Say hello (@names now visible on other players)

tinythinker

My anonymity in game is going to depend on how fast I can zip past everyone now before they can read the extra text over my characters' heads


EDIT: for those worried about privacy/fraud, skip to this comment

bedlom

Sounds abit sketchy. I just want my character name visable and not my gamertag in any shape or form.

tinythinker

bedlom wrote: »

Sounds abit sketchy. I just want my character name visable and not my gamertag in any shape or form.

You can choose which one shows up if people are opting into nameplates, but if I get close to you the same place where I could see your character name before has the @ - whoever underneath.

And apparently NPCs who have dialogue have their names show up in green...

bedlom

Oh no : (

tinythinker

bedlom wrote: »

Oh no : (

I don't mind so much, just must have missed that in the patch notes.

bedlom

Not sure what it's gonna do for console players that don't want nameplates but want only character names visable.

tinythinker

bedlom wrote: »

Not sure what it's gonna do for console players that don't want nameplates but want only character names visable.

May have a different UI for consoles anyway, but on PC I can see both names/IDs when you are somewhat close. The nameplate is bigger and hovers over your head and can be seen from far away. That one (nameplate) you can choose which to display (character name *or* @ - name).

NewBlacksmurf

Being honest. I took a lot of time to name my characters but after seeing it on PTS...Ill def keep this turned off.
Just my person pref but I like that others can see my chars real name.

So the big miss tho was....ZOS didn't remark if the player name can be chosen in the group and guild interfaces. Or I missed that in settings and PTS patch notes.

Necrelios

@names have always been visible if you enable the beta controller mode under game settings. At least now those of us using a controller can see normal names as well.

Ethoir

I found it really unnerving to be able to see a player's @name. For me, it is always visible wither I have nameplates enabled or not. It shows up under their health bar at the top of the screen as part of the default UI under their character name. It drives me nuts that I can't turn that part of it off and always have to stare at a person's @name in the vanilla UI with nameplates disabled.

tinythinker

Ethoir wrote: »

I found it really unnerving to be able to see a player's @name. For me, it is always visible wither I have nameplates enabled or not. It shows up under their health bar at the top of the screen as part of the default UI under their character name. It drives me nuts that I can't turn that part of it off and always have to stare at a person's @name in the vanilla UI with nameplates disabled.

It can make it a bit more social, though, being able to see "who" it is.

Pangnirtung

I don't want my account name visible to anyone.

What was wrong with it that it needed to be changed?

@ZOS_GinaBruno how about if we have the ability to toggle on or off if we want that displayed to others?

Ethoir

tinythinker wrote: »

It can make it a bit more social, though, being able to see "who" it is.

True, but it still bugs me. I'd love it if it were a toggle setting in nameplates or interface. It does clutter things up a bit. Makes the point of having character names feel more moot when the UI draws your eyes to the player's UserID first (YMMV) instead of character name and rank.

Altaire

Stealth mode + nameplates, Has ESO programmers really thought his out?

Hmmmm

phairdon

Someone fill me in. Our account name as well as character name are going to be visible on PC? Or is this a console only thing?

kampori

I have always seen a mixture of @names and character names. It gets very very confusing in guild and party chats, where chat is one, but in social menu it appears as the other

NovaShadow

phairdon wrote: »

Someone fill me in. Our account name as well as character name are going to be visible on PC? Or is this a console only thing?

On PC.

It's on the PTS right now.

I don't have nameplates on and I can see anyone's @name, their character name, their title and their CP if I target them in the UI at the top of my screen.

I don't like this change. Leave @names guild/friend only.

kampori

Altaire wrote: »

Stealth mode + nameplates, Has ESO programmers really thought his out?

Hmmmm

You'd assume being in stealth would also make your nameplate invisible to enemies? It is in literally every single other game

phairdon

NovaShadow wrote: »

phairdon wrote: »

Someone fill me in. Our account name as well as character name are going to be visible on PC? Or is this a console only thing?

On PC.

It's on the PTS right now.

I don't have nameplates on and I can see anyone's @name, their character name, their title and their CP if I target them in the UI at the top of my screen.

I don't like this change. Leave @names guild/friend only.

Yeah. Cannot see the point of this change either. Hopefully they change this before DB goes live.

NovaShadow

This is what it looks like, no nameplates on.

tinythinker

Like I said, I find it kind of fun to know who I am running into, and sometimes recognizing names from the forums. Seems more social that way. But opinions will vary.

NewBlacksmurf

Ethoir wrote: »

I found it really unnerving to be able to see a player's @name. For me, it is always visible wither I have nameplates enabled or not. It shows up under their health bar at the top of the screen as part of the default UI under their character name. It drives me nuts that I can't turn that part of it off and always have to stare at a person's @name in the vanilla UI with nameplates disabled.

I agree, this is part of the ask...which isn't an option yet

Elsonso

Pangnirtung wrote: »

I don't want my account name visible to anyone.

What was wrong with it that it needed to be changed?

ZOS_GinaBruno how about if we have the ability to toggle on or off if we want that displayed to others?

Your account name has never been a secret. True, it has never been slapped on the UI (for PC/Mac) but it is simple to get.

As for why, I think they are making console and PC/Mac the same. We get name only on PC/Mac, they get account only on console. Now, everyone gets both.

I would like it if they would remove it from the PC/Mac, but it is easy to mod out.

phairdon

Remembers a bug when players @names showed up on the bottom of the screen from time to time (PC).

Abeille

It is kinda cluttered. I wish I could hide the @name.

Altaire

kampori wrote: »

Altaire wrote: »

Stealth mode + nameplates, Has ESO programmers really thought his out?

Hmmmm

You'd assume being in stealth would also make your nameplate invisible to enemies? It is in literally every single other game

Try it out, in pvp you can "see"/ target PCs in stealth/invis if you have right add-on. it's not new, was hoping it would be a fix.

BlueViolet

Pangnirtung wrote: »

I don't want my account name visible to anyone.

What was wrong with it that it needed to be changed?

@ZOS_GinaBruno how about if we have the ability to toggle on or off if we want that displayed to others?

I don't like this change either, and I don't know why they felt it necessary to add to the UI. I hope we're able to toggle it off or something.

bedlom

Sounds like this not what console players have been asking for and need. I hope it gets done properly before launch because atm it sound like BS.

Osteos

I don't like it either and I hope they change it to just our character's name and title like before.

driosketch

tinythinker wrote: »

Ethoir wrote: »

I found it really unnerving to be able to see a player's @name. For me, it is always visible wither I have nameplates enabled or not. It shows up under their health bar at the top of the screen as part of the default UI under their character name. It drives me nuts that I can't turn that part of it off and always have to stare at a person's @name in the vanilla UI with nameplates disabled.

It can make it a bit more social, though, being able to see "who" it is.

Which is fine for guildmates or Alliance War. In the quest zones I value the ability to blend in with the NPCs if I want.

NewBlacksmurf

Game pad UI always showed @names on PC unless a recent change occurred on live