Duplicate Hero Names - Guild Wars Forums

xron · Aug 19, 2009, 10:47 AM // 10:47

Hey all,

I'm naturally aware that when you have duplicate copies of a particular hero in your party it will have an alternative name "Krytan Necromancer" for example for Olias.

What I'm wondering is what determines which player (if there are 2 running 3 heroes each) will have the correct names and which will have the duplicate names.

As far as we can determine it's not based on profession, who's leader of party or alphabetical ordering of character names and I'm wondering if anyone here knows what it is, if anything?

thanks.

Vesta · Aug 19, 2009, 11:17 AM // 11:17

The first person to connect who has the hero will get the real name. The rest who connects later on the explorable will get names like Krytan Necromancer.

xron · Aug 19, 2009, 12:20 PM // 12:20

ahhh that would explain it; as I'm always connecting ahead of my friend.

Thanks

dilan155 · Aug 19, 2009, 01:36 PM // 13:36

yep first person to connect will get the actual name.

Wyndy · Aug 19, 2009, 03:55 PM // 15:55

it bugs me to get the "secondary" name. Is that weird?

Pony Slaystation · Aug 19, 2009, 04:15 PM // 16:15

It bugs me too, but luckily I have a fast connection, so I don't have to worry about it too much.

dilan155 · Aug 20, 2009, 12:37 AM // 00:37

not weird really, it just seems generic name compared to the actual name but w/e it used to annoy me when i had a slow computer but not anymore.

MrGuildBoi · Aug 20, 2009, 02:12 AM // 02:12

What if you both connect at the same exact millisecond

Critter667 · Aug 20, 2009, 03:42 PM // 15:42

It's not possible to connect at the exact same time. The Server still process things one at a time, even if it handles a thousand transactions in a second. So someone will always be ahead of another.

Aug 19, 2009, 10:47 AM // 10:47	#1
xron Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denbigh, Wales Guild: Zero Zero Profession: R/	Duplicate Hero Names Hey all, I'm naturally aware that when you have duplicate copies of a particular hero in your party it will have an alternative name "Krytan Necromancer" for example for Olias. What I'm wondering is what determines which player (if there are 2 running 3 heroes each) will have the correct names and which will have the duplicate names. As far as we can determine it's not based on profession, who's leader of party or alphabetical ordering of character names and I'm wondering if anyone here knows what it is, if anything? thanks.

Aug 19, 2009, 11:17 AM // 11:17	#2
Vesta Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Netherlands Guild: High Performance Profession: E/	The first person to connect who has the hero will get the real name. The rest who connects later on the explorable will get names like Krytan Necromancer.

Aug 19, 2009, 12:20 PM // 12:20	#3
xron Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denbigh, Wales Guild: Zero Zero Profession: R/	ahhh that would explain it; as I'm always connecting ahead of my friend. Thanks

Aug 19, 2009, 01:36 PM // 13:36	#4
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	yep first person to connect will get the actual name.

Aug 19, 2009, 03:55 PM // 15:55	#5
Wyndy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: in the know Guild: Chronic Chaos Profession: N/Me	it bugs me to get the "secondary" name. Is that weird?

Aug 19, 2009, 04:15 PM // 16:15	#6
Pony Slaystation Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cardboard Box Guild: Guilds are irrelevant. This... is...... BUILD WARS!!! Profession: Rt/	It bugs me too, but luckily I have a fast connection, so I don't have to worry about it too much.

Aug 20, 2009, 12:37 AM // 00:37	#7
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	not weird really, it just seems generic name compared to the actual name but w/e it used to annoy me when i had a slow computer but not anymore.

Aug 20, 2009, 02:12 AM // 02:12	#8
MrGuildBoi Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2006 Profession: A/	What if you both connect at the same exact millisecond

Aug 20, 2009, 03:42 PM // 15:42	#9
Critter667 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2009	It's not possible to connect at the exact same time. The Server still process things one at a time, even if it handles a thousand transactions in a second. So someone will always be ahead of another.