Guild Wars 2

We should have a means of reporting inappropriate or vulgar pet names. I logged on this morning to find myself standing next to a pet Devourer named “Spits not Swallows” and let’s be honest folks, we know precisely what that references.

Moderators: Is there a suggestion about this in this forum somewhere already? Searches on “vulgar pet names” and “inappropriate pet names” brings up zero results – Surprising. Anyway, if this is a duplicate, please lock or delete this post. Thank you!

-Vawn

Seriously? When you saw a pet named Spits not Swallow you were so offended you had to make a topic about it? But anyway, isn’t there a report player function ingame?

Seyaku.2908:

Seriously? When you saw a pet named Spits not Swallow you were so offended you had to make a topic about it?

My suggestion is not about what I felt – and there is no mention of my feelings in my original post. This is not about me.

Seyaku.2908:

But anyway, isn’t there a report player function ingame?

There is a way of reporting character names. There is no way of reporting inappropriate pet names. That is the motivation behind this posting.

-Vawn

While mildly inappropriate that name is fairly tame.
If the name is racist, sexist or includes swears…okay it deserves a report but if its implying something and you’re offended by the implication I’d say that seems more like a personal problem and you’ve got more to worry about then a silly video game.

Had it also occurred to you that this might be a reference to a character in Austin Powers?

Hi everyone,

Name reports must be done using the in game report tool. As of now, there is no way to report pet names. You could try and open a ticket to support and see if they can help with the issue.

Thanks for your understanding

Regardless of whether or not the name that the OP used isn’t that big of a deal, I’m sure that there are inappropriate pet names that should be reported. I’d support this feature, although I haven’t run across any personally.

BabelFish.7234:

While mildly inappropriate that name is fairly tame.
If the name is racist, sexist or includes swears…okay it deserves a report but if its implying something and you’re offended by the implication I’d say that seems more like a personal problem and you’ve got more to worry about then a silly video game.

Had it also occurred to you that this might be a reference to a character in Austin Powers?

Hey BableFish,

Thank you for the response.

Briefly, to keep this on topic – The user interface should provide a way of reporting pet names. This is the point of discussion.

BabelFish.7234:

While mildly inappropriate that name is fairly tame.
If the name is racist, sexist or includes swears…okay it deserves a report

ArenaNet would ultimately decide what is acceptable, of course, as they do character names right now. But we need a method of reporting.

BabelFish.7234:

but if its implying something and you’re offended by the implication I’d say that seems more like a personal problem and you’ve got more to worry about then a silly video game.

I appreciate your response, but I’m confused about this part. Was your intention polite?

Thanks

-Vawn

Ah, I was constructing my response before the Moderator responded – Thank you.

I believe with that this thread may have run its course and serves no further purpose. Please feel free to lock it.

Vawn.3041:

BabelFish.7234:

While mildly inappropriate that name is fairly tame.
If the name is racist, sexist or includes swears…okay it deserves a report but if its implying something and you’re offended by the implication I’d say that seems more like a personal problem and you’ve got more to worry about then a silly video game.

Had it also occurred to you that this might be a reference to a character in Austin Powers?

Hey BableFish,

Thank you for the response.

Briefly, to keep this on topic – The user interface should provide a way of reporting pet names. This is the point of discussion.

BabelFish.7234:

While mildly inappropriate that name is fairly tame.
If the name is racist, sexist or includes swears…okay it deserves a report

ArenaNet would ultimately decide what is acceptable, of course, as they do character names right now. But we need a method of reporting.

BabelFish.7234:

but if its implying something and you’re offended by the implication I’d say that seems more like a personal problem and you’ve got more to worry about then a silly video game.

I appreciate your response, but I’m confused about this part. Was your intention polite?

Thanks

-Vawn

I agree with the point of the discussion. There should be a way to report something like this.

My intention was to point out you can’t please everyone and some people will be over-sensitive.

BabelFish.7234:

While mildly inappropriate that name is fairly tame.
If the name is racist, sexist or includes swears…okay it deserves a report but if its implying something and you’re offended by the implication I’d say that seems more like a personal problem and you’ve got more to worry about then a silly video game.

Had it also occurred to you that this might be a reference to a character in Austin Powers?

Are you serious? That pet name is pretty disgusting and has no place in a game. It is also against the naming policy. (We do not permit names that: Reference sexual acts or real life violence.) I would love to see a feature to report the immature players who would do something like that.

Hi everyone,

As the issue has been answered, and to prevent the thread from derailing, we are closing it.

Thanks to all for your support making the community a better place.