AoC Naming Policy
Funcom has posted their character naming policy (within their Rules of Conduct):
The goal of the naming policy is to promote the feeling of being immersed into the world of Age of Conan. These policies apply to all player names, regardless how long it has been since they were created. Use of the following will be restricted:
1. Names that are profane, racist, drug references, trademarks or obscene are not allowed; this also applies to any homonym, phonetic misspelling, obvious spoonerism, combination, or reverse spelling.
2. Names that are created to defame or impersonate another character are not allowed. This includes names of GMs/FoAs/Funcom employees.
3. Names that are created using terms and/or items that do not exist in the world of Conan. Such as “robot” or “ninja”, or “Robotninja.”
4. Names of NPCs already existing in the game or any of the related works associated with Robert Howard and the Age of Conan game world. This includes any of the deities associated with the Conan pantheon.
If you wish to appeal a name change please send a mail to nameappeals@ageofconan.com. Include your previous name, new name, server name, and account name.
This doesn't surprise me really, Funcom seems to put a lot more RPG into their MMORPG than most of their competitors. I appreciate that these rules apply to all servers and not just the RP ones, although who knows whether they'll follow up on them or not.
When I see a player run across my screen with a name like "Ipwnnoobs", "robotninja", "lolsmiter" or "myfunpaly" my immediate thought is this person cares little for the game and the other players within it. I don't mind a ribald sense of humour, I've tried clever names myself now and then, plus some nicknames that stretch it a bit. But have a little imagination and try to fit into the world by not using a sentence or otherwise throwaway name.
Immersion and story are a big part of any RPG game, whether you intend to actually roleplay or not. Silly names that don't fit into that may be a relatively minor way to tear things down, but if you're starting out with something destructive... well it's a poor precedent for the rest of the time (usually significant time too) you'll spend in the game.
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