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Game & Forum Discussion => Game Discussion => Topic started by: Killian on May 09, 2013, 09:12:51 pm

Title: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Killian on May 09, 2013, 09:12:51 pm
So if it wasn't obvious, what do you think about putting species, gender and age in your name?

Personally, I think it should go in the bio. Like, why make your name look messy and waste the bio? I always click to see a bio if I'm interested in the character and when I see it's blank it makes me think they you're not serious about the character. Same for groups, if a group doesn't have a bio I don't join, I don't like group tags either. But age, species and gender take the biscuit a bit.

I've seen names so long they've had to shorten words like ''Muffin M Teen Wlf''

And to be fair, it's obvious that ''wolf'' doesn't need to go in most peoples names since... If you're a canine, 8/10 you're a wolf. I saw a ''Mufasa M Lion'' once. Come on, it was a huge feline with a mane and it was yellow, it's hardly going to be a panther.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: MadMoai on May 09, 2013, 09:55:51 pm
I usually don't, since in my opinion it just clutters up the name. All but one of my characters have just their name (and I don't ever use the exception anyway so I'm just going to delete it). For example, my main character's name is "Reithe," not "Reithe M Wolf," and another of my characters is "Hourglass," not "Hourglass M Deer." Somehow I don't like the way the gender and species looks... I guess it's like when I write my name, I write "MadMoai," not "MadMoai F Human." |D
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: ~Stargazer~ on May 09, 2013, 10:17:09 pm
I have a character name "Breeze" not "Breeze F Adult Wolf" that's stupid. But when I joined a pack, things got different. Since I was the alpha I had to name myself "Breeze F Alpha". I have a 40 member pack so it's nice to put your rank so people won't think your a hunter when your a fighter. I'm still wondering whether or not to make everyone put their rank or to just state their rank in their bio :/
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Killian on May 09, 2013, 10:35:41 pm
Quote from: ~Stargazer~ on May 09, 2013, 10:17:09 pm
I have a character name "Breeze" not "Breeze F Adult Wolf" that's stupid. But when I joined a pack, things got different. Since I was the alpha I had to name myself "Breeze F Alpha". I have a 40 member pack so it's nice to put your rank so people won't think your a hunter when your a fighter. I'm still wondering whether or not to make everyone put their rank or to just state their rank in their bio :/

I would put rank and gender in the bio, since your pack mates should know you're the alpha anyway it shouldn't need to be in your name. People outside your pack realistically wouldn't know who the alpha female was just by looking it takes something out the RP too. If I had my own group we wouldn't have tags or anything in our names, just names as it should be.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: hugrf2 on May 09, 2013, 10:42:33 pm
I do this sometimes for my characters, for example, Nira Lioness, just to let those bio-non-reader-derps know stuff. Not everyone sees you, and they might want to look at the name or bio.
I sometimes would have to if my species isn't obvious, so people don't have to stomp on me to find my bio, if I don't talk for a while.
I honestly do it, but not the most often. It would be a waste of names sometimes.
If it's obvious, I don't do it most often, but the gender part is where I might have to so people don't mistake me too often. ;-;
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: ~Stargazer~ on May 09, 2013, 10:57:55 pm
Quote from: Nathan on May 09, 2013, 10:35:41 pm
Quote from: ~Stargazer~ on May 09, 2013, 10:17:09 pm
I have a character name "Breeze" not "Breeze F Adult Wolf" that's stupid. But when I joined a pack, things got different. Since I was the alpha I had to name myself "Breeze F Alpha". I have a 40 member pack so it's nice to put your rank so people won't think your a hunter when your a fighter. I'm still wondering whether or not to make everyone put their rank or to just state their rank in their bio :/

I would put rank and gender in the bio, since your pack mates should know you're the alpha anyway it shouldn't need to be in your name. People outside your pack realistically wouldn't know who the alpha female was just by looking it takes something out the RP too. If I had my own group we wouldn't have tags or anything in our names, just names as it should be.

Good advise ;)
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Lady_Alizarin on May 09, 2013, 11:07:05 pm
I will sometimes put the name of the species in my character's name, depending on what species they actually are. If my character was a wolf, lion, tiger, cat, ect. I wouldn't put it there. But if it's an animal that isn't a common feline or canine to play as; bobcat, jaguarundi, margay, ocelot, dingo, coyote, dhole, etc. I will put it there so others know what kind of animal I am right off the bat. I even put the species tag on there even if it's a non-canine and non-feline species; raccoon, skunk, bear, badger, wolverine, porcupine, bat, tanuki, owl, duck, rabbit, etc. I put it there, just so they know what others are dealing with... depending on the RP.
I never put my character's age in the name tag. I will often times put the gender, just because most people think my character is one gender, when it's the opposite. It's to avoid confusion.
When it comes to the bio, I like to write a few things about the animal I am playing. If it's an animal people aren't too familiar with, I will write down facts, tips, and hints about what the animal is like, what they eat, where they live, and how they behave. Then that's when I write the short little bio about the character itself. Pretty much all my roleplay characters have a bio of some kind.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Smilodoncat on May 10, 2013, 12:33:52 am
I always put that stuff in my bio. I always have this format for my bios:
Species:
Gender:
Mate:
Mother:
Father:
Children:
Paragraph on character's personality and history

However if I make an uncommon species, I put the species in my name when I'm first introducing the character. Then I take it away after a while. 
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Killian on May 10, 2013, 12:52:39 am
Quote from: Queen Chrysalis on May 10, 2013, 12:33:52 am
I always put that stuff in my bio. I always have this format for my bios:
Species:
Gender:
Mate:
Mother:
Father:
Children:
Paragraph on character's personality and history

However if I make an uncommon species, I put the species in my name when I'm first introducing the character. Then I take it away after a while. 

I think you're doing it right. I must form a protest of some sort to bring back bio reading. Go back to a simpler time when names were names and not mini-bios. My character is a species I made up called a Velquix (Like a fox/cat) and I have to tell people a lot to read my bio because they think I'm a wolf with a cat tail or something! Very annoy sometimes.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: BouncyLion101 on May 10, 2013, 01:03:35 am
Personally, I do not like it at all.
I mean, what is the point of putting your species in your name when you are obviously a lion, wolf, of whatever else you are?
If someone wants to know your species and you don't have the average species then you can just tell them, or better yet make a biography and tell them to look at it.

The M or F tags in the names of character's looks really messy and makes the name look cluttered. :/
Again, people should just make a biography so they don't need to put M or F in their name. c:

As for the group tags, I like them.
Like if you're roleplaying and you see a rival pack member approaching, you know they are apart of the rival pack right away because they have the tag in their name.
It's also nice for large groups for people to not have to look at every single biography to know which ranks everyone has.

Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Lady_Alizarin on May 10, 2013, 01:27:06 am
Quote from: BouncyLion101 on May 10, 2013, 01:03:35 am
The M or F tags in the names of character's looks really messy and makes the name look cluttered. :/
Again, people should just make a biography so they don't need to put M or F in their name. c:

I do agree, BUT some people are just too lazy to read character bios. I often times take a peek into character bios, just to see what I'm dealing with. I write a bio, just in case there are others out there who are willing to take the time and read it.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: rustheart on May 10, 2013, 02:21:11 am
I only do this when my character is a strange breed like my made up breed called a Vorox.  I do this because it makes people ask me what a Vorox is therefore having an chance to add a new member.  But putting 'Lion' or 'wolf' in your name is just weird.  It's not like I can't tell your a lion with your huge body and huge lion like mane or anything!  But if you are something different I think it is ok to put 'human' in your name because not everyone is going to read your bio and may thing your powerplaying if you use a gun or something.  I also think it is ok to put your rank in your name.  Since it is hard to remember who's rank is who's I find it easier if it is in their name.  Example - SDOM meaning Snow Dogs(Group name), omega(Rank), male(Gender).  These letters can help people in large groups!
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: WhiteLightHeart on May 10, 2013, 10:13:02 am
Arr, the old age/gender/species tags just sound like something you might see in an Omegle chatroom. (xD)

I personally don't care for them, with exception of a few instances. That is, if you have an unusual species (not a lion/wolf/cheetah/leopard/jaguar), then I could understand why you might want to add the species to their nametag, so there's no confusion when you first join a roleplay with someone. I generally don't do that, but I have before. It's understandable.

The other exception is if you're in a distinct group/roleplay. Like TECs, for example, or my old wolf Rp, Divided Skies. There were two packs, and so we would put CM (for Crystal Moon) or ES (for Ebony Sun) at the end of names. And, if your wolf had a special rank, you could add another letter to it that represents that position. Since my character, Allegra, was the Alpha female of Ebony Sun, her entire name was "Allegra AFES."
It sometimes does get in the way of the character name, but a clearly-shown position in a roleplay can sometimes be helpful. It's a distinguishing characteristic for those who haven't had the time to read into another's bio, in particular.

As for adding the age, gender and species to a large canine that is quite distinctly a wolf, I just don't think it's all that needed. -shrug- Not that I'm hating on it, of course, but it just seems to be a lot tidier to have just your character name, and to learn about them through good old roleplay. ^^
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Killian on May 10, 2013, 12:55:54 pm
Some nice opinions here. For RP groups I think it would be nice if players paid enough attention to learn what others ranks are, and if one knows his own he doesn't really need to know everyone elses and if he does he can ask. I think knowing all this right away by just looking at the names takes something away from the RP, as people don't have name tags in real life. If you know what I mean, what could be learned through RPing by watching and talking to people is taken away.

Same for if you're a uncommon species, the discovery will be part of the RP. I like to RP with people with my unusual species, sometimes they never find out what I am and other times they have to ask (Even though they could read my bio!). I feel it adds to the realism.  
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Nemena on May 10, 2013, 06:32:58 pm
I generally put species into most of my character's names; very, very few people read their biographies-- and all of my characters have one. I do agree that it's clunky and distracting, but it saves the hassle of explaining every few seconds when randomly roleplaying with strangers. I used to tire of having to mention that my hyena's not a wolf, especially since none of my hyenas wear the designated 'spotted hyena' markings! It saves me a lot of headaches; I've hardly any instantaneously recognizable species on my character list.  While discovery's one of the most fun aspects of roleplay, I'll leave that to working out my character's histories-- as opposed to their species. It provides much more opportunity for development and growth, in my own opinion. My biographies are strictly 'appearance only'; there's not a word of their background in sight (unless absolutely necessary). :D

My group-exclusive characters and obvious ones (wolf, lion, cheetah etc) lack tags entirely, but I'll admittedly be a little reluctant to join groups if they've an unnecessary requirement to throw a jumble of letters onto your name (when there's no divided faction in your group, for example). I find SCL, TRI, IXXI and the like a lot more jarring than a gender and species. This is just my opinion, though! :P
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Tearless on May 10, 2013, 06:43:55 pm
I'm definitely in favour of putting that stuff in the bio. Unless you're a fairly unusual or made up species, it probably isn't necessary anyway (oh, that golden maned feline with the Swahili name is a male lion? I thought it was a space whale!). If you're in a large pack or pride and need to know who's what, fine, but otherwise it just clutters up your name. Besides, I love reading peoples' bios. I wish it was more of a thing.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: BlackHolesAndRevelations on May 11, 2013, 08:59:04 pm
Exactly.
Well, I'm into group tags because you can see the ranks.
Now in my groups, for example, The Chief (Me)'s tag is aHCf. The small f standing for female. I hate it when people always go, "omgz r u a boi". Especially when your name is like.. Belle. Nothing else can make a person seem.. Less.. Uh. Yeah intelligent I guess? For lack of a better word. I think that if you want to know, look in their bio. See if they say he or she, or even male or female. If you don't know, wait until RP when they say he or she. If you feel bold, go ahead and ask, but I think some tags make it easier to not appear oblivious to the bio, name, or anything else. I agree with the rest though.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: SpringLeaf on May 14, 2013, 09:51:03 pm
Unless I'm a dragon, I usually don't put the F or M _____ thing. I see lots of people in Sky's Rim with names like Flora F demondra, and they don't have room to put the whole thing. Like Oreloki, for example, his character Karl. Karl is the name label. And in his bio, he says everything about Karl. I do that, too, with Jaypool.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Lady_Alizarin on May 15, 2013, 01:03:12 am
There was this one time when I was participating in a wild horse roleplay, and this one character had F Filly at the end of her name. I told her "If you have filly on the end of your name, then there is no need for the F. People will know you are a girl since you are a filly." And she was all "I DON'T CARE! DON JUDGE ME! I know all about horses!!" So what? I probably know more about horses than you do, since I used to handle them. But what does that have to do with you putting an uneeded F in your name? ::)
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: WhiteLightHeart on May 15, 2013, 01:31:32 pm
Quote from: Lady_Alizarin on May 15, 2013, 01:03:12 am
There was this one time when I was participating in a wild horse roleplay, and this one character had F Filly at the end of her name. I told her "If you have filly on the end of your name, then there is no need for the F. People will know you are a girl since you are a filly." And she was all "I DON'T CARE! DON JUDGE ME! I know all about horses!!" So what? I probably know more about horses than you do, since I used to handle them. But what does that have to do with you putting an uneeded F in your name? ::)
"Well, that escalated quickly." <-- My response.

Hurrhurr. It was an honest point, anyway, since fillies be female horses under a year old (if I'm correct), and colts are the male counterparts. But either way, sometimes I wonder if some roleplayers put these nametags because they legitimately feel it's necessary, or if they've just "grown up" as RPers seeing others with the nametags, and learning that they won't look like a RPer if they don't have the tags.
In most cases, it might seem like a stretch, but I've often wondered that.
Say, imagine you're a brand new RPer. You go to Bonfire, since that seems to be the easiest place to find a roleplay, and you see *gasp* tons of them running around. That one's a fox, this one's a wolf, that one is... Well, you don't know what that is. But it looks cool, and it has a nametag with some made-up species in its name.
You don't have a tag, and no one is talking to you...
Maybe if you put "Wolf" in your name, the other wolves will talk to you, because you have a common species! And oh, maybe if you put "F" in your name, mebbeh then you might have a more distinct chance of having a male approach you. Mebbeh he would want to be your mate? That would be oodles of cuteness.
So you do just that, and you end up finding your first wolf pack RP, and pretty much everyone else you meet has those nametags, with the exceptions of a few.
By the time you're several weeks into regular roleplay, chances are you've just grown accustomed to throwing in a nametag into your character's name. You might write a bio, or you might not, but the nametag has always seemed to cause the least confusion as to what you're playing when you try to start casual roleplay with someone.

^Lolscenarios.
But anyweh, those're my thoughts on the more 'obvious' nametags that would otherwise seem to be unnecessary.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Nemena on May 15, 2013, 03:01:59 pm
Here's another scenario! You're roleplaying in public and people... Seem reluctant to click on your biography. Whilst it's easy to work out what species a realistic character is, a blue wolf, for example, might not be as immediately apparent. If your markings and colours differ from the norm, it could be confusing!

Take my hyena, Nakaru, for example. Being semi-realistic, he doesn't really look like a typical hyena- especially given that I don't use FH's designated hyena markings. This seems to confuse people. Frequently. Almost every interaction I've had with strangers revolves around them asking me if he's a wolf, despite the fact that his biography is at the character limit.

(http://i.imgur.com/V4UmA0s.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/PcIcZZ1.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/O6rhbcq.png)

After weeks of frustrating roleplay entirely revolving around people trying to work out what my character is, there's one little thing that completely removes the problem entirely...

(http://i.imgur.com/EBUlkWf.png)

The M's a bit redundant, I'll admit. While I do prefer names without tags, whether group or species, sometimes it makes things a little easier for the more inexperienced roleplayers around; it lets them know immediately what they're interacting with and saves the hassle of the inevitable and awkward "uhm what are you?". It's just my own opinion, though! :D
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Killian on May 15, 2013, 10:08:09 pm
It does help for things like that, I will admit that much.

Look at my character in my signature, can you believe people think it's a wolf? It doesn't annoy me at all, I just correct them. Even if I tell them and they just start calling me a canine I never give in to tags.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Tearless on May 16, 2013, 04:14:07 am
Well, to be fair I've seen some pretty interesting-looking animals that call themselves wolves. It's really pretty much a gamble with canines.
Title: Re: Sparkle F Wolf Teen.
Post by: Killian on May 16, 2013, 11:15:47 am
I guess people do create stranger creatures with the feline model. I find it amazing that you can see a canine with a pink mane, green eyes, blue markings and say "That is a wolf" and be right. But then you see a canine with very natural colourings and it could be anything. My Killian has kind of natural colours under the preset, greys and a tiny bit of dark red (and pink eyes).