Ok, so this is a trivial question, but I’m going to go for it anyway since I haven’t really found an answer whilst searching the forums. Does anyone know where the names come from that are shown on the nameplates? Is it just your gamertag, or is it the callsign you add in the options pre-flight? I’ve always thought they were our gamertags, but some of them that I’ve seen in the wild are really quite long and I’m sure exceed the character limits for gamertags.
I’ve had the same Gamertag since 2006 or so. Picked it on a lark because I’m left-handed and happened to be limping from a sore back at the time. Thought it was an ironic take on an old American Delta blues man’s stage name.
So while flying tonight, I saw someone with the name CAP’N CRUNCH #494.
I find it seriously hard to believe that’s a gamertag with the apostrophe, the spaces, and the pound symbol. Could it be that we’re seeing the callsign with the flight number tacked on? I’ve seen other folks with the #xxxx as well.