so little creativity

This is an open letter to my fellow online-game players. At the moment that means the people that populate EVE-online (a space exploring, trading, fighting, ... game), but it might as well have been another game.


Dear game players,
Let me cut to the cheese immediately. May I beg you to choose a decent in-game name ? It only takes about one minute to create an avatar (in-game character) and it takes more than one month to really start (!) to appreciate this game. So can you please spend that minute wisely ?

I mean, meeting Legolas127 out there in space really does nothing for my immersion in the game. It does not even mean you have read The Lord Of The Rings. You probably saw the movie, thought the bow-carrying elf was cool and decided it would be very cool to have a (bow-carrying ?) space-pilot with that name. Well, it is not cool. And at least 127 other uncool persons had the very same idea before you. That is how not-cool it is ...

As for all the people that have chosen Lord, Lady, Captain, Sir, Master ... as their first name I'd like to mention the fact that only in Catch 22 Major Major actually became Major. O, and Kingwitty ... you are not, nor is any of you ...

For the sake of Deadly Dealer I hope he's good at cards (or at selling drugs ... which is actually an in-game option) and Bulls Eye is hopefully (going to be) a good shot. As for WaytooTall ... (sigh). They are not good at picking names, that is for sure ...

I've mentioned Lord Of The Rings, but a game in a space setting has its share of references to Star Wars and Star Trek of course. I noticed the whole Skywalker family is present as well as an Artoo Deato and even an ch3wb3ca. Now, having a Jedi called Skywalker was probably the silliest thing George Lucas thought of (did you know the actor that played Luke never got a decent job afterwards any more ?) and if you want to be a gay golden ... robot or a flea-infested overgrown Wookie (whatever those are) ... be my guest ... but do not do it in a game please ?

Yes, yes, of course I think Jeff Dunham is funny. And his Achmed The Dead Terrorist doll is superb. But to actually call yourself Silence iKillYou ... is a bit sad. Not so sad as Agnes Dei (Lamb of God), Hellboundman and Satanswerk (Satan's Work), but still ...

The person that came up with A wettowel for a name actually did not do bad compared to all of the above. He probably read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and knows that a towel (wet or dry) is very important to have in space travelling. However ... as a name it sucks. Sorry.

To round up my letter I'd like to repeat my request. Please choose a decent in-game name. We are not on a dating-site where all you want is anonimity (and a quick fuck) and where sexy1334333434353 is about as creative as you can get. If you are not the creative type, there are many many many sites that feature baby-names (with explanations of what they mean).

Thank you for your attention !

P.S. Selene134, you probably never thought you would reach an important political position in the game when you started out, but don't you feel silly now when your name figures in a lot of in-game news ?