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The Daily Grind: What’s the best solution for MMO naming conflicts?
There's nothing that can deflate incoming new players' excitement for an MMORPG than to find out that their favorite names are already taken. And...
The Daily Grind: What’s the story behind your MMO character’s name?
When I see a character cross my path with the name "XxDoodyHeadxX," I'm not usually that curious about how such a name came about....
The Daily Grind: What’s your most embarrassing MMO character name?
By chance, MOP's Carlo struck up a conversation among our team a week ago all about embarrassing character names and gaming handles. Apparently he...
The Daily Grind: How do you pick your MMO character names?
Embarrassing confession time: I was a teenager when I first started playing MMOs, and my first characters were all named after Wheel of Time...
Trion is delaying the name reclaim game in RIFT
In RIFT, your name in the game can be a pain to retain. Especially when the developers plain to reclaim a big chunk of...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been scammed in an MMO?
One quirk of some early MMORPGs was that character names weren't always unique. It was possible to roll multiple characters with precisely the same name and...
TERA is releasing inactive character names
Names in MMOs are important. You want people to know who you are at a glance, after all. TERA has a lot of character...
