It seems that, in a world populated by very real angels and demons, association with religions revolvingaroundsuch creatures is frowned upon inDiablo III‘s world of Sanctuary. WhenJon Bloodsprayalerted me on Twitter that no characters could be named Atheist, I was ready to raise an eyebrow, but further testing indicates that you’re out of luck if you’re a believer, too.
Both Christian and Islam are also banned names, which is bad news if you’reactuallynamed Christian and wanted a character that represented you. Interestingly, I’ve found that youcanname your character Muhammad, so you’re able to at least portray theonereligious figure guaranteed to piss people off. Allah be praised.
I’ve also found that you’re able to have Scientology, furthering the organization’s struggle to be recognized as more than a cult. You cannot have Mormon or Hindu, but youcanhave Buddhism. I don’t suppose Buddhists are going to kick up much of a stink about that, to be honest. Naturally, Catholic is barred … but Protestant strangelyisn’t. Clearly, Blizzard is picking sides.
So, what other religions can we get away with naming ourselves after inDiablo III? Feel free to experiment, and if you find anything of interest, let us know! After all, nothing’s better than circumventing rules in a videogame for no other reason than pure petulance.
