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Big McLargehuge
Nov 3rd, 2008, 09:00 PM
Do you stick to them, or do you go all wacky? Discuss.
Sam
Nov 3rd, 2008, 09:02 PM
ALL ELVES MUST BE NAMED DRIZZT
Big McLargehuge
Nov 3rd, 2008, 09:03 PM
i named my elf lady pants :x
Sam
Nov 3rd, 2008, 09:04 PM
You named an elf "Lady Pants" or you named a lady elf "Pants"?
Big McLargehuge
Nov 3rd, 2008, 09:06 PM
it was a dude elf taht i named "lady pants" :(
Phoenix Gamma
Nov 3rd, 2008, 09:26 PM
If there's a default, I'll go with that.
However, if I have to name a character, I usually just think of something really vulgar.
pac-man
Nov 3rd, 2008, 09:42 PM
Yeah, default. Although as a kid I named all the characters in Final Fantasy I stuff like "FART" or "BUTT."
Zomboid
Nov 3rd, 2008, 10:07 PM
When I was younger, I named characters after myself and my friends. If I play those games, I continue the tradition :O
If it's an RPG like fallout, I just name em after myself.
Esuohlim
Nov 3rd, 2008, 10:21 PM
I name them after myself/friends. I usually stick with the same names if I replay a game more than once, even if those people are long gone in my life. The rival in Pokemon is named after some kid I hated in 7th grade and I've used that name whenever I play Pokemon ever since :\
Maxilor
Nov 3rd, 2008, 10:24 PM
When I was younger, I named characters after myself and my friends. If I play those games, I continue the tradition :O
If it's an RPG like fallout, I just name em after myself.
I NEVER Name Characters after myself because...what if my character dies?....for some reason it makes me feel bad. :'(
Anyway I usually name my characters around the lines of "IMRICKJAMESBITCH"
DevilWearsPrada
Nov 3rd, 2008, 10:30 PM
:rolleyes oh you!
10,000 Volt Ghost
Nov 3rd, 2008, 10:35 PM
I usually name the chars after myself and friends of mine. My friend names them ridiculous things. Like in FF8 he named Shiva "Ice Whore" just for the opening dialogue when you go to fight Ifrit he's like "Oh, I see you have Ice Whore, my nemesis!"
The summons in FFX got some bad treatment, like naming the first one DEFAULT, there was also Stanky and Ron because "Big Pimp Daddy From Cincinnati" didn't fit.
Maxilor
Nov 3rd, 2008, 10:38 PM
:rolleyes oh you!
I'm getting mixed Signals.....did I do something wrong?
Edit: Perhaps im being too sensitive...time to "MAN UP"
Anyway, aside from horrible Chappelle Jokes I usually don't care what my name is going to be because like most RPGs its Single Player. Unless were talking about World of Warcraft (please God! No!)
Guitar Woman
Nov 3rd, 2008, 11:50 PM
Irdiis
darkvare
Nov 4th, 2008, 12:05 AM
i name them after my nickname, wich is what everyone i knows calls me. what i love is naming bots after friends just like in conker for xbox
Zomboid
Nov 4th, 2008, 12:13 AM
BUT DOESN'T IT GET CONFUSING WITH ALL OF THOSE PABLOS, PEDROS, AND PACOS? :lol
OxBlood
Nov 4th, 2008, 02:34 AM
Hm, I use other Net-Nicks of mine normally (no, they don´t involve numbers or multiple words and they don´t make sense or sound vulgar) or I just call the character Miles. For some reason I like the name Miles, don´t know why. But I only rename the main characters, the rest can keep their identities.
Emu
Nov 4th, 2008, 09:23 AM
random name generator if applicable
darkvare
Nov 4th, 2008, 10:48 AM
BUT DOESN'T IT GET CONFUSING WITH ALL OF THOSE PABLOS, PEDROS, AND PACOS? :lol
i don't know anyone with thosse names their names are ernesto, irvin, sebastian, eliceo, ryjav, erick, david, edgar and a bunch of others whosse names i don't know XD so i use their nicknames
Tadao
Nov 4th, 2008, 01:55 PM
Jesus
liquidstatik
Nov 4th, 2008, 02:04 PM
..
Nick
Nov 4th, 2008, 07:26 PM
I usually keep the defaults names.
Unless it's a game that makes you name you character, like Mass Effect or Fallout 3, then I usually name them after myself.
executioneer
Nov 11th, 2008, 02:43 AM
i fuck those names up, man
Asila
Nov 11th, 2008, 03:16 AM
It's funny.
Really.
Make some hot names and giggle to yourself.
WhiteRat
Nov 11th, 2008, 03:36 PM
I used to name the characters on 16-bit rpgs like Final Fantasy 3 or Breath of Fire after my friends and pets.
I suppose if I still played rpgs I would keep the defaults now.
MarioRPG
Nov 11th, 2008, 04:42 PM
I usually name the primary character after me.
Guitar Woman
Nov 11th, 2008, 04:55 PM
You guys are boring.
bigtimecow
Nov 13th, 2008, 09:35 AM
i usually keep the games default, so it's easier for me to keep track of things when i'm reading / discussing things online. if i've played the game before though (for instance earthbound) then everything is up for customizing. for instance, "ADMAN used PSI PUSSY ALPHA"
darqmommy
Nov 13th, 2008, 05:07 PM
when we play FF games, we like to give the summons creatures really disrespectful names like "Tweety" and "Kitty." i never said i was smart.
lumpisan
Nov 19th, 2008, 11:00 AM
I like to stick to the tried and true dnd system of thrwing a bunch of conssonats together with a few vowels to create a wholelly incomprehensible, unpronuncable, and thus truely uniqueand epis name. names like Khalkervick and gwrgryinthine and so forth
Esuohlim
Nov 19th, 2008, 12:49 PM
Those do sound uniqueand epis
Nick
Nov 19th, 2008, 03:34 PM
I wish mine sounded as uniqueand epis.
Sam
Nov 19th, 2008, 03:41 PM
Guys, i just started a new game of Baldur's Gate and I named my character Uniqueand Epis. :(
Nick
Nov 19th, 2008, 03:57 PM
That is awesome. :(
executioneer
Nov 19th, 2008, 07:00 PM
i named the Shepard character in mass effect "German" :lol
Nick
Nov 19th, 2008, 08:15 PM
That's just silly. :(
Tadao
Nov 22nd, 2008, 03:21 PM
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