Two questions:
One: Couldn't you just put the secret identity name in the bio and use a second costume slot?
Two: What about those of us with characters who don't have secret identities?
Oh, and Suggestions is City of Heroes Forums > English > For Fun! > Suggestions and Ideas.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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None of my characters have secret identities. 
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You should be able to name different costumes. One costume is Super Hero and the other is Carl Bryer. Maybe you might have a Super Hero 2. Or for robots a second generation or a different setting/mode. When you switch between costumes the name changes, default is original name. Original name will still show up just in small letters.
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Originally Posted by DJ_Shecky
Can't find the suggestion forum anymore so I figured I'd post here.
Why can't we get some sort of secondary name section for those of us that want to have a Secret ID? I know from a comic (and RP) Perspective, Secret IDs are a big part of the superhero community. |
Instantly double the number of taken names ingame?
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Your name is your unique identifier in the database and the one thing that identifies your character to other people. Changing a character's display name with costumes is a REALLY disruptive way to handle secret identities.|
Originally Posted by Slope
You should be able to name different costumes. One costume is Super Hero and the other is Carl Bryer. Maybe you might have a Super Hero 2. Or for robots a second generation or a different setting/mode. When you switch between costumes the name changes, default is original name. Original name will still show up just in small letters.
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And besides, how many secret identities does a super hero have? I can understand one heroic identity and one civilian one, but do you really need to be multiple people? Superman is Clark Kent, that much we know, but does he really need to be Louis Lane and Lex Luthor at the same time? And, really, how many different names do most heroes go by at any one point in time? They have a few nicknames, but are you really going to go with a nickname just because you're wearing your red suit?
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Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Well, is it possible to only show the name in person? On SG, team searches and all that it would still show Super Hero. But if you were to see that guy in a zone, his name would be different.|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Your name is your unique identifier in the database and the one thing that identifies your character to other people. Changing a character's display name with costumes is a REALLY disruptive way to handle secret identities.
And besides, how many secret identities does a super hero have? I can understand one heroic identity and one civilian one, but do you really need to be multiple people? Superman is Clark Kent, that much we know, but does he really need to be Louis Lane and Lex Luthor at the same time? And, really, how many different names do most heroes go by at any one point in time? They have a few nicknames, but are you really going to go with a nickname just because you're wearing your red suit? |
Well there's always disguises. I just thought if you're making one extra name why not make the rest.
I suggested something similar to this a year or so ago, where only in local, you have the ability to rename your visibile character in the same fashion that MM's can rename their pets. Like the pets, we know their actual name is something like "Thug 1" but the rename is actually a mask that lets you see a totally different name.
The responce I got from a redname (that's no longer with the company) was that the problems surrounding that was the possibility to "grief" people by giving your visible name the name of someone else's character, then getting them into trouble by harassing others so that the real player with that name would be reported. Then he mentioned that the ability to give yourself a trademarked name would be there, unless a specific system, like MM pets, was made to avoid certain names from being used. But, there is always a way around the filters.
The only method he mentioned that would be possible was having both names visible while you are speaking. Like:
Local: Jimmy Jack (aka. Silver Turnip): "Silver Turnip is here to save the day!"
That's just an example. The only problem to making that would be to redesign the chat system. Simply too much time and effort to go into something that doesn't affect gameplay and not something that everyone would want to use, unlike new powersets.
pohsyb: so of all people you must be most excited about the veats
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Originally Posted by Slope
Well, is it possible to only show the name in person? On SG, team searches and all that it would still show Super Hero. But if you were to see that guy in a zone, his name would be different.
Well there's always disguises. I just thought if you're making one extra name why not make the rest. |
RP POV it would be nice, for a MMO however i think it'ld be not so good [hows THAT for good wording haha
].Dont know about you lot, but if i've teamed/talked to somebody before and enjoyed my time with them, then when i next see that persons name i do start interacting with them.
Dont check the globals of ALL my teammates
Also only use the rating system on rare times [people who have that special something about them if that makes sense].Call me strange, but i like to recognise people just by looking at them or their characters name
Edit: Ooooo perfect example! Today i had a tell to join a katie tf. I wasnt in the mood for one and was about to say no but i recognised the name from a team i was in a couple of days ago and remembered he was a good laugh so that changed my mind to a yes!
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Two questions:
One: Couldn't you just put the secret identity name in the bio and use a second costume slot? Two: What about those of us with characters who don't have secret identities? Oh, and Suggestions is City of Heroes Forums > English > For Fun! > Suggestions and Ideas. |
Can't find the suggestion forum anymore so I figured I'd post here.
Why can't we get some sort of secondary name section for those of us that want to have a Secret ID?
I know from a comic (and RP) Perspective, Secret IDs are a big part of the superhero community.
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