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R3dSh1ft
Dark Knights of Deneb
Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2008.10.24 09:15:00 -
[61]
I would say its simpler than that; if an account has only ever been in a trial state, it should be removed after a year of inactivity.
DKOD - an awesome synchronised killing machine |
Sheriff Jones
Amarr
Clinical Experiment
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Posted - 2008.10.24 09:23:00 -
[62]
Edited by: Sheriff Jones on 24/10/2008 09:23:23
Yeah, i was gonna make an alt for mining named "zxraztra524" but the name was taken 
My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit. |
Bimjo
Caldari
SKULLDOGS
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Posted - 2008.10.24 10:49:00 -
[63]
assuming max 16 chars(I don't know the limit) and A-Z and 0-9 we have 7958661109946400884391936 possible names
you don't want numbers ? we have 43608742899428874059776 left
only 0.001 %(1 in 100000) give readable names ? we have 436087428994288740 left
only 0.001 % mean anything ? we have 4360874289942 left
only 0.001 % sound cool ? we have 43608742 left
200000 subscribers,3 names each ? we have 43008742 left
you don't want your name to look like other names(like bimjo and bimjolly ) then we are talking 1 percent, we have 430087 left
still quite a lot of decent names to choose from
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Wet Ferret
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Posted - 2008.10.24 15:56:00 -
[64]
I like the system that City of Heroes uses. After a certain amount of inactivity your name becomes "unreserved" and then if someone else creates a character with that name then your character's name must be chosen again next time you log on.
Someone said that in EVE all we have is our name. Well, that's true but... that's more the reason to free up ones that aren't being used. Players who actually play the game need them more than players who don't
At least do this with unsubscribed trials. |
Rhatar Khurin
Minmatar
Native Freshfood
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Posted - 2008.10.24 16:19:00 -
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There's plenty of names to go around and i'm pretty happy that many of the stupid names have been taken already and never played with again.
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Verite Rendition
Caldari
F.R.E.E. Explorer
Elitist Cowards
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Posted - 2008.10.24 17:03:00 -
[66]
 Originally by: Constance Harme
Edited by: Constance Harme on 24/10/2008 01:14:34
Originally by: CEO Character
If after three years(lets face it, thats quite a fair time)
Objection!! This is blatantly a personal attack at the fact that Chaos Incarnate has no face!
Apparently the devs disagree, because today Chaos has a face.
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FREE Explorer
Lead Megalomanic
EVE Null-Sec Player Influence Map
http://dl1.eve-files.com/media/corp/Veritefw/FWinf |
Gamer4liff
Caldari
Metalworks
THE INTERSTELLAR FOUNDRY
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Posted - 2008.10.24 17:19:00 -
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I would give no less than $50 or 5 billion isk to change my name. |
Joshua Calvert
Caldari
Safespot Industries
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Posted - 2008.10.24 17:22:00 -
[68]
Where do you draw the limit?
I'm a fine example - I was inactive for 2 years yet I've returned. I'm glad the name is still mine because, whilst my Eve Online history is chequered, it's still MY history. |
CEO Character
Morphed Dynamics
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Posted - 2008.10.24 17:30:00 -
[69]
Originally by: Joshua Calvert
Where do you draw the limit?
I'm a fine example - I was inactive for 2 years yet I've returned. I'm glad the name is still mine because, whilst my Eve Online history is chequered, it's still MY history.
Three years of giving CCP $0 money. |
Joshua Calvert
Caldari
Safespot Industries
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Posted - 2008.10.24 17:32:00 -
[70]
Originally by: CEO Character
Originally by: Joshua Calvert
Where do you draw the limit?
I'm a fine example - I was inactive for 2 years yet I've returned. I'm glad the name is still mine because, whilst my Eve Online history is chequered, it's still MY history.
Three years of giving CCP $0 money.
I'd have been sad if the name/account was gone but I wouldn't have been surprised if it was gone - I was positive accounts were expired after 6 months.
Until CCP place definite time limits on keeping inactive accounts, yoo won't see any freeing up of account names either. |
CEO Character
Morphed Dynamics
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Posted - 2008.10.24 17:37:00 -
[71]
Originally by: Joshua Calvert
Originally by: CEO Character
Originally by: Joshua Calvert
Where do you draw the limit?
I'm a fine example - I was inactive for 2 years yet I've returned. I'm glad the name is still mine because, whilst my Eve Online history is chequered, it's still MY history.
Three years of giving CCP $0 money.
I'd have been sad if the name/account was gone but I wouldn't have been surprised if it was gone - I was positive accounts were expired after 6 months.
Until CCP place definite time limits on keeping inactive accounts, yoo won't see any freeing up of account names either.
Six months notice. Shortened extensively as I cba to write it all
(Devblog)
"EVE Customers,
In six months we will freeing up the names of all inactive customers (Three years or greater).
<insert reasons>
<insert other mumbo jumbo>
This gives anyone six months longer to login, or they'll be subject to a name change.
CCP Zulupark
Nerfin since '07"
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Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics
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Posted - 2008.10.24 17:43:00 -
[72]
Originally by: Verite Rendition
It's fading in and out, for some reason...I know not why. 
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The unofficial faceless Achura alt of EVE Online
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Wet Ferret
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Posted - 2008.10.25 01:13:00 -
[73]
Originally by: Chaos Incarnate
Originally by: Verite Rendition
It's fading in and out, for some reason...I know not why.
Time to join Sometimes Faceless Logistics.
But, yeah. These forums seriously need some indicator that the post has ended and the sig has started. |
EnslaverOfMinmatar
Yarsk Hunters
DeaDSpace Coalition
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Posted - 2008.10.25 02:39:00 -
[74]
Just use xxx zzz iiii or whatever. For example, xCEO Character, xxCEO CharacteRxx
iiiCEO Characteriii
lol
Skills continue training even if you are logged off or if your account is inactive (in the second scenario you can't change skill tr |
Kyra Felann
Gallente
Noctis Fleet Technologies
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Posted - 2008.10.25 04:50:00 -
[75]
Originally by: Blane Xero
WoW is the only one i know of thats "More popular" than WoW, mybe guildwars aswell, and afaik, both of those are sharded, meaning 2 people on different realms can share names.
You don't know very far, because Guild Wars has one "server" only, like Eve. |
The Station
THE INTERNET.
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Posted - 2008.10.25 07:10:00 -
[76]
Originally by: Chaos Incarnate
I've seen Tarminic regularly posting on SHC, maybe account has lapsed?
hes playin nf
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Del Narveux
Dukes of Hazard
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Posted - 2008.10.25 07:26:00 -
[77]
Im not sure I agree with OP that it should be a constant process but I can see where a one-off name purge for 4-year-inactive accounts might be a good idea. A lot of people who played that first year left and wont be coming back, most games have this problem but they fix it with automatic inactive delete (CCP is very unusual for not deleting at all, and I applaud them for it).
If they come back theyll effectively be starting over again so they can petition to get a new name or whatever.
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Is that my torped sig cloaking your base?
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Vabjekf
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Posted - 2008.10.25 19:50:00 -
[78]
Vabjekd and Vabjeke were taken, i was lucky to get Vabjekf |
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