Double Names

[43darknero]

So like
Username: Example
Name: example
like you could see the user name if you hovered over them I guess?

[tigercubmia]

I vote up this idea! Haha.

[AirrisKakoako]

I adore this idea! I think it would make things feel a bit more casual as well? Because it would be like the NPC was calling you by the name you go by instead of your full name. {ie your friends in real life wouldn't go "Jenson James Jackson" every time they were talking to you, they'd probably just call you Jenson!}

[mrs saturn]

I'm all for this idea, though I'd still want the character name to be visible as well. Like for immersion you might still want to call other players in the same area by their "character's" name instead of xusername12345x. But you could easily have either the unique username or the character name in paranthesis above or after the other name. "mrs_saturn93 (Molly)" or "Molly (mrs_saturn93)" would both look good imo!

[Dineosoar]

I'm all for this idea, though I'd still want the character name to be visible as well. Like for immersion you might still want to call other players in the same area by their "character's" name instead of xusername12345x. But you could easily have either the unique username or the character name in paranthesis above or after the other name. "mrs_saturn93 (Molly)" or "Molly (mrs_saturn93)" would both look good imo!

Maybe have an option to have it either way?

Would you rather have your username above or below your stage/show/ect. name.
[ ] Above
[ ] Below

[mrs saturn]

I'm all for this idea, though I'd still want the character name to be visible as well. Like for immersion you might still want to call other players in the same area by their "character's" name instead of xusername12345x. But you could easily have either the unique username or the character name in paranthesis above or after the other name. "mrs_saturn93 (Molly)" or "Molly (mrs_saturn93)" would both look good imo!

Maybe have an option to have it either way?

Would you rather have your username above or below your stage/show/ect. name.
[ ] Above
[ ] Below

Honestly I think that would mostly just cause unnecessary confusion - for example, when reporting a user you'd have to memorize both names, because you can't always know which one is relevant. It's such a small detail that I think it'd be better to just have it be the same for everyone.

[Dineosoar]

I'm all for this idea, though I'd still want the character name to be visible as well. Like for immersion you might still want to call other players in the same area by their "character's" name instead of xusername12345x. But you could easily have either the unique username or the character name in paranthesis above or after the other name. "mrs_saturn93 (Molly)" or "Molly (mrs_saturn93)" would both look good imo!

Maybe have an option to have it either way?

Would you rather have your username above or below your stage/show/ect. name.
[ ] Above
[ ] Below

Honestly I think that would mostly just cause unnecessary confusion - for example, when reporting a user you'd have to memorize both names, because you can't always know which one is relevant. It's such a small detail that I think it'd be better to just have it be the same for everyone.

AH i guess I should specify, I meant how it appears to you, not how it is on only you.
So if you chose above you'd see everyone with their username above, it's a personal preference thing.
I also suggest that the usernames appear when you hover over the person so usernames don't crowd the screen.

[Splair]

+1 on this idea, and I'm assuming the username and nickname would be different colours and/or sizes so there would be no real confusion anyway

[mrs saturn]

AH i guess I should specify, I meant how it appears to you, not how it is on only you.
So if you chose above you'd see everyone with their username above, it's a personal preference thing.
I also suggest that the usernames appear when you hover over the person so usernames don't crowd the screen.

Ohhh haha yeah, that makes a lot more sense. In that case, I like it!

I'm also curious if there'd be good to have neither names visible at all? You could probably click another player to see a little info box with name and user ID, instead of hovering to see the name hover.

I think the best would be if they could have settings for this, so you can choose how the names of others are displayed - always both, only one (except when you hover/click), or never show the names at all unless you hover/click the player. For all the different players with different needs, I can imagine these options being really helpful (sometimes it gets super cluttered if it's really crowded, but other times it's convenient to see everyone). Oh, and maybe options to only show the names of people on your friends list, so you can pick them out of a crowd easier?

But I think we all agree on one thing in this thread - one user ID that has to be unique, and one character name that can be the same as other peoples', seems really convenient and adds to the laid-back atmosphere of the game!

[TheIronGod]

I'd be highly annoyed if my user name was my character name. Mainly because I'd have to make a whole new account just to make another character, and I don't know what pay scheme they're going with but if it's a monthly subscription then I might not be able to afford another character. Other games manage griefing while allowing multiple characters, and screen shots are not reliable when there's Photoshop. Still, I wouldn't mind the user name being smaller right next to or under the character name.