Guild Wars 2

Just received a 72-hour ban for naming my character ‘Ipoopedmypants’ – didn’t know it would be offensive to anyone. I made it to level 17 without being banned..

I’m thinking, wouldn’t it be better to provide players with a warning in an e-mail and the option to change the name? I mean, it’s not like I’ve named my character ‘Hitlerwascool’ or anything like that.

Is it just me?

If it was your first offense, you may find you are able to log back in soon with the option to change your character name. You were warned before playing the game when you clicked the ‘I agree’ button after reading the rules of the ToS. If this isn’t the first time you have been required to change a character name, then you will need to sit out the entire 72-hour suspension. Good luck. =)

I just don’t see how it’s offensive.. It is the word ‘poop’?

Also, as I wrote, “wouldn’t it be better to provide players with a warning in an e-mail and the option to change the name?”

Where do I change my character name?

Unfortunately your feeling it isn’t offensive is not the issue as at least someone did and the GMs must have agreed hence the suspension.

From what I have read the suspension is regarded as the warning. As I have seen many times here based on suspension of names it is best to highly consider names before you choose them.

Personally I would refrain from an references to bodily functions, references to sexual organs even if the word has a dual meaning, any sort of sexual innuendo, trying to use two words in an attempt to present an offensive term that is spelled differently but still pronounced the same when the two words are combined, and anything when you read it before saving might give the slightest hint of violating Code of Conduct.

I posted all that in an effort that others might read it as well because I see these types of threads regularly. However I don’t make the rules so the above is simply my opinion.

I hope you can change your name soon to something more appropriate and can continue to enjoy the game.