My guild-master Tear-Whore has suckered me into doing this meme. I’m not going to lie, I had fun doing it. Check out his blog! WAAAGH Roots!
1) What is your current main character’s name (or names, if you play multiple games)? Explain how you chose the name.
Sollozzo Pizarro – Knight of the Blazing Sun – Dark Crag. The first name, Sollozzo, I pulled from my all time favorite movie, The Godfather. It originates from the character Virgil “The Turk” Sollozzo. The last name originates from the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro González, 1st Marqués de los Atabillos. Pizarro is also the leading role in one of my favorite stage plays Royal Hunt of the Sun, about Spanish Conquistador’s conquering the Incan Empire. Since the physical culture of the KoBS is a mix between Spanish Conquistadors (hence the title) and Italian Settlers, I thought the two would be quite fitting together.
2) What was the name of your very first character in an MMO? Explain how you chose that name.
Pherhis – I started playing Guild Wars and needed a name for my Ranger/Mesmer. I had no idea what to call him so I used a generator. Bam. Exciting huh?
3) Have you kept a specific name through various games, or do you tend to change your naming habits based on the individual game?
Gosford – I typically use the name Gosford for my main characters. It’s also myXBL gamertag and various other things. My Dwarf Slayer alt has obtained this name.
4) Do you ever reserve names, planning to use them for characters that you might play later? If so, what are they and why do you hold on to them?
I do sometimes. Just depends.
5) Of the three common archetypes in MMOs – tank, healer, DPS – which is your current main character?
Tank – I’ve played with every possible class combo you cab imagine in an mmo. Tanks, healers, dps, ranged dps, support, etc. I typically play healers.
6) What archetype was your very first character in an MMO? Why did you choose it?
Ranger/Mesmer (GW). I guess (like most mmo noobs) a hunter style class appealed to me. The Mesmer class seemed kinda neat too. When I started playing WoW, I played a resto druid.
7) Are you usually attracted to one archetype over another, or do you play them equally? Why?
Umm. I like the basis for Shamans in fantasy games. I also like barbarian/fighter/guardian classes. I typically play healers but for WAR I went the tank route. The KoBS appealed to me more than the IB or SM due to it’s natural leadership. I’m sort of a leader in things I do in life and the culture of the KoBS was nice too. I have a couple different Warrior Priests (one is on a core server), so I will have another healer soon.
8 ) What is your favorite feature from an MMO you no longer play?
GW had some really nice visuals going on in a lot of the zones. Sometimes I would just sit there and look for a bit. In terms of WoW the one feature I miss about it was the game itself before the expansions.
9) Is there an MMO that you would play if it was free? Which and why?
Eve. Economics in Space.
10) How do you measure the success of a character in an MMO (total kills, titles accumulated, wealth, rare items collected, level reached, etc.)?
I’m not going to follow the meme crowd and say “the people”. People are great but I am an achievement junkie. In an RPG, I like to explore every possible element that I have access too. I am the kind of person that will explore every part of the map just to find that special something, whether it be a burning windmill or a huge castle. The Tome of Knowledge is my best friend. I respect it and it respects me.
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I named him Sollozzo Pizarro after two of my passions. Sollozzo, being a character from Mario Puzo’s the Godfather (and in the film). Pizzaro is the name of the leading role in the play Royal Hunt of the Sun, a play about Spanish conquistador’s who advance an expedition to Peru. The Pioneer title, because it fits the whole conquistador essence (though my title often changes) 
