New Character Creation Intro

Estarra

Let me know what you think!
http://client.lusternia.com/?create=true

Iasmos

The random name generator has a couple of issues: suggests names that are not appropriate (e.g., "Oji") and names that are already taken.

Is it intentional that I cannot log in as the character I just created? I see red text messages in the output window.

Ssaliss

First thing I notice is that the phrase "Password must contain at least two of the following: lower case letters, upper case letters, digits, and other characters (punctuation, symbols, etc.)." linewraps below the visible field.

Ssaliss

Also, probably unrelated to the character intro, but there's a "0" in the top left corner of the client for me.

Ssaliss

Might also be nice with a "mute" button available straight away, in case people don't want to listen to the music while they create their character.

Iasmos

My not being able to log in is actually probably a result of the firewall at work, but the client could maybe handle such a situation more gracefully and let me know that the connection could not be made.

Zouviqil

So I select an org, and it brings me right away to the name generator, age, and password area.

1. Hitting "random" causes red text on the lower left to appear saying to enter your desired password.
2. I know from using the in game namegen, the namegen has a set of prefixes and suffixes based off of your chosen race; this does not take into consideration those specifications, and in fact, most of the names seem either Elfen or vowel-heavy in name. I'm not sure if you're using prefix-suffix combinations by just glancing at this, but if you're using something slightly more advanced (like my little language generator I've set up in Processing) then I'd suggest specifying one to four syllables and setting the syllables to be the following (make sure you include the letter Y in both your vowels and your consonants!):
1. V
2. VV
3. VC
4. CV
5. CCV
6. CVC
7. VCC

If your generation capabilities for names are more complex than the aforementioned, I can suggest more.

Eritheyl

Name generation should be based on race. Race should be picked during character creation.

Please, the way we do it is just so stupid now.

Lerad

I don't see anything wrong with the way things are set up as it is. The RP centric "newbies" have a namechange if they want a name that conforms to "racial standards" as defined by npc names (which, truth be told, don't always agree on a single standard for every race). This is, of course, assuming that they end up choosing a race for which their original name choice doesn't fit into said standards, for example, a "Cthoglin" character choosing to become a kephera.

Besides, with free reincarnations during grace of innocence, name-and-race synchronization from character creation is simply not going to happen unless the player comes into the game with a 100% sure idea or concept of what race he wants to play. The new system is tailored for true newbies who have no idea of what races have what advantages, and allow guilds to give advice to said newbies before they make their choice. I think it's a great idea and implementation.

Enyalida

On the other hand, you still shouldn't be starting as a human!

Daraius

So much agree.

Everiine

Yes, with free reincarnations all through Innocence, there is no reason to start everyone as human. Let them start with choosing their race, like they logically should, and they can change it later with no hassle.