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by vectorEQ 2372 days ago
i like the name and don't associate games with drugs, so for me personally the name, even though used for some drug as a nickname (official name of the drug is obviously not angeldust) doesn't make that click. I think personally plenty of people will not relate it, and for most who do it might just be a bit of a giggle / afterthought if they do.

If it's really related to the in-game content and lore i'm sure players will figure that out and create a new more positive association to the word.

For example, a male donkey is called a "Jack", yet people still name their kids Jack, not relating that to a male donkey... (maybe a little more benign example.)

Personally i wouldn't worry about it too much! it's not like the game is called CrystalMeth or something....

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Well, traditionally, Jack was a nickname for John. So they likely named their kids John. Though I guess more often these days people give their children a nickname as their fully-qualified given name.