Display Character and User ID both at the same time

SilverBride

Right now we can display the Character Name or the User ID of other players, but why not both? Both names show if you mouse over a character, but it would be really nice to just be able to display both. It doesn't seem like it would be hard to add "both" as a third choice. Please consider this.

Dark_Lord_Kuro

Cant we already see both under health bar?

Sjestenka

heck yes, i totally miss that too. Don't wanna rely on addons on this one. I sometimes wonder if those funny names in zone chat belong to folks i might know

SilverBride

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

Cant we already see both under health bar?

I don't see other players' health bars when they are standing in town.

I can see both names if I mouse over them but I can't mouse over everyone I run into to see if I recognize them. And then I see their titles too which is distracting from the names.

I'd just like to see something like Character Name @ User ID.

Wolfkeks

Oh yeah that would be awesome!

vibeborn

If they do implement a system where both the name and ID is shown without having to hover over it, I also hope they add a possibility to see character names in dungeons healthbars along with IDs

Tandor

It would be better from an account security point of view to remove the User ID altogether from public display, failing which the displayed User ID should not be the same as the login ID.

Jaraal

It would be nice if ZOS would port the pChat functionality to consoles. With the addon you can select either, or, or both.

Paulytnz

SilverBride wrote: »

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

Cant we already see both under health bar?

I don't see other players' health bars when they are standing in town.

I can see both names if I mouse over them but I can't mouse over everyone I run into to see if I recognize them. And then I see their titles too which is distracting from the names.

I'd just like to see something like Character Name @ User ID.

You can turn on health bars in the game settings, I always have them on for other players as I like to throw random people some healing if they are low on HP when I run by them.

I agree this would be a nice option to have, maybe it could simply replace titles, as I I think there could be too much bloat if it had 3 lines of text. Of course we would choose in settings to turn on Title or Account name for the second line.

Tandor wrote: »

It would be better from an account security point of view to remove the User ID altogether from public display, failing which the displayed User ID should not be the same as the login ID.

No, that would lead to more in game trolling and abuse. We NEED to be able to see people's Account name to be able to report them as well as to avoid them totally if we want to. Avoid as in - not reply to them in chat. If it just showed Char names we would never know if we are talking to the same person if they simply change char. I know we can block them (ignore), but sometimes I like to simply ignore people instead. This way I have 2 layers or options:

1 - Totally ignore people who have gone out of their way to abuse me or others in a very bad way. For this I put on block list.

2 - To simply just not reply to said person, but can still see their chat to see if they have changed their attitude or are still talking about me or others. Some people simply have bad days, we all do, so this option is good here, as the next time you see the person they may act totally different.

SilverBride

Jaraal wrote: »

It would be nice if ZOS would port the pChat functionality to consoles. With the addon you can select either, or, or both.

I looked into Pchat but it had about a gazillion dependencies so I gave up on that as an option. I just didn't want to install that many things just to see both names. There really should be a third option to display both.

Tandor

Paulytnz wrote: »

SilverBride wrote: »

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

Cant we already see both under health bar?

I don't see other players' health bars when they are standing in town.

I can see both names if I mouse over them but I can't mouse over everyone I run into to see if I recognize them. And then I see their titles too which is distracting from the names.

I'd just like to see something like Character Name @ User ID.

You can turn on health bars in the game settings, I always have them on for other players as I like to throw random people some healing if they are low on HP when I run by them.

I agree this would be a nice option to have, maybe it could simply replace titles, as I I think there could be too much bloat if it had 3 lines of text. Of course we would choose in settings to turn on Title or Account name for the second line.

Tandor wrote: »

It would be better from an account security point of view to remove the User ID altogether from public display, failing which the displayed User ID should not be the same as the login ID.

No, that would lead to more in game trolling and abuse. We NEED to be able to see people's Account name to be able to report them as well as to avoid them totally if we want to. Avoid as in - not reply to them in chat. If it just showed Char names we would never know if we are talking to the same person if they simply change char. I know we can block them (ignore), but sometimes I like to simply ignore people instead. This way I have 2 layers or options:

1 - Totally ignore people who have gone out of their way to abuse me or others in a very bad way. For this I put on block list.

2 - To simply just not reply to said person, but can still see their chat to see if they have changed their attitude or are still talking about me or others. Some people simply have bad days, we all do, so this option is good here, as the next time you see the person they may act totally different.

That's an objection to my first preference, to remove User ID from public display, but it works both ways - you may want to know if another character is the same player who has been abusing you, but that player may abuse you further when you log in another character with the same User ID.

In any event, it isn't a relevant objection to my alternative proposal, namely to have a different User ID on public display from the login ID.

SilverBride

Tandor wrote: »

...That's an objection to my first preference, to remove User ID from public display, but it works both ways - you may want to know if another character is the same player who has been abusing you, but that player may abuse you further when you log in another character with the same User ID.

Is there really that much abuse going on? I experienced that once in WoW but never here.

I just want to recognize if I run into someone I know by their User ID, but I enjoy seeing the names they gave their characters too.

Both ways are displayed if you mouse over the player anyway so why not display both?

katanagirl1

That is odd. I see both login ID and character name on console.

I have not changed any options, that is the default.

SilverBride

katanagirl1 wrote: »

That is odd. I see both login ID and character name on console.

I have not changed any options, that is the default.

Without mousing over the player?

Lauranae

SilverBride wrote: »

Dark_Lord_Kuro wrote: »

Cant we already see both under health bar?

I don't see other players' health bars when they are standing in town.

I can see both names if I mouse over them but I can't mouse over everyone I run into to see if I recognize them. And then I see their titles too which is distracting from the names.

I'd just like to see something like Character Name @ User ID.

I actually use the hide for those settings, so that would not resolve your problem.
I do not either show my title or my guild. And i play without any name cluttering my window. I have only the mouseover for any npc or player, and i even removed the glow over. My screen looks more like reality

The only place where i see both in in chat. Guild chat show both. group show both and zone only the id.

katanagirl1

SilverBride wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

That is odd. I see both login ID and character name on console.

I have not changed any options, that is the default.

Without mousing over the player?

There is no mouse on console.

We do have a cursor, but it does not change anything. The login name is at the top with the character level and the character name is below, along with the title.

redlink1979

SilverBride wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

That is odd. I see both login ID and character name on console.
I have not changed any options, that is the default.

Without mousing over the player?

In open world you can always see the ID followed by char name or vice-versa. The option to choose between ID and character name is related to how it will be displayed on nameplates, the chat window, in the group and group chat and it also changes the order of how it's displayed:
- If you choose char then you will see char name (ID)
- If you choose ID then you will see ID (char name)

SilverBride

redlink1979 wrote: »

In open world you can always see the ID followed by char name or vice-versa. The option to choose between ID and character name is related to how it will be displayed on nameplates, the chat window, in the group and group chat and it also changes the order of how it's displayed:
- If you choose char then you will see char name (ID)
- If you choose ID then you will see ID (char name)

I don't know what you mean by in open world but I never see both names displayed at the same time. The only way I see a character's name over their head is the nameplate, and that only shows the one set as the preferred name unless I mouse over them.

I noticed that I do see both names below the player if I mouse over them, but I have to be very close to them and this is only there so I amy interact with them for a trade or some similar activity. Otherwise it isn't there.

Mythgard1967

SilverBride wrote: »

Tandor wrote: »

...That's an objection to my first preference, to remove User ID from public display, but it works both ways - you may want to know if another character is the same player who has been abusing you, but that player may abuse you further when you log in another character with the same User ID.

Is there really that much abuse going on? I experienced that once in WoW but never here.

I just want to recognize if I run into someone I know by their User ID, but I enjoy seeing the names they gave their characters too.

Both ways are displayed if you mouse over the player anyway so why not display both?

Yes. Unfortunately there is. I am currently experiencing one person so toxic that I am considering dropping the game entirely....or just not doing random anymore; even though i normally enjoy it. Since block doesnt actually block you form being put in a group with them via random...I have to hover and look at every name to make certain they are not this persons account.

Playing since 2014 (off and on)...this is the only individual on my block list.