In order to minimize duplicate character names, all characters that are level 10 or lower and have not logged in for more than one year will be deleted.
Okay... a few questions about this.
1st - Are characters that are level 10 or lower AND have not logged in for more than one year going to be deleted OR are characters that are lvl 10 and lower, and characters that have not logged in for a year or more?
Another way of asking is to say "would lvl 20 character that has not logged in for a year or more be deleted?"
Also, when you say "characeter" do you mean individuals or accounts? I play my main every day but have many toons I don't often use... are they safe or does the deletion only apply to dormant accounts?
I appologize if I am ont asking a clearer question but I am just seraching for some clarity on the issue...
2nd - Honestly I would like access to some old names... for instance I have always wanted to name my character something (Bob for instance) but when I created my character "Bob" was already taken... now I've NEVER seen a "Bob" running around... or heard of him... I suppose its possible to say he/she is just played during times when I am not on... but I play a lot and have done so for many years... I dream (hopefully not in vain) that "Bob" may be a usable name after the merges...
Also... will the name deletion apply to servers that are not being merged? surely it wouldn't hurt, and would free up some sort of cache in the servers? maybe?
also if u have characters already created with the same name as ur main character
(as precaution for eventual thoughts of server transfers) - speaking lvl 1 characters
with my names reserved - are they going to be "deleted" and do my main chars will
take their place although they have logged in in the last months/weeks/days ?
OK heres what u do(i have done this cuz i have 26 chars:P)
go onto the other server and create ur chars to see if their names are taken. If they are u know u might have to either respell or rename. If they arent then leave the lvl 1 "name holders" and on June 30 delete them(cuz it takes 7 days..) then the place holders will be deleted mere hours before server merge therefore erasing all fears(cept a few hrs) of ur name being taken and toons being deleted. Now of course this all depends on how many chars and slots u have. So far ive only found 3 conflicts outta 26.
I am not official NC but I am pretty sure they mean individual toons under lvl 10 that have also not been logged into for a year.
So if you have a lvl 9 on your account that you haven't touched for a year, log it in and out again and it is safe. (or better yet play it to lvl 11)
Likewise if someone has a lvl 30 toon with the name you want, you won't get to change your name to that one. it only makes sense that way, since they are releasing new content and more incentive to get former players back into the game. Those players would not come back if their names are deleted. ;)
Also, nothing has been said yet but I am willing to bet that the toon which has existed longest will be able to keep the name if 2 have the same. Otherwise, anyone could go to the opposing sever and make a toon the same as yours to "steal" your name.
OK heres what u do(i have done this cuz i have 26 chars:P)
go onto the other server and create ur chars to see if their names are taken. If they are u know u might have to either respell or rename. If they arent then leave the lvl 1 "name holders" and on June 30 delete them(cuz it takes 7 days..) then the place holders will be deleted mere hours before server merge therefore erasing all fears(cept a few hrs) of ur name being taken and toons being deleted. Now of course this all depends on how many chars and slots u have. So far ive only found 3 conflicts outta 26.
I think that even safer is to let NCSoft delete your lvl 1 character during the merge process, so as to be certain your higher level characters will survive the transfer journey.
However, I don't know what they are planning to do with conflicts like the ones you mention. I have that problem with 4 of my characters. :confused:
OK heres what u do(i have done this cuz i have 26 chars:P)
go onto the other server and create ur chars to see if their names are taken. If they are u know u might have to either respell or rename. If they arent then leave the lvl 1 "name holders" and on June 30 delete them(cuz it takes 7 days..) then the place holders will be deleted mere hours before server merge therefore erasing all fears(cept a few hrs) of ur name being taken and toons being deleted. Now of course this all depends on how many chars and slots u have. So far ive only found 3 conflicts outta 26.
I think that even safer is to let NCSoft delete your lvl 1 character during the merge process, so as to be certain your higher level characters will survive the transfer journey.
However, I don't know what they are planning to do with conflicts like the ones you mention. I have that problem with 4 of my characters. :confused:
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* If you have more than a total of seven characters between two servers that are being merged, the seven characters that have the most EXP will be kept—the rest will be deleted.
The Level Ones you made on the other server with the same name as your mains on your server just saved your names of your mains for the one you were able to make.
You know I have said this in 8 different posts and people still don't get it.
So basically anyone with storage alts they haven't used in a long while or are inactive are up the creek now?
From the notes said, it would be only if they are lower level on the server you are being merged with and there are more than 14 total chars between the two servers OR under L10 and haven't logged in for a long time.
...yeah this part isn't quite as clear cut as it could be, as there are a couple of variables in it.
If someone (anyone, even yourself) has your name on the server you are merging with, the next time you log in to that toon you will be prompted to enter a new name. If you are the first of ANY player to enter your name, you get to keep it. If anyone else (not just the other person who had the name) claims that name before you, you must select a new one. Basically, your name becomes unused again.
How to get around this: Make a toon on the other server with your name. One week before the merge, some time before tuesday's maintenance period, delete that toon. When the 7 days are up, no one will be able to take the name and there will be no name to conflict yours.
If someone already has your name on the other server: log in fast. heh.
If you have any more than 7 characters between both servers, those with the lowest XP get deleted, leaving you with 7 toons total. That is the highest number of toons you can have on any server.
How to get around this: Prune your own toons before the merge. If you like some lower lvl ones better than higher lvl ones, delete the higher lvl ones yourself until you have exactly 7 between both servers. Do this prior to the week before the merge, because account services will be disabled during that week.
so many cries about a pack of useless placeholder toons of 10 lvl. is it so hard and impossible mission to enter each for a couple minutes until 2 weeks are gone? is it so hard to delete toons that exceed certain limitations? i can't believe if you have 7 toons on each servers to be merged which are full loaded of crap each, including WH and inventory... or are that 10 lvl mere noobs so much beloved that deletion of some of them will make your heart brake? it's just unbelievable.
You have actively played and exped characters named Betty, Bob and Steve on Gustin. They you create Betty. Bob and Steve on Hinde, keep them at low XP. Then you create just some "placeholder characters" let's say Wilma, Barney, BamBam, Pebbles... to fill up for 7 character slots and exp them a little bit.
Once after merge, the 7 most exped characters will stay, rest will be deleted. Which means: characters with names Betty, Bob and Steve from Gustin will stay, because they have highest XP. Wilma, Barney, BamBam and Pebbles will be kept as well because you exped them a little bit and they fill out 4 remaining slots. Betty, Bob and Steve from Hinde (as well as other placeholders) will get deleted because they have lowest XP and are reduntdant.
Will this work? What is considered higher priority or is being processed first - character slot count or namechange? I hope character slot count and deletion of redundant chars.
of course, number of slots should be the first limitation.
you need a list of toons that will stay in the account.
then, after all placeholders are removed, your toons maybe don't need a forced name change.
edit: but they are ncsfot and they have their own logics. :p
"In order to minimize duplicate character names, all characters that are level 10 or lower and have not logged in for more than one year will be deleted.
I don't understand the confusion.
If you have a level 10 toon that has not been logged on in a year it will be deleted.
Period.
If it said: " In order to minimize duplicate character names, all characters that are level 10 or lower, as well as those that have not logged in for more than one year will be deleted."
Then it would mean level 10's and those not logged in for one year.
Its called English. Its a subject you learn in grade school.
There is SOOOOOO much confusion and speculation because people fail to read(another skill you learn in school) the information given and/or simply jump to a the conclusion that their worst fears are coming to fruition.
If its a problem log in your damm toons once and you wont have to worry about it. MAN.
k, sorry bad day. Its hot out and we had drill today (Firefighter). But these posts generate such a frenzy of "kill NCSoft" that its almost a mob mentality.