Founders name paragon placement/implementation

[obsidian vigil]

I've been running through possibilities on how they will/could implement the name of the paragon founders name on the paragon greatsword when it's given, through multiple conversations there's been multiple possibilities and going to list my favorites and how it could be done (Along with the ones i think are the worst)

• Weapon has the founders name physically on the blade, inscribed directly on the blade like a signature, allowing the founder to be able to change their signature at any time through a text editor of sorts, we know it's possible using Warframe as an example through being able to do it on Railjacks, as well as the text editor in Captura, this would be the best possible option if they allow the crafted paragons to be transmogged because it would still be unique to the founder that crafted it and create a good amount of customization for it

• Name of the paragon only, this would cause some issues specifically because if the crafted paragon is transmoggable then the name of the paragon that crafted it for the player would be wiped away once it's applied to other greatswords, since i would think the transmog wouldn't take the styles name but the stats name in this case, making it so anyone with a paragon transmog would be the same in every single way - the only reasonable fix i could think of to fix this would allow founders paragons be transmoggable while crafted ones can't be

• Name in description only, possibly the worst choice i could think of, specifically because only the person that owns the item at the time would be able to see it, and there'd be nothing different between a founders paragon & a crafted one

[queen summit]

Having a floating-ish / glowing name of the founder that hovers over the sword would be the bare minimum, if not some kind of shader on the sword it make it look like the name is etched into the blade directly.

Putting it in the description is unacceptable.

As for letting founders change it, that might be a problem. There's no interface for a separate signature already in the game, so where would that go and what would that look like? Then there's also the opportunity for abuse -- someone using 'bad' words that are already currently caught and handled in the name filter.

I think the concern for transmog is also valid, but I don't see how letting us set a custom signature would fix that.

I think the skin itself (meaning any weapon with it) should just carry the founder's IGN to avoid people effectively just running Purity or something with a clean paragon skin to look like a founder, and to avoid name abuse/confusion.

I think there might also be some concern with people using transmog of, say, purity over their paragon to use the paragon without showing off the founder's name.
I think that will be a less likely long-term situation, however. The paragon will eventually be outmoded by newer weapons (it already kinda is), so folks are more likely to put the paragon skin on newer weapons than they are to continue using the paragon itself.

[obsidian vigil]

By changing it i meant font, style - even language from mockery & ode & English, not changing the actual username from what it already is

[queen summit]

💯 That's a neat idea. Still not sure where they would put that option ingame, but I like it. Kinda like how discord lets me use a pixelated style on my name right?
I would actually like to see this as a general name feature ingame, both here and warframe.

Bonus points if they could let us make our name appear orokin, just for the crossover reference. Would love to see mine in orokin on people's blades.

Probably can't let us make it look too illegible though. Orokin would require someone trying to wisper us open a translator or something, or else they'd have to also display our normal name in parenthesis or something.

[obsidian vigil]

Railjack already has this feature when you change its name

So the tech is def there

(This wasn't my ss xD just grabbed it off google as an example)

[queen summit]

Yeah this is mine I took just now to check. Can't see where to customize the font though?

[obsidian vigil]

That part isn't on that - that feature is more so in captura - but they could blend the 2 obviously

Has shadows, glowing, gradients, i think fonts are in there

Yep, has fonts

Guess they don't have shadows on there O,o strange, i remember it having that, but it def has quite a bit of customization

[uneven pendant]

#envoy-gathering message .. just adding this

"Whether one can possess multiple bestowed paragon founder names, without amassing or hoarding the weapon without being founders themselves?.. no danger of it not being specially regulated for this reason, but an interchangeable mark of honour to represent founders interacted with who gave it"

Other issues.

If this is an honour of recognition thing- whether any legacy or known recognition exists, or it's just about name..

the loadout would need to visible to have any worth.
Visible (to shared environments, squads, profile view) of the founder holding it, so the cause for the paragon name request can be identified.. visible for those who bear their inscription for the same.