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			I imagine prior to megaserver launch there will be a email sent out to all those that are subscribed (to cover all that don't read the forums and or maybe still subscribed but not actively playing ) and a "resub" email sent out to people that used to be subscribed to let them know what they are getting into with megaservers.  Other games do this; it is prudent for Carbine to do the same. *hint hint Carbine*. ;)	
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I imagine prior to megaserver launch there will be a email sent out to all those that are subscribed (to cover all that don't read the forums and or maybe still subscribed but not actively playing ) and a "resub" email sent out to people that used to be subscribed to let them know what they are getting into with megaservers.  Other games do this; it is prudent for Carbine to do the same. *hint hint Carbine*. ;)
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The following link is for everyone to enjoy and learn the lore behind the races names. I think the Developers did one hell'of a job putting this together and I can't wait for part two. This seriously changed the way I viewed the races and creating a character name. I encourage everyone to read:
 
http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2014-10-08-wildstar-naming-guide-part-one/	
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instead of getting outraged you should accept that it has to be this way for a lot of the same reasons it's this way in the real world.
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No.
I'm not going to accept a non standard naming convention.
I don't know of a single other game on this earth right now that has a 2 name forced basis.
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FFXIV requires first and last names.
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Final Fantasy has it
SWTOR has it
Guild Wars 2 allows it....
 
Drama over name.....wow.	
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Guild Wars 2 allows it....
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Doesn't force it, my IGNs in Guild Wars 2 are Franbunny and Panginoon.
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"FranbunnyFFXII" can't become "Franbunny FFXII"?
 
Or "Fran bunnyFFXII"
 
Or "Fran bunny"
 
Or "FranbunnyFFXII TM"
 
Or "Copyright FranbunnyFFXII"?	
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Doesn't force it, my IGNs in Guild Wars 2 are Franbunny and Panginoon.
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Chua really have to explain meaning of "allow"?
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The situation is not "allow" the situation is "forced."
The problem is not it being allowed, Im all for it being allowed, I'm strongly against it being forced
 
This.
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The situation is not "allow" the situation is "forced."
The problem is not it being allowed, Im all for it being allowed, I'm strongly against it being forced
 
This.
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The Secret World: Forced 3 names per character. First, Middle, Last. The middle name was the only one that showed up in all chats.
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Or "FranbunnyFFXII TM"
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hmmm wondering if maybe after this is all done and people who use the same forum name as their character name can request to have their names match or changed, etc...
or just in general....be nice, not necessary, but nice...	
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Words have to be at least 3 letters, so TM is out.
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I've never played secret world.
 
(Remember guys if you're going to bring this point up, I was talking within my experience)
Thank you for increasing my awareness.
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hmmm wondering if maybe after this is all done and people who use the same forum name as their character name can request to have their names match or changed, etc...
or just in general....be nice, not necessary, but nice...
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To be fair, when you make a statement like "I don't know of a single other game on this earth" as part of your argument against forced surnames, people assume you're attempting to point out WildStar as an exception. That's a clarion call of "Bring it on!" on the internet. ;)
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Yeah, even then showing there is a game with a worse naming convention doesn't make this one any better.
How about another game that took away a paid preorder bonus withing 6 months of launch? <- even if there is one, same thing as above though XD
A bonus that you actually had to work for, through an initially frustrating and broken system.
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Yeah, even then showing there is a game with a worse naming convention doesn't make this one any better.
How about another game that took away a paid preorder bonus withing 6 months of launch? <- even if there is one, same thing as above though XD
A bonus that you actually had to work for, through an initially frustrating and broken system.
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They're not going to let people change their names back to single-word names after requiring that everyone have double-word names, if that's what you're wondering. They're reworking how the chat and mailing systems work to account for the switch to dual names, and the character creation screen has two fields (and a random name generator) set up for dual names.
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Well, that was my main point earlier. It's not so much the 2-name thing as the forcing a change after having to battle it out for names. If Wildstar had launched with first and last names, a lot of people would have just rolled with it and created characters designed to use two names.
 
Frankly, I don't understand why they're switching now. Back in beta, they had numbers, then they took away numbers and made accented characters parse the same way as non-accented characters, reducing the names to using A-Z. They really should have foreseen this problem - especially since they're claiming that they had always planned on megaservers. Not that I don't think that's spin, but, back in beta, many of us were suggesting that they go with a naming system that ensures that players don't have to change their character names in event of a possible merge, such as a unique first-last name combination or optional spaces in names, that would be unique across the game, and we were told that spaces and last names would be too confusing for players in chat.
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Makes me wonder if that "tech" they're talking about that made Megaservers possible was something deep in the listserv that suddenly made having spaces in the names a lot less taxing on their retrieval and archiving systems.
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oh no, I meant the forums.
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You did not pay extra to get the name reservation, so your argument is pretty weak. Does it suck that there might be another Mae running around that isn't me? Meh... I've dealt with it as long as I've been using Mae names (which is a shamefully long time lol) in MMOs.
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			I'm sure it got mentioned in the couple of pages I've missed, but so it is clearly stated, Name Reservation was not an announced benefit of pre-order. It was a side thing they decided to do after and before launch. It wasn't on the list of pre-order benefits.I realize you had to pre-order to get access to it, and I realize some people may have based their choice to pre-order on it, but in the end, Carbine ends up in the clear on a technicality.	
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I'm sure it got mentioned in the couple of pages I've missed, but so it is clearly stated, Name Reservation was not an announced benefit of pre-order. It was a side thing they decided to do after and before launch. It wasn't on the list of pre-order benefits.
 
I realize you had to pre-order to get access to it, and I realize some people may have based their choice to pre-order on it, but in the end, Carbine ends up in the clear on a technicality.
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Personally I see it as an opportunity for more creativity to have one name and THEN think of a second name. I've had one name characters and now that I'm getting two my mind is racing with possibilities. I'm surprised RPers aren't excited about this, now they can make up whatever title they want to.
 
We all have two names. Anybody who creates a character with one name is basing it on a nomenclature of other fictional characters they've seen somewhere, but funny enough they almost always had a second name that nobody ever used.
 
Alf - Gordon Shumway.Cookie monster - Sid MonsterCaptain Crunch - Horatio Magellan Crunch (though he's actually a commander)Cher - Cher SarkisianSting - Gordon Matthew Thomas StunnerSlimer - A focused, non-terminal repeating phantasm, or a class 5 full roaming vapor. And a real nasty one at that.	
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Slimer - A focused, non-terminal repeating phantasm, or a class 5 full roaming vapor. And a real nasty one at that.
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"Nasty ClassFive" :P
 
(I would laugh so hard if I saw someone running around with that name)	
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"Nasty ClassFive" :P
 
(I would laugh so hard if I saw someone running around with that name)
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I love the idea of having proper names, will even change/add names to chars without naming conflicts...if I can do it for free :) think it gives the char more personality, I'd much rather be a Bilbo Baggins than a Golum.
 
PS and you better give me that Christmas tree for my housing plot :)  	
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I'm sure it got mentioned in the couple of pages I've missed, but so it is clearly stated, Name Reservation was not an announced benefit of pre-order. It was a side thing they decided to do after and before launch. It wasn't on the list of pre-order benefits.
 
I realize you had to pre-order to get access to it, and I realize some people may have based their choice to pre-order on it, but in the end, Carbine ends up in the clear on a technicality.
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I love the idea of having proper names, will even change/add names to chars without naming conflicts...if I can do it for free :) think it gives the char more personality, I'd much rather be a Bilbo Baggins than a Golum.
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I'd rather be a "Chewbacca" than a "Chewbacca theWookiee". Just sayin'.
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Ministabber there is a coniferous tree as a reward for some of the challenges or random drops but, no decorations.
 
Liking your post for content AND because you are a Gnome Engi Rogue. ;)	
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Obviously, you should be Chewbacca Rawwwrarararrrrrrr....
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			Two days and we'll figure out just how damaging this will or will not be to cross-faction rp. :S Considering I've got a large plot going on that has necessitated it and will necessitate it, I am nervous...!	
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Make sure you all read the announcement: http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2014-10-13-its-megaservers-time/
 
This especially caught my eye:
 
Are all characters, guilds and their belongings being moved?
 
All characters of level 3 or more will be moved with all their stuff. All guilds, arena teams, circles, mail and auction items will also be moved. All level 1 and 2 characters that have not been logged into the game within 30 days will be deleted. So if you have one of those that you’d like to keep, now is time to act!	
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			I could really care less about the name thing, it's so trivial. I want to know when I'm not going to have to sit in a LFG for an hour just to do one rated bg, or even a dungeon for that fact. I think it's ridiculous people are more worried about names than the actual game play and how these megaservers will change that. Everyone plays for their own reasons I guess, but I'm fed up with the ghost town that is Thayd.	
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..This is not standard maintenance, so in appreciation for your patience while we make this transition, we are giving a month’s worth of Boom-Boxes (One per day for 30 days) and a free day of game time to all our players, with the additional time to be credited to accounts by no later than the end of October.
 
*gasp*
 
30 Boom Boxes to everyone for the Megasever merge!
 
Thank you so so much! :D	
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30 Boom Boxes to everyone for the Megasever merge!
 
Thank you so so much! :D
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Make sure you all read the announcement: http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2014-10-13-its-megaservers-time/
 
This especially caught my eye:
 
Are all characters, guilds and their belongings being moved?
 
All characters of level 3 or more will be moved with all their stuff. All guilds, arena teams, circles, mail and auction items will also be moved. All level 1 and 2 characters that have not been logged into the game within 30 days will be deleted. So if you have one of those that you’d like to keep, now is time to act!
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Kinda weird that leaves level 1-2 characters who have been logged into the game in limbo?
 
 
Also question - does this include inactive accounts?
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(I have the worst luck lol)
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			Only active players will get the free day!	
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			Oh. :( Missed opportunity there. Would be really good to give folks who left an easy way to poke their heads back in to consider re-subbing.	
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Only active players will get the free day!
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Only active players will get the free day!
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Define active.
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I'm sure it means currently subscribed.
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30 Boom Boxes?
 
 
Is this per character?  Per account?	
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Per account.
 
You have to be currently able to log in to the game to get the free day. 	
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Per account.
 
You have to be currently able to log in to the game to get the free day. 
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			So are we going to see Cougar on the Nexus Report this week, as planned?	
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So are we going to see Cougar on the Nexus Report this week, as planned?
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			Will we be getting a place here on the forums to restart recruiting on the Megaserver realms?	
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			just so im clear. All low level alts, (lvl 1 & 2) are being deleted on merge. Does this mean i need to lvl all my alts to lvl 3 or is just logging in as them and logging back out at lvl 1 enough to keep them from being deleted?	
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			If you haven't already, just log them all the way into the game (so that you can walk around in the game world), and they won't be deleted. 	
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just so im clear. All low level alts, (lvl 1 & 2) are being deleted on merge. Does this mean i need to lvl all my alts to lvl 3 or is just logging in as them and logging back out at lvl 1 enough to keep them from being deleted?
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			Thanks guys, so logging into the cryogenics bay in Gamblers Ruin counts? (as i know its not actual game world as its a mini instance. I know this is a stupid question as im 99% certain that's fine, i just dont want to log in, in 2 days and peeps be all like "noooo... log into the actual game world. an instance doesnt count", and then me be all sad)	
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so these 30 boom boxes... are they the same old rubbish ones with nothing good in them? or have they been trashed and these are 'new' boomboxes??
 
if its the old ones then i am seriously disappointed as they suck (i had 70+ of those and the best thing i got was the raiden hands.. which were worth about 5gold)	
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Will we be getting a place here on the forums to restart recruiting on the Megaserver realms?
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			Can I just put in one last minute plea to name the NE PVE server The Entity instead of just Entity. If we're stuck with this sucky name, at least use the same name as the thing you're naming it after.	
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			Just curious, since all the Realm First achievements are going to be up for grabs again. Will the first transferred character to reach level 50 get the Realm First, or does it need to be created on the Megaserver to be eligible for the Realm First?	
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With this dramatic increase in length of names, will typed chat functions like /whisper and and /join support name auto-completion, e.g. against Friends, Guild, Circles, Arena, Warplot members?
 
In fact, how do they support the space token in names? Do we have to use quotes around all names now?	
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To be clear.
 
Character deletions will be for:
 
1) Characters under level 3 who have not logged in within 30 days 
 
OR
 
2) Characters under level 3 AND characters who have not logged in within the last 30 days
 
People in my group have asked and are not sure if say level 1 characters who have been logged into within the last 30 days would be deleted due to being under level 3 only. Please advise.
 
 
NAMES:
Are unique names now considered to be the complete full name or are there other requirements?
 
For example. Can other players have my same last name as long as the entire name does not match? Is the same true for first names?
 
Do entire names show above a characters head or can we shorten them to show first names only to lessen screen clutter?
 
 
Thank you for your answers.	
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			What will happen to items in your mailbox and buy/sell orders?	
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To be clear.
 
Character deletions will be for:
 
1) Characters under level 3 who have not logged in within 30 days  It's actually characters level 1 - 2 that have not been logged in in the past 30 days that will be deleted. See below.
 
OR
 
2) Characters under level 3 AND characters who have not logged in within the last 30 days See above. Also, characters level 3 and above will transfer over, even if they haven't been logged in. 
 
Per Cougar's post below and this post: http://wildstar-online.com/en/news/2014-10-13-its-megaservers-time/
Are all characters, guilds and their belongings being moved?
All characters of level 3 or more will be moved with all their stuff. All guilds, arena teams, circles, mail and auction items will also be moved. All level 1 and 2 characters that have not been logged into the game within 30 days will be deleted. So if you have one of those that you’d like to keep, now is time to act!
 
People in my group have asked and are not sure if say level 1 characters who have been logged into within the last 30 days would be deleted due to being under level 3 only. Please advise.
 
 
NAMES:
Are unique names now considered to be the complete full name or are there other requirements?
 
For example. Can other players have my same last name as long as the entire name does not match? Is the same true for first names? Yes on both questions. See below.
 
Do entire names show above a characters head or can we shorten them to show first names only to lessen screen clutter?
 
 
Thank you for your answers.
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			If only we could have 2 spaces - I wanted Billy Two Buttons for my engineer.	
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Just curious, since all the Realm First achievements are going to be up for grabs again. Will the first transferred character to reach level 50 get the Realm First, or does it need to be created on the Megaserver to be eligible for the Realm First?
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What will happen to items in your mailbox and buy/sell orders?
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I'm sure it means currently subscribed.
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			Now that we can skip the arcship tutorial, it may be faster to just dump your 1s and 2sies and re-roll them clicking 'skip'.	
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			So what days exactly of having an active subscription are required for the extra day and 30 boom boxes? I just restarted my subscription today, not knowing about the extended megaserver maintenance. Am I eligible?	
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Now that we can skip the arcship tutorial, it may be faster to just dump your 1s and 2sies and re-roll them clicking 'skip'.
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The thing is the mega servers have a character limit of 12, but if you have more eligible characters they will move them all!
I didn't go so crazy but I should have about 18 characters per server . . . hi my names Phyzix, and I'm an altaholic.
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