Spending hours choosing your character name?

[Lordscyon]

I know i spend almost half a day trying too figure out what i should call my character i mean hey too some its easy but then again when you type the name you like too get for your characters its either already taken or maybee you change your mind in the last minute and still trying too see what name too put on your character then oh don't get me started on choosing which race you want too start in the game but thats another story!

How many hours have you spend making character? name...

[JackDaniels]

I think I went through 30 names that were taken *no exageration* before I found the one I wanted the first time I played (8 yrs ago). But I'm not very good at coming up with unique handles. All in all I think I spent about 16 hours trying to come up with something good.

[Steamgear]

I just use the randomizer now for choosing names in mmos. It used to take me hours to decide on names for mains and alts.

[Runespider]

I hate how long they hold onto names, this really makes you rage with server merges. All the best names are taken by people that quit many years ago and probably will never return.

[Ziyyigo-Tipyigo]

Sounds like someone is frustrated they couldn't pick "Sephiroth."

[Seiowan]

I got lucky. My name is one I used on another MMO, and it was free. First time, first pick.

[Mirage]

I hate how long they hold onto names, this really makes you rage with server merges. All the best names are taken by people that quit many years ago and probably will never return.

I agree, it's terrible.

On topic: I spend probably a few hours finding a name if my usual names are taken. Which is often, because I'm not the most inventive person in the world when it comes to names .

[Rafien]

Auto-generate for the win!

[AnSanto]

I had nothing better to do while I waited for the game to update so I did some minimal research into a name that would sound nice for a mithra and be keeping with the feel that the NPC mithra have.

[Arcon]

Took me ages, eventually I gave up and chose the first letters of random things around the house. When I was at "ARCO" I considered going with "Arcoholic" or something, but then the final letter came along and now I'm quite happy with it. It's also quite rare, for some reason, which means I get to use it on several places without conflicts usually.