Inactive character names?

[Gucci_Charms]

They should implement a time-limit amount on a character name if they haven't logged into the game for several months. Priority should be given to active subscribers with a longer sub history - not those that played for a month and disappeared for good. If they ever resub, then they just have to change their name.

[KaiKatzchen]

They should implement a time-limit amount on a character name if they haven't logged into the game for several months. Priority should be given to active subscribers with a longer sub history - not those that played for a month and disappeared for good. If they ever resub, then they just have to change their name.

They probably won't do that seeing it's bad business practice. SE and all MMO companies know as long as that character is there, there is a chance that person will come back. FFXI had the Restoration Project where people who had been gone 2, 3, 4+ years could come back to the same character, same name etc...

Unfortunately, unless SE changes it's stance on how long it will hold unto a character, I doubt they OP will be able to get that character name.

SE also allows people to pay for 40 character for 14.99 a month, or 8 characters for 9.99. Could very well be someones alt on an active account that the person hasn't used yet. If that is true, then the account is active and being used, just not that character and SE won't touch an active account's characters.

[Bluevann]

I know the feeling. I wanted a certain name/last name combo when I started this game, but someone apparently thought it'd be funny to create 1 character for each of 8 servers, all looking the same and all using that name. Unfortunately that includes the server my friends are at. -_-...

[Tupsi]

Yoshi is all about being considerate to the people who don't play

[Chihaya]

I rarely see any MMO do a name wipe on inactive characters other than server merge.

You have to come up with an original name.

[samandiriel]

Yeah I support your wish to change your name and I know the feeling if you search a name and it is just used with a Level 1 char.

Keeping the fingers crossedfor everyone who wants to get an inactive name!

[Oce]

I know I personally reserve names for upcomming races and whatnot in MMO's, so...

[Noshpan]

I know that Blizzard could free up a character name for inactive characters if you contact a GM. Note that I said "could" because it may not always be possible.

[Gunspec]

I know that Blizzard could free up a character name for inactive characters if you contact a GM. Note that I said "could" because it may not always be possible.

Yeah, but on the other hand, character names in WoW were restricted to just a single name. If you wanted to be named "David", and the only other "David" was a lv 1 character on an account that hadn't been touched in 2 years, they would give you the name and flag the other character for a free rename. In FFXIV you could be "David Bowman", "David Axeman", etc. Naming is much more flexible with surnames available.

I was considering this the other day when I was thinking of starting an Au Ra dude named "Trogdor". "Trogdor Burninator" is taken, but "Trogdor Theburninator" and "Trogdor Dragonman" are both available on my server. Ooh, for ultimate lame names stolen from other media, how about "Trogdor Targaryen"?

[Mugiawara]

I already had a topic like this and this is what I got in reponse: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...haracter-names.