Hello, I know that latest update is no big deal for most people, it's a great thing to be able to change your IGN but PLEASE, don't allow people to have same name as other players, it really sucks for streamers/youtubers. I already started receiving complaints about how awful and disrespectful I was in game today...a game that I haven't played in a month.
I know it's still in discussion and I hope that you'll keep this little detail in mind,
Thanks.
There should be some way to find out the actual name.
[QUOTE=BorderKontrol;42065138]There should be some way to find out the actual name.[/QUOTE]
The "actual name" is the account name. Which means the actual name is your e-mail. Being able to find it out poses a security risk.
[editline]3rd September 2013[/editline]
The account system would need some reworking, where you chose an username when registering, and then that would show as your "static" one or whatever.
I registered using the name "Blade". It should turn into the main name.
Everyone should change their name to the same name. Imagine the chaos and confusion that would cause.
I'll call myself Dick Cheney. Then shoot someone in the back with a shotgun.
I know it got nothing to do with the thread but can you change the email of your account if you want to change email because lets say my email keeps getting hacked ?
[QUOTE=nathan92h;42065776]I know it got nothing to do with the thread but can you change the email of your account if you want to change email because lets say my email keeps getting hacked ?[/QUOTE]
I highly doubt you can change it as of right now. Your best bet should be to keep your god damn email safe.
Quick question for the devs:
How does the whisper system manage duplicate names? Will all same-named players receive the same messages?
If there is a way to find out what the 'real' name is, then this whole system will be useless. Then you won't just let Bob inside, but you will look at the main account name of Bob before you let him in.
Maybe we should just drop the idea of names altogether and instead use a character generator where you can randomly generate a character until you find one appealing and use that as permanent character. Would need a lot of character details though, so that it should be possible to always see the difference between two men. And you'll also always be able to reset this, at the expense that your character will die and no one will remember you.
This together with some system where you as player can custom make an item such as an arm bandage thing with it's own color and logo (Or perhaps even a 'paper' which is basically a picture which you can show), should help with saying: Oh I'm with this group
I'd almost say, be able to connect colours or names to players yourselves, but then it'll be impossible for a stranger to get inside (It will probably make life a lot easier)
Edit: Perhaps a nametag that people can read?
The system for name.changing must generate if the nick is no more avaible or in use, digits behind like GuildWars 2 does.
Nickname: zeroz.1234 for ID.
greetz
i can see a lot of trolling coming out of this
[QUOTE=Yihka;42065991]If there is a way to find out what the 'real' name is, then this whole system will be useless. Then you won't just let Bob inside, but you will look at the main account name of Bob before you let him in.
Maybe we should just drop the idea of names altogether and instead use a character generator where you can randomly generate a character until you find one appealing and use that as permanent character. Would need a lot of character details though, so that it should be possible to always see the difference between two men. And you'll also always be able to reset this, at the expense that your character will die and no one will remember you.
This together with some system where you as player can custom make an item such as an arm bandage thing with it's own color and logo (Or perhaps even a 'paper' which is basically a picture which you can show), should help with saying: Oh I'm with this group
I'd almost say, be able to connect colours or names to players yourselves, but then it'll be impossible for a stranger to get inside (It will probably make life a lot easier)
Edit: Perhaps a nametag that people can read?[/QUOTE]
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i gotta say this idea is really really intresting :O
no nametags at all? yes please! but that means you have to get either a completely random looking character (appearance wise etc) so everyone is actually clearly distinct from one another. add in scars etc and facial hair and tada.
and when you log in you see your own character from the front for a couple of seconds so you know what you look like =)
Bands on your arms just calls for swastikas.
yep ottr.. sadly it will
maybe garry will do like what they did in the ps2 game the thing and use blood tests or something off about the player. :tinfoil:
I agree. In real life you can't change your name to Barrack Obama and then run the country so I don't understand how this adds realism and depth to the game lol.
This must make reporting players for misconduct very difficult.
[QUOTE=KluKluxKid;42073005]I agree. In real life you can't change your name to Barrack Obama and then run the country so I don't understand how this adds realism and depth to the game lol.[/QUOTE]
Probably because it's Barack Obama and not Barrack
there are now two InsaneParrots yey
The main thing with the name changes is that people used their real names as usernames due to bad wording in the Sign Up screen lol.
the main reason garry added name changing is so he could see a new way of pvp and how people would use t to get into other peoples bases and raid them and trick their friends then back stab them and then the friends would blame the player and it would be chaos like garry wants this game to be.
[QUOTE=InsaneParrot;42080744]there are now two InsaneParrots yey[/QUOTE]
i say we shall all change our names to InsaneParrot!
The name change idea is bad, they should keep it that you can never change your name in any way, Eve Online is the ultimate game when it comes to building or destroying reps with alot of mind games going on, they have made it a huge deal that a person will "never" be able to change his or her name, and it worked out perfectly.
I see no reason at all why this would be implemented in a game such a Rust.
[QUOTE=Dosh420;42082538]The name change idea is bad, they should keep it that you can never change your name in any way, Eve Online is the ultimate game when it comes to building or destroying reps with alot of mind games going on, they have made it a huge deal that a person will "never" be able to change his or her name, and it worked out perfectly.
I see no reason at all why this would be implemented in a game such a Rust.[/QUOTE]
You can't really compare this to Eve Online, even though it has similar aspects, one is based on sci-fi and another is "Caveman style" With many differences that impact the game.
[QUOTE=Dosh420;42082538]Eve Online[/QUOTE]
The way it works on EVE is because they have like what, 40k players online?
I haven't seen anything bad that came with the name changing, expect all those [InsertClanName]Bob guys spamming the chat.
Oh dear.
I am already disliked, because I argued about dumb shit a while back
I wonder how many racist, sputtering, incoherent Sockems are going to pop up. :v:
In all seriousness, yeah, there should be a name protection system set up, but then again, this is alpha. It could possibly be set up before it hits Steam, but right now, it doesn't matter.
[QUOTE=Tmryuu;42082570]The way it works on EVE is because they have like what, 40k players online?
I haven't seen anything bad that came with the name changing, expect all those [InsertClanName]Bob guys spamming the chat.[/QUOTE]
If one wants to act like a good guy then one should be known as such, if one wants to act like a scumbag then one should be known as such. its not complicated.
The 40k+ players has nothing to do with why you cannot change your name in eve nor has it to do with it being a sci fi game, seriously, go read a dev blog.
[editline]5th September 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=ZaBwt;42082560]You can't really compare this to Eve Online, even though it has similar aspects, one is based on sci-fi and another is "Caveman style" With many differences that impact the game.[/QUOTE]
Exactly, if any of the 2 games "should" have a name change it would be the sci fi one? cavemen people can somehow forge a new identity yet the human race light years ahead in technology cannot?
[QUOTE=KluKluxKid;42073005]I agree. In real life you can't change your name to Barrack Obama and then run the country so I don't understand how this adds realism and depth to the game lol.[/QUOTE]
I can call my self anything I like, and many people have names they give me. In the state of Ohio my name is Tim Roundtree and in Texas my name is Matt Wheeler, Well thats the name child services has in those states.....
Having the same name could potentially ruin friendships in reality...
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