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Kyle Tawate
Perkone Caldari State
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Posted - 2015.07.14 15:48:46 -
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Vazik Tyros wrote:Steve Ronuken wrote:Vazik Tyros wrote:My opinion:
Never allow name changes, ever.
You don't like your name? Start a new character and be more thoughtful with the name selection.
The pros of allowing name changes are vastly outweighed by the cons. Can you list the Cons as you see them? (just to make sure we're on the same page) The only benefit of allowing name changes would be to give people who didn't put enough thought into their name selection an opportunity to remedy that mistake. The Cons? You put a system in place that can be exploited by people who don't wish to be held accountable for their actions. And yes it could be limited by frequency and such, but it will still cause problems of mistaken identity, allowing exploiters to manipulate it for nefarious ends. There should be no easy escape for anyone who's sullied their reputation. In my opinion, displaying a history of their past names would not adequately compensate for the problems caused by allowing a name change. But that's just my perspective on it. I've been playing for less than two months and I know there are strong feelings on both sides of this discussion by far more experienced players. Hypothetically speaking what kind of reputations are we talking about.
Name changes are a fundemental feature for any sucessful MMO.
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Deck Cadelanne
Exigent Circumstances CAStabouts
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Posted - 2015.07.14 17:42:48 -
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When a character is sold to another player, perhaps as part of the "transfer fee" paid in PLEX to CCP a name change and history wipe ought to be *mandatory*
With the exception of highly offensive names, maybe this ought to be the only way a name change is permitted - that character has to be sold by one player account to a different player account, verified as such by CCP.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional."
- Hunter S. Thompson
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Cidanel Afuran
Grant Village
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Posted - 2015.07.15 14:16:34 -
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Deck Cadelanne wrote:When a character is sold to another player, perhaps as part of the "transfer fee" paid in PLEX to CCP a name change and history wipe ought to be *mandatory*
With the exception of highly offensive names, maybe this ought to be the only way a name change is permitted - that character has to be sold by one player account to a different player account, verified as such by CCP.
But this simply lets any scammer/awoxer change their name on a whim. You could sell your character to another account you own, change the name and keep scamming/awoxing risk free. |
Keno Skir
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Posted - 2015.07.15 14:28:21 -
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Name changing is game breaking, and as such i (we) hope it never comes to pass.
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Orlacc
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Posted - 2015.07.15 17:31:13 -
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Keno Skir wrote:Name changing is game breaking, and as such i (we) hope it never comes to pass.
Sadly it would appear that anything that can be monetized, will be.
"Measure Twice, Cut Once."
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Deck Cadelanne
Exigent Circumstances CAStabouts
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Posted - 2015.07.15 17:44:06 -
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Keno Skir wrote:Name changing is game breaking, and as such i (we) hope it never comes to pass.
In any circumstance other than transfer to a new owner, I whole-heartedly agree.
Given that it is a bannable offence to impersonate another player, including by using a character purchased from the bazaar, it does not follow that a name change/history wipe would not just be handy but maybe should even be mandatory when a character changes owners.
Cidanel Afuran wrote: But this simply lets any scammer/awoxer change their name on a whim. You could sell your character to another account you own, change the name and keep scamming/awoxing risk free.
I see your point but this is no more or less relevant in terms of risk (either impact or probability) than said scammer rolling a new character or buying a "clean" one from the bazaar. It is also easily mitigated: first, make it cost PLEX. Second, as part of the transfer CCP could easily verify the accounts of the seller and the buyer have no obvious indicators or shared ownership (e.g. no common username, password, registered email address, payment method or IP address history). The name change would only be mandated when a character is actually transferred from one owner to another.
Besides, people are lazy. I bought a character with no plan at all to AWOX but it would have been so easy...that character was still on all sorts of mailing lists, and the "hey dude come join fleet" in game messages didn't stop until six months after I bought it. A mandatory name change/wipe would have prevented me from using that character to attempt an AWOX not enabled it.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional."
- Hunter S. Thompson
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Deck Cadelanne
Exigent Circumstances CAStabouts
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Posted - 2015.07.15 17:46:38 -
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Orlacc wrote: Sadly it would appear that anything that can be monetized, will be.
CCP has to pay the bills. Indications are that their revenue seems to be falling fast. Changes that generate revenue are needed. No reason for them to fall on swords just to please a few old-school purists.
What would you suggest instead?
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional."
- Hunter S. Thompson
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