Change character(s) name(s)

[Sarick]

Sarick, I do not have an issue with the idea of a name change. My issue is the way in which the suggestion is being brought up.

It only takes a single ping-pong ball to start a chain reaction when you throw it into a room full of loaded mouse traps.

SE has, in the past, given items to players for "returning to FFXI." The idea is that you reward loyalty, yes, but you also want to maintain good relations with former players so as to keep them "in the pool" so to speak for future games/installments.

Quitters aren't loyal if they quit in the first place unless it's because an act of god. Maintaining good relations with the non-paying customers over paying customers is like paying yourself to laugh. These players gave up on the game and could care less about their names at this point. The players who are still playing that where forced into changing their names do care though and therefore should be given the chance to keep their names over someone who may never return.

However, I think that this should be considered without the additional intent of removing character names from other accounts, whether they are active or not.[/B] Yes, you are still paying/playing, and I'm sure you feel like you've accomplished a lot in the years you have played; I simply do not subscribe to the idea that name-changing is such a critical, over-due adjustment, that it warrants the steps being suggested.

Why do you think it's unimportant? Just because you don't care about something doesn't indicate it's okay. The non-playing customers names are like usable telephone numbers. You can only have so many in one area code. Clearly if they keep those names reserved over a long period they aren't helping the community. In my case they did something far more destructive. They moved me to another area code, then let someone who didn't pay for service several years keep my personal number that I paid to personalize.

Find a way to impliment a name-change option without affecting other accounts, and I'll gladly jump on board.

Why would it matter if you jumped on board? My complaint is people got name jacked or they've had their names reserved for delinquent accounts when the severs merged. Honestly, with a straight face I can say these names most likely have no immediate value to their original owners. With all these delinquent accounts it's not like any good original names are left to began with. So, by saying you support the name-change option without affecting other accounts you've placed an infeasible wall on your point of view. It's like consciously saying I support sleepwalking while unconscious.

We can't underestimate the limits of another persons emotional attachment if we ourselves can't understand what that value is to others. Names do have meaning and value if they didn't then people wouldn't invest the time to personalize in one they can appreciate.

The quitters don't care about their old name if they've been gone a year or more why should you? I know one thing, I still want my original name back. Hopefully, this at least is worth something in the eyes of the people reading this post. For those that still disagree they fail to realize returning players aren't super attached to the game anyway as such, can more easily choose a new identity or even start over.