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Kendar Muert · Jan 30, 2008, 04:51 AM // 04:51

The gold spammers appear to be using a method that designs random named bots using mostly random letter and number combinations.

We should, therefore, ban the use of these as new names.

Who uses AGGEADG ADOJOA as a name anyway?

Dooglash Sontoosh · Jan 30, 2008, 04:56 AM // 04:56

Great idea, if this is a place to "sign", I'm totally ready. It just makes me mad, because you can ignore that one person, but every time your on, there seems to be a new one.

kekoa_aimoku · Jan 30, 2008, 04:56 AM // 04:56

/signs and agrees

lietzaum · Jan 30, 2008, 05:04 AM // 05:04

if they did not use random letters they would be taking names that other people would want
/not signed
but i do think there is something that has to be done

RPGmaniac · Jan 30, 2008, 05:04 AM // 05:04

Why didn't anyone think of this sooner?

/signed

Cebe · Jan 30, 2008, 08:29 AM // 08:29

And if you don't want to use an English sounding name...?

"Aillig", "Aoidh", "Raoghnailt" to name but a few just look like a random collection of letters but are, in fact, Gaelic names. Why should people have odd sounding names banned for not looking "normal" enough? Who gets to decide what's "normal" or "allowed"?

Besides that, really stupid names like "Xx Ghghghghgh Xx" is like a filter...it says "This person is bad and should not be in your PuG".

/notsigned on that basis.

JeniM · Jan 30, 2008, 09:19 AM // 09:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celestial Beaver

Who gets to decide what's "normal" or "allowed"?

Americans useually

Don't like the idea, the bots or whatever makes the names will just switch to a list of words that are ok and use combo's of them
/notsigned

Fril Estelin · Jan 30, 2008, 09:24 AM // 09:24

I like the idea so I'll /sign.

BUT: 1) it's not so easy to automatically check what a "randomised name" is and I doubt that Anet is willing to try; 2) these scammers will simply stop randomizing the names, it's no big deal for them.

pumpkin pie · Jan 30, 2008, 09:29 AM // 09:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kendar Muert

The gold spammers appear to be using a method that designs random named bots using mostly random letter and number combinations.

We should, therefore, ban the use of these as names.

Who uses AGGEADG ADOJOA as a name anyway?

Lol you can't because I was in a group with a warrior with the name somewhere in the line of dfdfsdf dfsaf i am guessing its a pvp character and the players just wants to log in fast and goes dancing on their keyboard with their left hands.

Hyper.nl · Jan 30, 2008, 10:42 AM // 10:42

/notsigned

Nice suggestion, but not practical to implement. You want a list of names that can be allowed? This limits creativity in naming. I don't see any other way of banning 'random' names that cannot be easily circumvented. By the way: gold sellers will then use any other name that is still allowed. It does in no way solve the problem.

Onarik Amrak · Jan 30, 2008, 10:51 AM // 10:51

/notsigned

Impractical and won't work.

Phoenix Tears · Jan 30, 2008, 12:32 PM // 12:32

just get rid of things ingame, which are the reason for this massive amount of spawning gold sellers, by making them ALOT more common

*cough* ridiculous insane limited super rare minipets with unhumanous impossible to reach by legal ways prices *cough*

just 2 cents

MirkoTeran · Jan 30, 2008, 01:12 PM // 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phoenix Tears

just get rid of things ingame, which are the reason for this massive amount of spawning gold sellers, by making them ALOT more common

*cough* ridiculous insane limited super rare minipets with unhumanous impossible to reach by legal ways prices *cough*

just 2 cents

We had enough of fail from you for this week, thank you.

/notsigned ... Who is going to decide what is OK name and what is not. You?

N1ghtstalker · Jan 30, 2008, 01:22 PM // 13:22

some people make pvp chars with names like that by lack of inspiration
but pvp chars aren't that important so i'll /sign

Fril Estelin · Jan 30, 2008, 01:34 PM // 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by MirkoTeran

Who is going to decide what is OK name and what is not. You?

Because "rtwpinwar wrtewar" is a name may be? I'm sure that even foreign languages can come up with more "organised" names than that.

Even if it's not workable (I doubt that there's a dev participating to this discussion), it's a good idea.

Kanyatta · Jan 30, 2008, 02:33 PM // 14:33

But, the thing is, every time we make a character, are we gonna have to wait for some Anet employee to OK the name?

Fril Estelin · Jan 30, 2008, 04:15 PM // 16:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kanyatta

But, the thing is, every time we make a character, are we gonna have to wait for some Anet employee to OK the name?

Of course not, Anet would never be stupid enough to do that (too costly). The OP suggests that accounts be banned on the basis of their random names if I'm not mistaken. Though there's also the possibility of simply forcing the gold-sellers to change their bot name, which would take them a lot of time on all the bot accounts they've got, which mean less time to scam our game.

Dronte · Jan 30, 2008, 04:18 PM // 16:18

/notsigned
I create characters with stupid names for pvp usually.. And how do you know which is stupid and which is other language? -.- The world isnt only about Americans.

MithranArkanere · Jan 30, 2008, 05:17 PM // 17:17

That would not work.

I use names like those when I make PvP deletable characters.

Kanyatta · Jan 30, 2008, 05:56 PM // 17:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fril Estelin

Of course not, Anet would never be stupid enough to do that (too costly). The OP suggests that accounts be banned on the basis of their random names if I'm not mistaken. Though there's also the possibility of simply forcing the gold-sellers to change their bot name, which would take them a lot of time on all the bot accounts they've got, which mean less time to scam our game.

Well, then, there goes my account.

To OP: You have a good idea, it's just too hard to police and would hurt too many legitimate players.

Yes, it would slow down the gold sellers, but it would also get legit players accounts stopped