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Update G5.1 (Character Names)
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Mike
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I don't see the point of this suggestion.
Why fix something that's not broken?
There's already a plenty of
James Smiths (actor)
Mike Millers (basketball player)
That technically "slipped past" on the server that didn't get their name reset, why, because those are pretty common names firstly, and secondly if a staff member has to use google to find out if x is a porn star or someone famous we don't name reset.
Would love to see a gang leader by the name of Genghis Khan.
Why fix something that's not broken?
There's already a plenty of
James Smiths (actor)
Mike Millers (basketball player)
That technically "slipped past" on the server that didn't get their name reset, why, because those are pretty common names firstly, and secondly if a staff member has to use google to find out if x is a porn star or someone famous we don't name reset.
Would love to see a gang leader by the name of Genghis Khan.
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I got kicked for a name change once it was Charles Johnson and i was told i have to change it due to someone els using it on another rp server that streams on twitch
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Controversal topic. For the sake of creating your own character to grow and build within this city, you shouldn't rely on a figure that is well known (i.e. Boris Johnson, insert any other well known name). However it creates a lot of funny moments as well, since interacting with those "played" characters is rather hilarious. However it only lasts for so long and is at some point exhausted as an idea. What is the long term roleplay with a Boris Johnson. Yeah he could play the RL politician crazy idiot that neglets the public interests (not gonna go further into that 
) etc. But it will be exhausted at some point since we will always compare to RL. However if you create your own story it lasts much longer and you also don't tip toe around possible borderline behaviour or cringe moments, since it is inpersonating a RL figure (most of the times, if its not a movie figure).
you can see there is a lot of potential, but also a lot of "IFs" and "BUTs" in there. So I am neutral on this really. In the end, there is plenty of room for creativity, look at the "Injustice League", they created their own "superheros" instead of feeding from names of the Marvel universe (afaik).
) etc. But it will be exhausted at some point since we will always compare to RL. However if you create your own story it lasts much longer and you also don't tip toe around possible borderline behaviour or cringe moments, since it is inpersonating a RL figure (most of the times, if its not a movie figure). you can see there is a lot of potential, but also a lot of "IFs" and "BUTs" in there. So I am neutral on this really. In the end, there is plenty of room for creativity, look at the "Injustice League", they created their own "superheros" instead of feeding from names of the Marvel universe (afaik).
Chilli
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hate to tell you. Marvel isnt the only superhero franchise
DC owns Justice League (Batman and superman stuff) And the bad guys (Injustice League). They are just playing DC villians group.
Difference is that is not their actual characters names iirc. Thats their nickname. Same as i run around as "Zero"
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You up for the recreation of the Mongol Empire and ride around Grove turf on horses shooting them with bow and arrows? +1
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This post has had no activity, from either players or the staff team, since 2023. Since then, rule suggestions and discussions have moved to Discord. I’m reviewing and processing the older suggestions here so they don’t remain open indefinitely.
The portion of the rule is there to prevent impersonation of well-known characters, celebrities, etc, like the names that have been listed off in the responses. It does not need a change. In the case where someone was forced to change their character's name because it was the same as another character on a different RP server, which I'd never heard of until now, is certainly an extreme and likely didn't fall in line with guidance, tbh, though context is key.
Liam explained staff's stance on the rule well:
"We're told, if you need to Google the name. Don't reset it, hence why you'll see them." - the final portion referring to why some people's names slip through, though they may fall into the 'banned' category.
Ultimately, we don't want to see Boris Johnson, Barack Obama, Keir Starmer, or any other celebrity name being used as someone's character name; it's obvious where they got it from, and their intentions by using those names. We want players to create their own stories, with their own names and characters, not a 'funny-ha-ha' moment with someone else's.
Thank you for the suggestion. Given the above, the suggestion will be rejected.
The portion of the rule is there to prevent impersonation of well-known characters, celebrities, etc, like the names that have been listed off in the responses. It does not need a change. In the case where someone was forced to change their character's name because it was the same as another character on a different RP server, which I'd never heard of until now, is certainly an extreme and likely didn't fall in line with guidance, tbh, though context is key.
Liam explained staff's stance on the rule well:
"We're told, if you need to Google the name. Don't reset it, hence why you'll see them." - the final portion referring to why some people's names slip through, though they may fall into the 'banned' category.
Ultimately, we don't want to see Boris Johnson, Barack Obama, Keir Starmer, or any other celebrity name being used as someone's character name; it's obvious where they got it from, and their intentions by using those names. We want players to create their own stories, with their own names and characters, not a 'funny-ha-ha' moment with someone else's.
Thank you for the suggestion. Given the above, the suggestion will be rejected.
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