Server Suggestion Reserved Names System

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Suggestion Title: Reserved Names System
Suggestion Description: TL;DR - Give people the ability to Reserve a name, and let them switch names conveniently without the name being stolen as currently you can steal peoples names and there is no protection in place

Alright so, basically I would absolutely love for myself to be able to change my name, but I love my main name (Ryan Mushroom) its part of my identity on the server, it is the character I play, it is who people recognize me as, I have made signs that are centered around me. However sometimes I like to change up my name, I have often changed it to play different characters but one time someone in my org caught wind and changed their name for a few days to Ryan Mushroom and there was nothing I could do, thankfully they where a friend of mine but it would REALLY REALLY suck for someone to just yoink my name maliciously because I wanted to play a different character and do something different for a while, something fresh. It has also happened to other players.

I would like if there was some form of protection in place, even if temporary (short period of time), or hidden behind premium for me to not have to worry about some gimp like *cough* Steve Phromkraft taking my name and logging off. It is supposed to be a roleplay server after all, I like my name but I want to play a different character sometimes for fun and this would massively alleviate that worry.

Possible way could be implemented
Once you change your name, you can reserve that name for 12 hours, 24 or pay a fee to keep it reserved but you can only reserve one name?


I dont have much of an idea of implementation, however I feel like this is something that would be generally liked by the playerbase, maybe ill get downvoted to shit and called a yap troll malek suggestion. If anyone has any ideas, or suggestions on implementation or story of this happening leave a reply!

Why should this be added?:
- Allows more flexibility in character RP, which in turn would help roleplay as a whole.

What negatives could this have?:
- Maybe people will abuse it in some way? I dont see how, and it would be easy to track considering the system I am suggesting doesn't really change much

-Unrealistic i guess? But irl multiple people can have the same names so i dont think that has much of a leg to stand on

- I guess it stops people being able to steal names and impersonate as easily, but ive never actually seen that happen

- Dev time?

What problem would this suggestion solve?: - Fear of ingame identity being stolen
 
firstly im not a gimp!!! secondly I agree ts lowk restrictive on rp when u just know some lowlife dirt bag will steal ur name. A game I frequently play, old school runescape, offers free name changes once a month or you may use the equivalent of a premium token to rename. Once renamed your previous name is shown on ur friends list and reserved for you to swap back to. The being reserved part should be added to perp!
Good suggestion for a change Cryan Mushroom!
 
firstly im not a gimp!!! secondly I agree ts lowk restrictive on rp when u just know some lowlife dirt bag will steal ur name. A game I frequently play, old school runescape, offers free name changes once a month or you may use the equivalent of a premium token to rename. Once renamed your previous name is shown on ur friends list and reserved for you to swap back to. The being reserved part should be added to perp!
Good suggestion for a change Cryan Mushroom!
gimp, but i appreciate the response. Id probably be against making name change cost prem tokens tho, but maybe a prem token to reserve a name? Something like, with premium you get one reserved name

Your a great example, you change your name alot then noah came on one day and stole it and logged off for a month LOL
 
I personally think it would be a good addition to !store to reserve names permanently. If this is made free or cheap it will still get abused in the same ways as you described. This should have a limit though, maybe 2-3 max.
I also think this is a very niche addition that would barely get any use outside of a few rare exceptions, but maybe I am wrong. I change my name quite frequently but I have never had the issue of someone taking my name or wanting to go back to an old name within a few days.

I am +1 on this idea but it should not be a huge priority for development.
 
Funny you make this after stealing my name... :eek: :nailbiting:


But this would be a cool thing to add. I’d say 2 saved is more than enough, and you should pay with the premium coin points. It should be like 50 points (half a token)
 
Funny you make this after stealing my name... :eek: :nailbiting:


But this would be a cool thing to add. I’d say 2 saved is more than enough, and you should pay with the premium coin points. It should be like 50 points (half a token)
i spelt it wrong at first too so it cost me 20k btw
 
Locking a name is purely a cosmetic purpose. If you don't want people stealing your name, don't change it.
I mean, why would someone not wanna change name? For me example, I have had Baba Won ever since I joined and had it since today. I want to change name but slightly in fear of someone actually taking it, that will honestly just lead to problems and spites increasing in the community if you wanna change name but cant because you have beef with someone

TL:DR Someone steal ur name out of spite after you change it
 
I mean, why would someone not wanna change name? For me example, I have had Baba Won ever since I joined and had it since today. I want to change name but slightly in fear of someone actually taking it, that will honestly just lead to problems and spites increasing in the community if you wanna change name but cant because you have beef with someone

TL:DR Someone steal ur name out of spite after you change it
Exactly what happened with me, I've been Steve Phromkraft for a year, i name changed to Lou Chong as a joke and my name was stolen for a month. There was nothing I or the staff team could do to get my name back as the person who took it hadn't been online in all of that time. It's restrictive of RP to lock something as simple like reserving a name behind a premium shop.
 
Exactly what happened with me, I've been Steve Phromkraft for a year, i name changed to Lou Chong as a joke and my name was stolen for a month. There was nothing I or the staff team could do to get my name back as the person who took it hadn't been online in all of that time. It's restrictive of RP to lock something as simple like reserving a name behind a premium shop.
How exactly has your RP experience changed ever since you haven't been Steve Phomkraft?
 
Its not the pure RP but its the principle aswell, 20 community members and def 100% ALOT more agree with this
 
How exactly has your RP experience changed ever since you haven't been Steve Phomkraft?
If names dont matter because they dont directly effect the RP experience in your opinion (strongly disagree), then why do we chose names why are we not all given pre generated realistic names?
 
How exactly has your RP experience changed ever since you haven't been Steve Phomkraft?
I started as Lou Chong but was forced to be renamed, I settled on Lauren Chong but felt no connection to that name and subsequent character. I then gave myself some random placeholder name till I managed to get my old name Steve Phromkraft back. Upon becoming Steve I was met with more friendliness and warmth from people ive known for the past year compared to when I was just a placeholder name.
It might only be a name but its something that defines you, people are drawn to treat you differently when they recognise you. It isn't just a cosmetic item like clothing or a work bench and does not belong being trapped behind a pay wall.
 

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