things you hate about MMORPGS

>>376189486
Don't use a generic name

>>376189486
>not naming your character Lüke Skywålker

>>376189486
This shits me. Why does it matter if two people have the same name? It's not the username you log in with, there is no need for your in game name to be unique, ESPECIALLY if the game encourages names that fit the setting. It's perfectly reasonable for there to be two Geoffs in the world.

>>376191898
Exactly. Steam doesn't require unique usernames and they have millions of registered accounts.

>>376192041
Steam doesn't let you have multiple Characters per account.

>>376192105
Why would that matter?

>>376192264
Maybe some games let you add Friends on a per-account basis (and you could even argue that's a better system) but the ones I've played usually work off of a per-character system.

>>376189486
>try to sign up for a new MMO
>try to use the name I use for every other account I have
>"that user name is already taken"
>remember I signed up years ago for the beta/alpha
almost got me, game

>>376189486
Other people

>>376192353
Same, but I still don't see how having multiple user names would be a problem.

What are the odds of 2 guys with the same name are the same level, the same class, and the same race on the same server?

Even if by some chance that were to happen, it seems like an easy workaround for this would be to just have a character ID that would be hidden in game unless you were viewing that specific player in an "add friend" menu or something.