Please cryptic, put in a big notice on the character creation screen that names arent unique in this game.

The number of times I've seen Hunnter, Raeven and stuff like that when the game even supports multiple people having these widely overused names, heck Im using one myself on my character named Twilight(no its not a vampire, rest assured).

Well, they chose to spell it that way. Most people in, say, COH would naturally try the correct spelling first and then, when that proves taken, they use alternates. So, those people probably spelled things deliberately that way.

i will say the only downside to non-unique names is the sheer number of some of them you see..

lilith for example..

its nice everyone can have their choice of names though, i only lucked into Shingi because Ryoku was already taken on the game i first used it on..

Dude, I see way too many Liliths. I swear I thought I was seeing the same person.


I dunno. Some lack originality, some don't care, some THINK it is unique, and others use the name in their own way and understanding.

Well, for what it's worth I've yet to meet a single other player using a name that any of my active characters are using, and I have a LOT of active characters. It's not hard to come up with something original without resorting to something really out there. Here's my current active list.

Boytoy
Polarity-Shift
Miss Enchanted
Channelsurfer
The Grecian
Hydroxian
Dark Seven
Wither
Darivus Devilwrought
Dawnglow
Prism
Infernia
Radiance
Daybringer
Lightheart
Mr. Mysterious
Silent Sorceress

Those are just the ones I have active right now, that's not counting the countless deleted characters I've made and changed my mind on later. So it kind of boggles my mind when I see the 80th "Impact" or "Fracture" or, as has been said, "Lilith". I mean, if there's a specific character-driven reason, I can understand it, but more often than not I think it's a lack of creativity. And, in a game that allows for customization like no other game ever has, that's a shame.

most of the lilith's i see are vampire types.

i have a tendancy to use japanese words for my character names, something that embodies the core concept of the character.

Shingi means loyalty/fidelity for example, another one of mine, Gekido, refers to rage/anger

its not something i see that often.. not the most original idea but it works for me XD

only character name of mine i see used a lot of obsidian. see a LOT of them about too ^_^

Very good names. "Prism" may seem simple, but I have yet to see the word included in anybody's name.

Aye, I don't mind using a simple word like that so long as it isn't something I've ever seen on anyone else. And the character is a light-bender, he manipulates light and that's where his powers come from, so it seemed to fit. And I appreciate the compliment, especially from you (considering you've got some of my favorite character names I've seen in this game to date).

Thanks. I'm no Simon Cowell. I'm just easily amused. lol

You have managed some unique names. Well done.

Mine are

Mephitidae
Rellik (Killer Backwords)
Strings

Loads of fun and original I think