Server Transfer and your name gripe

They need to have the ability to have duplicate names. Here's how they could.

James
James7843
James1872

And have it so the 4 digit number is not visible unless needed for messaging or whatever,
I don't know of anywhere in the world where everyone has a different first name.

I used to see this argument over on the WoW boards too when the topic would come up from time to time. We don't know why they are inactive. How would you feel if you were (to use an example here) deployed in the military for an extended period of time and deactivated your account. You come home either on leave or from the deployment and fire up your account. You log onto your character and see he's been flagged for a name change because someone else wanted the name. Can't always assume that an account is inactive and the person is never coming back, never.

Worst case scenario: if you really wanted a name and someone had it, could always put in a ticket to see if they can give you the name if it's on an inactive account or on a character that's say below level 10 and hasn't even picked an AC yet.

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There are plenty of ways around it, if you really want to keep your name.

They need to have the ability to have duplicate names. Here's how they could.

James
James7843
James1872

And have it so the 4 digit number is not visible unless needed for messaging or whatever,
I don't know of anywhere in the world where everyone has a different first name.

You know, this may seem petty here, but I think I have a valid complaint. I was prepared to take off work so that I could get a jump start at switching my characters to whatever server I was going to be switching to. I was willing to get up at 5 am to do this, that way I could lock in my names....that I do not wish to change. But since the Devs decided to give certain servers the right to switch servers before others, which takes away the
first come first serve" I will be for certain to have to change my names now....since those servers have all fricken day to take their sweet *** time to transfer.

I know this is petty, but I still can't help but to feel I was ram rodded here.

I used to see this argument over on the WoW boards too when the topic would come up from time to time. We don't know why they are inactive. How would you feel if you were (to use an example here) deployed in the military for an extended period of time and deactivated your account. You come home either on leave or from the deployment and fire up your account. You log onto your character and see he's been flagged for a name change because someone else wanted the name. Can't always assume that an account is inactive and the person is never coming back, never.

Worst case scenario: if you really wanted a name and someone had it, could always put in a ticket to see if they can give you the name if it's on an inactive account or on a character that's say below level 10 and hasn't even picked an AC yet.

This whole server transfer process doesn't seem to be very well thought out and is being done on the "cheap".

It's still disappointing to those who reserved names in early access who don't like to use those in their names. Just makes it difficult for others to invite you to a group and even look you up.

It's nice there's a sort of option to retain your name but it's just not the same and setting youself up for at least a little headache when your name isn't using normal letters.

My sympathies to the last round of The Fatman transfers.. hope it's not my server.