@Yoshida> Please remove inactive lvl1-49 characters that take popular names!

[DaikiKiyoshi]

It probably doesn’t for a level 1 but if the criteria is simply 12 months inactivity, then much like the system for housing demolition, it could affect more people than just those inactive level 1 accounts.

So just keep it to level 1s who have been inactive a year. Problem solved.

[Sammix87]

So just keep it to level 1s who have been inactive a year. Problem solved.

Not necessarily, Square Enix would likely look at inactivity if such a system was implemented. I am well aware that this is not FFXI, but when I played that if you went inactive after three months, your character was moved to some sort of limbo area and it would become completely irretrievable after exactly one year of inactivity regardless of level and this was an MMORPG that encouraged you at the log in screen to have a life outside of the game.

Quite frankly I'm happy with no such system being in place. The inactive characters are not hurting anyone and I'm sure most people can survive not being "InsertpopularFFcanonnamehere" with out being too wounded.

[DaikiKiyoshi]

Not necessarily, Square Enix would likely look at inactivity if such a system was implemented. I am well aware that this is not FFXI, but when I played that if you went inactive after three months, your character was moved to some sort of limbo area and it would become completely irretrievable after exactly one year of inactivity regardless of level and this was an MMORPG that encouraged you at the log in screen to have a life outside of the game.

Quite frankly I'm happy with no such system being in place. The inactive characters are not hurting anyone and I'm sure most people can survive not being "InsertpopularFFcanonnamehere" with out being too wounded.

Just because people think they 'might' do it based solely on inactivity does not mean that's how it would happen. That's why I (and others) have suggested that both Level AND inactivity be the qualifying factors.

[Sammix87]

Just because people think they 'might' do it based solely on inactivity does not mean that's how it would happen. That's why I (and others) have suggested that both Level AND inactivity be the qualifying factors.

Yes, but it doesn't mean that they will do it by both either. Like I said, at the end of the day those level 1 inactive accounts aren't hurting anyone. They don't prevent you from playing the game at all in any way. If the name someone wants is taken they just simply pick a new one, its not the end of the world.

I also don't think a system like this should be implemented just because someone is miffed that a popular character name is taken. If it benefitted the actual game and community as a whole in some way, then I'm all for it but not because a few people want to be named the same thing as a character from their favourite TV show or game.

Not to mention that simply deleting level 1 accounts that are inactive might not necessarily free up a name. I have an alt on another server that I made to play with a friend, said friend never joined the game so that character is level 1. My FC mate also has an alt with the same name as his main on another sever and, you guessed it, its level 1. Just because a character is level 1 doesn't mean its on an inactive account.

[DaikiKiyoshi]

Yes, but it doesn't mean that they will do it by both either. Like I said, at the end of the day those level 1 inactive accounts aren't hurting anyone. They don't prevent you from playing the game at all in any way. If the name someone wants is taken they just simply pick a new one, its not the end of the world.

I also don't think a system like this should be implemented just because someone is miffed that a popular character name is taken. If it benefitted the actual game and community as a whole in some way, then I'm all for it but not because a few people want to be named the same thing as a character from their favourite TV show or game.

Not to mention that simply deleting level 1 accounts that are inactive might not necessarily free up a name. I have an alt on another server that I made to play with a friend, said friend never joined the game so that character is level 1. My FC mate also has an alt with the same name as his main on another sever and, you guessed it, its level 1. Just because a character is level 1 doesn't mean its on an inactive account.

No one is talking about deleting accounts...just changing the name due to excessive inactivity. And the inactivity can be on the service account itself rather than the character. Honestly all I'm seeing is "We're scared SE might not do it in a way we like and we enjoy holding certain names hostage on characters we never play anyway so we are against this." IMHO, even if said level 1 character is in an active service account, if it hasn't been played in a year+ it deserves to have the name forcibly changed to accommodate others who will use the name and actually play.

[Stormrider]

Not necessarily, Square Enix would likely look at inactivity if such a system was implemented. I am well aware that this is not FFXI, but when I played that if you went inactive after three months, your character was moved to some sort of limbo area and it would become completely irretrievable after exactly one year of inactivity

The loss of characters after one year was somewhat a scare tactic. I quit in 06 and came back to 11 in 2011 all mine were fine. Friend left after the great R0 debacle and he just couldn't get back on so around 06 as well. He came back in 2012. He had the garden mule system. He got back any character that was past level 10 but all below 10 they were unable to restore. So they were saving data in some form for at least six years. That also included at least one merge since my name was gone when I came back.

Also I think I have played with every Game of Thrones character at least once. Also probably 3/4s of their cousins. 11 was bad for Inuyashu names at the time of launch so many Sesshōmaru versions.