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NEXON NEEDS TO MERGE + PLEASE READ NEXON!
If you were to Merge Nao and Alexina... I have a suggestion that would make the name change system work. CHANGE IT. Let people have whatever name they want and add a new FORUM ACCOUNT NAME that you can add people with.
Forum Account names would be attached to the characters account, and when you add someone, you add their forum account name, and they would show up as whatever character they are logged into, so the alt accounts on each account could be shown to your friends instead of them having to guess who you are EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE 6 OF THEIR ALTS ALREADY ADDED.
That way, the only time you will have to change your name is for the forums. You could make a player name change a dollar. There could be as many people with similar names as needs be, and people would buy your name change coupons like they were candy.
They could have WHATEVER name they want, but they could also enjoy having roleplaying accounts and be friends with people without having to guess who is who.
LITERALLY everyone would be behind this. It could be an easy fix!!!!!!!
Pets could just be added to your account like this:
Bone Dragon with the name of Joey: FORUMACCOUNTNAME+Joey
THIS COULD ALSO LET PEOPLE NAME THEIR ACCOUNTS AND PETS WHATEVER THEY WANT.
THIS is a serious suggestion. I hope you guys enjoyed reading this.
-dougbolden of ALEXINA
Comments
This makes sense, but I just tried to reiterate it and make it seen by more people. Thanks for letting me know that this has already been said though. Thank you very much!
Fugitaboutit.
The three servers bustled merrily and each had a relatively decent population.
The [Alexina] server drew wonder and amazement from people who wished to begin life anew as well as fresh players looking to become veterans in their own right.
And so, players from the [Tarlach], [Mari], and [Ruairi] servers flocked to the new [Alexina] server and its congregated population became the highest of all three by a far margin, steadily growing as time went on as it was advertised as the newest server and its population did most of the talking. As a result, [Alexina]'s market maintained a higher level of demand, thus many players from the older servers would often crack jokes about the inflated prices on [Alexina]. Yet, people still enjoyed the activity.
And in June 2019, the merge became reality: the servers of [Ruairi], [Mari], and [Tarlach] became [Nao].
The outraged [Alexina] players then repeated the history of 2011 and fled [Alexina] to join [Nao], draining the [Alexina] population and shifting the intended balance out of scope. Also in their rage, a flock of [Alexina] players took to the Forums and Official Discord Server to protest, spam, and even threaten in acts to voice their complaints; those that opposed their demands were deemed heretical and appeals were made to those with authority in favor of having such dissenters silenced or banned. The pushback from [Nao]'s residents included many common arguments: some malicious; many reasonable. But, many saw this as retribution for what [Alexina] residents did in 2011.
And so after a few bans, blocks, mutes, and kicks resulting from a lengthy Internet-based riot, a group of people from the [Alexina] server who still wished for the merge decided that they would cease activity in the game and thus reduce their population even further now to a point where [Alexina] is now a shell of its former glory. Yet, some still say [Alexina] is getting along well enough to not be a complete wasteland; none can say for certain.
The inflation took its toll and [Nao] also saw its population swiftly drop off barely six months after the merge occurred. Many people simply could not (or, would not) adapt to the changes and thus found themselves unable to reach their growth goals without doing harsher grinding sessions. The divide between power groups grew and the combined influence of inflation culture from [Alexina] migrants and natural market changes from [Nao]'s new population took its toll on the market, eventually pushing away more free-to-play players and bringing in more pay-friendly players.
This story is still being written and I thank you for reading it. Chapter 8 of Mabinogi will soon make its entrance and we will see how it plays out.
Many folks did quit their old servers for Alexina. This was before the merge at a time where it was reasonable to suspect that Nexon would never merge servers. So, with no apparent relief in sight these folks made the hard decision to leave everything behind and move. When the merge happened, since those folks already had developed characters, now on Nao, and had already personally experienced a move, it was that much easier to move back.
I think they should put NEW back on Alexina.
What does it matter. We're all gonna be merged eventually. When it comes to servers: There can be only one!