"other mmo's purge the names" yea no, you mean WoW purged the names.
Pretty sure this isn't a universal thing the way you present it.
And really if you're creative getting the exact name you want isn't hard.
Its when you're NOT being creative that you come against the "Name in use" thing.
And even then you can get around it if you're creative enough. And i'm not talking about substituting i for L or such bull.
But lets be honest here. This whole thread isn't about the access to names. Its about you wanting a not very creative name which somebody else already has in use and now you're upset about it.
... maybe if we could check character name before creation then it would help?
Twohothardware wrote: »"other mmo's purge the names" yea no, you mean WoW purged the names.
Pretty sure this isn't a universal thing the way you present it.
And really if you're creative getting the exact name you want isn't hard.
Its when you're NOT being creative that you come against the "Name in use" thing.
And even then you can get around it if you're creative enough. And i'm not talking about substituting i for L or such bull.
But lets be honest here. This whole thread isn't about the access to names. Its about you wanting a not very creative name which somebody else already has in use and now you're upset about it.
Yea no, I mean the multiple MMO's that do name purges and the two largest MMO's which are WoW and League of Legends are among them. I never presented it as universally done by every MMO large and small.
And actually this whole thread is about whether active paying subscribers should have access to the vast list of potential character names that are held by inactive players years ago when the game launched who may of not even logged an hour on the game or even completed the Tutorial.
All of these random suggestions from people who enjoy arguments for the sake of an argument. I entirely agree with OP. As the majority of popular MMO's do, purging names is a simple and time-tested solution. If you don't play within a certain period of time, it's safe to conclude you either quit or don't care about losing a name that much.
"I never have a problem, so you should do what I say". The arrogance of many people nowadays borderlines on the level of sociopath.
"other mmo's purge the names" yea no, you mean WoW purged the names.
Pretty sure this isn't a universal thing the way you present it.
And really if you're creative getting the exact name you want isn't hard.
Its when you're NOT being creative that you come against the "Name in use" thing.
And even then you can get around it if you're creative enough. And i'm not talking about substituting i for L or such bull.
But lets be honest here. This whole thread isn't about the access to names. Its about you wanting a not very creative name which somebody else already has in use and now you're upset about it.
Along with a last name, you can also add a random honorific like "Lady," add a hyphen/apostrophe, or change a letter. Get creative, make up your own- I've never had a problem with taken names. ^^
itscompton wrote: »"other mmo's purge the names" yea no, you mean WoW purged the names.
Pretty sure this isn't a universal thing the way you present it.
And really if you're creative getting the exact name you want isn't hard.
Its when you're NOT being creative that you come against the "Name in use" thing.
And even then you can get around it if you're creative enough. And i'm not talking about substituting i for L or such bull.
But lets be honest here. This whole thread isn't about the access to names. Its about you wanting a not very creative name which somebody else already has in use and now you're upset about it.
DC Universe Online does name purges too, and it's way less populated than ESO. I really don't understand why some people just like to be contrarians and shoot down any good idea people post about in the forums. What possible logic do you people have to argue against something as reasonable as someone requesting names being reclaimed from defunct accounts that haven't logged on in months, if not years?
The fact that you can be "creative" and still come up with a name close to what you want doesn't make you special, and is besides the point here, so stop acting like the OP is out to take away the only thing in life that gives you satisfaction. Seriously SMDH.