My ticket to Nexon regarding character names.
I understand this is a poor attempt to change something that may never be changed, but I figured I'd do this since I'm doing nothing else and it wouldn't hurt to try.
This is an attempt to have Nexon do something about characters that are never used so we can obtain names that are just sitting on accounts that haven't been touched in years.
I'm pretty sick of having to look at the x's I have in my name.. xD
The ticket was already submitted, so criticism won't help the that, but it's appreciated being that I'd like to work on my writing since it clearly isn't the best, or too good for that matter.. >.<;
Well, here it is:
Game Selection: MapleStory
Category: Game Related
Sub-Category: Cash Shop
Summary: About Character names..
Details: "There isn't exactly a category for this, so I decided to put it into the cash shop being that this can be turned into a money making situation. It's regarding the names of characters. When MapleStory was first released, many had joined the game with great excitement, however, grew bored of the game very soon. It is unfortunate, but what is even more unfortunate is the fact that these players have yet to return to game, given that it's been many years and the game has only become better. Not only does this mean there are many inactive accounts, it also means that there are many creative, highly wanted names, that are being occupied by characters that are never played upon. Just by looking at the rankings on the MapleStory website, one can tell there is a large number of players that created their character, played on it for a week or less and just up and abandoned it, never to return. This is a poor favoring to the newer players who attempt to attain names that are of high interest to them, but cannot, due to its occupation by, literally, no one. My suggestion would be that characters that have not been played upon once for a very long period time should either have their accounts deleted to save space and free up highly coveted names or simply, in case the long absent player returns (though doubtful to happen), just have the names changed to names no one would normally take, like a series of random numbers, that way names are still free for the taking by newer players. I understand this is completely possible, for you, Nexon, have stated that accounts are not property of the player, but Nexon and only Nexon, thus giving you the permission which you do not require to carry out this action. Another positive by acting upon this situation in such a manner is that there would most definitely be a jump in purchases for name changes, being that newer players that already created their character can finally gain the name they have been wanting since they had found out it was sadly taken. This is just a possible attempt to handle the situation out of what could be possibly an infinite amount of amendments. It is ultimately up to you, Nexon. I trust that you will someday handle this situation in a manner that will be approved by players like myself. Thank you for your time."
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Well, I can see where a lot of this is coming from, and many of you have way better ideas than the examples I provided in the ticket.
I can see how my ideas can "hurt" other players, but as a good amount of you have proved, there are many ways they can handle this, by providing free name changes to accounts that have had their names changed, emails warning the name change, etc.
as I've said before, there is almost a limitless amount of ways Nexon can handle this without harming the ego of inactive players
The only thing that would be for this would be perm banned users. For some reason hackers decide to get the great names and get banned.
Yeah but I'd be pissed if i ever lost my info by some random terrible turn of events and was unable to recover it UNTIL a looooong time late then to find out my IGNs are all taken. I have some good ones saved for future characters. And as rare as this scenario seems, it happened to a guy who got hacked and even posted a thread about recovering it after like 2 years or something. If this idea (i dont say your because i've seen it talked about many times) had been implemented BEFORE this guy and countless others got their accounts back, they could have lost some pretty sweet IGNs. Like the guy who I'm talking about, his IGN was Wand. Pretty sweet right?
[quote=xBunnyHerox]and a player may come back randomly after 4 years, it's doubtful they're going to stay very long. I don't think having their name changed to something random would hurt them too much[/quote]
You would be surprised how terrible the names GMs give out are...
Hell, I'd want an original name too but you don't know who for sure quit or not...I've seen people stay and go.
Not really, I'd say do the thing were the accounts with unused characters have the names changed, and when the people log in, they have a non-expiring name change ticket that way they don't have to be b234'20fsf if they decide to play again (doubting)
[quote=Bloodjedi]i agree. 1 year of inactiveness = a forced name change to "undefined". If they log back on, they will be prompted a new name before being able to play that character[/quote]
i like this idea
id be pretty pissed if i got a good name, decide to move on with my life, come back to maple, and see that my name is like 10231337 =.=
[quote=xBunnyHerox]Well yes, the whole locking of accounts that are inactive is very extreme, but that doesn't mean the situation can't be remedied with something simple
there are a few things Nexon can work out, such as allowing each world to have that name as well instead of restricting it to only one account out of all the worlds
then when viewed on the rankings, each person with that name would show up, but it would display their world as well, thus not creating chaos
and a player may come back randomly after 4 years, it's doubtful they're going to stay very long. I don't think having their name changed to something random would hurt them too much[/quote]
I quit for years, then came back and have been playing for months. It'd hurt. Especially if your name was af238907fasd
Have you tried making a name without Xs in it? I like the X in my name.
[quote=gcube]What the f*ck type of logic is this? [i]I[/i] came back from a 4 year long break and I have played most of this year.
And you want to give them random names compiled of numbers? How fair is that?
You're just being a whiny b*tch because you can't have the name you want.
[i]"I don't think you not getting the name you want will hurt you that much."[/i][/quote]
I would have no problem having my name changed if I was gone four years
I'm also failing to understand what's prompting you to resort to cursing and name calling
let's try to be adults here
many are also giving input to ideas much better than mine, such as sending out an email that if not responded to after an amount of time, then the name will be changed, but allowing one to pick what name they would like when they return
and that's my logic, because if you so much as can't log in to the game even once over a period of four years, I seriously doubt that person will care if they have to change their name to something else.. xD
I second your idea.
Maybe they could send a mail saying if they agree on changing their names to numbers and giving the chance of more people to have their desired name.
They can't complain if they come back, because the accepted.
How about...
If an account is inactive for 3 years or so, the account gets invalidated. The owner of the account then has 1 or 2 months to re-validate the account or it gets deleted.
They could send a notice to their email warning that their account will be deleted if not re-validated within the time period.
Just a suggestion.
[quote=ItzATrapp]Better idea.
Instead of changing Inactives names, when they come back after their long break, they can choose a new name. I don't want to walk around and be called 843653478.
Anyways the "break" should be at minimum a year. Some people DO take breaks that long.[/quote]
you see?
yes, I like this idea as well x]
which is why i said there are so many different ways they can go about this.
Better idea.
Instead of changing Inactives names, when they come back after their long break, they can choose a new name. I don't want to walk around and be called 843653478.
Anyways the "break" should be at minimum a year. Some people DO take breaks that long.
This isn't a bad idea.
Nexon Korea actually deletes inactive accounts, quite often on a regular basis.
[quote=xBunnyHerox]Well yes, the whole locking of accounts that are inactive is very extreme, but that doesn't mean the situation can't be remedied with something simple
there are a few things Nexon can work out, such as allowing each world to have that name as well instead of restricting it to only one account out of all the worlds
then when viewed on the rankings, each person with that name would show up, but it would display their world as well, thus not creating chaos
and a player may come back randomly after 4 years, it's doubtful they're going to stay very long. I don't think having their name changed to something random would hurt them too much[/quote]
This would not work, because if searching under legendary, it shows all worlds. If you search a user name and each world would have one user with that name, then all of the users will show up, making the search results confusing
[quote=Toothpaw]Why not just request that names are only world wide instead of for all of maple story? i.e. a player named "Example" can exist once on every world. (Scania, Bera, Windia, Zenith, etc.) Why it's not already like this is beyond me.[/quote]
yes, I actually just stated this idea in my last post right before you x]
it's also why I stated in my ticket that there are "almost an infinite amount of amendments" because there are quite a few ways Nexon can go about handling this situation
Well yes, the whole locking of accounts that are inactive is very extreme, but that doesn't mean the situation can't be remedied with something simple
there are a few things Nexon can work out, such as allowing each world to have that name as well instead of restricting it to only one account out of all the worlds
then when viewed on the rankings, each person with that name would show up, but it would display their world as well, thus not creating chaos
and a player may come back randomly after 4 years, it's doubtful they're going to stay very long. I don't think having their name changed to something random would hurt them too much
Perhaps not delete their accounts but change their names to something vague (e.g: naruto342529) and release the IGNs to the public.
[quote=ronny278]It seems like too much a hassle for them to do. Also I once came back to maple for 2-3 months in the summer after a 3 year break. I'm sure there will be a few others who come back after long periods of inactivity. I just submitted a ticket about being Perma banned at typhons... Let's hope both our tickets get a desired reply swiftly.[/quote]
Typhons is a map for only hackers nowadays isn't it?
Horrible idea.
We have people who takes 4 years break.
It may be a hassle to them, but it would also be rewarding in terms of munny, so it kind of balances out.
and I'm not talking about a matter of being gone for a few months, I'm talking about accounts that haven't been accessed in years.
If an account hasn't been touched in a matter of 3 years or more, I feel there is an extremely miniscule chance that player is planning on coming back
Edit: ah, read your post wrong, sorry xD
I see.. there may be a few players in a case like yours, but if that's the situation, I feel there should be some sort of action taken, such as name changes done to accounts that are gone that long. There are still many that have been gone much longer.
and yes, I hope you receive a response that would please you :]
It seems like too much a hassle for them to do. Also I once came back to maple for 2-3 months in the summer after a 3 year break. I'm sure there will be a few others who come back after long periods of inactivity. I just submitted a ticket about being Perma banned at typhons... Let's hope both our tickets get a desired reply swiftly.
well, if it's anything like I'd imagine how they view account info and what, Nexon can see when the last time an account was logged into
they definitely have the power to do this