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Originally Posted by Diggis

That space is space in a 100kb text file. They take a lot of room because the text file needs to list all the costume and power options.

Custom MM's would be the same as if 6 more people logged on for every mastermind online. Given that MM's are 1 of 10 AT's that not a huge number.

Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim

God forbid I should ever apply upgrades to demons, zombies, robots, and ninjas then.

If I don't know it, that must mean you know it. Right? Seriously, explain why something like this, a purely aesthetic choice, would impact the server. I'd be delighted to hear it.

Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim

While I understand the frustration of such an epic thread necro, how exactly would this damage the servers? I can't even rationalize something like "it would increase server strain" because it wouldn't.

Originally Posted by White Hot Flash

Alright, let's cut down to the nut here:


Let's say there's a EU account global handle called @name. Is there really a difference between that and @EUname? Do you think people will suddenly be confused by the EU in front and not know it's you, or start calling you something different when referring to you?

They're not making you change your individual character names, since they're not killing servers. Global names get changed automatically in your chat lists, so everyone will still know it's you. What's the real issue here? No one is losing their identity. People will still refer to you as name.

If we're gonna argue and get riled up over something, let's at least argue over what this whole thing is really about, rather than taking up some mystery cause and making up hypotheticals that probably won't ever happen.
People with multiple accounts on both sides all with the same name are a separate problem, and should be dealt with in their own way.

NCSoft made their decision because they considered all the angles. Avatea confirmed upthread that they talked about everything that's been brought up by players. They weighed the outcomes and chose, like they get paid to do. You're getting access to NA servers, EU, which is exactly what you've been wanting. The vast, vast majority of you won't be affected by name clashing at all. The few that are have just been told months in advance what will happen. I'd say that's about as good an outcome as it could be.