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Instead of character creation date, the last name change would make more sense to me. So name creation should outweigh char creation if this information is available to the naming algorithm.
Imagine someone created a char with an inappropriate name on one server, but didn't actually play that toon for a while so no one noticed. In the meantime one creates a char with Name XYZ on the other server. Some time later the first player begins playing his char, get its name petitioned and changes it to name XYZ. I think in that chase player 2 should get preference even as he created his char later.
On the other hand that scenario might be so rare and special it could be handled manually by CS if one feels it happened.
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Only criterion should be time played.
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There are still issues with this too though. Say someone used to play a character for years and stops playing, then someone else made a character on the other server with the name but plays for half the time instead. The inactive account's names would end up with priority, and that player may never actually play again either.
The combination of all the algorithms is the best way to avoid issues.
"First come, first serve" works totally for me.
If a toon was created, no matter for what usage, it should keep the name.
There's been several wipes of inactive pre lvl 5 toons to free up names.
Why I think so? Simple example: you make a toon years ago, then for some reason make another and level that up first. So the first made toon gets some dust, you want to level it up later. Now someone makes a char with the same name on another server, powerlevels it up and suddenly you find yourself losing that name you maybe even put some thought into. Sound fair? Not to me.
If toons are on accounts that are frozen for a certain time, I can see it might make sense to look into that. But when it comes to active accounts, I say first one to pick a name wins.
I don't see why a paid account should overrule a froob account. Maybe the froob is even more active than the paid one?
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Well. If this was part of FC's nefarious plan to get players who have never tried test to log on to the test server in a panic to see if all their names are gone, then well played FC, well played.
Luckily all mine survived intact , with one notable exception I'd like to share with y'all <3
RIP Scottpilgrim of RK1!!! The BEST lvl 2 enf who never left the SL nub platform EVER. Alas we hardly knew ye...
Now sadly renamed to Scottpilgrim867-5309
Innervoid 220 / 30 / 70 MA (sadly no longer teh main man cos MA haz no lub)
Thedarknight 220 / 30 / 70 ADV (name reset FTW)
Shrektehogre 220/ 30 / 70 KEEP (Prolly the Main, maybe)
Enemywithin 220 / 30 / 70 AGENT (RAWR)
Lastsamurai 220 / 30 / 70 SOL (6th 220 FTW!)
Innerpeace 220 / 30 / 70 CRAT (First Calmer)
Stargazer 220 / 30 / 70 MA DOC
Abyssgazer 220 MP (8hr CM lubbin/all around MP gamp)
Misterscott 220 ENGY / Deaconfroste 220 SHADE / Vforvendetta 220 ENF / Haljordan 220 Fix
So yeah, time to calm down a bit and put down the pitchforks.
The algorithm currently on testlive doesn't work as it's intended to.
We're going to fix it. The next run should have better results.
That's why we have a test server, to test these things on a larger scale.
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Wait.
You mean we have to go through this process ... AGAIN?
Nooooooooooooooooooo
Innervoid 220 / 30 / 70 MA (sadly no longer teh main man cos MA haz no lub)
Thedarknight 220 / 30 / 70 ADV (name reset FTW)
Shrektehogre 220/ 30 / 70 KEEP (Prolly the Main, maybe)
Enemywithin 220 / 30 / 70 AGENT (RAWR)
Lastsamurai 220 / 30 / 70 SOL (6th 220 FTW!)
Innerpeace 220 / 30 / 70 CRAT (First Calmer)
Stargazer 220 / 30 / 70 MA DOC
Abyssgazer 220 MP (8hr CM lubbin/all around MP gamp)
Misterscott 220 ENGY / Deaconfroste 220 SHADE / Vforvendetta 220 ENF / Haljordan 220 Fix
Talking with the DB guy, probably best to just to reapply the migration to the copy of Live again because there is no way to test the scripts on characters that have already had the name chosen. So "start over" in the sense we'll reapply the Live copy, and run through the migration again.
Thanks Ilaliya. It is quite nice to know that it is not working. Please understand, if we don't know what or how something is supposed to work it is quite difficult for us to definitively say whether or not it is working.
Nonetheless, I know I appreciate your looking into this and acknowledging there is a problem.
Thanks
Thanks for the information Ilaliya ... it sounds like you can re-use the copy you already made vs. taking a new copy of Live.
Kinnik
My worry is that if we didn't bring out the pitchforks and kicked up an almighty fuss, then you would have just assumed everything was hunky-dory and whacked it into Live at least we now know you actually look at feedback from these threads!
Having said that, I'm glad that something was found to be not working with the "algorithm" and hopefully next run makes more people happy. The criteria that you mentioned sounds ok enough to me.
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I have Gunnandahalf (a level 2 nt) instead of my Brother's created-on-release-day Gunnandahalf the first 200, first 220 NT ever
Really not sure what criteria could have possibly been applied to have that occur..
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Znore: Mastablasta <3
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