The opening of a new server generally goes hand in hand with inevitable naming problems. This name reservation system should alleviate some of those pain points by giving a bit of structure to the opening of servers and the ability to reserve the name you want without feeling rushed to do so. 

This system will help prevent name-grabbing by people who don't play using that name. It will also help reduce the first-day load on login servers by people who aren’t really looking to play on day one but are looking to reserve their names. 

Below is a breakdown of how this system works: 

  • For 499 DBC, a name can be reserved for an existing character with a minimum level and played time.
    • The character’s name must pass all character creation name validity checks.
    • The character must be level 50 or higher for any of the character’s personas.
    • Tiered Played Time Requirements determine when the current character's name can be reserved.
      • When you try to reserve a name, it will check against the active tier and won't allow the reservation if you have less played time.
        • 200 days (4800 hours) or more of played time reservations will open on 4/24/2024 at 12:00 p.m. PDT
        • 100 days (2400 hours) or more of played time reservations will open on 5/1/2024 at 12:00 p.m. PDT
        • 40 days (960 hours) or more of played time reservations will open on 5/8/2024 at 12:00 p.m. PDT
        • 10 days (240 hours) or more of played time reservations will open on 5/15/2024 at 12:00 p.m. PDT
    • On launch day, any non-reserved names are first-come, first-served.
  • The “/reservename” command can be used to open a window on demand to reserve your name as well as view your existing reservation(s) and current and next reservation tiers.
  • Characters with recently changed names will not be eligible for 30 days after the name change.
  • Reservations will last a year after the server launches.
  • Reservations will be consumed when the character with that name is created.
    • You cannot get this reservation back once you have created a character with this reservation. If you delete or rename the character on the new server, this name will be released and will be able to be used by any account.
  • Reservations can only be made from Live servers. Test characters cannot be used to reserve names. 

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