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Numbers in name?

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reverse_oreo
Wilds Pathfinder
• #1
Hm, i dont have a screenie, but i was in ra and i saw a player with numbers in his name (not the team number at the end of the name) I am very confused by this. My friend says it was a korean player, that koreans are now able to use numbers in their names. I am not sure about any of this any help would be nice O_o
Plazma Knight
Plazma Knight
Wilds Pathfinder
• #2
true...sometime i see them in RA...gotta be Korean players
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reverse_oreo
Wilds Pathfinder
• #3
anyone else have insight on this topic?
Yanman.be
Yanman.be
Banned
• #4
yes koreans can have numbers in their name..and they always could
The Muffen Man
The Muffen Man
Krytan Explorer
• #5
damn I always knew they cheat and heres another example of their fine cheatin ways :P
Aeris Gainsboroughe
Aeris Gainsboroughe
Frost Gate Guardian
• #6
Well Anet letting them use numbers in their name just shows that they think that they arn't smart enough to realize that names don't have letters. And by not letting us Americans use numbers shows that we have enough common sence to realize that names are letters only. So it's not a bad thing really.
Ole Man Bourbon
Ole Man Bourbon
Jungle Guide
• #7
I saw an asian player with two SWASTIKAS in his guild tag.
Ulivious The Reaper
Ulivious The Reaper
Desert Nomad
• #8
musta been a joke, but wow that's sad
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The Renegade Healer
Academy Page
• #9
I'm happy Amerrika can't have numbers in their names, i don't feel like having Uber 1337 D00d in my pug, and other immature/retarded/banned names with numbers in them to get around basic intelligence and language barriers.

On the other hand though, I could imagine the hilarity to have names with (9) at the end or something.
(ok, maybe not)
ange1
ange1
Wilds Pathfinder
• #10
if we have numbers, imagine the scammers...
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Imaginos
Jungle Guide
• #11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ole Man Bourbon
I saw an asian player with two SWASTIKAS in his guild tag.
IIRC the arms of the Swastika are in the opposite direction from the one that the Nazi's of WWII used.
Eldin
Eldin
Forge Runner
• #12
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Originally Posted by The Renegade Healer
I'm happy Amerrika can't have numbers in their names, i don't feel like having Uber 1337 D00d in my pug, and other immature/retarded/banned names with numbers in them to get around basic intelligence and language barriers.
Amen...that's what I like about the Guild Wars naming system. No more "coolgurl12345", or "Sk8rfan91". I only recognize the Asians in-game for their bots and hostile takeover of Augury (now Drok's)...so I don't mind too much.

GuildWiki has a page regarding the name guidelines/policies for America/Europe and Korea/Japan...but they're down at the moment (for like the one millionth time lately).
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UPDATE: Here is GuildWiki's information on naming.

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Originally Posted by GuildWiki
North America and Europe
Maximum length 19 characters.
Must have at least 1 space in the name (not beginning or end)
Must have at least 3 characters (also implied by the previous rule)
Japan
Players may choose via a drop down menu whether the name is going to consist of only English leters, or a mix of Japanese and English characters.

Names of purely English characters follow the same rule as North America. Names of Japanese and English characters have to meet the following rules:

Maximum character limit is 16 (Japanese characters each count for 2).
Must use a minimum of 4 characters.
Must use at least 1 Japanese character.
Must not contain spaces
Must use only Japanese characters and English letters.
Taiwan
Players may choose via a drop down menu whether the name is going to consist of only English letters, or a mix of Chinese and English characters.

Names of purely English characters follow the same rule as North America. Names of mixed characters have to meet the following rules:

Maximum character limit is 16 (Chinese characters each count for 2).
Must use at least 3 characters.
Must use at least 1 Chinese character.
Must not contain any spaces
Must use only Chinese characters and English letters.
(use of English characters is not required)
(Pet names must be in English)
artay
artay
Wilds Pathfinder
• #13
Thats all very interesting, koreans seem to get all the fun!
jk
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heist23
Journeyman
• #14
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aeris Gainsboroughe
Well Anet letting them use numbers in their name just shows that they think that they arn't smart enough to realize that names don't have letters. And by not letting us Americans use numbers shows that we have enough common sence to realize that names are letters only. So it's not a bad thing really.
unless i'm not catching your sarcasm or something, i'd say you're insinuating that asians are stupider than Americans. and i really doubt that's the case.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Man Bourbon
I saw an asian player with two SWASTIKAS in his guild tag.
take a close look at the swastikas. then look "Swastika" up on Wikipedia. i doubt you'll look at the swastika the same again.


just to clear up a common myth, Koreans and Asians in general DON'T cheat, they're just that much better than you. so improve yourself and kick their ass.