RP Servers

[Garnier Fructis]

So, I rolled on an RPPvP server because it was low pop and I heard that wild pets were easier to find. Also needed a char for the Double Agent achiev.

It hasn't even been half a week and I've already seen names like Fluffipuppi, Hunterangelf, Hunterdw, Nancyreagan, Liteitup, Bluebanana, etc. In short, almost all of the names I see clearly violate the RP naming policy. Are RP servers just a joke or is Ravenholdt just a joke? I don't really give a shit, I'm just curious.

[-Superman-]

I am on Scarlet Crusade, just because it is not in a Cross Realm with MoonGuard. We don't have this sort of issue. However, unless reported, Blizz seldom forces renames.

[Shahad]

Ravenholdt is a RP-PvP realm. Not everyone there RPs, they just respect it.

[Lochton]

Well, mostly because RP/RPpvp servers are overrun by other people that doesn't RP as well. The Venture Co. EU basicly died because a ton of PvE'ers moved there for the good economy, and then RP'ers started to be shunned away. Quite common to RP servers, sadly. Of course, there are the ones who respect it, or were RP'ers before - they are the more okay in my book.

Just had many bad situations of people moving to an RP server just because it's easier for them.

As well, I do report every single name that just seems off too much. Sadly, that line is at many times, not thick enough. We can't report out of the house silly names but we can just ignore them all.

[Kharli]

Well, mostly because RP/RPpvp servers are overrun by other people that doesn't RP as well. The Venture Co. EU basicly died because a ton of PvE'ers moved there for the good economy, and then RP'ers started to be shunned away. Quite common to RP servers, sadly. Of course, there are the ones who respect it, or were RP'ers before - they are the more okay in my book.

Just had many bad situations of people moving to an RP server just because it's easier for them.

As well, I do report every single name that just seems off too much. Sadly, that line is at many times, not thick enough. We can't report out of the house silly names but we can just ignore them all.

This very much, I even spoke with a GM at one point(had a gm chat for another complete reason) in regards to why they don't actully enforce the naming rules, they do enforce it, the problem is. People need to report the name.. let's..for example.. take argent Dawn.

Let's say that ever "140 100" Characters, has a unquiqe name, with no é etc, it's a bit hard to find names, and most people use RP addons' which inturn changes the characters name. But yes, as Gehco said, some people move to an RP server, because it's easier for them, and i'm fairly certian that most roleplayers(I pray and hope this is true..) report names that would "break" the naming rules.
Source:http://wow.realmpop.com/eu-argent-dawn.html
BUT! the problem is, some guilds in that regard would have to change their names etc, as they may be called Stormwind Regiment etc etc.. thus they violet the namning rule. let's say that the Stormwind Regiment is a very very old guild, from like 2006 and suddenly in 2014 they are forced to change the name, because someone reported it, for breaking the nameing rules. (yes, even guild names are subjected to nameing rules!)

Our naming policy rules apply to all player chosen names in-game. We cannot change names upon request. If your character has a name that does not violate our naming policies, but you would still like to change it, please have a look at our Name Change service.

If you see a name that you feel violates our naming guidelines, please report it using the in-game reporting feature.
Penalties

In most cases, a player will receive a warning about the offending name and will be assigned a randomly generated temporary name. A message will be sent to the account's registered email address with instructions on how to change the temporary name to one of the player’s choosing. In guild name violations, the message will be sent to the guild leader.

Violating any area of the policy detailed above may result in a suspension from the game. For questions concerning our penalty system, please see the Account Penalties page.

Note: If you would like to appeal a penalty placed on your account, please see How to Appeal Suspensions and Closures.
Violations
Minor Violations

Minor violations include any names that:

Are trademarked or licensed by a company or an individual.
Consist of a string of letters which do not produce a pronounceable name (e.g. Asdfasdf, Jjxccm, Hvlldrm).
Consist of language existent only in online communication (e.g. Roflcopter, xxnewbxx, Roxxoryou).
Consist of any title prefix attached to a character's name, fantasy-based or not (e.g. Kingmike, Presidentsanchez).
Consist of any references to the real world, including people and places (Britneyspears, Newyork, Austinpowers).
Consist of a partial or complete sentence contained within the name (Hihowareyou, Ilikebeans).

Serious Violations

Serious violations include any names that:

Insultingly refer to other characters, players, Blizzard employees, or groups of people, be they in the game or external.
Include the names of any World of Warcraft customer support representative or employee of Blizzard Entertainment (both real names and aliases).
Are mildly inappropriate references to human anatomy or bodily functions.
Are references to illegal drugs or activities.
Have racial, ethnic, or national connotations.
Have any connotations of major religions or religious figures (e.g. Jesus, Christianity, Buddha).
Include names of World of Warcraft realms, zones, or names of major characters from Warcraft lore.
Are otherwise considered inappropriate for the game world.
Advertise any organizations or websites.

Severe Violations

Severe violations include any names that:

Have any racial or ethnic connotations.
Have any national connotations.
Refer to extreme or violent sexual acts.
Refer to extremely violent real life actions.
Negatively refer to any aspect of sexual orientation pertaining to themselves or other players.
Are inappropriate references to human anatomy or bodily functions.
Are pornographic in nature.

Updated: Apr 30, 2014
Article ID: 100550
Source: https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/naming-policy

[Deleted]

Ravenholdt is a RP-PvP realm. Not everyone there RPs, they just respect it.

The GMs don't care about it unless a certain amount of players report it. Considering we're talking Deadholdt, the explanation is likely because not many care enough to report it and those that do are too few.

[Marrilaife]

So, I rolled on an RPPvP server because it was low pop and I heard that wild pets were easier to find. Also needed a char for the Double Agent achiev.

Everything below current xpac content (Pandaria atm) is Cross Realm Zone, so hunter pets, battle pets, timeless proto drakes and such are shared between many servers, rolling on a dead one doesn't guarantee less competition on those.

I don't have experience on that particular server, not even sure if you talk about US or EU, but I played on Argent Dawn EU for at least 3 years and from an outside person's perspective it looks like there are RPers doing their stuff in some places like Stormwind, Silvermoon, the Troll starting village and other places, but far from everyone is a RPer and some people outright come to the server to ridicule RPers which is very childish. Most people mind their business though. The general rule is you can do whatever you want, you don't have to RP yourself, as long as you don't harass RPers it's all fine. But even people who deliberately tried to ruin RP events are met with little punishment if any at all, AD had enough of this kind of drama during the years, and Blizzard didn't seem to care despite the RP policy states people who disrupt RP events on RP servers are subject to punishment.

Another story is the name reporting system isn't meeting a swift response, for example I once saw a guy named "Ugotraped", I reported him for offensive name and added him on friend list to see when Blizzard will rename him, as the name automatically changes then. And they didn't rename him for quite long time, until I gave up checking. And tell me this name wasn't reportable for being vulgar or sexually explicit in nature which is clearly against naming policy.

[Sansnom]

I am on Scarlet Crusade, just because it is not in a Cross Realm with MoonGuard. We don't have this sort of issue. However, unless reported, Blizz seldom forces renames.

I am curious to just how people play on a RP server. I know what RP is, or I think I do, having see and played a little pen-n-paper RP. Not sure if that applies to WoW.

Do you, for example, riding your horse in Sithilus, see a fellow person of your faction, stop and greet with something like,

"Good day my good sir. I am new to this parched land and is need of refreshment for me and my steed. Can you direct me to a nearby tavern so we can shelter from the blazing sun for a while?"

[Baelic]

I am curious to just how people play on a RP server. I know what RP is, or I think I do, having see and played a little pen-n-paper RP. Not sure if that applies to WoW.

Do you, for example, riding your horse in Sithilus, see a fellow person of your faction, stop and greet with something like,

"Good day my good sir. I am new to this parched land and is need of refreshment for me and my steed. Can you direct me to a nearby tavern so we can shelter from the blazing sun for a while?"

Yep, though most folks tend to stick to established storylines of their own and don't generally do open-world (aka random) RP.

[Deleted]

Everything below current xpac content (Pandaria atm) is Cross Realm Zone, so hunter pets, battle pets, timeless proto drakes and such are shared between many servers, rolling on a dead one doesn't guarantee less competition on those.

Cross-realm zones only group up realms of same type. So if you are on RP-PvP you can be grouped up only with other RP-PvP realms. There aren't many of those around.

Because of that I got TLPD and Aeonaxx within a week by camping spawn spots on such realms. There was no competition in those zones whatsoever. On other realms you can find 3-5 people camping TPLD at any time.

[Wildtree]

Blizzards handling of names is to some degree understandable... They cannot know everything... And that's where the players can help..
To another degree they have the power to have scripts screen through their database and detect violating names that way, plus... I would like to think that Blizzard employees play their own game as well... That's hundreds of employees, and they should/do notice the same things we do, yet Blizzard still does little to see a significant change on all aspects that are wrong.. from names, to chat, to ingame behavior.. Everyone is aware of it, but Blizzard miraculously doesn't know about it....

I call bullshit on that aspect.
It's laziness, and a portion of greed why things aren't changed. Enforcing the TOU costs manhours. They cost money.
The question however is, how much money revenue does the company lose from players quitting over these issues.

That is not limited to RP realms

[Deleted]

that is a rather shitty lack of enforcement on part of the GMs at that server. People go to RP servers to RP, not have some shithead with "qt" or "lol" in their name trashing their experience.

GMs can't enforce that. RPing doesn't exclude players from other activities and there is no way to check if player is participating in RP.

Issue is overblown because some people think that if you are on RP server you must only RP there. So whenever they see someone doing anything other than RP they assume player is not RPer. That is ridiculous.

[Tziva]

People have to report the names. If not enough people care to bother, those names stick.

/doesn't RP, but plays on RP realm

[Noomz]

So, I rolled on an RPPvP server because it was low pop and I heard that wild pets were easier to find. Also needed a char for the Double Agent achiev.

It hasn't even been half a week and I've already seen names like Fluffipuppi, Hunterangelf, Hunterdw, Nancyreagan, Liteitup, Bluebanana, etc. In short, almost all of the names I see clearly violate the RP naming policy. Are RP servers just a joke or is Ravenholdt just a joke? I don't really give a shit, I'm just curious.

No, it's just that roleplayers, much as Blizzard, stopped caring about enforcing the rules. Blizzar doesn't give a crap about it and reporting anything about it is completely pointless.

[Zoldor]

I play on an RP realm and always have. There has never been that much open RP for the sake of gameplay and because it just baits trolls. I hate to say it, but no matter where you are there is an annoying troll in chat. But there is RP, but like raiding was in Vanilla/BC; its only there if you know someone to get you into the the group.

As someone already pointed out about names. Unless you report it Blizz doesn't care about it. If you aren't in an RP guild most players don't really care either. You can't avoid L3g0las or xXArthasXx or huntard. There is always someone making that guy the pool is just that big.

[Laerrus]

I'd be surprised if the players on Twisting Nether (NA) haven't reported them yet, TN recently merged with Ravenholdt iirc.

They had a very strict naming policy when I was there from 2007 to 2009. I was never an RPer, rather I started there because a real life friend played on that Realm. I would sometimes get questioned about certain names that I chose for my bank guilds, one got reported and I had to change it. The guild in question had a silly name, nothing offensive. <Less QQ and More Pew Pew>

[Shahad]

I'd be surprised if the players on Twisting Nether (NA) haven't reported them yet, TN recently merged with Ravenholdt iirc.

They had a very strict naming policy when I was there from 2007 to 2009. I was never an RPer, rather I started there because a real life friend played on that Realm. I would sometimes get questioned about certain names that I chose for my bank guilds, one got reported and I had to change it. The guild in question had a silly name, nothing offensive. <Less QQ and More Pew Pew>

TN and RH are very different than they were in Wrath. There's hardly anyone left to enforce any policy.

[Garnier Fructis]

I guess I'll report them then. It's not like I particularly care, since I'm role-playing the "antisocial, won't speak to anyone, leave me alone rogue" (if you get what I mean). But I guess I'll try to help out the RPers on Twisting Nether, since I'm pretty convinced at this point that none remain on Ravenholdt.