Quote Originally Posted by Brightamethyst View Post
WoW does this and has a cutoff of 'hasn't played for two expansions.' So someone who hadn't played since HW (or SB, come EW) will have their names freed up. Character names aren't immediately deleted or anything, they just become available to use. If someone else claims them the old players will be forced to remame themselves if and when they ever play again.
i actually do not support this. unplayed level 1, sure, but not any character. people are already stressed enough about not being able to take breaks via housing as it is that we don't need to stress folks who don't own housing. there are people who take extended breaks and want to keep their names, i don't think forcing name changes on them should someone else take their name is fair.

(to clarify, i am not saying this is something you agree with, just i don't agree with blizzard's methods of freeing names.)