Easier for server merges I guess if names are "global". They sure seem to have a boatload of servers to start out, which is great, but I'm fully expecting some compaction after 6 months
Easier for server merges I guess if names are "global". They sure seem to have a boatload of servers to start out, which is great, but I'm fully expecting some compaction after 6 months
or sooner! lol
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There only one EU server region so you can have one character there thus one name.
NA has two regional cluster NA east and NA west so you can make 1 character in each cluster.
Interesting. At the character select screen it shows 0/2 for the EU server for me currently. So I will at least try a second.
I have 3 EU servers on my list.
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Empty server - Instant randomized character - 581 place in queue - WTF?
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Now we just need to determine a safe time to delete these placeholder characters... I know rumor says 90 days but I haven't seen that from a dev. Would suck to delete and then have someone snipe it
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Was in within the first 30secs/1 min of servers going up and 2 out of 4 names was taken being my son and mines first choice.... had to go with secondary names.
This global names shit is going to get them lots of bitching and moaning.....queue was like at nearly 8k last I checked ...lol
Guess we going to see lots of stupid XwhatevernameX etc etc
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But I did take a couple of others, and then deleted them. Like Slapshot said, I'd heard 90 days too, in a couple of video's, but I never saw Amazon say that, (they may have, I just mean I didn't see it). Curious to try them in the AM just for grins, and see if they are available for use (using the wife's account) or if I can still reuse them.
I'd think that at launch they would release names an awful lot quicker..but I've been wrong an awful lot because Amazon does seem to "do it differently".
There only one EU server region so you can have one character there thus one name.
NA has two regional cluster NA east and NA west so you can make 1 character in each cluster.
Interesting. At the character select screen it shows 0/2 for the EU server for me currently. So I will at least try a second.
According to the article names are bound to your account for 90 days after it is deleted. So you can keep deleting and remaking characters for however many names you want to reserve.
That's interesting. If I can make 2 then I will make my main one and then keep remaking the second to steal all your names!!! @Kyleran- MINE @Wellspring - MINE @Ungood- ehh.. @ALL WILL BE MINE!!!!!
I now regret putting my preferred character name in an article. @Scot predicted this.
I think you said something like 'I am not a very famous internet personality, I can't see why anyone would bother to do that.' It has happened to guys who barely post on official forums, either due to spite, they think its 'funny' or people nick a name they think is good.
Hopefully you had an alterative favourite or a similarly spelled one. Not mentioning online names is a golden rule and with this global naming thing it is even more important.
Got my main 2, but my alternate 2 were both taken. Geez I have to go onto EU just to get my names how stupid.
Just FYI the naming server was blowing up, giving me all kinds of errors. Then the entire server list blew up and every cell had MY STRING or something like that in it.
Not sure if this was mentioned, but Company names are Global also, so friends of mine are all having to play on EU just to reserve their guild name LOL. Then once they level high enough to get it, they can delete it.
So with that said New world has officially screwed up launch like all the rest, Servers are up and down all over the place now.
TIL that even if your connection shows in the red, the game is playable... at least for PvE it is.
Played just long enough in a EU server to check out playing ranged and leading targets and it worked perfectly despite high ping in the 200+ range.
No biggie but for NA, I wouldn't sweat the E v. W thing too much.
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What gets me is the next big launch we have in MMO land will be the same, you only have to look at the history of launches to see launching servers at different times, allowing streamers special access and deciding on global naming would be bad ideas. But they never learn, I can understand why they would want the streamers but you need to keep players happy it is not just about marketing. The rest just seems like bad management.
Ouch. Between the terrible name locking and the very small population each server hold, almost seems like interns are making the decisions for this game.
There only one EU server region so you can have one character there thus one name.
NA has two regional cluster NA east and NA west so you can make 1 character in each cluster.
Interesting. At the character select screen it shows 0/2 for the EU server for me currently. So I will at least try a second.
According to the article names are bound to your account for 90 days after it is deleted. So you can keep deleting and remaking characters for however many names you want to reserve.
That's interesting. If I can make 2 then I will make my main one and then keep remaking the second to steal all your names!!! @Kyleran- MINE @Wellspring - MINE @Ungood- ehh.. @ALL WILL BE MINE!!!!!
Haha, you would!
I don't use the my forum name as my character name. Wellspring is what I typically use at an account level, for games that require a username instead of email.
Although, I went ahead and saved Wellspring at 2am as well for the heck of it
Now we just need to determine a safe time to delete these placeholder characters... I know rumor says 90 days but I haven't seen that from a dev. Would suck to delete and then have someone snipe it
It's not verification of the full 90 days, but outside of my main character, I created a handful of other names and deleted them immediately last night. They were still available to me this morning. If Wellspring is blocked to you, then you can know it's still reserved. That's one I created and deleted (for now).
Not sure if this was mentioned, but Company names are Global also, so friends of mine are all having to play on EU just to reserve their guild name LOL. Then once they level high enough to get it, they can delete it.
So with that said New world has officially screwed up launch like all the rest, Servers are up and down all over the place now.
I don't know if Amazon "screwed up" launch with the Global character and company names. At least they announced how it worked in advance so anyone who really wanted a particular name could login on the EU server and fight for a chance at securing their name. You may not like the rules, but at least they were fair and clearly explained. (Unlike some games that give players a headstart or early name reservations, based on how much they spend).
In reality, the global unique name thing may have been a genius decision. It drove up demand to pre-order and play on launch day across the world, due to artificial scarcity. In a few months, if they want, Amazon can make names to be server cluster unique only. Then that will bring on a wave of new players scrambling to get their names. And at the same time they can introduce a name change potion in the cash shop for existing players.
There only one EU server region so you can have one character there thus one name.
NA has two regional cluster NA east and NA west so you can make 1 character in each cluster.
Interesting. At the character select screen it shows 0/2 for the EU server for me currently. So I will at least try a second.
According to the article names are bound to your account for 90 days after it is deleted. So you can keep deleting and remaking characters for however many names you want to reserve.
That's interesting. If I can make 2 then I will make my main one and then keep remaking the second to steal all your names!!! @Kyleran- MINE @Wellspring - MINE @Ungood- ehh.. @ALL WILL BE MINE!!!!!
I now regret putting my preferred character name in an article. @Scot predicted this.
I think you said something like 'I am not a very famous internet personality, I can't see why anyone would bother to do that.' It has happened to guys who barely post on official forums, either due to spite, they think its 'funny' or people nick a name they think is good.
Hopefully you had an alterative favourite or a similarly spelled one. Not mentioning online names is a golden rule and with this global naming thing it is even more important.
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This is going to be fun to watch... from the safe distance.
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I know rumor says 90 days but I haven't seen that from a dev.
Would suck to delete and then have someone snipe it
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Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
But I did take a couple of others, and then deleted them. Like Slapshot said, I'd heard 90 days too, in a couple of video's, but I never saw Amazon say that, (they may have, I just mean I didn't see it). Curious to try them in the AM just for grins, and see if they are available for use (using the wife's account) or if I can still reuse them.
I'd think that at launch they would release names an awful lot quicker..but I've been wrong an awful lot because Amazon does seem to "do it differently".
Hopefully you had an alterative favourite or a similarly spelled one. Not mentioning online names is a golden rule and with this global naming thing it is even more important.
Just FYI the naming server was blowing up, giving me all kinds of errors. Then the entire server list blew up and every cell had MY STRING or something like that in it.
New world screwed themselves with this.
So with that said New world has officially screwed up launch like all the rest, Servers are up and down all over the place now.
Played just long enough in a EU server to check out playing ranged and leading targets and it worked perfectly despite high ping in the 200+ range.
No biggie but for NA, I wouldn't sweat the E v. W thing too much.
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It's not verification of the full 90 days, but outside of my main character, I created a handful of other names and deleted them immediately last night. They were still available to me this morning. If Wellspring is blocked to you, then you can know it's still reserved. That's one I created and deleted (for now).