Has anyone on the staff ever given any thought to changing the client's/executable's name from "EverQuest" to "Shards of Dalaya"? This would be a very minute change and would likely require minimal coding effort, but it would stand for much more than just that.
The staff of this server have worked for years to differentiate this server from the alternatives. However, when the newcomer finally arrives after having discovered us, after having created an account, after having installed the original game, after having patched for SoD, and so on, the first thing that he or she sees upon the game firing up is "EverQuest" on the top left. The last thing we need is for a new player immediately associating the server with that totally unrelated MMO. How better to put that other MMO from their minds and dispel any lingering preconceptions than by displaying "Shards of Dalaya" front and center (or top and left, as it were)?
Even those of us who have been with this server for years still go through the same thing every day to the point that we now overlook it entirely. The name does not register with the player even when Alt + Tabbing between windows. It is something of an irony that in order to continue to enjoy our stay here and engage in the distinctly non-EQ community in-game, we still do it all via a client whose program name is a misnomer.
Is there a reason this has not been done before? Perhaps it is not legally permissible given that SoD runs on the engine of that MMO? If it is possible, I move that it be done prior to or concurrent with the next account drive.
The staff of this server have worked for years to differentiate this server from the alternatives. However, when the newcomer finally arrives after having discovered us, after having created an account, after having installed the original game, after having patched for SoD, and so on, the first thing that he or she sees upon the game firing up is "EverQuest" on the top left. The last thing we need is for a new player immediately associating the server with that totally unrelated MMO. How better to put that other MMO from their minds and dispel any lingering preconceptions than by displaying "Shards of Dalaya" front and center (or top and left, as it were)?
Even those of us who have been with this server for years still go through the same thing every day to the point that we now overlook it entirely. The name does not register with the player even when Alt + Tabbing between windows. It is something of an irony that in order to continue to enjoy our stay here and engage in the distinctly non-EQ community in-game, we still do it all via a client whose program name is a misnomer.
Is there a reason this has not been done before? Perhaps it is not legally permissible given that SoD runs on the engine of that MMO? If it is possible, I move that it be done prior to or concurrent with the next account drive.
