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What we have played => Warhammer Online => Topic started by: Mangala on October 26, 2008, 11:29:11 PM

Title: Surnames
Post by: Mangala on October 26, 2008, 11:29:11 PM
Have you chosen any for your characters yet? 4g is not much I think for this service :D

So far only Beo has one. His full name is currently Beosvir Hammerhand. Very dwarfish, but not OTT dwarvish as many do when they leave the mine for the big-city...
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Jarkko on October 27, 2008, 08:19:09 AM
Praedor Ehrewald
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Warcold on October 27, 2008, 09:06:29 AM
Well, given the fact Lellebel is just a funny name (Dutch expression for a talksick girl) I havent thought of a fitting surname yet...
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Peter on October 27, 2008, 10:51:12 AM
Deliberation Mathematicus is what I ended up choosing.


I actually chose it at level 13 or so but had to delay pressing accept and having it work for another seven levels. I had seen the name registrar when examining Altdorf and the bloody idiot allowed me to use the interface to choose a name but didn't give me one when I pressed accept; (PET PEEVE) Like many other things in this not-quite-polished game, there was no sensible error message when trying to do something before you are supposed to (how bloody hard is it to give him an "you must be level 20 to use this option" error message or to prevent you from accessing the option at all until you are allowed to use it?). Same issue with some of the librarians (on the top floor of the library) that allow you to select items, highlight them as if they are purchasable, highlight the buying button - and do nothing when you press it because you do not have a precondition that they do not list. At least the one on the bottom floor selling tactics tell you that you need a tome unlock.

Sorry, letting my inner developer rant again - getting the user interface right is so important for any game intended for a large audience that it annoys me greatly when there are obvious errors or oversights in the easy parts. That reminds me, where's the bloody name completion to the guild/friend list when sending mail? :D
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Gunnarr on October 27, 2008, 12:25:01 PM
I'm still terribly undecided about Sven's last name.
I'd have gone with "Hammerhelm", like the Sven Hammerhelm from advanced heroquest (oh good ol' days) that I stole the first name from - but it seems a bit undescriptive of a rune priest.
Ideas are welcome. ;)
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Jeremiah on October 27, 2008, 01:46:29 PM
I've gone for Jeffries in honour of Judge Jeffries who scourged the west country after the monmouth rebellion was put down.
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Debaser on October 27, 2008, 01:46:43 PM
Can't think of anything for either Debaser or Omyi, nothing seems to fit!

Suggestions welcome though :)
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Jarkko on October 27, 2008, 03:20:59 PM
Quote from: Debaser on October 27, 2008, 01:46:43 PM
Can't think of anything for either Debaser or Omyi, nothing seems to fit!

Suggestions welcome though :)
Since you asked for it...

Debaser Pixie

Omyi Ghod


 ;D
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Peter on October 27, 2008, 07:42:12 PM
Gunnarr, if it wasn't impossible to do in two names, the right name would of course be "Sven Bendt, Born To Rune". If numbers are allowed in names (which they probably aren't), I guess you could be Sven Born2rune.

Lacking that option, some names indicative of purpose would be:


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As for Debaser or Omyi, it is going to be hard to challenge Jarkko's suggestions, but since the names are silly anyhow, how about...
I'll leave out the various variants of "Oh my heart, arse, back, balls, god, lord" &etc by which an alternative pronounciation makes obvious silly alternatives. :D
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Goatboy on October 27, 2008, 08:40:57 PM
Bah I wish I knew about surnames before I made my White Lion.

My engineer's name is Throbcock Thunderloins, but that's most likely against a whole lot of rules.
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Jarkko on October 27, 2008, 09:44:01 PM
Quote from: Peter on October 27, 2008, 07:42:12 PM
Gunnarr, if it wasn't impossible to do in two names, the right name would of course be "Sven Bendt, Born To Rune". If numbers are allowed in names (which they probably aren't), I guess you could be Sven Born2rune.
Or simply Sven Borntorune :)
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Rubino on October 27, 2008, 09:46:17 PM
Sven Elfhand - following the santa motif ;)
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Thordek on October 29, 2008, 10:58:28 PM
Thordek Brickwall, because i (should be) a brickwall. im kind of undecided about a name for my KOTBS(i loves me some tanks) been thinking about Tallyho Chaps and Old Bisquit and other sterotypical english stuff(captain flashheart?). Because i just love how... english you can make the empire guys look. (or just Ultra Stache, because he Will have a big manly 'stache. Like any proper man(and woman (ideally)) of the empire ought to have.)
Title: Re: Surnames
Post by: Axenar on November 03, 2008, 06:47:46 PM
Axenar Logiebeard for me as the joke was about him being an inventor so a take on John Logie Baird and Alexandar Graham Bell (hence the first name).