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Dec 19, 2014 6:23 PM
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The hardest part of any online video game for me is choosing a name. It drives me crazy when literally all the names I use are taken. It can take me hours to chose a name. Sometimes, even Rokumi is taken. I mean, just who...

What do you guys do? Make up random words? Combine words?
Dec 19, 2014 6:31 PM
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Try using google translate xD. Choose any language then see the outcome.
Dec 19, 2014 7:10 PM
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I add a -chan
Dec 19, 2014 7:16 PM
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I remember making a spirit weapon on Mabinogi.

"What will be the name of your spirit weapon?"

Literally caught me off guard because I forgot they were named.

I looked around and saw my umbrella so I named it Umbrella. I was surprised the name wasn't taken.

So yeah, I just look around my room and try to come up with a name using objects
Dec 19, 2014 7:50 PM
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If my creative juice meter is dry I'll just go to a random name generator and randomise until it gets to something I like.
Dec 19, 2014 8:32 PM
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VitaminCaim said:
I remember making a spirit weapon on Mabinogi.

"What will be the name of your spirit weapon?"

Literally caught me off guard because I forgot they were named.

I looked around and saw my umbrella so I named it Umbrella. I was surprised the name wasn't taken.

So yeah, I just look around my room and try to come up with a name using objects


I do that pretty often for names of other things aside from my actual character too. Was somewhat annoying considering you had to name every single pet you had in Mabi. Though my characters name in Mabi was Paul, the original one.

Though the name I use in other MMO's is almost never taken so I'm usually fine.
Dec 19, 2014 8:57 PM
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I pick a name from an anime or a video game remove the last 2-3 letter and then add something to it from the theme of the game I am going to play if its fantasy I take something from the lord of the rings.
Dec 20, 2014 10:59 AM
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My name is rarely ever taken on anything, but I don't use it for MMO's because I went a cooler name. This name is usually for sites like this and just simple usernames. I wish I could think of something else to have for the future that is original and stuff, but I can't think of anything :s
Dec 20, 2014 11:01 AM
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My names are pretty random, some of them come from anime/manga/LN
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Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain.

We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us
Dec 20, 2014 11:54 AM
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I add a title after the name. Like yesterday I made my female mage in Aion. Rosa wasn't free so I called her madamrosa. It's a refrence to Bayonetta because her mum is called Rosa and Bayonetta made a pact with a demoness called Madame Butterfly.

But yea, just add somthing funny before the name like Vicious Vella. Screw having a cringe name like Darklord21. I can't stand numbers after a name.
'The way of the wang is long...and hard'
Dec 20, 2014 11:57 AM
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I use names that generally aren't taken.
Dec 20, 2014 12:05 PM
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I sometimes put "Its" or "Im" or "ii" at the start of the name. Or go online and search "words, X, letter long" and use them I prefer short one word name though so I usually find a 4 or 5 letter word and putt ii at the start...

Plus
Zarbel said:
I can't stand numbers after a name.
Dec 20, 2014 1:01 PM

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I usually stick to the same name, or if it's already taken, then make a very similar variation to it.
Dec 20, 2014 1:53 PM

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Zarbel said:
Screw having a cringe name like Darklord21. I can't stand numbers after a name.

I hate numbers after names. Just change your name, numbers make it look appalling...
Dec 20, 2014 2:34 PM

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When I played Maplestory my igns were StoneMelon or HardKebob, so some other random combination of 2 words. I like to keep them fun though C:

Dec 20, 2014 10:39 PM

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I use variations of my real name, I found it funny when I watched SAO that Kirito does basically the same thing I did. Only my MMO harems are 80% traps :(
Dec 21, 2014 1:11 AM

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I just mess around with my family name. Example: Yama-sama

Or I just write my username in Japanese. Example: メカ 機龍
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Dec 21, 2014 1:20 AM

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Fkin hate bots. They take all the good names.
Dec 21, 2014 1:22 AM

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Once I join something and Thrashinuva is taken I'll rage.

I looked I'm the one that came up with it FOR SURE (I remembered something else completely wrong when coming up with it).
Dec 21, 2014 1:30 AM

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Pro tip:
Avoid picking some Pseudo-Japanese name and you'll make your MMO gaming experiences a whole lot easier.
It really doesn't look or sound cool. At all.

Not in Western or European servers at least.
Step Into My Mind - ##&&##&&##&&
Dec 21, 2014 1:58 AM

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Cakedog said:
Pro tip:
Avoid picking some Pseudo-Japanese name and you'll make your MMO gaming experiences a whole lot easier.
It really doesn't look or sound cool. At all.

Not in Western or European servers at least.

To be honest random generic Western fantasy names can be just as dumb. TERA done that to death.
Dec 21, 2014 2:45 AM

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People never take my name.
[i]"Yet each man kills the thing he loves,
By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword!''
~Oscar
[/i]
Dec 21, 2014 2:55 AM

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geniobastardo said:
People never take my name.

What's your name?
Dec 21, 2014 3:08 AM

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Sinyan said:
geniobastardo said:
People never take my name.

What's your name?

No name.
[i]"Yet each man kills the thing he loves,
By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword!''
~Oscar
[/i]
Dec 21, 2014 3:23 AM

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geniobastardo said:
Sinyan said:

What's your name?

No name.

Noted.
Dec 21, 2014 3:27 AM

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Sinyan said:
geniobastardo said:

No name.

Noted.

Actually, I don't play online games.
[i]"Yet each man kills the thing he loves,
By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword!''
~Oscar
[/i]
Dec 21, 2014 11:15 AM

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Cakedog said:
Pro tip:
Avoid picking some Pseudo-Japanese name and you'll make your MMO gaming experiences a whole lot easier.
It really doesn't look or sound cool. At all.

Not in Western or European servers at least.
SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH, EVERYTHING JAPANESE IS COOL!!!
Dec 21, 2014 12:04 PM

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MechaKiryu said:
Cakedog said:
Pro tip:
Avoid picking some Pseudo-Japanese name and you'll make your MMO gaming experiences a whole lot easier.
It really doesn't look or sound cool. At all.

Not in Western or European servers at least.
SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH, EVERYTHING JAPANESE IS COOL!!!


Step Into My Mind - ##&&##&&##&&
Dec 21, 2014 12:18 PM

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Cakedog said:
MechaKiryu said:
SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH, EVERYTHING JAPANESE IS COOL!!!


日本

Dec 21, 2014 1:26 PM
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Cakedog said:
Pro tip:
Avoid picking some Pseudo-Japanese name and you'll make your MMO gaming experiences a whole lot easier.
It really doesn't look or sound cool. At all.

Not in Western or European servers at least.

Pseudo-Japanese name?
Dec 21, 2014 1:50 PM

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Rokumi said:
Cakedog said:
Pro tip:
Avoid picking some Pseudo-Japanese name and you'll make your MMO gaming experiences a whole lot easier.
It really doesn't look or sound cool. At all.

Not in Western or European servers at least.

Pseudo-Japanese name?
http://ja.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pseudo-Japanese
Dec 21, 2014 1:52 PM
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MechaKiryu said:
Rokumi said:

Pseudo-Japanese name?
http://ja.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pseudo-Japanese

Oh, so like a weeaboo?
Dec 21, 2014 1:55 PM

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Rokumi said:
MechaKiryu said:
http://ja.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Pseudo-Japanese

Oh, so like a weeaboo?
I guess.
Dec 21, 2014 1:58 PM

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Never had this problem. All my names were unique and never auto-generated.
Dec 22, 2014 4:09 AM
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I just stick with making stuff up. I usually get tired of MMORPG's after level 20.
Dec 22, 2014 5:39 AM

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I'm bad at coming up with usernames/sticking to one, so recently I've just been using variations of my real name.
Dec 22, 2014 9:59 AM

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I use random name generator most of the time, then add something to make it silly.
The most important things in life is the people that you care about
Dec 22, 2014 10:04 AM

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I just use something random and silly, like Buttberry or Uncle Susan.

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