Sebastian

They updated the reason, lol. And my ticket still hasn't been replied to. I guess that's Nexon for you. Unless they're "saving" it for me now (which I highly doubt) it seems they just changed their reasoning rather than properly explaining why to me. Livid.

Kensamaofmari wrote: »

Someone with Alexa should ask it and see what happens.

Mine spontaneously combusted

So, I finally got around to purchasing a name change coupon, but can't say I'm entirely pleased with the way it was handled/implemented, especially considering what names are deemed "offensive" and which are allowed.

Ever since the topic of name changes became a thing around here, I've wanted to change my name to "Zenith", because I'm not a particularly big fan of my current name made back in 2013 when I was barely out of middle school. I'd check the mailbox in game to verify the name was even available after over 10 years of this game operating, and to my surprise, it was:



However, the day I attempted to verify the name, I was met with "Offense language or words are not allowed"-- well, that's quite strange, isn't it? The word "Zenith", for any unaware, is defined as either: 1. "the time at which something is most powerful or successful", or 2. "the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer". Perhaps there's something I'm missing, but nothing here reads to me as especially offensive, unless Nexon representatives are adamantly fearful of things in the sky.

Naturally, I opened a ticket to see what the fuss was about, however I'm now going onto day 4 of it being open, and the most I've been told is either something I had already informed them of, and a statement saying they have confirmed the name is not offensive, but that the message is saying it is, thus I am SOL. I asked if the 10,000 NX could be placed back into my account and the name change coupon removed (not even a full refund, mind you, I'd still be using the $10 I paid without having received a service) and was told I could not. Interesting, to say the least, but this gave me an idea.

What names are censored, and which are not? Alternatives to "Zenith" are present in the game. "Zenithe" and "Zenyth" are options currently in use. Perhaps the biggest kicker, the word "Zenith" itself is used in a Technique-related quest in-game. Yet, names that are blatant filter-dodges and contain EXPLICIT and ACTUALLY OFFENSIVE words are deemed "Available" for use. Obviously, I cannot repeat them here, but I'd imagine there's a clear picture there. Actual offensive language is allowed, while a completely innocent word is not. I've also heard that the name "Rose" is considered offensive as well, for some... strange reason. It's important to note that these words can be sent in game without being defaulted to ***.

I was very much anticipating paid name changes, and I'm glad that people are able to use the system to fix names that they no longer like. However, I cannot for the life of me understand why, for some people, names that are completely innocent are deemed offensive; names that are perhaps the only ones they are interested in and/or contain a similar root of their current name to maintain a previous identity.

Please update your censors.

If anyone else has had names they were interested in kept away from them unnecessarily due to "offensive language", please share below. I am very smol grumpy blue bean who just wanted a new name and they won't even just give me my 10,000 NX back to spend on pon/gacha or something, idk.

Crims wrote: »

Rhey wrote: »

VythanLe wrote: »

...DYING REALISTICALLY AND MIGHT VERY WELL BE DEAD WITHIN 2 YEARS.

I see this kind of doom & gloom so much around here but every year mabi outlives the prevs predictions. Hard to take srsly anymore.

I dunno dude, when they laid off Nkeona and someone in the staff posted this recommendation letter of sorts, they referred to this game as late stage. Meaning this game has been around longer than most online games. Every day is borrowed time at this point. We all know nothing lasts forever and someday Mabinogi will shut down. That is for certain. When depends on when Nexon has determined that this game is no longer viable.

I mean, realistically, this game has been "late stage" for years now. And like Rhey said, we've seen stuff like that said over... and over... and over again. Personally I'm not too focused on the opinion of a staff member, and moreso the consistency that the game hasn't died in times like these. Additionally, and I'm not sure what thread I read this in recently, but Mabinogi is still highly popular in Korea. It's probable they wouldn't axe us until KR was deemed "dead" as well.

7 years now and the fear-mongering hasn't gotten old. Crazy.

Nilrem wrote: »

Huw wrote: »

An example was in ch1 at 8pm PST on a saturday and a shadow wiz elite taking 10 mins to get 5 people together

Oh neat, so you guys aren't at Tarlach levels of population yet.

I know it hasn't even been a year since merge, but come on. 10 minutes? Just 10 minutes???
That is nothing, heck that kind of time is still healthy for a population.

Ol Tarlach pre merge had to sometimes put up with an hour or more for that kind of stuff, and often for less members.
And you know how we handled it? We just had to deal with it. We adapted. We added anyone active as friends, inviting them and guild alike.
We went out of our way to actually solve our problems despite our minimal dang population. And even then we still had problems from it.

And here you are calling it a ghost town when dealing with not even 20% of what the other servers likely had to deal with? Buddy, you still got a lot more life than you think in that server. You need to actually take an initiative to get to know more people.

And I don't mean a circle of friends or just some guild. Branch out. Start learning which people actually run content or missions. If 10 minutes is what it took to get 5, with people to invite it could have easily become 8.

Server merge happened because the other 3 servers became a heck of a lot worse off than Alexina is right now, and everyone had to put up with those population sizes for years.

Either find some friends or grow some patience. I can already confirm being on Nao that a merge isn't some magical problem solver that will just instantly make everything better. Don't get me started on the economy.

Sometimes you need to be the one to actually do something out of your own initiative.
You have what you need to solve your problems on Alexina.


It will happen when its time, but until then you need to know how to solve your own problems just like we did back on the original 3.

This post reeks of "we dealt with it so you have to" mentality instead of calling for equality, which will only divide Nao and Alexina moreso than it already has.