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WaDaFack · #1 03-10-2009, 12:55 AM

Whats the point of the new Graal###### accounts?
Why can't you choose your own account name anymore?

Is it like we'll run away from Graal and you'll be able to track us down?!
IDK TELL ME.

Googi · #2 03-10-2009, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by WaDaFack

new

Not really "new" anymore. It's to prevent "good" names from being taken up by trial accounts.

Frankie · #3 03-10-2009, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Googi

Not really "new" anymore. It's to prevent "good" names from being taken up by trial accounts.

Instead of accounts being taken, now it's community names. Same damn thing. Doesn't solve anything.

Googi · #4 03-10-2009, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankie

Instead of accounts being taken, now it's community names. Same damn thing. Doesn't solve anything.

But in order to get a community name, a person has to have upgraded at least once, so odds are whoever took the name you wanted is either an active player, or at least was at some point.

Elizabeth · #5 03-10-2009, 01:53 AM

next thing you know they're going to be sent to concentration camps

Felix_Xenophobe · #6 03-10-2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Elizabeth

next thing you know they're going to be sent to concentration camps

I take offense.

cbk1994 · #7 03-10-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by xXziroXx

Don't blame the new system for that, blame the scripters of those servers for not using player.communityname instead of player.account.

Yet the scripters have to account for tons of new things. A lot of times, players will have a community name of '0' or null, which means that a lot of commands on servers can't simply be changed (e.g. on Era, Events Team members can say :gather <acc> or say :gather and click someone; saying :gather then clicking gathers anyone with a glitched community name of '0'). Plus, when displaying, you have to check if the player has a pc:##### account (trial), because community name just says 'guest', which makes them impossible to identify, especially in profiles (for example, staff trying to ban someone would have to look them up in RC, which becomes difficult when they are in a GMAP (for example) and have a name like 'unknown'.

You've also got to store two separate arrays for, like you said, in the business flags. One for accounts (if the player's community name changes, which is more than possible), and one for community names (so people can see the "friendly" name). The same checks apply here (for the null community name, PCIDs, etc).

It's so much extra work for scripters than it should be. Trial accounts should simply be pruned after a time period of inactivity.

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Originally Posted by LoneAngelIbesu

"player.communityname" takes too long to type. I'm not joking, either.

Agreed. The way this was implemented was horrible. findPlayerByCommunityName()? Seriously?

MiniOne · #8 03-11-2009, 07:19 AM

player.communityname would only work if the account has set a community name correct?
Since many players don't realise they can nor do they realise how to.

Elizabeth · #9 03-12-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Felix_Xenophobe

I take offense.

cry moar, i've been straight up insulted by moderators and told them i took offense and they didn't even apologize.

lag_PKer · #10 04-04-2009, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Elizabeth

cry moar, i've been straight up insulted by moderators and told them i took offense and they didn't even apologize.

*gives you the attention you crave*

thesmoothcriminal · #11 03-10-2009, 01:53 AM

Gold accounts should be able to choose there names

Pimmeh · #12 03-10-2009, 03:07 AM

http://forums.graal2001.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=83719
I've noticed that the last time threads have titles like: "why"; "question" etc.Please use a proper title for your threads, so we have a hint what's your topic.

So yeah.

This thing has also been discussed a thousand times already, use the search function once in a while please.

Tigairius · #13 03-10-2009, 04:15 AM

There are several reasons, one that stands out to me is to give incentive for people to upgrade (choosing their own community name, etc).

Nataxo · #14 03-10-2009, 04:20 AM

There are many Gold members with the Graal#####, at least their Tag.

I find this extremly annoying... for managing accounts. like at Era News, I look at the memberlist and see like 3 Graal######, I have no idea who they are -.-.

Maybe send a big box telling the Gold members to change their name each time the log in? (if they havent changed it already) because atm its only at the login, in a very small place.

fragman85 · #15 04-06-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Nataxo

There are many Gold members with the Graal#####, at least their Tag.

I find this extremly annoying... for managing accounts. like at Era News, I look at the memberlist and see like 3 Graal######, I have no idea who they are -.-.

Maybe send a big box telling the Gold members to change their name each time the log in? (if they havent changed it already) because atm its only at the login, in a very small place.

It's so people like you upgrade