free up character names (long term solution)
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It's getting increasingly more difficult to find a free name, so I wanna suggest potential solutions.
PS: I know names somehow expire, but it clearly takes too long, because I haven't played PoE1 in years and about half of my characters are still up. 1. Name "expires" when character transfers to standard league Make names unique only within a league (i.e. there can be a "Joe" in standard league and another "Joe" in challenge league). When challenge league ends, the character is moved standard league and the name immediately expires, forcing the player to pick a new one on login. 2. Split the "id" and display name Goal: Make display name non-unique, or only unique within a league. Implement an id for a name (could be account name + random number) which is unique and only visible on demand (generally hidden). Then either a. Allow people to use any display name (no uniqueness) b. Make it so display name is only unique within a league. In this case when character is moved to standard league add an additional "tag" in the name to display league of origin (which would keep identical names from different leagues from clashing). For examples: "Joe" from Keepers of the Flame league would become "[KF]Joe", "KF|Joe" or something like that. 3. Incentivize deletion of characters from non-standard leagues You can probably come up with better things, but here's a few ideas: - Account stat that boosts visual effect of a cosmetic (diminishes or disables if you keep characters) - Consumable discount on cosmetics (ones in discount rotation) if you participated in previous league, but didn't keep any characters. PS: I think any characters that didn't even clear half of story can be auto-deleted within 30 days of league ending. Last edited by Jitsuryoku#6281 on Dec 13, 2025, 5:47:31 AM Last bumped on Dec 15, 2025, 4:13:30 AM
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This is horrid. Just add your own tag in front like most people do or get more creative
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" What is horrid? I provided 3 suggestions and you replied to 1/3 of one. Tags are ONE OF solutions to a technical problem making names only unique within a league (not across all leagues) would create. It's not the core of the suggestion. If that's your only issue, we can just have the names immediately expire on moving them from challenge league (as per 1st suggestion). I.e. Standard league is the junkyard of names and fresh leagues are open to reuse. Last edited by Jitsuryoku#6281 on Dec 13, 2025, 7:15:12 AM
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1) The whole reason why Standard league exists is for consistency. It's a repository for characters from temporary leagues, and making names not unique anymore takes away from character identity.
2) You don't solve the problem with either of these. Cliche names will still be taken, just by someone else. The name you want is available one time, and it doesn't matter if it's taken in Standard or in the temporary league 3) Making names not unique opens a whole new can of worms where I'll be able to message someone from Standard with the name of someone who's playing in the temporary league. Impersonating e.g. streamers just shouldn't be a thing. 4) Statistically most names will not be desired by more than one person, so you are adding tedium to people who are not part of your "problem" I only respond to what's even worth talking about. I provided the simple solution to this "problem" which you can solve on your end instead of making character names a complicated puzzle where one solution leads to the next problem you need to solve. You need to think these things to the logical conclusion if you want to make a suggestion worth discussing The opposite of knowledge is not illiteracy, but the illusion of knowledge. Last edited by ArtCrusade#4438 on Dec 13, 2025, 8:04:48 AM
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Alright. Thanks for your opinion.
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Forty-four pages (and counting) of character name resources:
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If they added #numbers to our account names I don't see how they can't add the same to character names so you walk around as John but when people need to contact you specifically they either whisper to account name or to John#864654.
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If for example your favourite charactername Aragorn is taken, you do the following:
Aragorn_I, Aragorn_II, Aragorn_III, ... Aragorn_MXII There tons of names still available. Be creative! I completely dislike Bosscannon's idea because I am not going to bother remembering all kinds of random numbers behind a name. It is already a disaster to look up items under account name on trade site. Beside there is a reputation tied to a name. Names should stay unique. |
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