im guessing theyre too lazy to have double standards based on rating.
easier to just apply wow’s bullpoop to everything.
It is more that they get total control over which M rated things they want in the game - and it all gets submitted for rating. That rating specifies exactly what resulted in the M+ designation.
Humans on the other hand can be very creative…so chat and names do fall under a T rule set. It tends to keep things in the public channels down to a dull roar anyway. Blizz does not go looking through our chat for violations (yet), in-game you have to get reported to get a Silence.
Blizz just does not want to be responsible for the things some folks can come up with…heh.