By chance, MOP’s Carlo struck up a conversation among our team a week ago all about embarrassing character names and gaming handles. Apparently he was teasing a friend for his “xxXLegolasXxx”-style name, when his wife slammed him hard by teasing him for his old handle: TWISTING FANGS. It’s a Guild Wars skill name, but he cringed anyway. Ah, marriage!
Anyhow, it turns out most of us are guilty, and our team had a good time roasting each other for our really dumb online names. I’ve confessed my sins before: When I was a teenager, I used to name my MMO characters after obscure Wheel of Time characters. But some of my colleagues turn out to have far worse examples, so I feel slightly less embarrassed. Slightly.
How about you? What’s your most embarrassing MMO character name?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
