Thank you ZOS for nameplates

Uviryth

I thought a positive thread would be nice for a change.

THANK YOU FOR NAMEPLATES! Seriously, for the first time since the release of ESO I actually feel like there are other human beings playing around me instead of all those nameless appearing and vanishing pieces of cloth.
I have to say, thats the most important addition to the game for me since the beginning.
It´s an actual mmorpg now, Kudos to that!

Acharnor

I think if you like em great! But walking into Deshann and seeing words all over my screen is less than appealing to me. Out in the great wide world though it is ok.

Volkodav

They're ok,but I cant figure out how to see what level I am at.Or what others see. I dont see how many points I have.I be confused.
I do like the nameplates though.Better than I thought they would be.

CherryCake

So you guys didnt have any name on top of your characters all this time? Also how does the whole vet title look now with the CP? Anyone has a screenshot? ;__;

Uviryth

Acharnor wrote: »

I think if you like em great! But walking into Deshann and seeing words all over my screen is less than appealing to me. Out in the great wide world though it is ok.

I´m a mmorpg-veteran (started 1995) and pretty much play this genre exclusively. I love those big piles of names in cities and in RvR.

Uriel_Nocturne

I rather enjoy them on my PC ESO account. Can't wait to be able to show my character's names on my Xbox ESO account.

And before the detractors show up;

1) No, it doesn't bother me a bit that my @name is showing to everyone
2) It is not a security risk and I do not feel "less secure" than before the change
3) It does not interfere in my RP's in any way, as my character's names are on the name plate as well.

I'm a fan of the changes in this regard.

Khenarthi

And thank you for allowing opting out of seeing nameplates ;p

Uviryth

Khenarthi wrote: »

And thank you for allowing opting out of seeing nameplates ;p

Absolutely! Everything in a UI should always be optional.

greylox

Lol. Just no. Each to their own but they are hideous, besides, how hard is it to mouse over someone to see their name?

Volkodav

greylox wrote: »

Lol. Just no. Each to their own but they are hideous, besides, how hard is it to mouse over someone to see their name?

I dont see the nameplates until my mouse hits them.

luen79rwb17_ESO

Nice adition for the traditional MMO players, but I have them turned off. I'm more of a MMO than an ES player myself but on the contrary to the OP's opinion I find it more "human" to see characters walking around without a bunch of text over their heads.

It all comes down to personal likes. And what's positive about this update is that you are free to choose whatever you like the most.

So all in all, aside my personal likes I share the OP's kudos to the Dev. Team

Uriel_Nocturne

luen79rwb17_ESO wrote: »

Nice adition for the traditional MMO players, but I have them turned off. I'm more of a MMO than an ES player myself but on the contrary to the OP's opinion I find it more "human" to see characters walking around without a bunch of text over their heads.

It all comes down to personal likes. And what's positive about this update is that you are free to choose whatever you like the most.

So all in all, aside my personal likes I share the OP's kudos to the Dev. Team

I was in another thread yesterday arguing about how the new nameplates and @name being visible wasn't a huge deal in any way; and your post made me think: Is it just because I'm older?

I'm one of those "traditional" MMO players, and have been playing MMO's almost exclusively from the genre's humble beginnings. I like seeing the additional info hovering around other peoples characters.

Having more information about another person, or even hovering over my own head, does nothing to interrupt my RP's in any way. Those times that someone does call me by my @name, I just inform them that I'm an RP'er, and would very much prefer that they address me by my character name. That usually solves the issue, and most people apologize and start using the desired name.

Maybe that's an "older gamer" issue as well, having no issue with letting someone know that you're in the middle of a long-running RP session. It's not like they can read minds or have some kind of omniscient knowledge that I am currently RP'ing.

I come from a generation of Gamers (I guess...), who know that you have to inform other people not in your RP, that you're RP'ing a character; for the simple fact that not everyone is in an MMORPG to deeply RP their characters. You have to inform people when you're "in-character", and there's special chat commands (that usually let people know you're currently RP'ing) for in-character and OOC (out-of-character) dialogue.

I see posts all of the time from people complaining that; "so-and-so ran into our group and started hawking their Blacksmithing wares! They didn't even ask, they just came in and ruined my RP!!!".

My first thought is: did you take the five seconds to inform them that you're in an RP group and to please move on? No one can read minds, and it's actually very difficult to see if people are RP'ing just by looking at a group standing in front of you.

But I digress...

I guess I'm from a generation of MMORPG Gamer that actually likes to see the additional info. It doesn't bother me a bit, and I actually welcome it in ESO.

Molag_Crow

Agreed. I checked them out on PC and they look great but I can't wait to see them on console too.

Acharnor

The great thing about this change is it is completely optional and for that I say Thanks. I dont like em I turn em off and carry on my merry way. No one is right or wrong you just get it how you want it. Well done. No big deal either way.

moonio

What is the @name on console ? is it your PS4 account name? Or something else?

Uriel_Nocturne

moonio wrote: »

What is the @name on console ? is it your PS4 account name? Or something else?

For Consoles, the @name will be your PSN ID/Xbox Gamer Tag.

Which is already shown on the HUD on Consoles, but the nameplates will finally allow Console players to see the Character Names that you make for your characters.

moonio

Ok thanks

Uriel_Nocturne

No problem.

Grunim

Thank you for nameplates!! It was fantastic to see guild names when running around in Cyro last night.

NateAssassin

I can finally report people for killing me in PvP, thanks ZOS!

XaXa

Why do people whine about them? You can turn them off.


Like OP i enjoy them. Seeing the sea of names in citys actually makes me feel like im with other people.