Guild tags non-unique - Guild Wars Forums

BoredJoe · May 17, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21

I was kind of surprised to find that guild tags aren't unique, e.g I can create a guild with the tag BLUE, QQ or LOVE or fang etc, even though they are existing guilds. Has it always been like this?

Hell Raiser · May 17, 2007, 02:26 PM // 14:26

Yes. There are far too many guilds for every one to have a unique tag.

nagisaki · May 17, 2007, 02:27 PM // 14:27

As far as I know, yes. But think about it, how many possible combinations can be made with only four letters maximum? If guild tags were unique, nearly every combination would have been created within the first month or two.

BoredJoe · May 17, 2007, 02:47 PM // 14:47

They are also case sensitive, so there are a fair few combinations, e.g

red, Red, RED, ReD, rEd, rED, ..etc

Thanks for the answer.

Yanman.be · May 17, 2007, 04:41 PM // 16:41

Simple calculation: ( Note: I do not count jap, chinese&koreans characters&numbers ).

52*52+52*52*52+52*52*52*52= the total amounts of guild names possible.

*edit* forgot that 1 character guild names don't exsist

qazwersder · May 17, 2007, 04:52 PM // 16:52

Seven million four hundred and fifty four thousand nine hundred and twenty eight (7454928) possible guild tag combinations.

Assumptions made...
1. Only english letters can be used in guild tags (False, Chinese/Korean/Japanese etc letters can also be used)

2. Counting uppercase and lower case as different characters

3. Length can be 2, 3 or 4 letters

4. I have a basic concept of maths (unlikely to be true but I feel this is required)

10k guild wars gold (not real cash) to the first person to list them all

October Jade · May 17, 2007, 05:00 PM // 17:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by qazwersder

Seven million four hundred and fifty four thousand nine hundred and twenty eight (7454928) possible guild tag combinations.
Assumptions made...
1. Only english letters can be used in guild tags (False, Chinese/Korean/Japanese etc letters can also be used)
2. Counting uppercase and lower case as different characters
3. Length can be 2, 3 or 4 letters
4. I have a basic concept of maths (unlikely to be true but I feel this is required)
10k guild wars gold (not real cash) to the first person to list them all

I believe you are correct.

To expound, the number is reached by simplifying (52^2 + 52^3 + 52^4).

This is almost identical to what Yanman.be posted, except that the first term doesn't belong since guild tags cannot contain only one character.

Poki#3 · May 17, 2007, 08:28 PM // 20:28

Still, at which point will people hit the point in which they wouldn't be able to think up any unique char? Most likely less them 1/10 of that.

May 17, 2007, 02:21 PM // 14:21	#1
BoredJoe Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006	Guild tags non-unique I was kind of surprised to find that guild tags aren't unique, e.g I can create a guild with the tag BLUE, QQ or LOVE or fang etc, even though they are existing guilds. Has it always been like this?

May 17, 2007, 02:47 PM // 14:47	#4
BoredJoe Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006	They are also case sensitive, so there are a fair few combinations, e.g red, Red, RED, ReD, rEd, rED, ..etc Thanks for the answer. Last edited by BoredJoe; May 17, 2007 at 02:51 PM // 14:51..

May 17, 2007, 04:41 PM // 16:41	#5
Yanman.be Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Belgium Guild: [ROSE] Profession: A/	Simple calculation: ( Note: I do not count jap, chinese&koreans characters&numbers ). 5252+525252+52525252= the total amounts of guild names possible. edit forgot that 1 character guild names don't exsist Last edited by Yanman.be; May 17, 2007 at 05:04 PM // 17:04..

May 17, 2007, 04:52 PM // 16:52	#6
qazwersder Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: I'll be looking soon Profession: E/	Seven million four hundred and fifty four thousand nine hundred and twenty eight (7454928) possible guild tag combinations. Assumptions made... 1. Only english letters can be used in guild tags (False, Chinese/Korean/Japanese etc letters can also be used) 2. Counting uppercase and lower case as different characters 3. Length can be 2, 3 or 4 letters 4. I have a basic concept of maths (unlikely to be true but I feel this is required) 10k guild wars gold (not real cash) to the first person to list them all Last edited by qazwersder; May 17, 2007 at 04:54 PM // 16:54..

May 17, 2007, 02:26 PM // 14:26	#2
Hell Raiser Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: [PHNX] Profession: Mo/	Yes. There are far too many guilds for every one to have a unique tag.

May 17, 2007, 02:27 PM // 14:27	#3
nagisaki Academy Page Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Interblag Guild: Game Time [GT] Profession: N/Me	As far as I know, yes. But think about it, how many possible combinations can be made with only four letters maximum? If guild tags were unique, nearly every combination would have been created within the first month or two.

May 17, 2007, 08:28 PM // 20:28	#8
Poki#3 Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Profession: A/	Still, at which point will people hit the point in which they wouldn't be able to think up any unique char? Most likely less them 1/10 of that.