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[Fredward]

I wouldn't mind at all but I've seen people literally foam at the mouth at the very idea that they can't get to choose the never-mentioned-never-ever name of the protag.

[lil yonce]

Addison
Asa
Aubrey
Carey
Cassidy
Charley
Colby
Courtney
Dakota
Harper
Florence
Francis
Gale
Kendal
Kelly
Kennedy
Leigh
Leslie
Mackenizie
Madison
Morgan
Paris
Peta
Peyton
Piper
Shelby
Stacey
Tracey

I like Kendal and Leslie. 

Modifié par Youth4Ever, 13 mars 2013 - 04:28 .

[brushyourteeth]

I'll pass on Colby. Especially if we're going into Orlais... I couldn't stand the indignity of sharing my protagonist's name with a cheese. :/

I'm also ok with not sharing my name with any former U.S. Presidents. LOL

Really, (and I'm speaking as a lady, here) I think it's easier for a gal to pull off a slightly more masculine sounding name than it is for a man to pull off a more feminine sounding one. So to that end I'd rather something like Sam than something like Courtney or Stacey. Just me.

[Sabariel]

Nope. Hard enough to pretend that my Hawkes were different characters. Would be even harder to pretend so if they all had the same first name, too.

[volaticus]

Raven, the design of an inquisitor reminds me of a Raven, it's unisex and can be used as another last name (or first) while pertaining (if chosen the human mage storyline in origins) to the idea of using birds as a last name, example, amell and hawke.

[chuckles471]

Youth4Ever wrote...

Addison
Asa
Aubrey
Carey
Cassidy
Charley
Colby
Courtney
Dakota
Harper
Florence
Francis
Gale
Kendal
Kelly
Kennedy
Leigh
Leslie
Mackenizie
Madison
Morgan
Paris
Peta
Peyton
Piper
Shelby
Stacey
Tracey

I like Kendal and Leslie. 

Not to be funny... But that list without any context, looks like a list of first names in the adult entertainment business:whistle:.

[Cainhurst Crow]

Babaganoosh013 wrote...

I vote for Pat! The default inquisitor should look like this:

[Direwolf0294]

I think they should give a list of about 5 unisex names, let the player choose one, and then that's what gets used by NPCs in the game. For most of the game you'd still be known by your title or last name, but for those special scenes, like ones involving LI's or you're having an arguement with a friend or sending a character off to die or something, the first name you chose gets used.

[lil yonce]

brushyourteeth wrote...

I'm also ok with not sharing my name with any former U.S. Presidents. LOL

Which name? I love the name Madison.

Really, (and I'm speaking as a lady, here) I think it's easier for a gal to pull off a slightly more masculine sounding name than it is for a man to pull off a more feminine sounding one. So to that end I'd rather something like Sam than something like Courtney or Stacey. Just me.

I think nothing of it. I also like the name Shannon for man. Loved Shannon Sharpe. 

Modifié par Youth4Ever, 13 mars 2013 - 05:38 .

[brushyourteeth]

Youth4Ever wrote...

brushyourteeth wrote...

I'm also ok with not sharing my name with any former U.S. Presidents. LOL

Which name? I love the name Madison.

Yeah, Madison or Kennedy. Great names in real life -- just not top choice (for me) for Dragon Age protagonists, y'know?

Really, (and I'm speaking as a lady, here) I think it's easier for a gal to pull off a slightly more masculine sounding name than it is for a man to pull off a more feminine sounding one. So to that end I'd rather something like Sam than something like Courtney or Stacey. Just me.

I think nothing of it. I also like the name Shannon for man. Loved Shannon Sharpe. 

I don't think everyone's as open or evolved as you are. Fanrage if we were forced to be a Shannon would be a predicted (and completely made up) 400% more powerful than if we were forced to be an Alex.

[LTD]

I says make the PC entirely androgyne. Unisex name, looks and voice. Make it impossible for players to tell if it is a he or a she. It is year 2000! We should unchain ourselves from opressive slave collars of having to pick between specific sexes. I wanna kill dragons while looking like a young David Bowie with ******.
 

Modifié par LTD, 13 mars 2013 - 06:33 .

[Dirgegun]

I... would rather have the option to choose my first name, especially when I'm never fond of the 'common' names or names people think of first. I tend to like more unusual names, while others... might not, everyone has their own name preferences... and it would, personally, take from how personal the game is if I couldn't choose the characters first name.

Not to mention seeing EVERYONE with an 'Alex Whatever' or whatever name they might choose. I mean, I'm sure other people out there have an 'Aurora Shepard' or a 'Caleb Shepard' or a 'Maris Amell' or 'Donovan Hawke' but just the fact I was allowed to choose their first name made them a little more mine. It also let me make the characters different from each other. It would feel weird, to me, to have two 'Alex Whatever's who act completely different.

[Kidd]

Cameron on that list was great, I think. I could definitely be behind this. Our inquisitor could have a first and last name alike. That way we could be called lots of things by different characters. For instance, if we're silly now and go with Cameron Skywalker as an example,

"Serrah Skywalker," "Cameron," "Cameron Skywalker," "Inquisitor Skywalker," "Cameron dear," "Ser Cameron" and lots more. Sounds brilliant to me =) The first name is never seen outside the inventory and pause screens anyway.

Modifié par KiddDaBeauty, 13 mars 2013 - 07:19 .

[XmajoX]

 No ASoIaF fans here? What about Jaime? 

[Chaos Lord Malek]

No need for unisex name. They can get lines for both set Female and Male names. Its not so big deal.

[Uccio]

No way. I want to name my character thank you very much. Besides, most english unisex names sound too girly anyway.

[MisanthropePrime]

I'd rather be called by a title than a last name. Hawke's problem was that he wasn't anything of note until the final act of the game and so he HAD to be called "Hawke". I'd bet money that most characters would refer to our character as "Inquisitor" as they did "Warden".

[snackrat]

Hmm. Not sure how I feel about this. See for me, 'Shepard' was fine. But that's because Shep was military. They were referred to as 'Commander' or 'Commander Shepard' - only those familiar would just call him/her Shepard. Viewing my cousin and my sister as examples, it is common to refer to fellow members in the miltary/air force/whatever by their surname. Just habitually.

But Hawke... I found that more awkward. What about Leandra Hawke? Bethany Hawke? Carver Hawke? The late Malcom Hawke? WHICH HAWKE DO YOU MEAN. Hawke MAY be military, technically, if they aren't a mage - but they don't hold that rank, it is just a flash of backstory that everyone probably sorta forgot, something about Ostagar, never mentioned again, kk. When Champion was added, it felt... unwieldy.

The DAI PC will (probably) have an advantage in that they are an inquisitor. They could be "Inquisitor", or "Inquisitor Surname", like Shep was, and called just "Surname" in a more casual setting. It makes the first name less awkward.

Either that, or write around it a bit. In DAE people dropped the name 'Hawke' all the time, even when it wasn't strictly necessary."We're close to the ambush[, Hawke]. Be ready." The name didn't have to be there. Maybe it was supposed to sound familiar and friendly but for me it seemed the opposite.

How about nicknames? Either appropriate, or ironic. Someone who is very blunt and rude could be 'Charmer' or 'Bronto'. Someone who is sarcastic and bitter could be 'Chuckles'. Bioware has plenty of great writers, they could make it work. It gives a 'name' of sorts to refer to while still letting you call them "Bubbles".

Modifié par Karsciyin, 13 mars 2013 - 08:28 .

[Dirgegun]

Karsciyin wrote...

Hmm. Not sure how I feel about this. See for me, 'Shepard' was fine. But that's because Shep was military. They were referred to as 'Commander' or 'Commander Shepard' - only those familiar would just call him/her Shepard. Viewing my cousin and my sister as examples, it is common to refer to fellow members in the miltary/air force/whatever by their surname. Just habitually.

But Hawke... I found that more awkward. What about Leandra Hawke? Bethany Hawke? Carver Hawke? The late Malcom Hawke? WHICH HAWKE DO YOU MEAN. Hawke MAY be military, technically, if they aren't a mage - but they don't hold that rank, it is just a flash of backstory that everyone probably sorta forgot, something about Ostagar, never mentioned again, kk. When Champion was added, it felt... unwieldy.

The DAI PC will (probably) have an advantage in that they are an inquisitor. They could be "Inquisitor", or "Inquisitor Surname", like Shep was, and called just "Surname" in a more casual setting. It makes the first name less awkward.

Either that, or write around it a bit. In DAE people dropped the name 'Hawke' all the time, even when it wasn't strictly necessary."We're close to the ambush[, Hawke]. Be ready." The name didn't have to be there. Maybe it was supposed to sound familiar and friendly but for me it seemed the opposite.

How about nicknames? Either appropriate, or ironic. Someone who is very blunt and rude could be 'Charmer' or 'Bronto'. Someone who is sarcastic and bitter could be 'Chuckles'. Bioware has plenty of great writers, they could make it work. It gives a 'name' of sorts to refer to while still letting you call them "Bubbles".

"Chuckles" reminds me of that one party banter where Hawke asks Varic why s/he doesn't have a nickname. That was fun.

I never find the surname thing awkward, personally, simply because I know people who call friends by their last name and aren't a part of the military. It's just the habit they've gotten into. I've also read plenty of comics that have had characters use last names without military connections. It also happened when I was in school, especially when there were... like... five Nathans in one class. 

I can't talk for others, of course, and this thread clearly shows some wouldn't mind it, but I know I would rather have my character be called by their last name then have my ability to choose their first name ripped away from me.

Modifié par Dirgegun, 13 mars 2013 - 09:52 .

[Dirgegun]

Deleted for double post awkwardness. 

Modifié par Dirgegun, 13 mars 2013 - 09:51 .

[Absafraginlootly]

SgtElias wrote...

I'm not really in favor of a set first name at all, honestly. It's never really bothered me to be called "Warden" or "Commander" or "Hawke." I suppose if a set first name was going to happen one way or another, a unisex name would be better than two stereotypically male/female ones, but . . .

Eh, it's not my cup of tea. I very much enjoy choosing various first names that have meaning to me, chosen specifically for the character I'm playing. I put way too much thought into it and sometimes spend twice as long thinking of a name as making the actual character.

Still, most the names you suggested aren't bad. I'd just rather do it myself, I suppose.

Pretty much this, I was fine with the way it was with origins where people who didn't know you called you Warden/lady/lord etc, subordinates called you Commander and people who are close to you don't call you anything (or use a nick name). I did think Hawke was used to much in DA2 though.

My main problem with having a set name is that even if it ends up being a name I like, I'm fond of Quin for example, I'll hate having a set name the moment I make my 2nd character. Elijah Hawke and Myvana Hawke were profoundly different characters, all my characters are different people and their names should reflect that.

Also, as pointed out earlier, it helps with save organisation in a way that naming your own saves doesn't do as well. Writing a save name, that conveys who your charater is and/or what decisions they've made, with a very limited word count can be very difficult. But a name tells me all these things right away.

[Dirgegun]

Absafraginlootly wrote...

SgtElias wrote...

I'm not really in favor of a set first name at all, honestly. It's never really bothered me to be called "Warden" or "Commander" or "Hawke." I suppose if a set first name was going to happen one way or another, a unisex name would be better than two stereotypically male/female ones, but . . .

Eh, it's not my cup of tea. I very much enjoy choosing various first names that have meaning to me, chosen specifically for the character I'm playing. I put way too much thought into it and sometimes spend twice as long thinking of a name as making the actual character.

Still, most the names you suggested aren't bad. I'd just rather do it myself, I suppose.

Pretty much this, I was fine with the way it was with origins where people who didn't know you called you Warden/lady/lord etc, subordinates called you Commander and people who are close to you don't call you anything (or use a nick name). I did think Hawke was used to much in DA2 though.

My main problem with having a set name is that even if it ends up being a name I like, I'm fond of Quin for example, I'll hate having a set name the moment I make my 2nd character. Elijah Hawke and Myvana Hawke were profoundly different characters, all my characters are different people and their names should reflect that.

Also, as pointed out earlier, it helps with save organisation in a way that naming your own saves doesn't do as well. Writing a save name, that conveys who your charater is and/or what decisions they've made, with a very limited word count can be very difficult. But a name tells me all these things right away.

Ah, there's also this! I think very carefully about what names will suit my character too, and sometimes I even have a name I really want to use in mind and base a character around the feelings I get from that name.

[Tvorceskiy]

It didn't really bother me having close friends and LIs call Hawke 'Hawke'. It started out as a title (eldest able bodied person thus head of the Hawke family), and then became a nickname. I would rather that than having a preset first name.

Maybe because the DA:I protagonist is (in theory) a seeker/inquisitor they will give theme codename? Like how in DA2 they referred to Leilana as Nightingale.

[Tootles FTW]

Big NO vote from me. I am just fine with being addressed by my title ("Warden"/"Commander"), last name ("Hawke"/"Shepard"), or the occassional nicknames ("Pup"/"Lola").

[lil yonce]

Marion/Marian - French. I like it for an Orlesian protagonist.

Daniel/Danielle - French pronunciation also. Both pronounced "dan-yell" like the female version in English.

Yeah, Madison or Kennedy. Great names in real life -- just not top choice (for me) for Dragon Age protagonists, y'know?

They're rather old names originating right before or during the Middle Ages.

I don't think everyone's as open or evolved as you are. Fanrage if we were forced to be a Shannon would be a predicted (and completely made up) 400% more powerful than if we were forced to be an Alex.

Shannon FTW!

Modifié par Youth4Ever, 13 mars 2013 - 02:27 .