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Cyrus
09-11-2008, 05:52 PM
anyone else find it annoying when someone uses a name youve had or a name you know has been used before?
its annoying but also abit like 'Ha i had that name first'
every round i choose a name no-one else has had
anyone else had any names that someone else has copied or found any this round someones used?
discuss.
Twigley
09-11-2008, 05:53 PM
Yup.
I made up:
The Pr of essional
And someone keeps using it over and over again :(
Yup.
I made up:
The Pr of essional
And someone keeps using it over and over again :(
And I keep thinking that this is you...
Well it sucks, but there are new guys here who don't know what has been used and what hasn't been.
Cyrus
09-11-2008, 06:30 PM
there's always user profiles so...not really an excuse :P
DarkSider
09-11-2008, 07:11 PM
While it's true some names are inspired from the past i'm sure plenty are made on the spot by ppl who have no ideea they where used before. When i made Sword of Justice in round 10 (my first) somebody quickly came at me how it was his name from a previous round. Also Balls of Steel while it's a popular one in bush there is a chance a new player to get it without thinking/careing it was overly used nefore. Since most will pick one word for each company and owner and since many want cool names it's more than likely ppl to think of same names like Sound of Silence, Planter of Seeds etc. If you want one for yourself make it a long name that's unlikely to be 'accidentally' used in near future :)
BeakY
09-11-2008, 07:18 PM
there's always user profiles so...not really an excuse :P
are you telling me you troll through absolutely EVERY user profile before picking a name just incase someone has used it in the past......
personnally if some1 uses a name i've used in the past it gives me a warm feeling inside, imitation being the sincerest form of flattery and all that,
yeah saying it's "theirs" sucks but most people know that the new-guy saying its theirs is probs bs'ing to sound cooler
Silence
09-11-2008, 07:21 PM
Since most will pick one word for each company and owner and since many want cool names it's more than likely ppl to think of same names like Sound of Silence, Planter of Seeds etc.
W1, R16 The_Sound of Silence [41]
:o
Cyrus
09-11-2008, 08:09 PM
well silence believe it or not you can think of a name and put it into user profiles and nicks come up that have used that name ;)
learn new tricks everyday dont ya :P
Alcibiades
09-11-2008, 08:13 PM
Cyrus I think you should probably not worry about things which are well beyond your control; such as the choices other people make for their ingame IDs. If you're really upset by it, kill them ingame repeatedly or however you feel you can get your e-penis off. Otherwise you just sound like a spoiled brat. Happy hunting!
Cyrus
09-11-2008, 08:23 PM
i was just wondering if anyones bothered about using unique names that no-one else has had
ya know lots of people like to be unoriginal, i am one :-)
Enrico
09-11-2008, 09:57 PM
I had a few rounds where I just googled "of" and picked a name at random from a page of the thousands of hits that came up... (using a D100 and a D10) that way the chance of finding something unique was good! :P
tobapopalos
10-11-2008, 03:02 AM
I usually try and think of something no-one has used before. Also, something which isn't cliched or boring. I wouldn't use like "taker of all your land" or "killer of your troops" or any of those types of names (apart from my name of my second ID last round which I chose deliberately because it was the most annoying name I could think of). I remember in round 20 I used the name "The Player of Games" because it was a book by Iain M Banks, carrying on the trend from the previous round when I had been "Use of Weapons", which is another book by him. There was someone else in round 20 who was called "Player of Games" and it was bloody frustrating :P I made sure he died as often as possible.
mrmongo
10-11-2008, 02:43 PM
i dont think anyone has used my previous names... but then who would think of
The Anal Hair of a Large Elephant
Back of f i got STD's
Fubar of Troubled Minds
eRbAL of R3meDie
They are a little more inconspicuous
nopjes
10-11-2008, 06:25 PM
I Came up with My Friend of Misery, then a round later someone else had it 2
i made him pay:D
pinpower
10-11-2008, 11:04 PM
iill use your noame! *****!!!
(I LVOE CYRUS ON TOAST)
Cyrus
10-11-2008, 11:40 PM
haha id allow you to use any of my names gay friend.... <3
Silence
11-11-2008, 12:46 AM
well silence believe it or not you can think of a name and put it into user profiles and nicks come up that have used that name ;)
learn new tricks everyday dont ya :P
Im not completly sure what you were getting at but you were so quick to be hostile you didn't check anything.
Firstly Im the only one to use that name (as recorded)
Secondly I wasn't commenting on whether or not someone used "my name" I was commenting on the fact Darksider called me common (smelly Romanian =P )
Finally I'd like to say its just sad to think you have claim over a name. Feel honoured that someone thinks you were cool enough to be copied (ZOMG I KNOW ITS ****ED UP)
=)
LAFiN
11-11-2008, 04:19 AM
I generally use whichever name was the most popular (in the "Best names of round X" thread) the following round.
©
copyright protected names from now on!
Dennis
14-11-2008, 01:51 PM
I Came up with My Friend of Misery, then a round later someone else had it 2
i made him pay:D
I can asure you that Metallica beat you to that name ;)
Alcibiades
14-11-2008, 04:20 PM
I Came up with My Friend of Misery, then a round later someone else had it 2
i made him pay:D
I can asure you that Metallica beat you to that name ;)
Heheh. owned.
nopjes
15-11-2008, 10:57 AM
I Came up with My Friend of Misery, then a round later someone else had it 2
i made him pay:D
I can asure you that Metallica beat you to that name ;)
Heheh. owned.
does metallica play this game 0.o
timtadams
15-11-2008, 11:15 AM
I Came up with My Friend of Misery, then a round later someone else had it 2
i made him pay:D
I can asure you that Metallica beat you to that name ;)
Heheh. owned.
does metallica play this game 0.o
lol, i doubt it, My Friend of Misery is a song by Metallica
Talk about flattery, Silence put one of my names in his siggy :P
W1, R16 The-Impact of Reason_ [549]
Alcibiades
17-12-2008, 03:22 AM
I Came up with My Friend of Misery, then a round later someone else had it 2
i made him pay:D
I can asure you that Metallica beat you to that name ;)
Heheh. owned.
does metallica play this game 0.o
lol, i doubt it, My Friend of Misery is a song by Metallica
No way. Metallica does play this game. jeez. Don't be so narrowminded, you tunnelvissioner.
tobapopalos
17-12-2008, 03:38 AM
No way. Metallica does play this game. jeez. Don't be so narrowminded, you tunnelvissioner.
It's true. I'm actually Lars Ulrich.
Garrett
17-12-2008, 02:55 PM
I was a crew member for kid rock.
willymchilybily
17-12-2008, 04:19 PM
i was just wondering if anyones bothered about using unique names that no-one else has had
ya know lots of people like to be unoriginal, i am one :-)
I like to be original and go for names i havent seen before. but if i was to copy a name, my all time favourite was
The Roof The Ro of The Roof is on Fire
I'd probably copy that some point, hopefully so far in the future i can palm it off as an original (yes that was an attempt to be funny)
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