Removing unaccessed lvl1 characters

[basketofseals]

If they use a super conservative amount of time, then I see no harm. I think it's fair to say that if someone hasn't logged in in 3 years, then they're not really gonna wanna keep that name.

[Kosmos992k]

If they use a super conservative amount of time, then I see no harm. I think it's fair to say that if someone hasn't logged in in 3 years, then they're not really gonna wanna keep that name.

I don't think that is fair at all. I don't think that they should ever remove characters to free up certain names. However I have to say that irrespective of anything else if the account that a character is attached to is active, even if the character hasn't been touched in 3 years, then that character needs to be considered to be active.

Regarding names and the stated desire of some to remove characters to free up a name for them... I don't agree that anyone's characters - even if you consider them an obvious placeholder for a name - should be removed because someone wants to use the exact same name. Have a bit of imagination, use the forename and change the last name. You don't need the exact name and spelling to play a character that is like one from a fictional source. Even if you're just using a known character from some other source as inspiration, you don't need to have their exact name.

My Kosmos is inspired by KOS-MOS from Xenosaga, and also my character from my last MMORPG who was also based on/inspired by KOS-MOS. But, that Kosmos became known as Kos or Kossy, and took on a character of her own. When I came to Eorzea, Kosmos got a new last name, and an appearance a bit closer to the original inspiration, but she's still Kos, Kossy or Kosmos, and always will be.

[MomomiMomi]

use the forename and change the last name.

Not an option for female lala lore names. Their possible names are limited, even more so because they don't have surnames.

I had previously mentioned 40,000 names. After actually taking a look, I believe it's closer to 100 possible syllables, resulting in about 10,000 possible names.

[basketofseals]

I don't think that is fair at all. I don't think that they should ever remove characters to free up certain names. However I have to say that irrespective of anything else if the account that a character is attached to is active, even if the character hasn't been touched in 3 years, then that character needs to be considered to be active.

I don't understand, why is it not fair? After 3 years, I'm willing to bet most people wouldn't even know what names they reserved. That's assuming they come back at all. At that point it's not even someone's character. It's some data that nobody has accessed. Three years is a LONG time for a game.

[Niwashi]

I don't understand, why is it not fair? After 3 years, I'm willing to bet most people wouldn't even know what names they reserved. That's assuming they come back at all. At that point it's not even someone's character. It's some data that nobody has accessed. Three years is a LONG time for a game.

No it's not. I've had my LOTRO characters for nine years, and several times taken long breaks from them while I focused more on this game instead, but I'm no less attached to them for that. For Guild Wars, it's even longer and with more multi-year breaks (though admittedly I'm not as attached to that one). Most of the games I've been playing longer than that are single player, so a bit different, but there's still lots of games I spend well over a decade on. Just because you may not have been playing games for long doesn't mean other people don't. A mere three years is barely any time at all.

[MomomiMomi]

No it's not. I've had my LOTRO characters for nine years, and several times taken long breaks from them while I focused more on this game instead, but I'm no less attached to them for that. For Guild Wars, it's even longer and with more multi-year breaks (though admittedly I'm not as attached to that one). Most of the games I've been playing longer than that are single player, so a bit different, but there's still lots of games I spend well over a decade on. Just because you may not have been playing games for long doesn't mean other people don't. A mere three years is barely any time at all.

I'm attached to my house, but I lose it after 45 days. 3 years is a LONG TIME.

[basketofseals]

No it's not. I've had my LOTRO characters for nine years, and several times taken long breaks from them while I focused more on this game instead, but I'm no less attached to them for that. For Guild Wars, it's even longer and with more multi-year breaks (though admittedly I'm not as attached to that one). Most of the games I've been playing longer than that are single player, so a bit different, but there's still lots of games I spend well over a decade on. Just because you may not have been playing games for long doesn't mean other people don't. A mere three years is barely any time at all.

I mean what you're describing is a different situation than what I described. You played those characters. I don't think it's an unreasonable assumption to believe that people aren't attached to level 1 characters on a game they haven't picked up in a very long time.

Since it is as simple as can be to add an extra vowel, an extra consonant, an apostrophe, or whatever else to make a name the same but unique, there is absolutely no need to remove existing characters for the vain convenience of others.

You know as well as I do that that's not what people want to do with their names. It just looks dumb. You can't tell me that Caaitlyn or J'ohn wouldn't raise a few eyebrows.

[Kosmos992k]

You know as well as I do that that's not what people want to do with their names. It just looks dumb. You can't tell me that Caaitlyn or J'ohn wouldn't raise a few eyebrows.

Why on earth would that happen? I play a Miqo'te, note the apostrophe. It looks dumb if you stick an apostrophe randomly in a name, but if you separate syllables it works quite well. Correct me if I am wrong, but don't some of the lore based names, for Miqo'te in particular, use an apostrophe to separate syllables?

Try Cait'lyn and Joh'n. Use your imagination.

[MomomiMomi]

Correct me if I am wrong, but don't some of the lore based names, for Miqo'te in particular, use an apostrophe to separate syllables?

Try Cait'lyn and Joh'n. Use your imagination.

I'll have to agree that those look terrible.

Miqo'te names use an apostrophe for their tribal letter. This only applies to sun seekers, and it's for the first letter in their name. Y'shtola is Shtola of the Y tribe. A'shtola, U'shtola, X'shtola, I'shtola are all examples of the same name.