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Alison Naskingar Republic University Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2012.05.29 12:50:00 - [1] - Quote As per the title. I resubbed to an old account today and decided I didn't like the character on it. However, I do like the character's name. Now all I have to do is wait patiently for 10 hours before I can make another toon with the same name. CCP have made some excellent changes to the game (from what I can see since resubbing). Isn't it about time you guys shortened the termination wait? Even 5 hours is better. Or do something like other games do, such as have you type out the character's name to confirm the deletion. Or ask for the password, or a secret answer to a secret question. Anything has to be better than the 10 hour wait.
Karn Dulake Souls Must Be Trampled The.Alliance 808	Posted - 2012.05.29 12:53:00 - [2] - Quote Its to stop players from biomassing their players on a whim. several times in the past ive put this character on a biomass countdown only to realise just how much time ive invested into the game and remove the counter. It is a CCP measure to keep players who are on the brink of getting the hell out of dodge I dont normally troll, but when i do i do it on General Discussion.
Lord Zim 722	Posted - 2012.05.29 12:55:00 - [3] - Quote Think of it as a suicide watch.
Doc Severide Caldari Provisions Caldari State 100	Posted - 2012.05.29 12:56:00 - [4] - Quote It used to be 24 hours I seem to remember.... Suicide is irreversible...
Terrorfrodo Deep Space Darwinian Law Enforcement Agency 68	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:06:00 - [5] - Quote It exists to save the mentally weak from their own overwhelming rage, so they may reconsider and be humiliated again. Btw, is it really possible to re-use any character name, even if that character has been bio-massed? I'd think not. Winner of elections banned, runner-up demoted by rest of the body, the council controlled by the losers. CSM 7 is illegitimate, CCP should remember when dealing with them. Remember what players voted for.
Nirnias Stirrum Tr0pa de elite. Against ALL Authorities 180	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:07:00 - [6] - Quote Doc Severide wrote: It used to be 24 hours I seem to remember.... Suicide is irreversible... Challenge accepted!
Cap'in Haddock Haddock's Legitimate Trading 0	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:14:00 - [7] - Quote Also handy if you aggro the wrong target and catch wife aggro.
Thaylon Sen The Istari Syndicate 20	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:21:00 - [8] - Quote "Is there any good reason for the 10 hour character termination wait?" Yes... Because of stupid people.
masternerdguy Inner Shadow NightSong Directorate 600	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:22:00 - [9] - Quote You won't think it is a waste when your account is stolen. Things are only impossible until they are not.
Virgil Travis GWA Corp Unified Church of the Unobligated 237	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:22:00 - [10] - Quote CCP likes to consider those who play drunk. If the Sims all became zombies it would be easy to escape them, just shove them in a room and make them answer the telephone.
Tippia Sunshine and Lollipops 7464	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:23:00 - [11] - Quote To give people a chance to sleep on it and/or to realise they clicked the wrong thing. GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥ Shift-click does nothing GÇö why the Unified Inventory isn't ready for primetime.
Alison Naskingar Republic University Minmatar Republic 1	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:45:00 - [12] - Quote Terrorfrodo wrote: It exists to save the mentally weak from their own overwhelming rage, so they may reconsider and be humiliated again. Btw, is it really possible to re-use any character name, even if that character has been bio-massed? I'd think not. You only delete the character, NOT the character name.
Alison Naskingar Republic University Minmatar Republic 1	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:46:00 - [13] - Quote Virgil Travis wrote: CCP likes to consider those who play drunk. This is most of the EVE player base, right?
Cyprus Black Novatech Armada En Garde 213	Posted - 2012.05.29 13:56:00 - [14] - Quote It's also a safety measure to protect hacked accounts. It's very common for gold farmers to hack an account, steal everything and delete all characters on the account. It drastically complicates the account restoration process and helps to cover the gold farmers money trail. This tactic is most common in World of Warcraft. This tactic bogs down the GMs with account restoration work. The more they're tied up with fixing accounts, the less time and effort they can put forward to combatting illegal RMT. You wouldn't complain about needles when you get a tattoo. So why would you complain about PvP when you play EVE?
Abdiel Kavash Paladin Order Fidelas Constans 526	Posted - 2012.05.29 14:01:00 - [15] - Quote Alison Naskingar wrote: Terrorfrodo wrote: It exists to save the mentally weak from their own overwhelming rage, so they may reconsider and be humiliated again. Btw, is it really possible to re-use any character name, even if that character has been bio-massed? I'd think not. You only delete the character, NOT the character name. However you can reuse names of deleted characters.
Lucy Ferrr Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 32	Posted - 2012.05.29 14:06:00 - [16] - Quote As people said it's there to give people a cool-off period. When someone loses their 300m untanked hulk they may decide to rage quit. After a few hours they realize the only reason they died was they were incredibly dumb so they cancel the biomass.
Cebraio Starfire Oasis 70	Posted - 2012.05.29 14:08:00 - [17] - Quote Alison Naskingar wrote: Terrorfrodo wrote: It exists to save the mentally weak from their own overwhelming rage, so they may reconsider and be humiliated again. Btw, is it really possible to re-use any character name, even if that character has been bio-massed? I'd think not. You only delete the character, NOT the character name. Yes, I also think it's not possible to ever use the same name again. Please let us know if otherwise.
Jafit Dreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 155	Posted - 2012.05.29 14:10:00 - [18] - Quote Doc Severide wrote: It used to be 24 hours I seem to remember.... Suicide is irreversible... You can petition it and they'll un-biomass a character for you, even if someone has taken its name they'll let you pick a new name. I did it with one of mine once and it ended up back in School of Applied Knowledge with a full employment history.
Alison Naskingar Republic University Minmatar Republic 1	Posted - 2012.05.29 14:11:00 - [19] - Quote Cebraio wrote: Yes, I also think it's not possible to ever use the same name again. Please let us know if otherwise. No, it is possible. I did it a few years back; made a character, didn't like the look and deleted them but used the same name. Once the character is deleted, the name is deleted too so you are free to use it again.
bongsmoke School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 52	Posted - 2012.05.29 14:12:00 - [20] - Quote Lord Zim wrote: Think of it as a suicide watch. Indeed, a good way of looking at it.
Alison Naskingar Republic University Minmatar Republic 1	Posted - 2012.05.29 14:12:00 - [21] - Quote Jafit wrote: Doc Severide wrote: It used to be 24 hours I seem to remember.... Suicide is irreversible... You can petition it and they'll un-biomass a character for you, even if someone has taken its name they'll let you pick a new name. I did it with one of mine once and it ended up back in School of Applied Knowledge with a full employment history. Hey, a redditor.
I'thari 59	Posted - 2012.05.29 14:14:00 - [22] - Quote Cebraio wrote: Alison Naskingar wrote: Terrorfrodo wrote: It exists to save the mentally weak from their own overwhelming rage, so they may reconsider and be humiliated again. Btw, is it really possible to re-use any character name, even if that character has been bio-massed? I'd think not. You only delete the character, NOT the character name. Yes, I also think it's not possible to ever use the same name again. Please let us know if otherwise. Think what you will, but it was possible last I checked... and since it's not in any patchnotes you can fill in bugreport if not Alison Naskingar wrote: You only delete the character, NOT the character name. Actually, you don't even get to delete your character, it simply moved into NPC corp... "doomheim" or somehting.

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