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I am trying to start the game, but every time i choose a name i get the message " A Character with this name already exists i have tried almost 50 different names. All seem to be taken, i think this might be a bug. Dernière édition par Askersandask3#1360, le 17 mai 2016 à 23:10:11 Dernier bump le 19 mai 2016 à 20:12:22	Posté par Askersandask3#1360 le 17 mai 2016 à 22:48:05 Citer ce post
Usually there actually is a character with that name, but it depends on what names you're picking. When in doubt, add a bunch of random numbers to the end. If it still doesn't work, then it's possible a network problem preventing the name check from completing properly. If it seems to be a network problem, check all your antivirus/firewall/security software and ensure PoE has full access.	Posté par Drakier#1520 le 18 mai 2016 à 00:07:36 Posteur apprécié Citer ce post
" Askersandask3 a écrit : I am trying to start the game, but every time i choose a name i get the message " A Character with this name already exists i have tried almost 50 different names. All seem to be taken, i think this might be a bug. Probably...in fact almost certainly not a bug, there was over 7 million accounts the last i heard, many of those accounts have 2 or more characters, every name needs to be unique. with that many characters it's unlikely that generic ones will work Ancestral Bond. It's a thing that does stuff. -Vipermagi He who controls the pants controls the galaxy. - Rick & Morty S3E1	Posté par lagwin1980#2224 le 18 mai 2016 à 02:51:05 Citer ce post
" lagwin1980 a écrit : Probably...in fact almost certainly not a bug, there was over 7 million accounts the last i heard, many of those accounts have 2 or more characters, every name needs to be unique. with that many characters it's unlikely that generic ones will work they implemented that your char names are freed after ou didn't login for a year. that should have freed most of the blocked char names. age and treachery will triumph over youth and skill!	Posté par vio#1992 le 18 mai 2016 à 04:23:05 Membre Alpha Citer ce post
" vio a écrit : " lagwin1980 a écrit : Probably...in fact almost certainly not a bug, there was over 7 million accounts the last i heard, many of those accounts have 2 or more characters, every name needs to be unique. with that many characters it's unlikely that generic ones will work they implemented that your char names are freed after ou didn't login for a year. that should have freed most of the blocked char names. It may have freed up some but you have people joining all the time AND players that have maxed out their character slots Also, is that an actual feature? i know they went and freed up the names of those that had not logged in for a year + but i didn't notice them saying that it would happen any time you left the account idle for a year automatically Ancestral Bond. It's a thing that does stuff. -Vipermagi He who controls the pants controls the galaxy. - Rick & Morty S3E1 Dernière édition par lagwin1980#2224, le 18 mai 2016 à 06:18:27	Posté par lagwin1980#2224 le 18 mai 2016 à 06:16:43 Citer ce post
" lagwin1980 a écrit : Also, is that an actual feature? actually ... i'm not quite sure. age and treachery will triumph over youth and skill!	Posté par vio#1992 le 18 mai 2016 à 08:01:32 Membre Alpha Citer ce post
" vio a écrit : " lagwin1980 a écrit : Also, is that an actual feature? actually ... i'm not quite sure. I think it's automatic. It's account based though so each character doesn't need to be logged in once a year. You just have to have been active. I imagine that by now there are far fewer new inactive accounts than there were when they first freed up names. Guild Leader The Amazon Basin <BASIN> Play Nice and Show Some Class www.theamazonbasin.com Dernière édition par mark1030#3643, le 18 mai 2016 à 08:31:14	Posté par mark1030#3643 le 18 mai 2016 à 08:30:56 Citer ce post
" mark1030 a écrit : " vio a écrit : " lagwin1980 a écrit : Also, is that an actual feature? actually ... i'm not quite sure. I think it's automatic. It's account based though so each character doesn't need to be logged in once a year. You just have to have been active. I imagine that by now there are far fewer new inactive accounts than there were when they first freed up names. Sounded like it was manually done in the announcement. Ancestral Bond. It's a thing that does stuff. -Vipermagi He who controls the pants controls the galaxy. - Rick & Morty S3E1	Posté par lagwin1980#2224 le 18 mai 2016 à 09:11:55 Citer ce post
Finding Names for your Characters - List of Resources - maybe this helps. :-) Exit, pursued by a Plummeting Ursa. Finding Names for your Characters Loot Filter Colour Palettes Namen für Eure Charaktere Informationen zur Benutzung des Forums	Posté par Alysma#5080 le 18 mai 2016 à 11:23:13 Posteur apprécié Citer ce post
" lagwin1980 a écrit : " mark1030 a écrit : " vio a écrit : actually ... i'm not quite sure. I think it's automatic. It's account based though so each character doesn't need to be logged in once a year. You just have to have been active. I imagine that by now there are far fewer new inactive accounts than there were when they first freed up names. Sounded like it was manually done in the announcement. This is an on-going feature ;) Need some help? Contact us at support@grindinggear.com Queen of Padlocks	Posté par Rachel le 19 mai 2016 à 01:37:15 Grinding Gear Games Citer ce post