How to fix low server pop

[chillybob]

Originally Posted by Ekco [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

dupe names shouldn't be a problem and it's classic AF

first xfer off Fennin tons of us went and made dupe named lvl 1 characters on the other server to get free name changes, it puts a X at the end of the incoming toon name.

takes 5 minutes to make a slash command to handle it ingame for people with dupe names, they just don't have 5 minutes and/or care

shhh im trying to save my ass... I dont wanna be ****x

[Confit]

Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I actually really have the itch to play in Luclin. Remember PUGs in Maiden's Eye - when Luclin first launched? Good times.

I spent so much time grouping there! If I am remembering it right, everyone always set up camp along the outer wall of the zone near one of the tunnels that leads to a different zone. So when shit hit the fan you could just run to safety lol.

[zelld52]

Originally Posted by Confit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I spent so much time grouping there! If I am remembering it right, everyone always set up camp along the outer wall of the zone near one of the tunnels that leads to a different zone. So when shit hit the fan you could just run to safety lol.

Yeah, near Dawnshroud. Only the brave ventured to the Umbral Plains

[cd288]

Originally Posted by chillybob [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think part of the problem with server merge is dupe names.

On green launch, green and blue DID share a name bank... but the addition of Teal for overflow screwed things a bit. Teal did not share a name bank with Blue, but did share a name bank with green if that even makes sense.

So after teal merged into green, there's a lot of people with names on green who don't own them from blue because they originally made their toons on Teal....

This isn't true???

The character name is tied to your account. So, for instance, if you have the name Chillybob on Blue, then no one on Green or Teal could create that name unless they were doing so on the same account that has the name on Blue.

The staff already explained this. They also said duplicate names will have an X added to the end upon server merge (just like how this was handled on live). This is also what happened upon Green and Teal merge. So if you had used one account to create Chillybob on Blue, then on Green, and also on Teal, when Teal and Green merged you'd have Chillybob and Chillybobx on Green. When Green and Blue eventually merge, you'll now have Chillybob, Chillybobx, and Chillybobxx on the merged Blue.

I really wish people would stop spouting off about duplicate names with false statements like this guy made, when it's already been opined on by the staff and it's a non-issue.

[Jimjam]

Oh no, my two characters called Buttse are gonna be in trouble :s

[Ekco]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oh no, my two characters called Buttse are gonna be in trouble :s

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[cd288]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oh no, my two characters called Buttse are gonna be in trouble :s

I loled

[chillybob]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This isn't true???

The character name is tied to your account. So, for instance, if you have the name Chillybob on Blue, then no one on Green or Teal could create that name unless they were doing so on the same account that has the name on Blue.

The staff already explained this. They also said duplicate names will have an X added to the end upon server merge (just like how this was handled on live). This is also what happened upon Green and Teal merge. So if you had used one account to create Chillybob on Blue, then on Green, and also on Teal, when Teal and Green merged you'd have Chillybob and Chillybobx on Green. When Green and Blue eventually merge, you'll now have Chillybob, Chillybobx, and Chillybobxx on the merged Blue.

I really wish people would stop spouting off about duplicate names with false statements like this guy made, when it's already been opined on by the staff and it's a non-issue.

Then how do I have names from teal that I never had on Blue.... I now have them on green yet cannot make characters with those same names on those same accounts over on blue..

Because someone already used those names years ago. Green and blue did share a name base but Teal was put together I assume rather quickly to deal with the massive population, seemingly it did not share the name bank with blue, only with green. Its confusing but trust, as someone who has names that I CANNOT make on blue.... Teal was its own enigma.

And honestly, might also point to why the servers were merged so early on in the classic timeline ~

[zelld52]

Originally Posted by chillybob [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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And honestly, might also point to why the servers were merged so early on in the classic timeline ~

I always said this: they probably realized they had a runaway train situation with the name pools, and wanted to minimize the amount of work they would have to do in order to consolidate it.

But other folks would say things like "BRO they already did it it was called TEAL and also on live in 2004 when Sony Interactive had hundreds of employees working on EverQuest, it was easy to accomplish - so I don't see why a handful of unpaid volunteers cant easily accomplish the same"

[chillybob]

RIP Teal </3, never touched green until they forced me to join the filth....

gone but never forgotten