Names in Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji

#0 - March 29, 2008, 6:43 a.m.

so I tried making a character with the name being in Hiragana, primarily because I'm learning Japanese, and I thought it'd be cool to have a name like that. unfortunately, it wont let me do that. any chance of adding Japanese, along with other languages to names? ã‚ã‚ŠãŒã¨

Reythur

#4 - March 29, 2008, 6:51 a.m.

There are many reasons why we would not allow the use of symbolic style languages in our English Game Client — while other versions of the client allow for it, the English version does not — but the largest reason would have to do with the logistical issues. Mostly this is to due with language subsets and information distribution; also, it would be difficult to discern if a name is offensive or not.

However, if you feel that this is something that should be implemented, please feel free to express your concerns on our Suggestions forum, found here: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.html?sid=1&forumId=11122 .

Reythur

#7 - March 29, 2008, 6:57 a.m.

I merely meant something that would violate our policies; as with any language, people can come up with offensive commentary without using "swear" or "curse" words. I think I've seen every rendition of offensive name in the book... trust me, there's some "creative" ones.

Belfaire

#19 - March 29, 2008, 9:34 a.m.

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