I come to the all mighty blizzard again begging for a simple problem that is out of control.
RP servers are in an epidemic, and plagued by non rpers, stupid names, and general disregard for server rules.
In the past I have talked about having to spend hours reporting names.
Last night I spent almost 2 and a half hours roleplaying and found tons of names to report and now even guild names are starting to pop up.
You need consequences for these stupid actions. When you force someone to name change they don’t think “Ah well they are right, I was immature and my name was abusive.” They get angry and try to find a worse name or something just as abusive to “get back at the man”.
Instead of offering name changes, if your name is force changed, you should be account banned from naming any characters ever again, and be forced to use the name generator.
This will keep people good and honest, and it is in no way game breaking.
I know I am seeing people who have had their name changed coming back with even worse names, I have personally witnessed it, and I feel like RP servers should be free from this.
I know what you mean. Some people just don’t understand the true RP value of naming character something proper. It is really killing my immersion seeing all these non symbolized names constantly.
There’s an overflow of people onto open realms because so many of the other ones are full or there are long wait times. It’ll go away in a month or so. I would find better ways to use your time than actual hours of being an unpaid report bot.
There’s something my husband has said to me, that he had learned over his career in the military: “Control what you can control.”. Since you can’t control other people, control yourself and your reactions to them. Learn to accept that there will be what you consider jackwagons out there, and drive on. You wasted hours of time that you could have been enjoying the game, but instead you were letting your emotions control and ruin your enjoyment of the game. They didn’t ruin your game/immersion, you did by allowing their names to bother you.
No, that’s not a solution. That’s an abuse of the system. I’ve seen plenty of names that have made my teeth hurt, but unless they are abusive or derogatory, I don’t report them. I just shake my head, laugh at their stupidity, and move on with my enjoyment of the game. I’m here to play, not get worked up over the actions of other people that are not impacting my game play. Before reporting these names, did you ever try to talk to them to see if they have a reason for their name? Maybe their names fit in with how they want to RP the game.
Horrible idea-- Banning players from naming their own characters because you didn’t like their name. Turn nameplates off and move on. Stop worrying over something you can’t control.
This is just honestly trying too dang hard to find something to be upset over.