Vitas Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 (edited) This is why beforehand I create alts on the server I'm considering transferring to so that way they are not taken. Edited July 19, 2012 by Vitas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asavar Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Oh well, it happens. It's just a name (and game, no pun intended.) Pick a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeppukuA Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Perhaps you could have tried Star'breeze, using an apostrophe can help, it's not perfect, but it's a work around. I only had to change one of my names, so I was fortunate. Shame you can't use some real world names, though I did get killed by a Peter Griffin in PvP and saw Tony Stark, however, I wasn't allowed to start a Cyborg Trooper called 'Robocop' or even 'Robo'cop', I went for Robocod instead after the video game. Shame, Robocop might have been lots of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleysRule Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 (edited) Thanks mom... for the link of the rules. I'm so glad I have YOU to show me this... After I named him during beta... Then played for 5 months... Then changed it... then two months later... THANK YOU SO F-ING MUCH!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Its like getting a speeding ticket and getting to work and there's that one guy who always sounds like his nose is plugged "Well the sign did say 80km an hour" I had an Infiltrator in DAoC named after an obscure 1980's martial arts movie actor. Had the name for THREE AND A HALF YEARS, and one day, I log in and his name is changed. After a few seconds of cursing, I contact a CSR and get it changed to something else. It's not that big of a deal. Edited July 19, 2012 by HarleysRule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goretzu Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 This is why beforehand I create alts on the server I'm considering transferring to so that way they are not taken. It would have been a tad difficult to get your legacy name on every regional server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Ziva Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Starbreeze. Nothing amazing or anything, just the first surname I used and have used in every game I played since that I could. I'm attached to the name and not being able to use it feels wrong to me, I won't be as connected to my characters. Have you tried: Star'breeze Starbre'eze Starbree'ze Or any other combination? The number of whining "I'm quitting" posts over losing names is really getting ridiculous. And, before you ask, yes, I did lose a couple names (including the name of my main) when I transferred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Ziva Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 You k now what pissed me off more then anything, is i had a bounty hunter, who when i created him would be this drunken down on his luck kind of character who slayed all the woman, did all the spice he could handle. I named him of course Charlie Sheen, kind of this greyish path character, after 5 months of play BW made me change his name, it would have been ok the first month but five months later... really... who was i hurting I named renamed him Charlie Cheen, I regretted it soon after because it sounded too asian (not that there's anything wrong with that but that's not what i was going for) In my old guild, we had a player named Arnold and he choose Schwarzenegger as his legacy name. He had it for maybe a month or two and then Bioware made him change it. The most ridiculous part was that they made him change BOTH his character name and his legacy name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liokae Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Thanks mom... for the link of the rules. I'm so glad I have YOU to show me this... After I named him during beta... Then played for 5 months... Then changed it... then two months later... THANK YOU SO F-ING MUCH!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Its like getting a speeding ticket and getting to work and there's that one guy who always sounds like his nose is plugged "Well the sign did say 80km an hour" As opposed to the guy at work who gets pissed off over getting written up for cussing at a customer, even though he's "been cursing at customers for months and nothing happened before now". Quit being a prissy little baby and stop crying over having the rules enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkirus Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Have you tried: Star'breeze Starbre'eze Starbree'ze Or any other combination? The number of whining "I'm quitting" posts over losing names is really getting ridiculous. And, before you ask, yes, I did lose a couple names (including the name of my main) when I transferred. And the number of posters who donot care that much about thier char's names complaining about those who do is getting ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyRufus Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 And the number of posters who donot care that much about thier char's names complaining about those who do is getting ridiculous. While true, what do you expect when there's already 16 other threads in the forum on the exact same topic? As long as someone argues their point, someone will offer a counterpoint. It's a neverending circle and both sides like to point out the whiners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleysRule Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 And the number of posters who donot care that much about thier char's names complaining about those who do is getting ridiculous. There's an official, stickied thread to discuss this. Special snowflakes making their own threads to complain are just asking to be mocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malastare Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I transferred eleven characters. None of their names had apostrophes. None of their names had stupid accents (which very few people actually use correctly). None of their names were SillyPhraseNames. I only had to change two of them. Why? Because I actually chose unique names, and names that fit into Star Wars lore and style. The vast majority of people who are complaining about name collisions are using names that are --obviously-- not very unique. While I understand that many people's attachment to character names is purely personal (or so they claim), but I find it hard to believe that the guy I saw with the legacy name of "Starkiller" was truly attached to that name and felt that it uniquely identified him/her. Especially after I saw the legacy names of "Starrkiller" and "Star'killer" and "Starkil'r". I bet that first guy thinks that everyone thinks his legacy name is cool, and the others are annoyed they couldn't get it. The truth is that they are all lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkirus Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 While true, what do you expect when there's already 16 other threads in the forum on the exact same topic? As long as someone argues their point, someone will offer a counterpoint. It's a neverending circle and both sides like to point out the whiners What do I expect? A perspective from both sides. Which is why I added my 2 cents worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nydus Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 To the OPer. I've been playing this since day 1. I have the same character name in every single MMO I've been involved with and have never come across another player who uses it. I lost that name during the transfer and was quite cross. However, 1-2 months later I'm over it. I understand that people have quite a personal attachment to their characters and names, but quite frankly BW was in a tough spot and I recommend you try to get over it. I should point out that the nice people at BW customer service let me tweak my name once to a close enough approximation of the original after a week. That happened because I send them very non-whiny e-mails. - Arcada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipstik Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 There is no escaping the fact that Bioware dropped the ball on this one. I made a bunch of threads asking for fair naming conventions for the merge, and others posted what other games have done under similar circumstances, to no avail. I would appreciate someone from Bioware telling us what they plan to do to mend relations with the community in regards to this topic. I seriously am pained by this. I used to have a nameplate on myself because I loved the names so much and was proud to have getting them. Now every time I see my name in chat I die a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindorin Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Never before has something frustrated me so bad that I felt I needed to make a post about it but I have to vent. I've been here from the very beginning, never once stopped paying for my account, kept it going even after most of my friends left and I needed to take a break because it was boring not having friends to play with. I felt like playing so logged on to play and saw that my server was dead, was fine with transferring thinking it would make the game fun once again with a full server. I get transferred and the two names I wanted to keep were taken so I had to change them, very frustrating but I can deal with it. But I also couldn't keep my legacy name, that is unacceptable. Losing two names I loved and my legacy name? I don't even want to play anymore now, for the first time I'm starting to think of canceling my account. The legacy name was just that, a legacy for me, it was the name I used since I first started playing MMOs back in EQ. Seriously, for the love of god if your ego is so large that you can't surrender a name, then please do unsubscribe. I can sympathize with you, but in the end if you stuck with the game through it's faults since launch only to leave over a few names? That's pretty silly in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden_Dissent Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 (edited) I had an Infiltrator in DAoC named after an obscure 1980's martial arts movie actor. Had the name for THREE AND A HALF YEARS, and one day, I log in and his name is changed. After a few seconds of cursing, I contact a CSR and get it changed to something else. It's not that big of a deal. Was it MIchael Dudikoff? Edited July 19, 2012 by Holden_Dissent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherbeak Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I had to change mine too. I wanted to use BallGag but it was apparently taken. hehe BallGag Leatherbeak..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpayday Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Was it MIchael Dudikoff? I hope it was Billy Blanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleysRule Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Was it MIchael Dudikoff? I hope it was Billy Blanks. Sho Kosugi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roalmo Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 There's an official, stickied thread to discuss this. Special snowflakes making their own threads to complain are just asking to be mocked. Especially by the special snowflakes, who believe it is their DUTY to mock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUXs Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I wonder what would have happened had you been playing when the transfers occurred. Maybe you could have had Starbreeze the first day still? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCummerbund Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 There have been a billion threads about losing names. Here's my question, especially for those of you who lost all 8 names and a Legacy name to the transfers. When you guys first created your characters, did the game engine accept the first name you put in? If not, you decided to change it to something else. I have never read a thread here about someone who absolutely refused to play & unsubbed because they were refused a name at character creation. Why is this any different? Even if you didn't lose a name at character creation, would you have refused to play the game at all if your had-it-since-I-played-D&D-at-the-age-of-eight name had been taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahnog Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 You may have to change the name of your character, but that doesn't change what your character is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typeslice Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Starbreeze. Nothing amazing or anything, just the first surname I used and have used in every game I played since that I could. I'm attached to the name and not being able to use it feels wrong to me, I won't be as connected to my characters. Why didn't you just add a special character to it? It's just a legacy name, not like people would have a hard time sending you tells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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