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Originally Posted by Bront
You sure someone else didn't already have that name?
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Have you been banned for your name?
Fug the Unwashed
Arduin
I only use fantasy names for my characters, and can't be bothered with any dodgy, hey-look-at-me-I-can-bypass-Anet's-filter-names.
Tatile
I do, occasionally, find crass humour funny, but too much of it quickly becomes over-bearing. If I think a name is offensive, I'll report it if I believe others would be similarly offended.
The only name I have that could be anywhere near borderline offensive is my Warrior's, but that's only through blatant and willfull ignorance. Really. The first part is a French name, derived from Latin (it also happens to be my first name. I get really pissed off when people make the moronic link between my name and that alcoholic beverage, it's happened far too often and you are just making yourself look like an uneducated low-class idiot who's on their way to being an alocholic).
The only name I have that could be anywhere near borderline offensive is my Warrior's, but that's only through blatant and willfull ignorance. Really. The first part is a French name, derived from Latin (it also happens to be my first name. I get really pissed off when people make the moronic link between my name and that alcoholic beverage, it's happened far too often and you are just making yourself look like an uneducated low-class idiot who's on their way to being an alocholic).
Acehigh
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Originally Posted by garethporlest18
Hey I've seen you on TESF before!
As for me I got the name Im Bubba banned. Mostly because I was supposedly "harassing" that mesmer ball but that's a bunch of BS. I did see a name in Shing Jea once... I Wanna Buttfox. I hope that didn't get banned cause that name is pure gold. |
My Guild Leader did get his Necro banned for having the name ''Cover Your Arse''
eeks
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Hey I've seen you on TESF before!
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... BoonProtR3?
Edge Martinez
I see all this oh noes, the chilluns! If children are playing this game, it's because their parents should be shot for being idiots. GW is rated T, for teens. Children shouldn't be offended, because they shouldn't be playing. I feel sorry for the Germans who will miss out on Gear of War 2, because of the increased violence from GoW1. I guess the M rating wasn't clue enough. Yet we'll gladly watch movies with violence, and crap like Desperate Housewives.
Know what name makes me laugh? Schwarzenegger. Some people get it, some don't. Come to think of it, my good friend, Neal Butts, couldn't even play himself in Guildwars. he was in the Navy, so his character would be Seaman N. Butts.
My most offensive character name is Edge Martinez. It's obviously a racial insult to half Aborigine/half Laotian shoemakers. Surprised someone hasn't reported it yet.
Geez... oh noes, I offended the church... play the damn game. Half you people remind me of the old guys with sticks in Saudi Arabia, the morality police or whatever, who beat chicks for driving, or people for acting out.
Remember, T for teens and older. And all you pure of hearts who think your teens are paragons of virtue? Uh no... they're on GW and they're paragons named Shizz Cok Bawls. EDIT: JUST LIKE YOU WERE!!!
Hell, wasn't there a racecar driver named Dick Trickle?
Know what name makes me laugh? Schwarzenegger. Some people get it, some don't. Come to think of it, my good friend, Neal Butts, couldn't even play himself in Guildwars. he was in the Navy, so his character would be Seaman N. Butts.
My most offensive character name is Edge Martinez. It's obviously a racial insult to half Aborigine/half Laotian shoemakers. Surprised someone hasn't reported it yet.
Geez... oh noes, I offended the church... play the damn game. Half you people remind me of the old guys with sticks in Saudi Arabia, the morality police or whatever, who beat chicks for driving, or people for acting out.
Remember, T for teens and older. And all you pure of hearts who think your teens are paragons of virtue? Uh no... they're on GW and they're paragons named Shizz Cok Bawls. EDIT: JUST LIKE YOU WERE!!!
Hell, wasn't there a racecar driver named Dick Trickle?
Kumu Honua
What it all comes down to is a rather simple concept. When you signed up to play guild wars there was something you had to agree to.
Inside was this:
"(d) Character Name. In order to use the service, you must create a character and choose a name for your character to identify your character to other Members (your "Character Name"). You may not select as your Character Name the name of another person, or a name which violates any third party's trademark right, copyright, or other proprietary right, or which may mislead other players to believe you to be an employee of NC Interactive or its affiliated companies, or which NC Interactive deems at its sole discretion to be vulgar or otherwise offensive. NC Interactive reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to (1) delete or alter any Character Name or (2) terminate any license granted herein, for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, any suspected or actual infringement of any trademark or trade name right, copyright, or other proprietary right."
So no matter how cute you think being named "Tigole Bitties" or "Seaman Stains" is, your character can be deleted and you can have your account banned.
It's as simple as that.
Any discussion about "T" ratings and such are moot points. Sole discretion is Sole discretion.
Inside was this:
"(d) Character Name. In order to use the service, you must create a character and choose a name for your character to identify your character to other Members (your "Character Name"). You may not select as your Character Name the name of another person, or a name which violates any third party's trademark right, copyright, or other proprietary right, or which may mislead other players to believe you to be an employee of NC Interactive or its affiliated companies, or which NC Interactive deems at its sole discretion to be vulgar or otherwise offensive. NC Interactive reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to (1) delete or alter any Character Name or (2) terminate any license granted herein, for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, any suspected or actual infringement of any trademark or trade name right, copyright, or other proprietary right."
So no matter how cute you think being named "Tigole Bitties" or "Seaman Stains" is, your character can be deleted and you can have your account banned.
It's as simple as that.
Any discussion about "T" ratings and such are moot points. Sole discretion is Sole discretion.
Zahr Dalsk
I knew some guys who, like me, used Latin names for their characters, except that theirs were highly vulgar and explicit 
Fortunately for them few people understood what they meant, and those that were knowledgeable enough were also intelligent enough not to get irritated at a vulgar name in Guild Wars.
Aera
I've been banned for Celly Peanizwoman. 3 days. Oh well.
Fitz Rinley
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Originally Posted by Darkobra
Never. I'm mature when it comes to choosing my names.
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It's one thing to deny names which are blatantly intended to be vulgar. It is another to attack things because they may be misconstrued or abused by the dirty minded. I question the level of maturity of those who are offended. I knew someone in real life whose name was John Goff. The nickname for John is Jack . . . Should we ban everyone with the name Richard? Should we take all references to Little Richard off the shelf, deny the sales of his music? Oh my, someone might have a dirty thought. The fact is there are two kinds of immaturity - the blatant expression with the intent to be vulgar because they have not learned to handle their own human condition, and the prude because they also have never learned to live with their own human condition.
Tender Care
I noticed that this happen only to ppl having english nicknames....there was an italian dude once in kamadan having this nickname "Fotti la figlia" translated: "f**k your daughter" and he was lvl 20 so i guess that noone cares much of that.....
ValaOfTheFens
My one questionable name is X Cynful One X and I'd prolly get reported by people who hate it when people put decorative X's in a toon's name. Cynful One w/o the X's was already taken so I just added the X's and prayed no one was feeling vindictive. My other toons are named after characters from Magic the Gathering and characters from stories. I've been waiting for my PvP toon, Michiko Konda, to get me in trouble. Its the only Magic legend whose name wasn't taken. *lol* I remember rolling my Necro and nearly weeping because Vala Mal Doran was already taken. Ah well...if GW admins were nearly as vigilant as WoW's I'd certainly be banned. Negligence ftw.
Fug the Unwashed
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Originally Posted by Kumu Honua
What it all comes down to is a rather simple concept. When you signed up to play guild wars there was something you had to agree to.
Inside was this: "(d) Character Name. In order to use the service, you must create a character and choose a name for your character to identify your character to other Members (your "Character Name"). You may not select as your Character Name the name of another person, or a name which violates any third party's trademark right, copyright, or other proprietary right, or which may mislead other players to believe you to be an employee of NC Interactive or its affiliated companies, or which NC Interactive deems at its sole discretion to be vulgar or otherwise offensive. NC Interactive reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to (1) delete or alter any Character Name or (2) terminate any license granted herein, for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, any suspected or actual infringement of any trademark or trade name right, copyright, or other proprietary right." So no matter how cute you think being named "Tigole Bitties" or "Seaman Stains" is, your character can be deleted and you can have your account banned. It's as simple as that. Any discussion about "T" ratings and such are moot points. Sole discretion is Sole discretion. |
...you don't use that name in-game do you? I'm not sure, but I think someone might own the rights
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
In Hawaiian mythology, Kumu-Honua ("first on Earth") is the first man. He was married to Lalo-Honua; the couple was given a garden by Kāne and were forbidden from eating a particular fruit. This story may be in whole or in part Christianized.
BLOODGOAT
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Originally Posted by X89
If I was going for appropriate I would probably also be doing pve, since thats where all the srs bsns plyrz are.
I play games to have fun, to escape from the mundane reality that is real life. I can't name my kid Kunt Puncher so I'll name a group of pixels Kunt Puncher, got a problem with it, look the other way imo. Edit: thats not in any way directed towards you fenix, just the srs plyrz. |
Kumu Honua
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FINE! My new mission in life is to report EVERY asshole in the game with a suspected trademark infringement, because it interferes with my enjoyment of the game. Every Legolas, every variation of every celeb and every character name referring to any other known character in the universe. And speaking of "Vulgar", by definition that would be every "common language" variation of a name...i.e. John/Jon/Sean instead of Johnathan...and as for obscene, violence of any kind offends the "common sensibilities" of the general populace, so I shal /report every name containing stab, gash, strike, hit, pound, flail, kill, maim, scratch, whack, shoot and the like...holy crap-o-la! I'm gonna be a very, very busy boy...
...you don't use that name in-game do you? I'm not sure, but I think someone might own the rights From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: In Hawaiian mythology, Kumu-Honua ("first on Earth") is the first man. He was married to Lalo-Honua; the couple was given a garden by Kāne and were forbidden from eating a particular fruit. This story may be in whole or in part Christianized. |
As for reporting everything under the sun. You did read how abuse of the report function will result in your own personal ban right? Good luck on your crusade!
As for my name. I will educate you a little bit.
First and foremost, I hope that you realize that wikipedia is not the end all be all of information. In fact wikipedia is frequently full of misinformation, partial information, and even flat out lies and slander. For an example simply look up the history of some of the most controversial subjects such as RIAA or George Bush.
Secondly, despite the misinformation prevalent on wikipedia you might want to utilize it to figure out what can and cannot be copyrighted.
Thirdly, the Hawaiian language is contextual. If I am meeting you for the first time I may greet you with a hearty "ALOHA!". Oddly enough, after you finally leave I will send you off with "ALOHA!". It's all about context. Same word, different meaning.
So in the context of Religion. Kumu Honua is indeed the equivalent to "Adam". However taken literally it means "Origin of the Earth". The latter is my intent. Heck, Kumu itself has many meanings including but not limited to: Origin/Beginning/Source, Bottom/Foundation/Basis, Root (As in math), Teacher/Tutor, Manual, Reason/Cause/Goal/Motive, Price, and even a Herd or Flock. Honua can mean: Land/Earth/World, To part (Suddenly and without warning), or the middle section of a canoe...
Sadly to say none of these are by any means copyrighted.
Fug the Unwashed
Now you understand how it feels to have your individualism attacked merely because someone else has a problem with it...
BTW...was being sarcastic. Perhaps a /sarcasm was in order.
I am SO not the kind of person to report anyone...the point I was making is that if the EULA were followed to the letter, a LOT of names should go away. Yours is obviously safe (and yeah, Wiki...ironically Hawaiin...is generally full of crap).
I have, by the way, a great number of Hawaiian friends and would never actually presume to take the creation story as a copyrighted bit o' literature. Nor would I find your use of the name objectionable...but, copyrighted character names and celeb names, according to the EULA are forbidden, yet there is no rush to ban them. I think people are just being a bit too puritanical.
BTW...was being sarcastic. Perhaps a /sarcasm was in order.
I am SO not the kind of person to report anyone...the point I was making is that if the EULA were followed to the letter, a LOT of names should go away. Yours is obviously safe (and yeah, Wiki...ironically Hawaiin...is generally full of crap).
I have, by the way, a great number of Hawaiian friends and would never actually presume to take the creation story as a copyrighted bit o' literature. Nor would I find your use of the name objectionable...but, copyrighted character names and celeb names, according to the EULA are forbidden, yet there is no rush to ban them. I think people are just being a bit too puritanical.
Kumu Honua
The difference is that you didn't really have a problem with it. Nor has NC Interactive in their sole discretion agreed with such a hypothetical /report.
I know you were sarcastic. Doesn't matter. The crux of the matter is that you agreed to the EULA when you installed the game. Whether you like it or not you are bound by those rules. Rules which state that your name can and will be banned at their sole discretion.
A sole discretion I must add that seems to follow the general consensus of "Publicly acceptable".
Additionally: If they operate like any other game (Or at least the one that I was involved in the "GM" role for) names aren't even looked at unless someone brings it to their attention via a report. The only way "Bradddd Pitttttt" gets his name changed/banned is if someone reports him or he gains the attention of a "GM" type and they change it.
I know you were sarcastic. Doesn't matter. The crux of the matter is that you agreed to the EULA when you installed the game. Whether you like it or not you are bound by those rules. Rules which state that your name can and will be banned at their sole discretion.
A sole discretion I must add that seems to follow the general consensus of "Publicly acceptable".
Additionally: If they operate like any other game (Or at least the one that I was involved in the "GM" role for) names aren't even looked at unless someone brings it to their attention via a report. The only way "Bradddd Pitttttt" gets his name changed/banned is if someone reports him or he gains the attention of a "GM" type and they change it.
Fug the Unwashed
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The difference is that you didn't really have a problem with it. Nor has NC Interactive in their sole discretion agreed with such a hypothetical /report.
I know you were sarcastic. Doesn't matter. The crux of the matter is that you agreed to the EULA when you installed the game. Whether you like it or not you are bound by those rules. Rules which state that your name can and will be banned at their sole discretion. A sole discretion I must add that seems to follow the general consensus of "Publicly acceptable". Additionally: If they operate like any other game (Or at least the one that I was involved in the "GM" role for) names aren't even looked at unless someone brings it to their attention via a report. The only way "Bradddd Pitttttt" gets his name changed/banned is if someone reports him or he gains the attention of a "GM" type and they change it. |
For example: What's wrong with the name "Wyrmtongue" according to anything? And on the other side of this double-sided coin...why should I not report every Legolas? Is it really abuse if the names do, in fact, violate the EULA? Legolas is clearly a copyrighted name.
I know you are right about their "discretion"...I am, however, questioning it.
P.S. "publically acceptable?" watch a little television and tell me lees than 1/2 the names would not be "publically acceptable" in prime time.
Targren
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Zealous Erection, bans are sweet.
Yichi
No, I'm not immature nor am I retarded.
Squishy ftw
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Originally Posted by Yichi
No, I'm not immature nor am I retarded.
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Use some common sense before giving your character a name and you won't get banned..
So no, I haven't been banned for that yet.
BodhiNightwind
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ya i got temp ban, so i used an alternate account. they filter names yet they allow alcohol consumption. if its filtering out for underaged players then why is alcohol in the game? Incorrigible Ale-Hound? Drunkard? nice play keep being hypocritical ANET
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Because Gwen or other children in the game aren't getting drunk, only adult toons can get drunk.
I agree though, the skanky outfits mixed with slutty dances hardly makes the game appropriate for kids. Especially when you have a pedophile sitting in Shing Jea Monastery or Great Temple of Balthazar doing questionable dances in questionable attire and having questionable conversations with what are clearly 11 year old kids.
You're right that anet really doesn't give a crap about those things, but at least maybe they're starting to?
Screwin McCat
Constant Priapism got me a 72 hour ban
Ars Bandit only got me 24!
Ars Bandit only got me 24!
RotteN
Never got a name banned
However, I've always been wondering why the filter doesn't allow "steroids" but "steroid" is just fine (so now i'm "Noob On Steroid" instead of "Noob On Steroids").
However, I've always been wondering why the filter doesn't allow "steroids" but "steroid" is just fine (so now i'm "Noob On Steroid" instead of "Noob On Steroids").
Alex the Great
yup, i had to change my pvp character's name.
It was on my monk and it was "Cobain Forgot Ps" <----prot spirit for those who don't get it
apparently someone takes thier suicidaly rockstars a bit to seriously
edit- I just logged on, and someone had reported my newest pvp toon necromancer "Died of Ebola"
somehow i didn't even get a ban, only had to change the name again. How was that name offensive?
It was on my monk and it was "Cobain Forgot Ps" <----prot spirit for those who don't get it
apparently someone takes thier suicidaly rockstars a bit to seriously
edit- I just logged on, and someone had reported my newest pvp toon necromancer "Died of Ebola"
somehow i didn't even get a ban, only had to change the name again. How was that name offensive?
I Can Cure Cancer
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yup, i had to change my pvp character's name.
It was on my monk and it was "Cobain Forgot prot" apparently someone takes thier suicidaly rockstars a bit to seriously edit- I just logged on, and someone had reported my newest pvp toon necromancer "Died of Ebola" somehow i didn't even get a ban, only had to change the name again. How was that name offensive? |
C2K
A friend of mine was forced to change a name because it had "Castration" in it. Apparently there are eunuchs that play this game that find it highly offensive, even though the filter doesn't block the word out.
The irony is "Sofa King Hott" is probably a better player than "Flamecaller Lia", or at the very least would help your party succeed the mission. But its a moot point unless your PvPing, as PvE is too easy as it is.
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I just see a lot of those names as proof that the person behind the character is 12 years old or has the maturity level of a 12 year old.
Personally when forming a party for a mission I avoid these characters. Most of them make the name knowing it will offend and I expect these characters will also cause problems on the mission. (Most of the time I've been right too) If I need 1 more elementalist to go and "Sofa King Hott" and "Flamecaller Lia" both ask to join then I'll take Lia and go. |
eeks
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edit- I just logged on, and someone had reported my newest pvp toon necromancer "Died of Ebola"
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Suuuurely.
bbw
ok.............i just logged on and was afk in Cavalon went to take a shower, came back said i was banned for inappropriate name
Bbw want a twinkie
omg
now, most of my toons have Twinkie in the name and BBW stands for big beautifull woman...........offensive?
it just goes to show the ignorance of some players
Bbw want a twinkie
omg
now, most of my toons have Twinkie in the name and BBW stands for big beautifull woman...........offensive?
it just goes to show the ignorance of some players
Eric Clapton
Yup I got banned, not sure which character it was from yet but I have a couple it could have been.... I Heart Wenis, I Would Hit A Girl, or Ima Blackchick. None of these are really bad and I was kind of mad I got banned, but I get to play tomorrow so I am happy.
C2K
It would be great if you could /report the /report function and give it a 72-hour ban. Its definately 1 of the top 3 worst things Anet ever implemented into the game.
xshadowwolfx
I want my main toon's name banned so i can change it? Does that even work?
imnotyourmother
YEAH...
My wife will not let me play a female toon as she thinks that is it "Porn-o-graphic" GEESH. All that swinging and lets dance in the water. or Naked Dance Party or come on.
It is SOOOOOOOOoooooooooo So bad in Pre-searing that I named my toon "I'm NOT your Mother". Want to private chat with me???. Or for 100 gold I will kneel at your feet and you can dance- the war dance on my head for 5 minutes. If that is not INSANE and Sexually Graphic from a 10 year old and there are 10 year olds on this game do not kid yourselves then I do not know what is.
So lets use the names that describe these actions. Opps better not.. you will get banned.
Check out Pre-Searing American District 1 to see what I am talking about. if you want oral sex depicted on your war while in your underware watching a mostly naked female toon's head go in and out of your shorts. man alive.
My wife will not let me play a female toon as she thinks that is it "Porn-o-graphic" GEESH. All that swinging and lets dance in the water. or Naked Dance Party or come on.
It is SOOOOOOOOoooooooooo So bad in Pre-searing that I named my toon "I'm NOT your Mother". Want to private chat with me???. Or for 100 gold I will kneel at your feet and you can dance- the war dance on my head for 5 minutes. If that is not INSANE and Sexually Graphic from a 10 year old and there are 10 year olds on this game do not kid yourselves then I do not know what is.
So lets use the names that describe these actions. Opps better not.. you will get banned.
Check out Pre-Searing American District 1 to see what I am talking about. if you want oral sex depicted on your war while in your underware watching a mostly naked female toon's head go in and out of your shorts. man alive.
Commander Ryker
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I want my main toon's name banned so i can change it? Does that even work?
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DreamRunner
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That.
Use some common sense before giving your character a name and you won't get banned.. So no, I haven't been banned for that yet. |
Fug the Unwashed
I have a character named Aithne (pronounced et nuh). It means "nut" in an old Celtic dialect. Nut is a euphemism for testicle. According to the EULA, testicles are bad (says so, I read it ). So, I can have someone report me for naming my toon "Testicle" and get a name change for the price of a temp-ban? hmmmmm....I'm in!!!
New name: I B So Leetness....oh, no, wait...Ima Tard Duh...or maybe El Pollo Blanco...can I get in trouble for "white"...ok, no color ref at all...this is gonna be harder that I thought...crap! I said "hard", don't ban me pleeeese...oh, shit...I said "crap"...now I'm really in for it! And by "in" I meant nothing sexual (can I say sexual?)...I gotta get a grip...uh...and again, I mean nothing sexual by that...and by "that", just know I wasn't looking at your crotchinal region with a raised eyebrow...and when I say "eyebrow" I am NOT referring to the little tuft of hair over your "nevermind". (by "nevermind" I was referring to rectum euphemistically)...I hope I have explained my intentions here clearly and unoffensively...
New character name "Naughty Euphemism!" Ha! Ban THAT!
). So, I can have someone report me for naming my toon "Testicle" and get a name change for the price of a temp-ban? hmmmmm....I'm in!!! New name: I B So Leetness....oh, no, wait...Ima Tard Duh...or maybe El Pollo Blanco...can I get in trouble for "white"...ok, no color ref at all...this is gonna be harder that I thought...crap! I said "hard", don't ban me pleeeese...oh, shit...I said "crap"...now I'm really in for it! And by "in" I meant nothing sexual (can I say sexual?)...I gotta get a grip...uh...and again, I mean nothing sexual by that...and by "that", just know I wasn't looking at your crotchinal region with a raised eyebrow...and when I say "eyebrow" I am NOT referring to the little tuft of hair over your "nevermind". (by "nevermind" I was referring to rectum euphemistically)...I hope I have explained my intentions here clearly and unoffensively...
New character name "Naughty Euphemism!" Ha! Ban THAT!
bladeturner
After nearly 3 years, my main toon "Jehovahs Waitress" got banned. Apparently some humourless JW finally reported me.
Rocky Raccoon
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yup, i had to change my pvp character's name.
It was on my monk and it was "Cobain Forgot Ps" <----prot spirit for those who don't get it apparently someone takes thier suicidaly rockstars a bit to seriously edit- I just logged on, and someone had reported my newest pvp toon necromancer "Died of Ebola" somehow i didn't even get a ban, only had to change the name again. How was that name offensive? |
Lord High Pwner
I can say happily that i got banned for my name before the /report feature. Telling me 1 of 2 things. Anet spy was playing and caught me (hoping it was gaille because i know she lol'd) or someone actualy took time to log off and go to website and report me manually.