Sykar Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) Agent Payton W. Fields or Agent Patyon Wins or something similar? I think that the current name is just a tad bit too much on the nose. Edited May 30, 2021 by Sykar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KauaiJim Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Plato Wynn? 1 2 Want to see my current list of characters? Want to know more about me than you ever wanted to know? Wish Granted! Check out the 'About Me' in my profile: KauaiJim - Homecoming (homecomingservers.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraumaTrain Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) But then what would you change the T4V to? Tee Forvee? Edited May 30, 2021 by TraumaTrain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srmalloy Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Is there any point to inflicting cheesy pun names on everyone else other than your own amusement? 'Pay 2 Win Field Agent' describes them perfectly adequately, and their name, as opposed to their role, is irrelevant. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KauaiJim Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, srmalloy said: Is there any point to inflicting cheesy pun names on everyone else other than your own amusement? I guess I should apologize? Sorry. 1 Want to see my current list of characters? Want to know more about me than you ever wanted to know? Wish Granted! Check out the 'About Me' in my profile: KauaiJim - Homecoming (homecomingservers.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srmalloy Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 1 hour ago, KauaiJim said: I guess I should apologize? Sorry. No need to apologize; you thought it would be entertaining. Other people may not, and may or may not speak up here about it, or in support of your suggestion. But to me, things like this bump up against the question of 'what should we ask the HC devs to allocate their time to? Will making changing a particular NPC's name to 'Vendor McVendorface' improve the game more than the same effort spent elsewhere?' YMMV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChzBoi Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 How could "Vendor McVendorface" NOT improve the game more?? 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chainz Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Vendor McVendorface for president 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougGraves Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 While I prefer that NPCs have names that fit the world, it is convenient having them named Store and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC4800 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Consider this. We can buy our inspirations from contacts, a machine in our base, a nurse at the hospital. Whatever you like, part of your world that agrees with you current character, alignment, origin story, whatever. There is no reason P2W Vendors need to all be named the same thing either. Make the P2W Vendor in Pocket D be a bartender named Otis, or Charlie or Cassandra. 1 Victory: reserved for future use Indom: Schtick, Pummel Pete, Plymouth, Pilkington Reunion: Ghost Legacy, 7s7e7v7e7n7, Mind Funk, Bluto Excelsior: Phrendon Largo, Fred Bumbler, John van der Waals,Allamedia Jones, Tzapt, Sn1pe Torchbearer: Phrendon Largo, Kenny Letter, Bewm, La Merle, Enflambe', Rock Largo, Bulk of the Weather, Retired Phrendon Everlasting: Phrendon Largo, Krown, Buzz Words, Bicycle Repairman, Dee Fender, Carmela Soprano, Radmental Boy, Beet Salad, Sporanghi,Sue Ahn Cuddy, Fukushima Technician, Snow Globe Girl, Thug Therapist, Apple Brown Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChzBoi Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 hour ago, KC4800 said: ....... Make the P2W Vendor in Pocket D be a bartender named Otis, or Charlie or Cassandra....... "Sascha"......but I am probably carbon dating myself......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTeague Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Ideally, I would change the P2W and T4V vendors to Sir (Or Madam) Not Appearing In This Game. But this is highly unlikely to occur. 1 Roster: MTeague's characters: The Good, The Bad, and The Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykar Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, srmalloy said: No need to apologize; you thought it would be entertaining. Other people may not, and may or may not speak up here about it, or in support of your suggestion. But to me, things like this bump up against the question of 'what should we ask the HC devs to allocate their time to? Will making changing a particular NPC's name to 'Vendor McVendorface' improve the game more than the same effort spent elsewhere?' YMMV. Changing a name should be hardly much of anything considered "work" at all just a minor edit of whatever they use to name a NPC. Edited May 31, 2021 by Sykar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyotedancer Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 13 hours ago, MTeague said: Ideally, I would change the P2W and T4V vendors to Sir (Or Madam) Not Appearing In This Game No. They're useful for picking up the old vet rewards that we have no other way to get... Or do you want our Blackwands and Rikti Monkey pets gone along with the amplifiers and XP boosts? 1 Taker of screenshots. Player of creepy Oranbegans and Rularuu bird-things. Kai's Diary: The Scrapbook of a Sorcerer's Apprentice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandX Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 5/30/2021 at 12:45 AM, Sykar said: Agent Payton W. Fields or Agent Patyon Wins or something similar? I think that the current name is just a tad bit too much on the nose. Payton Winds 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Toon Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 hour ago, BrandX said: Payton Winds I don't know. That one sounds kinda gassy to me. 😵 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 5/30/2021 at 1:45 AM, Sykar said: Agent Payton W. Fields or Agent Patyon Wins or something similar? I think that the current name is just a tad bit too much on the nose. I think the current name is perfect. Why beat around the bush: you’re paying to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I'd like to leave it as is specifically because it IS on the nose. "Buy Your Cheat Codes Here!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasperStone Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Well this could have been a fun thread given how creative our community can be naming our characters. But ....squashed early on... Maybe think of it as a title like 007. 1 Forums - a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged. "it will be a forum for consumers to exchange their views on medical research" Spam Response- Spam, in the context of cybersecurity, refers to any unsolicited and often irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent over the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 If the vendor name wasn’t so on the nose, misconceptions would spread like wildfire and people would start assuming that Pay2Win products should be every bit as much a part of the balance conversation as inspirations and enhancements. When in fact it’s highly debatable whether or not the devs shouldn’t just nuke these vendors from orbit and erase them from the game entirely. The name as is keeps the products in their place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srmalloy Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 13 hours ago, Sykar said: Changing a name should be hardly much of anything considered "work" at all just a minor edit of whatever they use to name a NPC. ...and then push it out to everyone's client, because the character names are stored in the data files on each user's computer, because NPC names don't affect gameplay, so they're not an attribute that needs to be protected by storing it on the server -- and sending it to the client(s) every time it comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZag Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 hour ago, srmalloy said: ...and then push it out to everyone's client, because the character names are stored in the data files on each user's computer, because NPC names don't affect gameplay, so they're not an attribute that needs to be protected by storing it on the server -- and sending it to the client(s) every time it comes up. So are you saying i could edit my game files and have the P2W vendor display as Vendor McVendorface on my game only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srmalloy Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 8 hours ago, TheZag said: So are you saying i could edit my game files and have the P2W vendor display as Vendor McVendorface on my game only? I expect that it's more complex than that; if the strings are stored with no dead space, you won't be able to change it to a longer name without rebuilding the data file. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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