If it wasn't for these backers who named the NPCs we wouldn't have a game to play period with stupid in game NPC aliases to get our immersion broken over. Just one of those things we have to get over...not that I don't sympathize with you, but these people didn't pay big bucks to name NPC's that possibly became nothing for you to be able to turn their stupid names off.
Hell my alias is Battleship Kickass in game because I feel like we name our ships as we definitely do not play as a person in this game which turns a lot of people off...and I am one of the biggest RP'ers you will find in game.
I agree , that can do what they want.
it just seems a bit silly.
I started to see CMDR names as a user names for members of the pilots federation to prevent potential privacy issues and other such problemes.
We are the pilot in elite as we can change ship , and one day we will be able to walk around , but even then calling your self : battleship kickass is not that bad because it could be a nickname or an injoke for someone to go by that name.
I called my CMDR : CMDR Danna , because my other choises were taken including my IRL name.... I wonder who uses that name in game....