pc.ign.com - 5/5/2009
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is a role-playing game, so your identity is mainly that of the hero you are playing. Public names aren't shown unless you specifically go digging for them. For example, in-game chat won't display them by default. There are options one can enable to see them, and of course when typing in hero ...
massively.com - 5/7/2009
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Nearly every MMO on the market has them:
server shards. Whether they're named after game characters or...
places they all present the same problem -- limiting a player's options. Whenever a new MMO comes out, friends must discuss and agree upon which ...
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Champions Online has no server shards
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New Dev Diary on IGN: Shannon Posniewski
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See what Shannon has to say about combat, unique names, fiery apes, and more in his latest Dev Diary!Link to the forum post
Champions Online has no server shards
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... Suddenly, the other reasoning behind the new naming system tied into player's account names becomes clear. It's nice to know -- via the same Dev Diary -- that the game UI will auto-complete names based on accounts you've spoken with prior. We're going to need all the help we can get there, considering the thousands upon thousands of players we could potentially be IMing in-game. ...
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