Jon Allen Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Just curious as to how everyone is (or will be, post-wipe) choosing character names. I find myself rather stuck on the issue.
SteelSandwich Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Well, take a material and food. SteelSandwich So, you can become Metalcabbage EDIT: Joking aside, it actually was a nickname/reputation that i had in a different game a long time ago. The ability to get myself into the fray/trouble, getting stuck there, and managing to come out of it just fine. Edited January 6, 2016 by SteelSandwich
Prater Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 I use historical references on some of my characters. Example, there is the Continental Congress Naval Records of the letters of marque that were given out during the American Revolutionary War. Sometimes I mash up different first and last names from there. Or there is this: http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/
Henry d'Esterre Darby Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 I prefer historical figures that, while relatively well known, are not so popular as to be immediately taken. 1
Bligh Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 Historical.....and I chose Bligh and the Bounty connection because I worked with a chap between 2006 and 2012 who is a direct - that, is, DIRECT - descendant of Fletcher Christian.
Manta Scorpion Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 i take the names i already had in past games, so if i meet somebody again in a new one, he knows the name. Thats why I m stuck with this silly one
poison Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Main has and always will be "poison" or some very similar variant, any alt character will be made up on the spot with no real regards to a predetermined rule. Previous alternates on another age of sail MMO were things like "Manufacture" (solely a production alt), "NotAnotherStorageAlt (NASA for short, was simply a storage alt; this game has massive inventory issues) or "moon.moon" (spaces were not allowed, reason behind it is obvious; character was made for general tomfoolery). Edit: To answer "why poison?" you'd have to go back in time to my early days of online gaming in Starcraft I and ask 8-9 year old me why I made a character named "poison_us". It was later shortened when I started playing the aforementioned MMO, since it also did not allow underscores. Now it's invariably "poison", less commonly "poison_us", or the like. Edited January 6, 2016 by poison
HMS Wonky Beaver Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 I chose HMS as I will be on the side od the British, Wonky is a British word meaning "strange or unusual" and that describes my humor well, Beaver as I'm Canadian.
Count Maurice Benyovszky Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 I always dig for a person that is connected with the specific time period used in the game.It's great when I can find a person that is also a Pole. (I'm from Poland).This time I was very lucky, because I've found a great person with HUGE historical connections to this specific time period + he was a Pole! You'll be pleased with what you read:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice,_Count_de_BenyovszkyYou can say he was a pirate once...
Ned Loe Posted January 14, 2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Use 'Hearthstone' name system. http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/
Gordon MacBeth Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 Im going to use a name I had in another game and as it fits my scottish heritage I'll stick with it here.
Inkompetent Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 I consume an adequate amount of alcohol to think really retarded things with incredible ease. I already have amazing names lined up like Rotgut Beerbutt, Captain Kirk, Brett Link, Ballsy Herring, and Full Nelson.
Fluffy Fishy Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I'm probably going to roll with Fluffy Fishy although im tempted to pick a regional name with some historic basis but not much. Theoretically I could pick an old family member and roll around as a Pirate, it feels so good to have pirates in the bloodline. I quite fancy a Venetian style name sailing for the British. Edited January 18, 2016 by Fluffy Fishy
Falcon Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 My surname coincides with the (real world) commander of the ship named in my signature. As for the character name, Falcon was picked because i didn't initially know how the names were presented, and i figured it sounds okay for both a ship or a surname. So Samuel Falcon was born, and I get to sail around on my ancestor's ship!
Diceman Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 LOL!!! I had this whole big list of various names with many, that when it would be shown, in game above my ship that it would serve as a ship's name and not only as a marker of me as a player... I also figured that many of my names on my list would already be taken... The moment arrived when it was time to enter my choice and I reflexively entered a nickname I've had for a long time... And it worked... I marvel at some of the amazing names in game!! There are very inventive people out there playing this game!!
Ruthless4u Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 Will be using my XBL account name in the unlikely event I see someone here who would recognize me. Been trying to heavily promote the game to those I know who have PC's that can run it.
Van Valkenburg Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 I'll be using my real name. It's highly unlikely to be taken and it's actually a famous name in the US Navy. Captain Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh (a relative of mine) was the last commanding officer of USS Arizona (BB 39) at Pearl Harbor. They posthumously awarded him the Medal of Honor and named a Fletcher-class destroyer after him too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Van_Valkenburgh
Jacob van Heemskerck Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) I prefer historical figures that, while relatively well known, are not so popular as to be immediately taken. Exactly the same here. Only funny enough Admiraal Jacob van Heemskerck wasn't taken (wich is almost par to Admiraal Bestevaêr Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter) when i was one of the last batch of players who joined Naval Action the Verenigde Provinciën? Michiel de Ruyter was obviously already taken . Edited January 21, 2016 by Jacob van Heemskerck
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