I know it sounds petty and childish but some of us really value the names we gives our characters so I hope people will not be able to make level characters.
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I know it sounds petty and childish but some of us really value the names we gives our characters so I hope people will not be able to make level characters.
Don't worry, you are not childish. A lot of people (me included) value the names. That's why i asked. If people will be able to make lvl 1 characters before the transfers are done, people will create characters just to steal names and we will see again in global spams with "WTS name" or people who dislike someone and steal the name just to make it inactive.
What if 2 names are the same? I mean there are tons of common names so for eg if 1 person from deathwing is named hello and 1 person from rag also with the name hello then what happens? Will there be some sort of decider who gets to keep his name and who has to change?
1. Will character trade open before merge?
2. Regarding names, what about names that are currently taken but will be freed at merge? For example I have John and Bob, I choose John on my 1 account and Bob is now 'free'
3. And of course what about the inactive players that have a cherished name for a year without playing.
Thanks Warmane!
HOW HIGH rates are we actually talking about? I mean for the Icecrown realm, I know that Deathwing is ~x7 but I dont have a clue about Rag nor the planned Icecrown realm.
PS: Sorry if anybody answered this allready.
Both are x7 !
Also merge is amazing! 3v3 Arena here we go!
Unless there's any change to the system, the only character names that can be reserved prior to the realm being available will be that of level 80 characters.
They will be up for grabs on a first-come, first-serve basis.
"Not at this time" means that is the answer to the question at this time. Whether or not it may be changed I don't know, and it is not up to me.
Whichever person reserves it first.
Same as it is on Ragnaros & Deathwing.
All personal assets should be able to be transferred (no caps, including on gold).
Your characters will be fine so long as you are around to transfer them. If you have any friends who are inactive, you may want to tell them to log on some day when the merge is ongoing so they can transfer their characters.
It's either this (a single level 80 per account) or no reservations at all. The amount of data involved is rather immense. If we make the exceptions for level 70's, then 60's will want an exception. Then will 49's, 39's, 29's, 19's, 10's, and then even level 1 twinks. It's simply not feasible. People cannot reserve a name they do not own, so I would suggest you be online for the transfers when they are available, or ask a friend to assist.
Here's an example;
As I said. Not feasible.
The name reservations are available for players from both realms.
Emblems will be unaffected.
There are no other pre-requisites than to be level 80. One character per account. You cannot reserve names you do not own.
Points will be unaffected.
Naturally, the data for arena teams cannot be transferred. All MMR, Personal Rating, arena teams, will be reset/removed.
If you're around to transfer your character, nothing personal should be lost with the exception of: auctions, mail, guilds, raid locks, anything arena related.
If Person A has X name on Deathwing and Person B has X name on Ragnaros, whichever person gets the name will be up to whoever reserves the name first.
You will be able to transfer all characters. For people who have over 10 characters on one account for both realms, then there will be a system on the website that will allow you to swap characters in and out of your character list in-game. A system of "active" and "inactive" characters.
1. Don't know.
2. If a name is not reserved prior to the merge, the merge will then be up for grabs on Icecrown for whoever transfers whatever character first. This may also include character creation (level 1's), but I'm uncertain about this specific point and will need confirmation/denial.
3. If they aren't active to claim it or reserve it beforehand, then they may lose it.
Same as Deathwing & Ragnaros.
The twink issue could be handled with a /played and/or achievement points check. It would require a fair bit of extra coding tho.
Other than that, what will happen to names that haven`t been claimed? ie, assume name X hasn`t been reserved by anyone, not from DW and not from Rag. What will happen to it?
At the time that the merge takes place, I'd expect that it would be up for grabs on a first-come, first-serve basis. I know this will be the case for character transfers. I do not know if the creation of level 1 characters on Icecrown will be permitted before the transfer process is complete.
What if the person with more played time has quit the game, so the only person that would actually use the name has less played time? Things like this is why.
Selaya : Other than that, what will happen to names that haven`t been claimed? ie, assume name X hasn`t been reserved by anyone, not from DW and not from Rag. What will happen to it?