Lois McMaster Bujold "A Civil Campaign"Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the ***
Twohothardware wrote: »I know World of Warcraft and other larger MMO's have name purges every so often to free up taken names that players who haven't been on the game in years are still holding preventing that name from ever being used by existing players. ESO isn't as large as WoW but because you can have up to 15 characters first names especially for your character, even the most obscure of ones, are typically taken if they can be found on any list in a Google Search.
The biggest annoyance with so many names already being taken is that you have to either invent a name or have a whole list of names to try before the character creation screen logs you out and you have to completely re-do your character.
I don't believe Elder Scrolls Online has ever had a name purge since launch so wouldn't this be a good time to have one with the 4 year anniversary just over?
the only mmo's I know of that changed names was when servers were combined with players having the same name. said players were given a free name change.
perhaps few of the low populated minor mmos out there do that now to attract more younger players.
Ectheliontnacil wrote: »I love this idea. Most of the really cool names are most likely taken by inactive accounts (ppl who created the chars at launch and have quit by now).
Ectheliontnacil wrote: »I love this idea. Most of the really cool names are most likely taken by inactive accounts (ppl who created the chars at launch and have quit by now).
People that bought the game at full price, paid for subscription (required to continue playing), but because you want to steal their character names, If they aren't playing during a name purge, the should loose them to you.
This in not a F2P or a P2P game. The naming system gives you more possibilities than lots of other games out there. You just want to get other people's characters' names.
Twohothardware wrote: »The biggest annoyance with so many names already being taken is that you have to either invent a name or have a whole list of names to try before the character creation screen logs you out and you have to completely re-do your character.
huntgod_ESO wrote: »I just made Gandalf the Barbarian the other day, so not all names are taken. Was actually surprised it was available.
You can use last names here.
LoL they naysayers that brag about their creative names and they never have issues finding a name....
So why so against a purge? Won’t affect you the slightest.
I too admit my characters have great names, and I’m not worried one bit over a name purge.
There must be over a dozen MMO’s I haven’t played for years. I don’t see any problem having those names purged. Why?? Because I don’t play that game anymore!
Geez. Common sense is hard.
Lois McMaster Bujold "A Civil Campaign"Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the ***
LoL they naysayers that brag about their creative names and they never have issues finding a name....
So why so against a purge? Won’t affect you the slightest.
I too admit my characters have great names, and I’m not worried one bit over a name purge.
There must be over a dozen MMO’s I haven’t played for years. I don’t see any problem having those names purged. Why?? Because I don’t play that game anymore!
Geez. Common sense is hard.
becasue it will. there is a difference between creating a new name for a new character and losing a name of a character you have been playing already and likely have grown attached to, even if it was on and off.
people leave, people come back. one of the things that is probably the biggest welcome back is seeing your characters, safe and sound and ready to be played.
the truth here is not people having issues coming up with names. they just want a name someone else already has and they are hoping to get it via purge.
LoL they naysayers that brag about their creative names and they never have issues finding a name....
So why so against a purge? Won’t affect you the slightest.
I too admit my characters have great names, and I’m not worried one bit over a name purge.
There must be over a dozen MMO’s I haven’t played for years. I don’t see any problem having those names purged. Why?? Because I don’t play that game anymore!
Geez. Common sense is hard.
becasue it will. there is a difference between creating a new name for a new character and losing a name of a character you have been playing already and likely have grown attached to, even if it was on and off.
people leave, people come back. one of the things that is probably the biggest welcome back is seeing your characters, safe and sound and ready to be played.
the truth here is not people having issues coming up with names. they just want a name someone else already has and they are hoping to get it via purge.
Most likely logging in after 2+ years, the attachment is gone. Also most likely somebody coming back after 2 years will leave the game again sooner than later.
Lois McMaster Bujold "A Civil Campaign"Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the ***
Twohothardware wrote: »I know World of Warcraft and other larger MMO's have name purges every so often to free up taken names that players who haven't been on the game in years are still holding preventing that name from ever being used by existing players. ESO isn't as large as WoW but because you can have up to 15 characters first names especially for your character, even the most obscure of ones, are typically taken if they can be found on any list in a Google Search.
The biggest annoyance with so many names already being taken is that you have to either invent a name or have a whole list of names to try before the character creation screen logs you out and you have to completely re-do your character.
I don't believe Elder Scrolls Online has ever had a name purge since launch so wouldn't this be a good time to have one with the 4 year anniversary just over?
itscompton wrote: »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?
People leave games and come back to them. By purging old names (and by extension, old characters) it reduces the likelihood that they would come back, stay, and invest more in the game. I know if I were lured back to a game because of something like an expansion dropping soon and found my old character deleted there is no way I'd play it again.
mesmerizedish wrote: »Just name all your characters using at least three words in dead languages like I do, gosh.
I feel your pain ... Big balls Betty was already taken when I wanted it
LoL they naysayers that brag about their creative names and they never have issues finding a name....
So why so against a purge? Won’t affect you the slightest.
I too admit my characters have great names, and I’m not worried one bit over a name purge.
There must be over a dozen MMO’s I haven’t played for years. I don’t see any problem having those names purged. Why?? Because I don’t play that game anymore!
Geez. Common sense is hard.
becasue it will. there is a difference between creating a new name for a new character and losing a name of a character you have been playing already and likely have grown attached to, even if it was on and off.
people leave, people come back. one of the things that is probably the biggest welcome back is seeing your characters, safe and sound and ready to be played.
the truth here is not people having issues coming up with names. they just want a name someone else already has and they are hoping to get it via purge.
Most likely logging in after 2+ years, the attachment is gone. Also most likely somebody coming back after 2 years will leave the game again sooner than later.
Twohothardware wrote: »Ectheliontnacil wrote: »I love this idea. Most of the really cool names are most likely taken by inactive accounts (ppl who created the chars at launch and have quit by now).
People that bought the game at full price, paid for subscription (required to continue playing), but because you want to steal their character names, If they aren't playing during a name purge, the should loose them to you.
This in not a F2P or a P2P game. The naming system gives you more possibilities than lots of other games out there. You just want to get other people's characters' names.
They bought access to play the game, they didn't buy the names they copied from the internet for their characters. And if their inactive for 2 or 3 years and can't be bothered to sign on the game to keep those names after ZOS announces their going to do a name purge of old inactive accounts then their not entitled to prevent others from using them.