Small dilemma.. single word name or double!?

[Deleted]

Single, always in my opinion. Doubles are usually cheesy

[Dannoson]

There is nothing better than naming yourself Carly Rae Jepsen. Nothing.
+1000
I hope to reserve some FF cast names. <3

Call me....maybe.

I like naming my characters silly names. during the stress tests, my human Thief was named Really Not A Thief, and my Charr Engineer Kittyandtoys (I made that last one before I realized I could use spaces). I think I would prefer to use spaces. Especially if I use multiword names. But that's the original question, isn't it: to use names with one word or a couple? I choose many.

[Drakhar]

Single, always in my opinion. Doubles are usually cheesy

ANet is giving you interesting and meaningful choices to make in defining your character starting from creation... yet people don't give any thought to/put any effort into their name. Makes me sad.

[Triggered Fridgekin]

So I'm hoping to grab a single name for my Guardian but I am curious as to whether double names can share the first single name as one which is already taken.

So, lets say I want to call my Guardian, eh, Cookie but it's taken. Would I be able to use the name Cookie Monster and it'll work since it's really an entirely different name or does it go off of the first name?

By the way, that's not really going to be the name.

[Deleted]

So I'm hoping to grab a single name for my Guardian but I am curious as to whether double names can share the first single name as one which is already taken.

So, lets say I want to call my Guardian, eh, Cookie but it's taken. Would I be able to use the name Cookie Monster and it'll work since it's really an entirely different name or does it go off of the first name?

By the way, that's not really going to be the name.

No, they will not block a name with the first forename.

You could have 3 characters, for example:

Cookie
Cookie One
Cookie Two

And all three are valid names.

[Triggered Fridgekin]

Ah, fantastic! So if I'm slow to the punch I'll just improvise something title-ish or hop servers till I can get it.

[DrakeWurrum]

Ah, fantastic! So if I'm slow to the punch I'll just improvise something title-ish or hop servers till I can get it.

Hopping servers won't have any effect, names are reserved across the entire game.

[Deleted]

What's left now is only the guessing game of how many variations of 'Legolas,' 'Arthas' and 'Sephiroth' we will see in-game, as well as the pretty much GUARANTEED pony names you will undoubtedly encounter.

I, personally, would actively avoid these people. I love Pinkie Pie, she's great, but I would avoid someone who calls their character Pinkie Pie. Seriously, if you're a brony also and reading this: Don't name your character after a pony unless the character's name is also your pony OC.

[papajohn4]

Just to add a tip. If you delete a character, the name is reserved to you for 24 hours. So after you got the name you want, take your time to create your character as you like

[Cherrysoul]

Just to add a tip. If you delete a character, the name is reserved to you for 24 hours. So after you got the name you want, take your time to create your character as you like

Oh thats cool, thanks for the tip

[Deleted]

Always just went for a single name simply cause I never found a cool last name

[Kreindis]

The way I see this is that whenever a NPC refers to you they use your whole name. I personally prefer when they use a first name rather than a first and last name because first and last always seems awkward.

[Cinnamohn]

Just to add a tip. If you delete a character, the name is reserved to you for 24 hours. So after you got the name you want, take your time to create your character as you like

How do I know you're telling the truth? :3

[Deleted]

How do I know you're telling the truth? :3

Here's the source - (screenshot because the forums are no longer accessable) http://i.imgur.com/ihkPI.png

In Guild Wars, the period of “suspension” for a name — that is, the time it’s bound to your account and cannot be used by anyone else — is about 24 hours.

UPDATE: Confirmed with our Excellent Server Team Leader: We will have the same system in Guild Wars 2. There is a 24-hour “cool down” period before a deleted character’s name is generally available. This gives you time to build a new character and still use the same name.

[Cinnamohn]

Here's the source - (screenshot because the forums are no longer accessable) http://i.imgur.com/ihkPI.png

Was too good to be true.
I was afraid of having to spam the login server and rush through character creation to get my name reserved.

[DrakeWurrum]

Even WoW reserves character names to accounts for a period of time after initial character creation. It's just that nobody's had to think about that since WoW's launch 7 years ago.

[Deleted]

i think ill be going for a 2 word name

[Niku]

Sort of off topic, but if I wanted the name "Legolas" and it was already taken, could I name my character "Legolas Firebreath" or something like that? So in other words does having a single word name (Legolas) block two word names (Legolas Firebreath) from being created?

i|m soooo taking that name. SORRIBRAH xxx Legolas Firebreath