The Gods

[CDR OLAF]

I am wondering about the Gods. I imagine anyone who gets their Gould to a certain level will be on the God level (false god of course).

I'd really like to be the Roman God Mars eventually. (This was in the comic, but not series)

[Smilie (-_-)]

I have found that most of them have names of gods from various mythologies, though player characters would be minor Goa'uld that may or may not be serving a more powerful one.

They can't let a bunch of players reach the status of a system lord, because I am pretty sure there were never more than thirty of them...

[Lord Ouroboros]

All goa'ulds are gods, you mere mortal! You shall pay for your blasphemy!

Lol. Yes, it appears we all chose names of "actual" gods. And those who wanted to be tok'râs did as well.
I wonder if asgard players did it too.

If you want to become Mars, I believe the egyptian Heru'ur was also the greek Hares, and so the roman Mars. But you are still welcome if you want to join.

[Smilie (-_-)]

Originally Posted by Lord Ouroboros

All goa'ulds are gods, you mere mortal! You shall pay for your blasphemy!

Lol. Yes, it appears we all chose names of "actual" gods. And those who wanted to be tok'râs did as well.
I wonder if asgard players did it too.

If you want to become Mars, I believe the egyptian Heru'ur was also the greek Hares, and so the roman Mars. But you are still welcome if you want to join.

There is no way they could have all of the Asgard and Goa'uld players named after mythological deities! It just can't be done.

[Lord Ouroboros]

Why not? There isn't an infinite number of players in one server, and there are thousands, maybe millions, of deities. But it is players choice, not devs.

[Smilie (-_-)]

Yea, but they can't make you have one as your name.

[sledog]

perhaps instead of being ARES the god of So and such * war I know * instead have your character just be known as a GOD even more the reason for you to choose appropriate names such as Ares and not Uoberpun42

[Hazor]

I wonder if I'd get in trouble for, or offend anyone by, using Judeo-Christian names of God, and/or angels, etc.

Hindu has..like.. 70,000 gods, I think? That's more than enough for one server. ..Even if every single player is a Goa'uld. :x Hawaii's that I can't recall the name of also has tens of thousands of gods. Whether the gods in both of these all have names I do not know, however. Either way, there are more than enough deities in the world's religions to accommodate a vastly large player base, probably even in just those religions that are no longer practiced.

I don't suspect every player will use the name of a deity, though. For my Goa'uld characters, if my first line is not allowed or bothers someone(which I imagine will be the case), I'll be using a first name tacked in front of "Hazor" for at least one.

[sledog]

well if someone was to take a certain gods name such as Posiden then half the players will be in a bind and probably cause they cant be so and so will then choose to either leave the game or go to the other side ........... thats why I think that you should just be refered to as a god and not as God So and So * aka They might say all hail bob the G if thats your name *

[Smilie (-_-)]

They aren't going to make you have a religious name! It would offend too many people. Think about it, does anyone worship the Egyptian gods? No, and if they started doing stuff like having a Goa'uld named Joshua or something than they will be in a bit of a pickle, because many people would be offended. And they need all the names they can for NPCs.

[Khabarach]

Originally Posted by Smilie (-_-)

They aren't going to make you have a religious name! It would offend too many people. Think about it, does anyone worship the Egyptian gods? No, and if they started doing stuff like having a Goa'uld named Joshua or something than they will be in a bit of a pickle, because many people would be offended. And they need all the names they can for NPCs.

Actually people still do worship the old gods, in fact worship of the Norse gods is recognised as an official religion (called Ásatrú) in several countries.

I agree though in that its unlikely they will restrict names. There are plenty of civilisations which have been lost, and even more gods who have been forgotten. There is also no reason why every Goa'uld will have already visited and been worshiped on Earth. Those alone are enough to allow players to chose whatever name they want.

[sledog]

I think that they should only Choose 1 name .. their starter name ........ I think that otherwise it would cause a lot of grief, *more then the grief already when your user is stolen when creating a New MMO name*

[Smilie (-_-)]

I wonder if that modern Norse religion is as big as Jediism?

I worship science! lol

Anyway, the more modern the religion, the more people offended. It is easy to imagine why they didn't say that all of the Christian, Jewish, and other modern religions were really a bunch of aliens.

For example: If they said that 'God' was an ascended being and 'Jesus' and various saints were highly evolved humans doing his bidding, that would get them out on the street so fast that they would be falling off of a skyscraper!

[Kristof]

Originally Posted by Smilie (-_-)

For example: If they said that 'God' was an ascended being and 'Jesus' and various saints were highly evolved humans doing his bidding, that would get them out on the street so fast that they would be falling off of a skyscraper!

But... God IS an ascended being, and Jesus was a highly evolved human who ascended, at least, according to the Bible...

Back on topic, I had a bad enough time with FFXI where I couldn't even choose my own server, if I HAVE to pick from a list of god names to create a Goa'Uld or an Asgard, I might have some serious issues.

On the bright side, it would reduce their respective populations and none would be named L337H4x0r111.

[Lord Ouroboros]

Originally Posted by Smilie (-_-)

Yea, but they can't make you have one as your name.

Why would they forbid me to have a god name?

In my guild, we have Amon, Shu, Sobek, Atum, Nephtys, Ouroboros (me), Montu, ect... all names of gods worshipped during Antiquity. What's wrong with that?

Originally Posted by Smilie (-_-)

And they need all the names they can for NPCs.

What is the most important? Players or NPCs? As the game will occur during past seasons of SG1, NPCs already have the names of the goa'ulds we saw in the series.

Originally Posted by Smilie (-_-)

It is easy to imagine why they didn't say that all of the Christian, Jewish, and other modern religions were really a bunch of aliens.

Remember that dialogue in SG1?

TEAL'C: You have been impregnated without copulation?
VALA: Yes. And I'm absolutely terrified. Have any of you ever heard of anything like it?
MITCHELL: Well, there's one…
TEAL'C: Darth Vader.
VALA: Really? How did that turn out?
MITCHELL: Actually, I was thinking of King Arthur.
CARTER: You were?
MITCHELL: Yeah, I've been reading everything I can find on our ancient friend
Merlin. According to some of the legends, he enchanted the Queen who bore Arthur…
LANDRY: I have to go.

It was funny how they were walking the line, wasn't it?

[Smilie (-_-)]

Originally Posted by Lord Ouroboros

Why would they forbid me to have a god name?

In my guild, we have Amon, Shu, Sobek, Atum, Nephtys, Ouroboros (me), Montu, ect... all names of gods worshipped during Antiquity. What's wrong with that?What is the most important? Players or NPCs? As the game will occur during past seasons of SG1, NPCs already have the names of the goa'ulds we saw in the series.Remember that dialogue in SG1?

TEAL'C: You have been impregnated without copulation?
VALA: Yes. And I'm absolutely terrified. Have any of you ever heard of anything like it?
MITCHELL: Well, there's one…
TEAL'C: Darth Vader.
VALA: Really? How did that turn out?
MITCHELL: Actually, I was thinking of King Arthur.
CARTER: You were?
MITCHELL: Yeah, I've been reading everything I can find on our ancient friend
Merlin. According to some of the legends, he enchanted the Queen who bore Arthur…
LANDRY: I have to go.

It was funny how they were walking the line, wasn't it?

Erm... I guess you are no Carter or McCay...

Yea, it was more like a joke, besides the fact that they were talking about ARTHUR, AND, READ what I wrote, I said that they couldn't MAKE YOU have a religious name, not KEEP YOU from having one!

[Lord Ouroboros]

Originally Posted by Smilie (-_-)

I said that they couldn't MAKE YOU have a religious name, not KEEP YOU from having one!

Er... yes. But it makes me wonder why you said that in the first place. Because I hadn't said "we all choose names of actual gods", as if it was a rule, but I said "we all chose names of actual gods", as we did it.

[Fumbles]

Most MMO's have clearly defined naming rules.

here are some examples

SOE's
The following types of names are inappropriate:.

1. Vile, profane, rude, or racist names including common swear words, anatomical references, racial slurs, and homonyms of these words.
2. Combinations of words that produce an offensive result (e.g. Hugeaz, Tug Mcgroin).
3. Names of religious, occult, or significant historic origin (e.g. Jesus, Allah, Satan, Stalin, Angel, Devil, Demon).
4. Trademarked names of products, services, or concepts (e.g. , Marlboro, Sony, Band-Aid).
5. Non-fantasy oriented names from popular media. These names can be either fictional (e.g. Rambo, Darthvader) or non-fictional (e.g. Garth Brooks, Pierce Brosnan, Ronald Reagan, Michael Jordan).
6. Common words and phrases that would not be found in the place and time setting of the game (e.g. Switchblade, Phaser, Toaster, Sloegin, Anyone). This includes references to drug substances or drug related paraphernalia. (e.g. Ecstacy, Cannibis)
7. Proper names from EverQuest (e.g. Rathe, Karana). This also includes the first or last name of any significant EverQuest NPC (e.g. Dorn, Trumpy, Karn).
8. Names chosen with the intent or possessed with the effect of harming the reputation of or used to impersonate a Customer or representative of Sony Online Entertainment.
9. Names containing titles within them, such as, but not limited to: The, Lord, Lady, Master, King, Knight, Sir, Father (e.g. Sirtallon, Lordeagle, Mothermaggy, Darksister).
10. Fantasy-oriented names that are easily recognized from popular existing media (e.g. Merlin, Gandalf, Belgarath, Drizzt, Tanis).
11. Names where the combination of the first and last name violate a previous rule.


WoW's
Paedophilia
This category includes both clear and masked names which:

Refer to violent and/or sexual acts with minors
Refers to violent real life actions with minors If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she will:
have his/her access to World of Warcraft permanently terminated.
Racial/Ethnic
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Have any racial/ethnic connotations
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name to be changed via the online ticket system
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
While these repercussions may seem harsh, we feel very strongly that these names have no place within the world of Azeroth due to their extremely offensive nature.
Sexuality/Violence
This category includes both clear and masked names which:

Refer to violent sexual acts
Refer to violent real life actions
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
While these repercussions may seem harsh, we feel very strongly that these names have no place within the world of Azeroth due to their extremely offensive nature.
National
This category includes both clear and masked names which:

Have any national connotations
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended if any negative sentiment/language is present
Sexual Orientation
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Refer to any aspect of sexual orientation pertaining to themselves or other players
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Obscene/Vulgar
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Are inappropriate references to human anatomy or bodily functions
Are pornographic in nature
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Inappropriate
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Are mildly inappropriate references to human anatomy or bodily functions
Are otherwise considered objectionable
Are illness/disease names (Cancer, Tetanus, etc)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Harassing or Defamatory
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Insultingly refer to other characters, players, Blizzard employees, or groups of people, be they in the game or external
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Religions or Religious Figures
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Mimic major religions or religious figures (i.e. Jesus, Christianity, Buddha)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Political Groups or Political Figures
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Mimic major political groups or political figures (i.e. Thatcher, Churchill, Democrat, Labor)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Blizzard Employees
This category includes both clear and masked names which are:
The names of any World of Warcraft customer support representative or employee of Blizzard Entertainment (Both real names and aliases)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Illegal Drugs or Activities
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Refer to illegal drugs
Refer to illegal activities
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Advertising
This category includes names which advertise:
Any non-beneficial, non-WoW related businesses, organizations, or websites
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Please note, any names violating the policies below, may not be changed immediately. These names may be judged by Blizzard and changed at a later time if found to be in violation with our policy.
Trademarks
This category includes both clear and masked names which:

Are trademarked/licensed by a company or an individual
Are trademarked/licensed by Blizzard Entertainment (does not apply to Guild names when it refers to locations and regions within World of Warcraft)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, and the trademark owner protests its use, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Popular Culture and Media Figures
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Are references to very well known people, characters, places, or icons from popular culture and media (i.e. Sangoku, Corum, Jabbathehutt)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Partial or Complete Sentences
This category includes names which:
Consist of multiple (generally more than 2) words strung together to create partial or complete sentences (i.e. Inyourface, Welovebeef, Howareyou) (does not apply to Guild names)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Pure Gibberish
This category includes names which:
Consist of a string of letters which do not produce a pronounceable name (i.e. Asdfasdf, Jjxccm, Hvlldrm)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Real World References
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
Are references to very well known people, characters, places, or icons (i.e. Britneyspears, Austinpowers, Mcdonalds, Georgewashington, Newyork)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Contain "Leet" or "Dudespeak"
This category includes names which:
Consist of language existent only in online communication (i.e. Roflcopter, xxnewbxx, Roxxoryou)
Use multiple caps lock in a single word (HunteR AllianCe)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character, guild, or pet, he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game
Titles
Fantasy titles should be earned through the mechanics of the game, and should not be recreated through character naming. This category includes names which:
Consist of any title prefix or suffix attached to a character's name be it fantasy-based or not (i.e. Privatemike, Centurionsanchez, Knightpopatoe)
Break the game immersion on the Roleplay servers (i.e. Masteroftheworld)
If a player is found to have such a name for their character he/she may:
Be assigned a randomly generated temporary name, to be changed via the online ticket system
Be given a warning
Be temporarily or permanently suspended from the game


and LotRO
When initially creating a character, look for "Naming Guidelines" underneath the "Enter Your Name" bar. Based on your character's race and gender, guidelines for naming your character will display.

You must choose a name for your character at this screen by clicking in the Name field and typing in the name you want. (This box also has a variety of naming conventions for the race you have chosen, but you are not required to follow these racial conventions).

In general, names must:

be one word with no spaces
contain at least four letters
have a vowel (A, E, I, O or U) or Y within the first four letters
not contain more then four consecutive vowels
have a vowel or Y as part of any five letters in a row
Neither apostrophes nor hypens can be used. Only letters can be used when naming your character.

Character names in The Lord of the Rings Online should reflect the adventurous and heroic spirit of The Lord of the Rings. When selecting a character name, please be aware of the type of character you are creating, be it a Human, Elf, Dwarf, or Hobbit. Each race has its own naming conventions and it is encouraged that you select a name befitting the race and spirit of your character. The following are examples of character names and guild names that are NOT appropriate for The Lord of the Rings Online and is also applied to kinship and organization names. Some names that do not fall within one of the examples below may still be inappropriate. The Lord of the Rings Online Support has final say over what constitutes a violation of the character naming policy.

Proper names and places or close facsimiles thereof, from the story characters or non-player characters (NPCs) introduced in the fiction of Lord of the Rings Online.
Fantasy or non-fantasy names from popular culture or media.
Sexually explicit, defamatory, obscene, racially or ethnically offensive names or slang.
Names of historical or religious significance.
Trademarked names of products, goods, materials or services.
Common names, slang or references to drug related substances, culture or paraphernalia.
Names containing ranks, titles or denotation of power.
Names causing harm, mockery or imitation of Lord of the Rings Online players or NPCs, in addition to Turbine, Inc. employees, past or present.
Misspelled variations or homonyms of any of the above rules.
Policy Enforcement

There is a Zero Tolerance rule in effect for the following name violations:

Sexually explicit, defamatory, obscene, racially or ethnically offensive names or slang.
Common names, slang or references to drug related substances, culture or paraphernalia.
Names causing harm, mockery or imitation of Lord of the Rings Online players or NPCs, in addition to Turbine, Inc. employees, past or present.
This means that if your character or kinship name is in violation, the name will be changed without question. For characters that violate this rule, your character name will be changed and your account will be automatically placed on a three day suspension for a first offense. For kinships that are in violation, the kinship name will be changed and the account of the kinship leader will be placed on a three day suspension for a first offense. Additional offenses will consist of further account actions, including possible closure.

For other naming violations, a Lord of the Rings Online Game Master will contact you in-game to discuss your character's name.

[eyezac]

Originally Posted by Kristof

But... God IS an ascended being, and Jesus was a highly evolved human who ascended, at least, according to the Bible...

Actually its more like; God was always an ascended being (which I guess means he was never ascended... ) Jesus was also an ascended being like God (which means he also was never ascended... In fact, he's the same guy, sort of!) Jesus then descended, hung out here for a bit, changed the world, got killed for doing so then ascended....

.... So this means that I follow an extremely advanced being who sent His son, who is sort of Himself, to be descended and look like us (that old Asgard holographic trick) in order to sacrifice Him as an offering to satiate Himself and thus save us from our wrongdoing which started with the first of our race being tricked by one of His first creations - a very advanced being (who could take the form of lots of things) who used to be good buddies with God, but got a God complex, all pissed of and decided to try do things his own way....

... Is there any wonder I like sci-fi?

[Nephthys]

Originally Posted by Smilie (-_-)

Anyway, the more modern the religion, the more people offended. It is easy to imagine why they didn't say that all of the Christian, Jewish, and other modern religions were really a bunch of aliens.

Err they have.... Sokar = Satan, this means that it is reasonable to assume that his 'good' counterpart is also 'alien'.

Also the episode Demons (season 3) a group of humans that are transplanted to another world that are living in a middle age period worship god - this either means that god is made up and is used as a ploy by sokar to re-enforce his evilness as the devil - or sokar is a rival of 'god'.

Need we even bring up the Ori - daniel jackson himself said that the ancients probably relayed back to earth that fire = bad - wheras it used to a symbol of heat and fuzzyness xD

throught the eries they are making strong referances that christinaity is basically not real and is strongly made up in an efort to control the masses in new ways (i.e. posing as evil to force people to do things out of fear rather than love for the god)

-Neph

[Rryst]

Originally Posted by Nephthys

Also the episode Demons (season 3) a group of humans that are transplanted to another world that are living in a middle age period worship god - this either means that god is made up and is used as a ploy by sokar to re-enforce his evilness as the devil - or sokar is a rival of 'god'.

Or Sokar merely plays the part of the devil to invoke servitude in those people within their already existing beief system.

[Smilie (-_-)]

Nothing you guys have said contradicts any modern religion. And they never said anything about 'Jesus' or 'God' being ascended, though it is an easy assumption.

[sledog]

It may still phase somebody and I also think that if some child *of a very strict Religious family* was to say to their parents that they are a God in game I'd bet 20 $ that the kid would be out of that game faster then somebody who acidentally went into a star trek convention saying that Star trek was the worst thing to happen to the earth

[Smilie (-_-)]

Originally Posted by sledog

It may still phase somebody and I also think that if some child *of a very strict Religious family* was to say to their parents that they are a God in game I'd bet 20 $ that the kid would be out of that game faster then somebody who acidentally went into a star trek convention saying that Star trek was the worst thing to happen to the earth

hahahahaha! My grandmother would prolly do some obscene ritual to me if I played a Goa'uld. Good thing she lives across the state! lol

I have got to get one of those stargate t-shirts that says something like "I am your GOD, bow down before me!"

Perhaps, someone somewhere will dress up as a Prior and preach origin on Halloween? Muhahahaa! (holds pinky up to mouth)

[Cloud70077]

I would be happy not being a god, but you are going to control Jaffa, so if it really bothers you just name your guy some old god name and pretend.