Gridlock Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 !@#$%^&*o, I've noticed that there are so many inactive names in Subspace that aren't used anymore. If these players don't play anymore then why should those names still be taken. How about a name/squad reset on SSC? Of course you cannot reset names that are in use but how about all the people that login to SS over a 2 month period are automatically/manually signed onto a list which states that they still play and thier name shouldn't reset. Then there is a big reset of un-used names. Some people will probably say "Wait for names to reset" but some players have played for years and then quit so their names probably will never get reset even when there is no use keeping them anymore. I'd like to hear your input, thanks Gridlock.
Bajan Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 Names resetting over time depends on a number of factors, such as; Usage, Last login, Creation date.. If you had the power to reset inactive names, how would you go about filtering whats not worth being kept?
»1587200 Posted September 5, 2005 Report Posted September 5, 2005 but some players have played for years and then quit so their names probably will never get reset even when there is no use keeping them anymore.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>IMO that's a perfectly good reason to not reset them, that way you don't get people trying to impersonate older players who may have had some influence in some aspect of the game, or a zone.
Zcraft Posted September 6, 2005 Report Posted September 6, 2005 Anyone who wants the alias Zcraft can have it
Gridlock Posted September 6, 2005 Author Report Posted September 6, 2005 Bajan, thats why you would have some kind of manual/automatic list of all the players that have signed in over the last half a year or so because the chances are that if they haven't played in that amount of time they probably never will play again/or hardly ever play. Syrus, any players that have had important roles in zones, their names wouldn't be reset for exactly the reason that you gave.I can't do anything about experienced players I suppose some people might know if a player is impersonating them...I suppose it is a disadvantgae to a name/squad reset.
SVS Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 What about people like Priitk Gridlock? People who have access to zones or billing? People who haven't logged in for months.. years but still have the access. It raises serious security concerns. Then there are the people who placed for 5 years, stop playing for two and come back. They deserve to keep the same name they used for 5 years. That is why the rate or reset is so long.
Zcraft Posted September 7, 2005 Report Posted September 7, 2005 Stop complaining, everyone who has all the names that are taken are long time vets and deserve to keep them and there names. Giving up there alias is disrespectful. So stfu and stick to you Names with numbers at the end.
Gridlock Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Posted September 7, 2005 SVS, I think I said in my recent post about important players that have done a lot for Subspace their names shouldn't get reset. Maybe as an alteration for my name/squad reset idea is that players that have played activily for 4 years+ say then their names will not get reset. Zcraft, I don't want these names I'm just talking about I don't see the point of people that have played and have not logged on for a year or so keeping thier names which they won't use again. I think it would be nice for everyone to have the name which they want instead of having some like Killer235 when maybe they wanted the name Killer. Of course you can pick out disadvantages of it but I heard there was a big name reset a couple of years ago. Was this true? What rules were there for resetting names then? Thanks
SoM Posted September 8, 2005 Report Posted September 8, 2005 The reset in JAN 2003 was a mistake made by priitk while doing something to biller i heard, not sure tho. And then there was a reset back in 2001, dont remember if it was announced public but i heard about the reset some years after. Only thing that should get better is the Request System. I have requested two names that i've lost password to long ago due format c and got denied on both and one of thoose names i even created on this !@#$%^&* computer heh. And the *UNKNOWN* squads is just stupid, there is a !@#$%^&*load of people that wants to create a squad and thoose *UNKNOWN* are just a waste. They should be reset to anyone who wants IMOP. /Slayer of Men
SVS Posted September 8, 2005 Report Posted September 8, 2005 passwords cannot be reset SoM unless the MID and/or IP of your current name matches the one you are requesting to be reset. This is the only way we can varify ownership, there is no other way to do it safely.
SoM Posted September 8, 2005 Report Posted September 8, 2005 A computer always keep the same IP unless you change it yourself? I'm not very good with computers but i think my broadband changes my IP everytime i loggon? And can the MiD change when you format c or something? I lost hope long ago but then two of my premier friends get their lost names back without having to go through the system. Its cool and all, aslong i dont loggon one day and see some newbie using a name i've put down 3-4k usage on. Peace/ Slayer
SVS Posted September 9, 2005 Report Posted September 9, 2005 Most broadband users have dynamic IP addresses which change. Your MID is a number the client generates on install based on your HDD volume ID. If you reformat your HDD it will change your MID.
Trained Posted September 9, 2005 Report Posted September 9, 2005 I still to this day don't understand what the *UNKNOWN* thing is about, can someone please explain? Was the * characters allowed when this name was created, or what?
»Maverick Posted September 9, 2005 Report Posted September 9, 2005 I assume its a biller-internal variable which is displayed whenever the name can't be found anymore, for example due to corruption or any other reason. The squad isn't reset for a reason, but the squadowner can't be found anymore.
SoM Posted September 9, 2005 Report Posted September 9, 2005 *UNKNOWN* If the squadowner name expires the squad goes *UNKNOWN*.Before i though it was when there still were people squadjoined to the squadron and the squadowner's name expires it goes *UNKNOWN* but now im not sure.
Gridlock Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Posted September 9, 2005 When a squadowner's name gets reset but there are still people joined to that squad then the squadowner will be *UNKNOWN*. Because you don't know who is in this squad, you don't know if they are still active or not. But if someone that can see who's in whatever squad and that player in the squad is inactive then the squad should be reset. Hope that made sense
SVS Posted September 9, 2005 Report Posted September 9, 2005 A squad name will not reset as long as there is anyone squad joined to it. The squad owner will show up as *UNKNOWN* if the squad owners name has been reset but people remain squad joined to the squad.
»Maverick Posted September 9, 2005 Report Posted September 9, 2005 Because you don't know who is in this squad, you don't know if they are still active or not.Can't you use http://edome.fi.soneraplaza.net/subspace/ and then search for the squad?
Gridlock Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Posted September 9, 2005 Yeah you could. It would tell you if any players in an *UNKNOWN* squad were active or not because when you search for that squad if no players are active in it, it will say No matches found. Thanks
LiveForce Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 Shh zcraft. Couldn't we have a formula that says that all names reset after say 2 months of not being used unless they're on a short list of names that don't reset. Usage should affect it so that they reset between 2 days and 3 months. If a squadowner name is reset then the squad should be granted to a random squad member. And maybe it's time we restricted the number of accounts people can have.
Gridlock Posted September 10, 2005 Author Report Posted September 10, 2005 Yeah restrictions on how many names/squads people have would be nice cause if there was a name/squad reset then a load of name traders would probably get a load of names. In squads maybe there should be a trustee that if the squadowner gets reset then the squad gets transferred straight to that trustee. But I'm not really talking about names resetting here, I just wanted to know if there could be a name/squad reset because there are so many unused names and squads.
LiveForce Posted September 11, 2005 Report Posted September 11, 2005 oh i see what you mean. Well another biller reset is inevitable - i simply can't imagine how big the database must be.
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