So, what is it about the name?Follow

Disclaimer: This is NOT a rant about people checking me. It is more of an amusement and curiosity.

Some players go off about people checking them, but did you ever stop to wonder why they check?

Now, blatancy (showing off) is going to get you checked, for sure. I get a kick out of it when I'm messing around, or playing Guardian in the dunes, with about 5 gobbies on me, then, suddenly, drop them all with a Cyclone (which is a real rush, by the way *grin*). Next thing I know, I get a half dozen checks. I hardly consider it insulting, but rather, flattering, that something I did warranted all that attention. But, this is where my curiosity originates:

I've had many occasions where I was just wandering along a zone and EVERYONE I pass checks me out. I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary, and and there's nothing super odd about my gear, although, I admit, Kestra doesn't look like most Red Mages her level (Partial RSE, Earth Doublet, Red Cap, Lantern Shield, Dagger). So...what then, is it, that gets me noticed so much? Is it the gear, or my name?

That brings me to the second part of this (which was inspired by Trizzoro's post about seeing more people from here ingame). There are characters in Bismarck that I've never met, never spoken to, never partied with, and yet I NEVER forget their names. For some reason, they just seem to stick. I bet if I asked any of you seasoned players to name the characters that hang around outside the residence in Windurst Woods, or the two that are ALWAYS at the entrance at Bastok Markets, you could tell me without hesitation. Seeing them becomes so common, they may as well be NPCs >^.^<

But, since I started playing, there have just been certain characters whos' names I just never seem to forget. I can be anywhere in Vana'diel and suddenly be like "oh! There's Ocelott, or Kestry, or Chupacabra again." even though I have no clue who they are. Most of them get a friendly wave from me now, or a few words of greeting (They probably think I'm crazy LOL). Even so, I've managed to make a few friends that way too, so I guess it's just interesting, how much your character's name can affect someone you don't even know.

I got followed all around Windurst one day by an Elvaan I didn't know, who thought I was "Kestry" LOL.

P.S. Tweed, I'm not stalking you, really! It's just a HUGE coincidence, hahaha.

I can tell you that Monya and Griffon are always outside the bastok markets MH selling things. It is rahter funny how you never forget certain peoples names. One ive never forgotten has benn Fattmatt ive sen him/her post here before but ive laso seen around and the name just sticks. also alot of characters named after other TV/movie or videogame characters stick I.E Neo Morpheus Inuyasha not to mention the 90 million diffrent speelings of both sphiroth and seshomaru.

What really bothers me is getting checked repeatedly by the same person.

For example, I'll be killing gob trains outside of Selbina, occaisionally killing bogies and ghouls as well, and I'll get check-spams. Which is fine, I'm sure it's cool to them to see someone do over 100 damage to something that probably still cons as IT to them.

What really bothers me is the few people that spam me with checks. It bothers me so much now that I've set up an anti-check macro, that will un-equip and re-equip a piece of armor. I just can't wait for the day down the road when those people will check-spam a JP player and either get a rude /tell from them, or no longer get a party with a majority of the JP players in the server.

Yes Monya, Griffon, Kikitty, there are a few others...more now than I have ever noticed before. There was someone else who sat with Kikitty in front of the MH in Markets, but I forget now who it was.

Woody is always out in Gustaberg fishing. I remember because my friend has a second char named Buzzlightyear, and he has been tempted to go stand next to Woody for a bit. ;-)

There are plenty of people on the server who I maybe partied with back in my newb days that probably don't remember me, but I remember. I will usually /smile or /wave when I see them, and they do it back to be polite. Then there are the people who just started when I was in my 10s-20s and they are now levels upon levels ahead of me: Wufei and Kimokeo are two that distinctly stand out. Kimo was in his first Dunes pt as RDM when I was leveling my blm at 14 for sub. He had NO CLUE what he was doing, and he added me to his friends list afterward. Not a month later, he's level 53 or so, rank 6, and offering ME help...it's crazy.

That's what I love about this game, how much variety there is in what you can do. People who once asked me for help and advice are now my mentors.