Guild Wars 2

I know this thread is quite old, but I would like to revive it because I personally feel it is still relevant to my own experience.

For my part, I have obsessive-compulsive disorder. I am not revealing this to gain sympathy or suggest I am oversensitive about player names; it’s simply a fact about myself. With that said, this topic points to a change I would very much like to see within Guild Wars 2.

Being forced to see player names under mouse cursor and camera direction, names that can range from unnecessary to truly disturbing, causes me to obsess over them and it gets to a point where I don’t even want to play. But that’s just it, I do enjoy playing Guild Wars 2 quite a bit, especially if I can co-op with my brother or a good friend.

I will admit, I am not a game developer and I do not fully understand what it would take to implement this change. I also agree that if a player wants to see names in their favorite game type, that is perfectly fine and I would favor having more options instead of restricting them, especially for no good reason. However, for what my opinion is worth, I think it will be a substantial change for someone like myself to simply have the option not to see names from mouse hover or camera direction.

The option is all I seek. I don’t wish to take away others rights and choices for a game they enjoy playing. But kindly don’t take away mine either.

I sincerely hope ArenaNet looks further into this favorable option. I don’t want to quit playing Guild Wars 2, A game I really do like to play, because the option to simply turn off names in a more controlled and productive way are not introduced.

Hello!

One thing I would absolutely love to see is for the UI to have the option to hide all players names under the mouse and towards players the camera is facing.

Although I agree that players should have the right to name their characters whatever they wish (within reason), I think every player should also have the option not to see them, particularly when they range from unnecessary to disturbing to outright offensive. I have reported names in the past only to see nothing happen, so this is no longer a viable option for me.

I personally enjoy immersion in Guild Wars 2, yet to be forced to see player names without any true option to disable them just makes me completely disinterested to keep playing. I’m sorry, but I am not interested in players political/religious/etc opinions painfully twisted into names.

The current “Hide All Player Names” is a start. It’s a start, but not enough. There are many players in Guild Wars 2, which is excellent, but trying to avoid having their potentially offensive names flash up on my screen is next to impossible.

ArenaNet, I request that you please, please consider this change. I truly enjoy playing Guild Wars 2 but this is the one option for me that is destroying my interest to stay invested.

Thank you!