Regarding Names that are Taken (GM )

#0 - May 6, 2010, 10:22 a.m.
Blizzard Post
Okay I had a question for Blizzard when it came to the worst subject and most common one when it comes to "Names". I have been playing on Mug'Thol for some time, leveled my 2nd 80 there, a shaman, and loved it there! I decided to make a alt rogue and went for the name that i thought would best "suit me". Well, when I went to type it in, Name was taken (of course). So I did what anyone else would do, I checked the armory. The person who took my name isn't even level 10 yet! I know what it is, it's a placeholder for some guy playing on another server and it's wrong!

My question for Blizzard is: Can't you do a "overall review" of the characters created in the WoW universe and see which characters on ACTIVE ACCOUNTS are being played and what characters haven't been played and aren't past the level 15 mark? I think Blizzard should put in a system that'll notify a person through battle.net stating "hey, this guy that you created 2 years ago on Zuluhed, this level 1 not even logged into warlock, is going to be deleted to keep names fresh unless you do something about it. I know a friend that did what most people did, found a name that was awesome and went to every server and took it before it could be taken. That is wrong!~

It just sucks that all of the names are being taken up by those who just hop on and create a character and forget about them. There should be a limit to how long they can keep a low-level inactive character before receiving a notice. I won't put asterics in my name and it's frustrating to the point that even some friends have left the game.
#14 - May 6, 2010, 2:40 p.m.
Blizzard Post
There are some circumstances in which we will free up characters names at our players' request; however, we've created some very strict guidelines because we want what's best for our players. Rarely are these guidelines met, but we suggest submitting an in-game petition to request the necessary review.

As you have acknowledged, the idea that we should free up inactive names on a bimonthly basis would be best posted within our Suggestions Forum, so please be sure to share your thoughts there. :)

If you have any questions along the way, please let us know.