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While I disagree with this suggestion, there are cases where you might think it's best to do something about it. Cases like:
- Having an already-existing character before joining SRP
- Wanting your character's name to have a meaning that defines their behaviour and attitude
While these concerns are valid, there are alternatives that work just fine without affecting the quality of your character or unnecessarily changing a plugin reliant on a pretty big database.
1. In the first case, if you had a character prior to joining SRP, do understand that this version of your character doesn’t have to be identical to the original concept you first created. To put it simply, changing their name shouldn’t affect their personality whatsoever. This is especially useful for names that may sound generic (e.g., Sakura, Shiro, Akira, etc.); the unavailability of these commonly used names will "force" you to come up with more original ideas for their name and identity!
2. In the second case, while names can have significance in roleplay, it's best to avoid thinking that a character's personality is defined by their name. Instead, once you've built up your character, you can come up with different alternatives for their name so that you don't have to face this issue in the future.
It's true that it can feel frustrating to find that your character’s name is already taken, but given how character creation works, it shouldn’t be a major issue. As long as you have a few alternative names prepared, it’s best to focus on developing your character’s appearance, behaviour and relationships rather than getting attached to a single fixed name.