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Originally Posted by Snow Bunny
So, I recently purchased another online multiplayer game, and when prompted for a IGN, instead of my old standby, I Snow Bunny I, I sat around for a bit, and thought of the name "Tryangle". As simple as it was, I liked the ascetic of the name and decided I'd make a char on GW named T R Y A N G L E.
Oddly, it was denied, due to "Words not permitted in Guild Wars" Code=031. I quickly made "Try Angle", which was accepted. I've had this happen twice now with names that for the life of me could not possibly be offensive. Has anyone else had this happen? Is it just me or is it a bit odd? |
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Sorry for the inconvenience, but I'm sure that you'll agree that preventing item scamming and account theft is a high priority and that we should address any potential abuse of the system that might allow players to be deceived.
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Originally Posted by Faer
But why not block the use of "G M <xvariable>" instead? Or, what about a warning on the login screen or somewhere else noticeable to alert users to the problem? Simply blocking the singular use of the letter "G" in names is not going to be nearly enough to stop people from impersonating staff, and while it is a step to deter such action, I feel that perhaps different steps could have been taken that would have inconvenienced less users (though I am aware at how little an inconvenience not being able to use G by itself in a name is).
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Originally Posted by t_the_nihilst
Hrmmm yeah, I tried to name my new PvE ele "Legendary Pink Dot." You know, after the band? I guess they assumed I was maybe a bot or something trying to advertise a website in-game, so I had to name her "Legendary Pink Dott." Not as good, but still good. Er... whatever.
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Originally Posted by Faer
But why not block the use of "G M <xvariable>" instead? Or, what about a warning on the login screen or somewhere else noticeable to alert users to the problem? Simply blocking the singular use of the letter "G" in names is not going to be nearly enough to stop people from impersonating staff, and while it is a step to deter such action, I feel that perhaps different steps could have been taken that would have inconvenienced less users (though I am aware at how little an inconvenience not being able to use G by itself in a name is).
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Originally Posted by Faer
But why not block the use of "G M <xvariable>" instead? Or, what about a warning on the login screen or somewhere else noticeable to alert users to the problem? Simply blocking the singular use of the letter "G" in names is not going to be nearly enough to stop people from impersonating staff, and while it is a step to deter such action, I feel that perhaps different steps could have been taken that would have inconvenienced less users (though I am aware at how little an inconvenience not being able to use G by itself in a name is).
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Originally Posted by cthulhu reborn
Personally I am more annoyed that they would block the name Litany of Damnation which I wanted even though the game contains Damned Clerics. Kinda makes the censorship silly when you block it in character names but not for monsters or NPC's.
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