Renaming an established character

Started 23 Feb 2019
by denzionvij
in Support Center
Problem: I have 2 characters, which i very much enjoy, however their names are not conducive, or rather don't represent, their functional role.

Solution: I pay a nominal fee to swap the names of the characters.

Problems of offered Solution : Inventory integrity, etc. etc..

Solution to Problems of Offered Solution(s): Line item rider that clearly states : your character vault and inventory(ies) will be wiped.

Nominal Fee: <fill this in - thanks in advance for considering this feature />
Mon 25 Feb 2019 9:58 AM by Ashok
We do not rename characters unless the names violate any of the rules.
Mon 25 Feb 2019 3:15 PM by Kyosji
I dont believe they are allowed to take any money for features. That's how servers shut down :/
Tue 26 Feb 2019 1:25 PM by denzionvij
Ashok wrote: We do not rename characters unless the names violate any of the rules.

I certainly appreciate that - was more of a spitball idea

Kyosji wrote: ↑
Mon 25 Feb 2019 3:15 PM
I dont believe they are allowed to take any money for features. That's how servers shut down :/

OOof - I definitely did not know that.


Thinking out loud - what if renames were associated to the feathers currency? I understand that its haphazard, at best, to add features to the game which the code doesn't already support (feathers being a great example : db entries for both currency and items , both systems are available in the code already), and it also increases the surface area of exploits - but consider if the process used to rename a character with a "naming violation" isn't manual, and instead a player could spend (1200 million feathers? I don't know what the appropriate cost would be) feathers and then their rename is added to a process queue which executes on "next server restart"

naming validation would of course a consideration - lean on existing player /send or /who etc.. validation
Tue 26 Feb 2019 9:01 PM by Sepplord
One of the great things about small communities is that your Actions count.
Being able to rename your char at will removes a lot of accountability.

So i hope they dont waste time implementing a feature that allows jerks to take a new identity. Sucks for honest People that just want a different name, but in the end is it really that important?

If you made the mistake of naming your now-main silentedgelordbladekillerXXX then i feel for you, but rerolling isnt THAT big of a deal
Thu 28 Feb 2019 3:03 PM by denzionvij
Sepplord - very true points! I certainly didnt consider the "reputation dodge" position - thanks!
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