GoldenAvariel Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 I was building a new character and experimenting with names. I had one that worked but kept going because it didn't seem perfect. When I finally decided that was as good as it was going to get, it was unavailable. I think I locked myself out of my own name. Any idea how long it stays locked until I can try it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsiBug Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) I believe that I have experienced that scenario and I was able to regain access to the name by exiting the character creator or restarting the game. If there is a timer at play, I doubt that it would be more than 10 minutes. Edited May 8, 2023 by PsiBug 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 I have never had that happen. Is it inconceivable that somebody came up with the same name independently? I have had a character name that I loved, but I decided a different powerset combination suited it better. I deleted the old character and created the new one with the now-abandoned name without a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZag Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Do /getglobalname to ensure someone else doesnt have it. If nobody has it and restarting the game doesnt let you use it, you may have to wait till a server restart. Keep in mind that some names will come up as nobody when checked ingame but the character creator will say they are unavailable if they contain blocked words. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomo Kimyata Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 This has happened to me many, many times and every single time it was because I screwed up the name rules. Too many ",". Not enough "!". Try something extremely similar and see if that passes muster. Who run Bartertown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraAlt Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, TNT said: Is it inconceivable that somebody came up with the same name independently? Of course, not. People with similar stimulation/exposure in the world are bound to come to similar conclusions or thought patterns. Some may related it to the collective unconscious. Evidence for a communal consciousness: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21724158/ If someone posts a reply quoting me and I don't reply, they may be on ignore. (It seems I'm involved with so much at this point that I may not be able to easily retrieve access to all the notifications) Some players know that I have them on ignore and are likely to make posts knowing that is the case. But the fact that I have them on ignore won't stop some of them from bullying and harassing people, because some of them love to do it. There is a group that have banded together to target forum posters they don't like. They think that this behavior is acceptable. Ignore (in the forums) and /ignore (in-game) are tools to improve your gaming experience. Don't feel bad about using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCU7115 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 I had that happen a few times. Just log off for 2-3 minutes and relaunch the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnerd Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 It should (SHOULD) unlock more or less instantly. But every once in a while... it doesn't. And when that happens, the answer is "turn it off and back on again." Formerly of Virtue, now on Excelsior: Ace of Spades | Adamant Eve | Arch-Rival | The Bee | Blackbelt | Citizen Arcane | Core | Ctrl Alt Defeat | Daddy Longlegs | Diamant Drop Dead Gorgeous | Freak Accident | Galactrix | Great White Shark | Heavy Machinery | Highway Star | The Howl | Inter-Galactica | Ion Maiden Knockout Artist | Krakatoa | Night's Templar | The Pact | Paroled McDonald | Sentinelle | Virtual Boy | Volcaniac | White Widow | Yucatan And my most recent 50, Doctor Roswell (Psychic Blast/Atomic Manipulation blaster, 16 August 2024) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenAvariel Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 Someone else had it. I could have sworn that was the name I used that worked 10 seconds earlier but maybe not. I'm old and forgetful. I'll come up with something sooner or later. Thanks guys. Next time I'll try logging completely out to try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherTed Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 9 hours ago, GoldenAvariel said: Someone else had it. I could have sworn that was the name I used that worked 10 seconds earlier but maybe not. That would occasionally happen to me on live. I chalked it up to opportunistic name-grabbers. I still have a couple of paranoid habits to foil the evil fiends (assuming they exist). The easiest is to take a few steps backwards once you enter the tutorial (almost nobody looks behind them), but you could also to enter an instanced mission, log out, delete, and re-create. If you have the patience, keep the character parked in the instance for a day or three before deleting - the thing about grabby opportunists is that they tend to have short attention spans. Also, if you want to use a name in other MMOs, never, ever, reveal it on any gaming forum. I've lost a few good cross-genre names that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rishidian Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 On 5/8/2023 at 1:10 PM, UltraAlt said: Some may related it to the collective unconscious. Does this mean we are all sleeping together? I feel sorry for y'all who have to sleep with me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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