Graal Numbers.

[water95]

Why do we have to be know as Graal######? It's the most annoying thing in the world. When I bought this game I expected to be able to express my self with my own account name. Though you have the chance to create a community name it's not the same thing. For most things, like when you get hired to a job etc you don't even go by your community name, its you stupid graal number.

Change this please....

[Tricxta]

That's what community/nicknames names are for though... When I go up and talk to a person I don't address them via there account name, instead I usually use there nickname. I really don't think you have much of an argument here...

[cbk1994]

The problem is that scripters need to change all existing scripts on each server to never show the account name and only show community name. It's been years since this change was made, so there's really no excuse for them taking this long except that the scripting support for community names still sucks.

Originally Posted by Tricxta

That's what community/nicknames names are for though... When I go up and talk to a person I don't address them via there account name, instead I usually use there nickname. I really don't think you have much of an argument here...

As long as a server is displaying his Graal#, he has an argument. There's no excuse for ever displaying that to anybody but staff.

[Bell]

While I realize the Graal###### account names aren't the most descriptive thing in the world, the idea of using them was based on a sound plan. You are able to set your community name an in some cases you can have them reset if you so choose. Although it does result in you having to reapply for global guilds.

On the flip side of the coin there are those players that have named accounts that are just as annoyed with the fact that they cannot change their community names. Many of them have played for so many years that they are slightly embarrassed by the names they chose back when they were 12 years old.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Bell

While I realize the Graal###### account names aren't the most descriptive thing in the world, the idea of using them was based on a sound plan. You are able to set your community name an in some cases you can have them reset if you so choose. Although it does result in you having to reapply for global guilds.

The logic behind them is great. Having an identifier for an account which never changes is the same concept used by almost every user management scheme, including the one employed by these forums. The only problems are that Stefan has not added good scripting support after numerous requests, and that server staff have not adapted existing systems for community names.

[evilchaseofdoom]

Originally Posted by Bell

While I realize the Graal###### account names aren't the most descriptive thing in the world, the idea of using them was based on a sound plan. You are able to set your community name an in some cases you can have them reset if you so choose. Although it does result in you having to reapply for global guilds.

On the flip side of the coin there are those players that have named accounts that are just as annoyed with the fact that they cannot change their community names. Many of them have played for so many years that they are slightly embarrassed by the names they chose back when they were 8 years old.

Ahem.

[Bell]

lol. well, you were SUPPOSED to be 12 when you started playing Graal. Not my fault some of you were cheaters.

[Draenin]

I feel kind of sorry for those who have ID numbers included in their community names, honestly.

[EclipsedAngel]

Community names are useless and only serve as a visual identification, other than that, you can't use them to do anything and you have to refer to their graal number to do anything to their account as staff or anything. Graal##### also is completely unmemorable compared to an account name, which is annoying if you need to do anything to their account as staff, because you have to keep looking at their account

[ff7chocoboknight]

I removed all of the Graal###### accounts from my buddy list because I don't know who the hell they are most of the time.

[Admins]

RC stuff is working with community names.

[k_killar]

lol u guys mad u have graal#####

haha noobz

[water95]

Originally Posted by k_killar

lol u guys mad u have graal#####

haha noobz

Even if I didn't have one it's annoying as hell. You can't tell anybody apart. Their like freaking prison id's.
And when you own a business it's impossible to tell them apart when theirs lists of them going up and down the :Viewmembers sheet.

[FaLLChiLD]

Hoo-rah for pre-Graal##### sign-up!

I agree it's a little tacky. People like to feel like people, not a number.

[callimuc]

Originally Posted by Stefan

RC stuff is working with community names.

It doesn´t for me (at least like looking at the rights, ...). When I use like /openrights callimuc it won´t show my rights. It just works randomly.

[ff7chocoboknight]

Originally Posted by k_killar

lol u guys mad u have graal#####

haha noobz

I have a classic account I still don't like them.

[jkldogg]

Originally Posted by water95

Even if I didn't have one it's annoying as hell. You can't tell anybody apart. Their like freaking prison id's.
And when you own a business it's impossible to tell them apart when theirs lists of them going up and down the :Viewmembers sheet.

On Era you can say "/lookup <account>" and it will give you the Graal# and the communityname of the person.

[ff7chocoboknight]

Good for Era, the armpit of Graal.

[Googi]

Showing the community name instead of the account name in people's profiles would be a pretty big help.

[papajchris]

Originally Posted by ff7chocoboknight

Good for Era, the armpit of Graal.

At least we are on the Classic list man! Unlike that one server that not to many people care about, think its called Classic???

[ff7chocoboknight]

Originally Posted by papajchris

At least we are on the Classic list man! Unlike that one server that not to many people care about, think its called Classic???

We choose to be off Classic tab. At least try to be less ignorant.

[papajchris]

Originally Posted by ff7chocoboknight

We choose to be off Classic tab. At least try to be less ignorant.

Where did I say you didn't choose or that you were forced off the list? Nonetheless, no one chooses to be off the Classic list if the server can maintain players. If you are going to try and make a smart (not funny) comment about another Server, should at least do it correctly. Oh ya, at least try to use the word, "ignorant," appropriately.

Definition: Lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular: "ignorant of astronomy".

Great link you should check out: People Overuse The Word Ignorant

[ff7chocoboknight]

Thanks for the lesson, Teach'. Doesn't change that Era is garbage.

[ffcmike]

Originally Posted by papajchris

At least we are on the Classic list man! Unlike that one server that not to many people care about, think its called Classic???

Now I don't want to get into a whole "Era vs Classic" argument, but there is some garbage on the list, and being on the list isn't a definitive barometer as to how good a server is or how many people care about it.
How long has Graal2001/Bomy Island been off the list?
Still seems to be a lot of people who care about it even though it doesn't appear to be in development anymore.

On the other hand though I do feel somewhat complimented that the first criticism you could think of was "atleast we are on the list" rather than something actually relevant to the server itself.
You know Zone could say that too right?

[TheJames]

I got my drink and my 2 step.

[Devil_Lord2]

Originally Posted by Bell

lol. well, you were SUPPOSED to be 12 when you started playing Graal. Not my fault some of you were cheaters.

I believe I was 10 when I started playing, possibly younger. o.o;; of course this is only the newest of my old accounts... my others don't work anymore. D: Never paid for them when P2P hit and they kinda just disappeared...