Inactive Name Release

[Loromir]

It's about time, DDO followed suit:


http://support.enmasse.com/tera/tera...512-SteamRecap

[Enoach]

Interesting that they have only a one year window. In the online gamming world I would think that would be a very short time.

Personally I like Turbine's current policy of not doing this.

[HAL]

It's about time, DDO followed suit:


http://support.enmasse.com/tera/tera...512-SteamRecap

Nah, that announcement just means I for-sure won't be playing Tera. I like knowing that if I decide to go back to one of my old games my characters will still be there for me and they won't have some stupid placeholder name.

What games need to start doing is identifying characters with a secondary method besides first name so that more than one character can have the same name like in RL. I believe Neverwinter does this.

[UurlockYgmeov]

Interesting that they have only a one year window. In the online gamming world I would think that would be a very short time.

Personally I like Turbine's current policy of not doing this.

I agree with Enoach, but maybe for the 10th Anniversary - any character NOT logged in the last 10 years will loose the name. :P

[Steve_Howe]

Some names have been reserved and have NEVER been used in 9+ years since the game came out. I know the name I'm referring to is NOT prohibited for some reason because I've gotten the same name on other servers.

It is unfair for someone to lock up a great name of a mythical hero from Greek mythology for 9 years with no intention of ever using it.

Names should be turned over if the toon hasn't been played in some time. I agree one year is too short a time but something like 5 years is not too short a time.

[Uska]

No never just be original and come up one its super easy

[Uska]

Nah, that announcement just means I for-sure won't be playing Tera. I like knowing that if I decide to go back to one of my old games my characters will still be there for me and they won't have some stupid placeholder name.

What games need to start doing is identifying characters with a secondary method besides first name so that more than one character can have the same name like in RL. I believe Neverwinter does this.

I don't like that idea either since it would complicate tells and mail, no the system we have now is best

[Uska]

Some names have been reserved and have NEVER been used in 9+ years since the game came out. I know the name I'm referring to is NOT prohibited for some reason because I've gotten the same name on other servers.

It is unfair for someone to lock up a great name of a mythical hero from Greek mythology for 9 years with no intention of ever using it.

Names should be turned over if the toon hasn't been played in some time. I agree one year is too short a time but something like 5 years is not too short a time.

What name is it? Just curious I never have trouble doing a name but I always had original names for my pnp characters as well. Not much of a writer but I do have a knack for names

[UurlockYgmeov]

What name is it? Just curious I never have trouble doing a name but I always had original names for my pnp characters as well. Not much of a writer but I do have a knack for names

names are easy... finding time to play all of them isn't. :P (check sig for example of some)

[cdbd3rd]

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It is unfair for someone to lock up a great name of a mythical hero from Greek mythology for 9 years with no intention of ever using it.
...

Specifically to this point:

...The following are examples of character names and guild names that are NOT appropriate for Dungeons & Dragons Online....

• Proper names and places or close facsimiles thereof, from the story characters or non-player characters (NPCs) introduced in the fiction of Dungeons & Dragons Online.
• Fantasy or non-fantasy names from popular culture or media.
• Sexually explicit, defamatory, obscene, racially or ethnically offensive names or slang.
• Names of historical or religious significance.

...etc

Sounds like the name you're after would be against policy anyhow. It's obviously not be the most sternly enforced rule in the book, but all it takes is one player somewhere/somewhen to report it and you'd have to come up with an original name anyhow.

[Steve_Howe]

Coming up with names (clever or not-so-clever) has never been a problem for me. Names like Perseus or Ulysses are so iconic though that they should be used, especially if the player has a toon that would fit a role the Mythical Hero also fulfilled. Having a REALLY strong fighter-type toon named Ajax would be VERY cool imo.

[Lonnbeimnech]

Specifically to this point:




Sounds like the name you're after would be against policy anyhow. It's obviously not be the most sternly enforced rule in the book, but all it takes is one player somewhere/somewhen to report it and you'd have to come up with an original name anyhow.

Mythology wouldn't really fall under fantasy, religious or historical significance either. Unless there are still people around that worship Hercules. Are there?

[HungarianRhapsody]

Some names have been reserved and have NEVER been used in 9+ years since the game came out. I know the name I'm referring to is NOT prohibited for some reason because I've gotten the same name on other servers.

It is unfair for someone to lock up a great name of a mythical hero from Greek mythology for 9 years with no intention of ever using it.

Names should be turned over if the toon hasn't been played in some time. I agree one year is too short a time but something like 5 years is not too short a time.

I think that you and I have a different definition of "unfair".

I think it's disappointing that someone would do that. I think it's sad that no one is using that name. But I think it's 100% fair. They got to it first, so they get to choose what to do with the name.

[Memnir]

Thesaurus.com
Never had a problem with a name in the whole span I've been playing this game, and I'd wager I've been around longer then most. Might not get my first choice every time, but it doesn't take too long time find one I like. And I'm an alt-aholic.



But, can agree that the 10 Year anniversary might be a good time to free up any name that hasn't logged in in 9+ years. I don't think those folks are coming back...

[Steve_Howe]

Specifically to this point:




Sounds like the name you're after would be against policy anyhow. It's obviously not be the most sternly enforced rule in the book, but all it takes is one player somewhere/somewhen to report it and you'd have to come up with an original name anyhow.

Ajax, Perseus, Ulysses, etc. don't fit any of those categories. Besides, as I said previously, I have a name like those on other servers.

[Jsbeer]

Nah, that announcement just means I for-sure won't be playing Tera. I like knowing that if I decide to go back to one of my old games my characters will still be there for me and they won't have some stupid placeholder name.

What games need to start doing is identifying characters with a secondary method besides first name so that more than one character can have the same name like in RL. I believe Neverwinter does this.

This seems like a very good idea - and is what a lot of newer MMOs do. Might be a fair amount of coding but would be very nice to have...

[FranOhmsford]

Specifically to this point:




Sounds like the name you're after would be against policy anyhow. It's obviously not be the most sternly enforced rule in the book, but all it takes is one player somewhere/somewhen to report it and you'd have to come up with an original name anyhow.

According to that policy pretty much every name you could possibly think of that is actually a name would be disallowed!

But I'll just ask - If that policy meant anything how many Drizzt's, Drizzit's, Dirzit's etc. would be forced to change theirs?

[Livmo]

We have active service members in our guild.

PLUS somebody beat you to the name.

Time to get creative DnD style. Use the muscle between the ears and come up with something unique.

[Steve_Howe]

I think that you and I have a different definition of "unfair".

I think it's disappointing that someone would do that. I think it's sad that no one is using that name. But I think it's 100% fair. They got to it first, so they get to choose what to do with the name.

I don't think so Pope. If that person got the name 9 years ago and has never used it, they don't deserve to keep it. Having it locked up when it's clear they're not going to use it or, as Memnir stated above, they're not coming back IS unfair.

[cdbd3rd]

According to that policy pretty much every name you could possibly think of that is actually a name would be disallowed!

But I'll just ask - If that policy meant anything how many Drizzt's, Drizzit's, Dirzit's etc. would be forced to change theirs?

If they get reported. That's the crux. Someone a long time ago took it as a personal campaign to report every variation of Inigo Montoya they could find - and those people were required to change names.

Like a lot of "rules", I think they're mainly in place to give the mods a basis for changing ones that really get too far across the line.

But knowing they're there, why chose a common name that runs the risk? << That was my main point.


On topic: The news in the OP just supports my previous decision to uninstall TERA a long time ago.