Please allow spaces in guild names

[Draug]

Spaces are not allowed in guild names currently, forcing most to use either abbreviations or with the entire name (with suffix and prefix) as a single word.

I suggest allowing spaces in guild names to:

1. Encourage guilds to use names instead of cryptic abbreviations.
2. Allow better readability: "TheNorthernAlliance" vs "The Northern Alliance" for example.

This may not seem an issue now, but with an influx of players (and new guilds) we will have a number of guilds using the same or similar abbreviations - as lack of spacing discourage guilds to write out their entire name. It also gives a lackluster impression for a game released in 2021.

 

[Woody]

To anticipate name tag length being a concern for character limit/clutter, why not allow guilds to set two fields:

• A full guild name with spaces
• An abbreviation or Acronym 3-4 letters long.
  • Maybe the Acronym can also be used to help signify guilds in an alliance?

By default when viewing a character you see their guild's Acronym. A hotkey can be set that when held reveals the full name. The default value (name or acronym) can be swapped around in settings.

Guild Wars 1 and other games had this kind of approach and it worked well.

 

[Rorry]

I would rather just have a guild tag/acronym a few letters long that stays with the character name on the target bar. It is too hard to read a guild name when someone is moving or is in a crowd.

 

[Draug]

I would rather just have a guild tag/acronym a few letters long that stays with the character name on the target bar. It is too hard to read a guild name when someone is moving or is in a crowd.

Guild Wars 1did some good things, however, using only a tag doesn't solve the issue with the guilds that have the same tag.

The Northern Alliance
The New Aftermath
The Next Age

"TNA"

They would all use the same tag.

 

[finegamingconnoisseur]

I posted the exact same suggestion quite a while back, but seems like it hasn't made it into the game yet.

I'm not sure why this isn't something that could be easily done.

 

[Rorry]

Guild Wars 1did some good things, however, using only a tag doesn't solve the issue with the guilds that have the same tag.

The Northern Alliance
The New Aftermath
The Next Age

"TNA"

They would all use the same tag.

In MO1 a tag could only be used by one group. I think it is already that way for long form names now, as well.

 

[Draug]

In MO1 a tag could only be used by one group. I think it is already that way for long form names now, as well.

exactly, but "The Northern Alliance", "The New Aftermath" and "The Next Age"are all different names. A tag, however, wouldn't work.

 

[Rorry]

Well, it would because it did. Each would just have to use a variant so that they would all be different. The first to form would likely take TNA. One might take NA, etc.

 

[finegamingconnoisseur]

EVE Online has support for both spaces in guild names and unique guild tag on a first come first serve basis. I don't see why the same can't be done in MO2, of all games.

 

[Kokolo]

I am late to the party, but I too support this change.

 

[Evelyn]

Henrik said in his recent stream guild names should be able to have spaces eventually.