Why can't players have the same name?

BossXV

We have different account names, why can't we have the same character name?

In Skyrim you can name the character your name, it's immersive. So when I played ESO I tried to name myelf Joseph "NAME TAKEN" grrr how about Josephe "NAME TAKEN" k what about Josef " NAME TAKEN" OH MY GOODNESS, HOW ABOUT JOSEIPH "..taken "

I think it would simplify things and make it more immersive to just be able to have the same name.

EDIT:

To answer some of the biggest arguments presented

1) its not immersive to meet people with the same name,

A. In real life people have the same name, I can't tell you how many Joseph's I've met

2) how would we communicate properly without unique names?

A. We have unique account names

MattT1988

Do you know how many Flash Warden’s there would be?

Taunky

Nothing says immersive like 100 (or more) people running around with the exact same name...

I'm sorry, but this isn't Skyrim. Try adding a surname to your character's name.

Hurbster

Or how many Striders, Drizzt' or Legolas ?

Tandor

You can use the name you want if it's taken, just add a second name to it.

MattT1988

Tandor wrote: »

You can use the name you want if it's taken, just add a second name to it.

Or an extra letter.

Tommy_The_Gun

Reignleif

How i will pm someone?

This is not singleplayer, simple add a surname and you will get whatever name you want, unless your surname is a really common one. All my characters have the same surname, kind of a family.

susmitds

The mailing system, whisper system and many integral parts of the game's communication system works on a character basis. I can't see this ever being changed.

MattT1988

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

Why’d you take the first picture away? It was tops.

esotoon

Taunky wrote: »

Nothing says immersive like 100 (or more) people running around with the exact same name...

Surely it's far more immersion breaking that their *aren't* people with the same name. It's not very realistic is it? Just ask John Smith!

Tommy_The_Gun

MattT1988 wrote: »

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

Why’d you take the first picture away? It was tops.

There you go ^

Danikat

I agree that adding a surname is a good solution. It's immersive; most people in Tamriel have a family/clan/house/other affiliation name, or a 'title' of some type, single word names are not unheard of but relatively unusual. And the chances of another player choosing the exact same first and last name you did are pretty low, unless you're copying both from the same place (Jon Snow will almost certainly be taken for example).

On the other hand I also agree that there's not really any reason games should require character names to be unique. It's entirely possible to build a database which can handle people with identical names by using other bits of information to tell them apart. It's pretty much essential these days because many databases have to handle millions of real people and you can hardly tell someone they have to change their real name because your system already has someone called that.

But unfortunately I think that's the kind of thing which has to be built into the system from the start because it's not easy to change it once it's been created and used. So even if ZOS agreed it's probably too late to fix it now.

Taunky wrote: »

Nothing says immersive like 100 (or more) people running around with the exact same name...

I'm sorry, but this isn't Skyrim. Try adding a surname to your character's name.

That seems totally realistic to me. My name's Katy and I was one of four Katy/ie's in my French class in school and I'm forever getting emails intended for other Katy's at my company. I'd be very surprised if there's less than 100 of us in the world.

BossXV

Taunky wrote: »

Nothing says immersive like 100 (or more) people running around with the exact same name...

I'm sorry, but this isn't Skyrim. Try adding a surname to your character's name.

In real life I meet people with the same name

BossXV

Reignleif wrote: »

How i will pm someone?

This is not singleplayer, simple add a surname and you will get whatever name you want, unless your surname is a really common one. All my characters have the same surname, kind of a family.

They have a unique account name

Universe

How many Universe and Genius will be running around ?
Yeah sounds about right

Tryxus

Legolas@Account1
Legolas@Account2
Legolas@Account3

Unique account names, and players are free to name their chars

siddique

Maybe a Stalin after that Joseph wouldn't be taken

Tandor

siddique wrote: »

Maybe a Stalin after that Joseph wouldn't be taken

Joseph the Woodworker might be a more popular name for a crafter.

FakeFox

BossXV wrote: »

Taunky wrote: »

Nothing says immersive like 100 (or more) people running around with the exact same name...

I'm sorry, but this isn't Skyrim. Try adding a surname to your character's name.

In real life I meet people with the same name

I doubt you have met many people with the same first and last name.

BossXV

FakeFox wrote: »

BossXV wrote: »

Taunky wrote: »

Nothing says immersive like 100 (or more) people running around with the exact same name...

I'm sorry, but this isn't Skyrim. Try adding a surname to your character's name.

In real life I meet people with the same name

I doubt you have met many people with the same first and last name.

I said first name

FakeFox

BossXV wrote: »

FakeFox wrote: »

BossXV wrote: »

Taunky wrote: »

Nothing says immersive like 100 (or more) people running around with the exact same name...

I'm sorry, but this isn't Skyrim. Try adding a surname to your character's name.

In real life I meet people with the same name

I doubt you have met many people with the same first and last name.

I said first name

So then what speaks against having to use a last name to create a unique name combination when your first name is already taken?

BossXV

FakeFox wrote: »

BossXV wrote: »

FakeFox wrote: »

BossXV wrote: »

Taunky wrote: »

Nothing says immersive like 100 (or more) people running around with the exact same name...

I'm sorry, but this isn't Skyrim. Try adding a surname to your character's name.

In real life I meet people with the same name

I doubt you have met many people with the same first and last name.

I said first name

So then what speaks against having to use a last name to create a unique name combination when your first name is already taken?

I just prefer being called " Joseph" instead of "hello Joseph (last name)" by everyone, it's just a preference thing

Corpier

ZoS wants us all be to snokeflakes! Can't you see their grand vision of enforced individuality?

Seriously though, you can have whatever name you want. Heard of alt codes?

Edaphon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u93bhAimFFU

SantieClaws

Because then everyone would be Santie Claws and then when travellers say to this one "is it really you" then how would this one know if she really was herself or not no?

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Ratzkifal

Sure, we have unique account names, but imagine two people with the same name are starting to talk in zone chat. Unless you have speech bubbles activated and just happen to be standing next to one of them, you won't know who said what. Not to mention that people will take the name of famous players they don't like and fake screenshots of them saying terrible things.

Granted that people with the same name exist in the real world too (first AND last name), imagine if you are in an RP guild and literally every high elf is called Elenwen, Galadriel or Tauriel. You can't have immersive roleplay if the only way to distinguish your Galadriels is by talking to them with their account name - XxXNoobhunterXxX.

Moral of the story: use a last name as well if your first name is so important to you.

Tandor

SantieClaws wrote: »

Because then everyone would be Santie Claws and then when travellers say to this one "is it really you" then how would this one know if she really was herself or not no?

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Especially after a visit to the tavern !

RBaltimore

FakeFox wrote: »

BossXV wrote: »

Taunky wrote: »

Nothing says immersive like 100 (or more) people running around with the exact same name...

I'm sorry, but this isn't Skyrim. Try adding a surname to your character's name.

In real life I meet people with the same name

I doubt you have met many people with the same first and last name.

Where I grew up there were 2 other girls in my school with the same exact first and last name. Thank goodness we were all in different years. The staff learned the hard way to add "sophomore", "junior" or "senior" when calling one of us to the office. Woohoo for having a very common first and last name.

TheTwistedRune

I understand your frustration that a name is taken but I dunno, I just think it would be distracting to have loads of Gandalfs’ and Drizzts’ running around.

Blackbird_V

Agreed. I want to name my Magden Telos but noooooooo. Name taken. RIP the only rp type thing I'd ever do.