Would You Pay For An Add On That Grants You A Reserved Name For Your Avatar/s?

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Would You Pay For An Add On That Grants You A Reserved Name For Your Avatar/s?

  1. Yes!

  2. No!

  3. It would depend on the price.

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  1. Ice Queen

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    I'm curious to know of what interest something like this would be for others. Myself, I'd gladly pay to reserve a few names I'd like to use.
     
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    What if someone buys this add on sooner? I think it is rather unnecessary. If anything our account name should be reserverd for avatar name.
     
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    Yikes! No. This reminds me of the beginnings of the WWW when people scurried to reserve domain names so they could re-sell them at large profit.

    I am in favor of being able to keep the avatar name I use in the pre-alpha. In past game wipes, avatar names already in use have been blocked from being used by others. I hope this practice is continued when the game is released.
     
  4. Ice Queen

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    Have they said anything about doing that?
     
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    Not that I know of. I submitted the question at the last Dev Cam Hangout, but it wasn't one of the questions selected to be answered. I plan to submit it again at the next Hangout.
     
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  6. Ice Queen

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    Hopefully, they will answer you this time hehe. It would be nice.
     
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    Personally, I would never pay for a name. Every time a name I want to use is taken, it forces me to be creative. I may not like that my chosen name has been taken, but at some point, even that name will be taken, because someone else paid for it.
     
  8. TheMadHermit

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    This!
     
  9. Bubonic

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    absolutely not
     
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    I don't think account names should be tied to the player's name.

    But in your case, it would be dreadful if you didn't get to keep your name! I hope you do.
     
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    This isn't really something that should cost $
     
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    I would pay to reserve other peoples :D ;)


    EDIT: Truth is I expect everyone has a number of names that they use........personally I have loads
     
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    Pay to reserve an Avatar name? Get real...

    Interest = 0%
     
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    I also wouldn't pay for a certain name. Some of my favorite names in games have been because I had to get creative as Caliya says. When I played UO I made up Majoria as a name or thought I made it up since I have seen it in other games I've played, so perhaps I only thought I made it up;) I find it fun and sometimes challenging to pick a name. I have even looked through the automated names some games offer and sometimes there are interesting ones there or at least somthing to give me more ideas.:) Actually this is my first revival of majoria since UO. She has risen:eek:
     
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    The Mad Hermit has made a name for himself here. If he lost that name to someone else getting it, that would just be wrong. There should be a mechanism for people that Portalarium has recognized as valuable contributors. I'm certainly NOT one of them, but Mad Hermit is.
     
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    I'd totally pay to reserve a name. However I wouldn't pay if someone stole my name. I would simply pick another. :)
     
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    We've gotten to know each other by our forum names. It would suck if we couldn't use our forum names in-game, for those who wish to do so. When people tell me to F off in-game, they should know it's really me.

    I'd make it a cheap add-on item, like $5 or less, so we can reserve up to three names.

    Dibs on the name Lord British btw.
     
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    I would prefer to keep my character's name since that is the name I used in UO many, many moons ago.
    I might even pay a small amount to reserve it, but I won't pay someone to buy it back. (I'd just create a different character.)
    :p
     
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    I can understand why someone might be willing to reserve their name but I personally don't think I would pay to do so. The names I tend to come up with for my characters are not something I'm worried about other people having.
     
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    It's like my favorite past time every time I see your lighthouse on the lake!






    j/k
     
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