Comments on: Paid name change: making names available http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/ On tanking, leading and thinking Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gravity http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Gravity Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:10:40 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1382 I raised ticket first, then paid for name change after GM responded positively. I did tell the GM I wanted a paid name-change, so if you've not done that, perhaps the financial benefit to Blizzard was a factor. I also wrote to the character who had the name, offering gold, but had no reply. I presume you've tried that too. Good luck, I know how important it is to get the right name. I raised ticket first, then paid for name change after GM responded positively.
I did tell the GM I wanted a paid name-change, so if you’ve not done that, perhaps the financial benefit to Blizzard was a factor.

I also wrote to the character who had the name, offering gold, but had no reply. I presume you’ve tried that too. Good luck, I know how important it is to get the right name.

]]> By: warblegarble http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 warblegarble Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:04:29 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1380 Hello, I found your site through some googling since I was in the same situation as you, where I wanted a name which was taken. I ticketed a GM but I didn't have as much luck as you did, with them telling me that the name I wanted was taken and they couldn't do anything. The name I wanted also did not show up in wowarmory, and I've had them on my friends list for the past couple months, never seeing them log on. So basically, I'm just curious how you got the GMs to free up the name you wanted. Did you pay for a name change already then put in the ticket, or ticket first then did a paid name change? Hello, I found your site through some googling since I was in the same situation as you, where I wanted a name which was taken. I ticketed a GM but I didn’t have as much luck as you did, with them telling me that the name I wanted was taken and they couldn’t do anything. The name I wanted also did not show up in wowarmory, and I’ve had them on my friends list for the past couple months, never seeing them log on. So basically, I’m just curious how you got the GMs to free up the name you wanted. Did you pay for a name change already then put in the ticket, or ticket first then did a paid name change?

]]> By: Globin http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 Globin Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:55:38 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1178 Alright, not to rezz old posts, but I have many characters, and almost all of them follow a theme based on the story of my son's birth. <strong>Bilirubin</strong>,  an undead warlock, with orange skin tones.  My son was born sometime prior to WoW being released, and he developed elevated bilirubin levels, turning him into an orange baby about a week after birth.  The skin tone was rather striking, primarily because he was born not breathing, which made him very blue shortly after birth, the term for that being- <strong>Cyanotic</strong>, a draenei shaman, very blue, no face tentacles. Along the same vein (ha ha!), <strong>Globin</strong>, a dwarven paladin, orange hair and bushy beard. I was going to go with Hemoglobin, but I was nervous about having a name with "Hemo" among all the immaturity I've come to expect from online gaming. (now, having a theme, I had to continue it) <strong>Carotene</strong>, a human priestess, was my attempt to get my wife to play, by modeling a character after her...hair is slightly red-auburn, very fair skin tone, healer...had to be named after the protein. <strong>Fustigate</strong>, a human rogue, darkest skin tone and bald. Initially intended to be a combat-maces rogue, that dream ended in 3.0. Fustigate is an archaic term for blunt trauma, like lacerate is for a slice-wound. <strong>Leukocyte</strong>, a dwarven hunter, using the lightest skin tone, with white hair, and a white pointy beard/'stache. I was kinda angling for t-cell or white blood cell, and this was the closest I could get (in reality, he just looks OLD). In related names, he has a Boar named dGame, and a black widow from Duskwood named JeanetteLee. <strong>Islet</strong>, a night elf druid.  My sister-in-law created this character, she's a diabetic, and when I told her about my naming theme, that's what she came up with. <strong>Glycemic</strong>, a gnome warlock, bald. Also named by my sister-in-law (my brother and I were trying hard to find something she'd be interested in playing!). <strong>Pallor</strong>, a human death knight, light-blue skin tone, also bald. Pretty obvious. <strong>Encephalo</strong>, a tauren shaman, broken horn, black. Name was formed from a contraction of "Spongeform Encephalitus", or mad cow disease.  I figured since my other horde char was based in sickness, all of them ought to be. I was going to make an Orc named Aichwonenwon, with the piggier nose...but that seemed rather like a stretch. Finally, one without a medical origin: <strong>Ellowyn</strong>, a night elf druid on an RP server. I didn't think I could get away with my usual theme there, so I chose instead some elements of my own, real name. Alright, not to rezz old posts, but I have many characters, and almost all of them follow a theme based on the story of my son’s birth.
Bilirubin,  an undead warlock, with orange skin tones.  My son was born sometime prior to WoW being released, and he developed elevated bilirubin levels, turning him into an orange baby about a week after birth.  The skin tone was rather striking, primarily because he was born not breathing, which made him very blue shortly after birth, the term for that being-
Cyanotic, a draenei shaman, very blue, no face tentacles. Along the same vein (ha ha!),
Globin, a dwarven paladin, orange hair and bushy beard. I was going to go with Hemoglobin, but I was nervous about having a name with “Hemo” among all the immaturity I’ve come to expect from online gaming.
(now, having a theme, I had to continue it)
Carotene, a human priestess, was my attempt to get my wife to play, by modeling a character after her…hair is slightly red-auburn, very fair skin tone, healer…had to be named after the protein.
Fustigate, a human rogue, darkest skin tone and bald. Initially intended to be a combat-maces rogue, that dream ended in 3.0. Fustigate is an archaic term for blunt trauma, like lacerate is for a slice-wound.
Leukocyte, a dwarven hunter, using the lightest skin tone, with white hair, and a white pointy beard/’stache. I was kinda angling for t-cell or white blood cell, and this was the closest I could get (in reality, he just looks OLD). In related names, he has a Boar named dGame, and a black widow from Duskwood named JeanetteLee.
Islet, a night elf druid.  My sister-in-law created this character, she’s a diabetic, and when I told her about my naming theme, that’s what she came up with.
Glycemic, a gnome warlock, bald. Also named by my sister-in-law (my brother and I were trying hard to find something she’d be interested in playing!).
Pallor, a human death knight, light-blue skin tone, also bald. Pretty obvious.
Encephalo, a tauren shaman, broken horn, black. Name was formed from a contraction of “Spongeform Encephalitus”, or mad cow disease.  I figured since my other horde char was based in sickness, all of them ought to be. I was going to make an Orc named Aichwonenwon, with the piggier nose…but that seemed rather like a stretch.
Finally, one without a medical origin:
Ellowyn, a night elf druid on an RP server. I didn’t think I could get away with my usual theme there, so I chose instead some elements of my own, real name.

]]> By: Gravity http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Gravity Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:21:41 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1050 Odin is a nice one. I might check my server too for an alt. :) Odin is a nice one. I might check my server too for an alt. :)

]]> By: Shazear http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Shazear Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:40:23 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1044 My priest's name is Shizukana which means peace in Japanese.  From that point on, most of my toons have "Shiz" in the name.  So my DK was formed I figured he's really the opposite of my Holy priest - so he became UnShiz. My priest’s name is Shizukana which means peace in Japanese.  From that point on, most of my toons have “Shiz” in the name.  So my DK was formed I figured he’s really the opposite of my Holy priest – so he became UnShiz.

]]> By: Futhark http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Futhark Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:20:46 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1030 As I've said before, <a href="http://deathknight.info/forum/index.php?topic=2440.0" rel="nofollow">I'm obsessed with names</a>.  Very happy you got your ultimate moniker! Though, now I want to ask a GM to free up Odin..... As I’ve said before, I’m obsessed with names.  Very happy you got your ultimate moniker!
Though, now I want to ask a GM to free up Odin…..

]]> By: Draenors http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Draenors Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:52:33 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1028 I once requested a GM to disband a guild, so I could take the name. It only had one mid-level character in it, and he had been offline for about half a year according to Armory. The GM responded that he had as much right to the guild-name as I  had. I suppose that they only change (guild)names for characters below level 10. Still, considering that one player on an (I assume) closed account was taking up the guild name, I don't think it would have been too unreasonable to give it to me. (Me and my guildies eventually decided not to create a new guild at all... and the player with the other guild actually started playing again :O) I once requested a GM to disband a guild, so I could take the name. It only had one mid-level character in it, and he had been offline for about half a year according to Armory. The GM responded that he had as much right to the guild-name as I  had. I suppose that they only change (guild)names for characters below level 10. Still, considering that one player on an (I assume) closed account was taking up the guild name, I don’t think it would have been too unreasonable to give it to me.
(Me and my guildies eventually decided not to create a new guild at all… and the player with the other guild actually started playing again :O)

]]> By: Hinenuitepo http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Hinenuitepo Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:55:40 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1027 I've been trying to get my first (rogue) toon his 'proper' name for quite some time. My problem is the person with it is lvl 60 - the account is inactive, and they haven't played it in well over two years, though, so it looks like I might get some love soon.   Long ago I tried to pry it from them by offering in-game gold for them to change their name so I could change mine, but quickly discovered that not only did they not respond to in-game mail, but they were never on (I friended them - before I knew there were ways to check their activity). Grats on getting the name! I’ve been trying to get my first (rogue) toon his ‘proper’ name for quite some time. My problem is the person with it is lvl 60 – the account is inactive, and they haven’t played it in well over two years, though, so it looks like I might get some love soon.
 
Long ago I tried to pry it from them by offering in-game gold for them to change their name so I could change mine, but quickly discovered that not only did they not respond to in-game mail, but they were never on (I friended them – before I knew there were ways to check their activity).
Grats on getting the name!

]]> By: Gravity http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Gravity Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:25:37 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1022 Sure, but think about it logically and you'd have worked this out. :) Firstly, I checked this, and whoever was called Gravity was below L10 because they did not appear on Armory. Secondly, Blizzard would never allow me to have taken the name from an active, higher-level character; that'd be stupid, and since Blizz aren't stupid you'd have to disregard that possibility. Therefore, the previous Gravity was below L10, and I suspect inactive too, so the GM acted. Sure, but think about it logically and you’d have worked this out. :) Firstly, I checked this, and whoever was called Gravity was below L10 because they did not appear on Armory. Secondly, Blizzard would never allow me to have taken the name from an active, higher-level character; that’d be stupid, and since Blizz aren’t stupid you’d have to disregard that possibility.
Therefore, the previous Gravity was below L10, and I suspect inactive too, so the GM acted.

]]> By: Uru http://pwnwear.com/2009/11/13/paid-name-change-making-names-available/comment-page-1/#comment-1021 Uru Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:07:13 +0000 http://pwnwear.com/?p=2027#comment-1021 Could you explain better what happened then? Don't take as it was an attack to you, because it wasn't ...your post isn't really clear on how such a thing can happen . <em>"you can raise a GM ticket and they’ll force the name to be available. I expect the victim gets a name-change when he next logs onto his placeholder"</em> : what i understand from your words is that you can force the taking of a name someone already got, without his authorization...but maybe it's only me and i misunderstood, I'd only like to know ;) I'm only a bit worried , all here. Could you explain better what happened then?
Don’t take as it was an attack to you, because it wasn’t …your post isn’t really clear on how such a thing can happen .
“you can raise a GM ticket and they’ll force the name to be available. I expect the victim gets a name-change when he next logs onto his placeholder” : what i understand from your words is that you can force the taking of a name someone already got, without his authorization…but maybe it’s only me and i misunderstood, I’d only like to know ;)
I’m only a bit worried , all here.

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