Naming Reservations

So my friend Derek asked me very kindly to try to reserve the name he would like since I will have early access and (even though he preordered) he won't because gamestop didn't have any preorder codes to give out.

It made me think about others wanting the same thing.

Perhaps, not only as a guild, but as a group of very close friends, we could do the same thing for each other. :)

In this thread we could post a name that we would like to reserve, just in case someone can get into the server early early early and grab it up for us. In the first post, we could have users and name(s) they'd like to reserve; then, once the game is launched, anyone who can grab the name could either PM them here in the forums or post to say it's been reserved for them. :)

What does everyone think? :)


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Reservation requests:

Odioshi → Odioshi - Snagged, bagged and tagged by DakonKor

Angelsilhouette → [strike]Angel[/strike] & Smith - Bagged snagged and tagged by DakonKor

Jared → [strike]Mouse[/strike]

I like it, but how would we "transfer" the name to said friend?

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I like it, but how would we "transfer" the name to said friend?

Exactly!... In reality you would need to login under that person's account to reserve that name for said friend. Unless you could make a Avatar with that name under your account and then delete that Avi once your friend was able to login and access the character creator thus releasing the name. /shrugs

The latter makes sense: reserving the name on your account, then deleting it when your friend is ready to play.

The only thing I'd worry about is having someone reserve my name, then I get installed and ready to play, but have to wait for my friend to get home from work 5 hours later so they can delete the character and I can claim my name. But I'm just impatient that way. ;-)

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The latter makes sense: reserving the name on your account, then deleting it when your friend is ready to play.

The only thing I'd worry about is having someone reserve my name, then I get installed and ready to play, but have to wait for my friend to get home from work 5 hours later so they can delete the character and I can claim my name. But I'm just impatient that way. ;-)

That is the way it would work.

I would reserve names for folks but I have to work on the 15th, I may get out early but there is no guarantee so you will have to wait till I get home before I can delete the toons with the saved names.

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Quote by DakonKor

The latter makes sense: reserving the name on your account, then deleting it when your friend is ready to play.

The only thing I'd worry about is having someone reserve my name, then I get installed and ready to play, but have to wait for my friend to get home from work 5 hours later so they can delete the character and I can claim my name. But I'm just impatient that way. ;-)

That is the way it would work.

I would reserve names for folks but I have to work on the 15th, I may get out early but there is no guarantee so you will have to wait till I get home before I can delete the toons with the saved names.

Exactly :)

And we don't exactly need only people who are free all day the first day of early play, just anyone who wants to try.

For example, I'd love to have the name "Angel" and take the legacy name "Silhouette" :3 If 5 people from Stonewall were able to get on in the first 2 days, tried it and one of them got it, I'd be ecstatic. ^.^

So hoping I get my Name too. Jedi Memory just has a ring to it. but what is a legacy name?

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For example, I'd love to have the name "Angel" and take the legacy name "Silhouette" :3 If 5 people from Stonewall were able to get on in the first 2 days, tried it and one of them got it, I'd be ecstatic. ^.^

I'll certainly give it a try Angel. My biggest pet peeve with SWTOR is BioWare archaic (practically perhistoric) naming rules which means names like "Angel" will be gone in a heart beat, and proper names like "Dakon Kor" are impossible. *mutters*

Oh well, I can take solace in the fact that I was surprisingly intrigued by the the Imperial Agent's storyline (I refuse to roll a Republic character during beta so none of the story is spoiled) and will definitely roll one as an alt. Far more interesting and nuanced than the Inquisitor's story, in my humble opinion. But now I'm getting off topic. Just trying to end on a happy note. ;-)

It's at the least more informative than all I found trolling the boards looking myself. :) thanks!

Now I have to pick a last name that won't annoy me on all my toons... or that works best with Memory and feck the rest. lol

Save me Odioshi!!! ------> plz I mean

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Save me Odioshi!!! ------> plz I mean

I'll put that on the first post. :) I can't imagine Odioshi being taken, but I've tried other names that I would have imagined were completely unheard of (Kageboushi) but were taken. I'll def try to reserve it for you when I get in. :)

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Quote by DakonKor

The latter makes sense: reserving the name on your account, then deleting it when your friend is ready to play.

The only thing I'd worry about is having someone reserve my name, then I get installed and ready to play, but have to wait for my friend to get home from work 5 hours later so they can delete the character and I can claim my name. But I'm just impatient that way. ;-)

That is the way it would work.

I would reserve names for folks but I have to work on the 15th, I may get out early but there is no guarantee so you will have to wait till I get home before I can delete the toons with the saved names.

Hell, I am loading SWTOR on my work PC so I can login on early start and make all my toons - I know thats cheating right? :whistle:

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Hell, I am loading SWTOR on my work PC so I can login on early start and make all my toons - I know thats cheating right? :whistle:

LOL nope just lucky!! I think work would hand me a pink slip if I even thought abuot downloading a game onto their system.

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Hell, I am loading SWTOR on my work PC so I can login on early start and make all my toons - I know thats cheating right? :whistle:

LOL nope just lucky!! I think work would hand me a pink slip if I even thought abuot downloading a game onto their system.

Forget downloading at work, I am putting it on a stick and copying it from my main system to my work system... Saves all of that download time again LOL :P

Or bringing in my laptop that already has the software as well :) I just want to be part of launch day headaches LMAO

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I would totally help you out, Angel, but I'm hoarding all of my slots for my alts. Yes, I have issues. :(

Pretty much the same thing for myself. lol /shamed look

Well, I expect I may only have 1 or 2 of my own slots used at Launch (I tend to not make a character until I'm ready to play it), so I can definitely help out on the reservation.

Woohoo! :) I'm sure everyone who wants to reserve a name will be happy that people want to help. :) (I know I am :) )

Just 4 more days. Anyone else have any names they'd like to reserve? :)

Most of the names I use aren't very common so I'm not terribly worried. I wouldn't mind if someone could try and snag Mouse for me. I use Mouse a lot for rogue-ish type characters, but have never been able to snag it for an MMO. Indeed, during beta I never found a server that it hadn't been taken already.

I'm pretty sure I'll start on the 13th, but I work nights so I'm going to try and be up at 5am but I doubt I will be, haha.

I'll add it to the first page :)