Silly namechanging

[Dark207]

So, I retired one of my characters right (non bonus retirement) and there was no name change so I was all like "Ookaay.." - I use the namechange feature on my new retired character so it goes to namechange pending. I play and after a while I find the stats have transferred, but I can't play the character at all and the old one is just a peasant now.

Does it take longer or is it broken?

[Maira]

There's no name changing for retirement now, anyway, first what was your name and what were you trying to change it to? Second, if the stats transferred what do you mean by "can't play the character at all"? Can you log in with him? Does he show up naked? Specifics plox.

[Dark207]

Ventosus_Dea to Deus_Oblivio
Also the stats dont appear, it just starts at "level 0" with no equipment.

Also I don't understand why it is for clan name changes only, seriously if they remove the god damn retirement name change feature then can't they meet us half way and let us namechange to anything? >

Okay it's been a good 11 hours and it still hasn't fixed itself or anything... I don't remember this at all, I've namechanged on other characters and it worked fine, did I screw it up by logging into it too early maybe?

[Tai Feng]

You sure you weren't logged into your new character and did name change to your existing high level character, and during the process your old char was deleted instead of new?

If that's not the case you're probably the only one with this problem so I wouldn't put general blames..

[Dark207]

I don't understand
No the new char has NOTHING, not even peasant gear and not level 1, level 0.
When you start a new character it starts at level 1, however this is level 0 every time I join, no equipment. I've tried many times

[Maira]

It could be that the new name is already in use, the naked with nothing only happens when your name is actually being used by someone else, ahem, you are using the name of someone else, because they had it first.

[Tai Feng]

I don't understand
No the new char has NOTHING, not even peasant gear and not level 1, level 0.
When you start a new character it starts at level 1, however this is level 0 every time I join, no equipment. I've tried many times

That's indeed.. bizarre.

[Dark207]

It could be that the new name is already in use, the naked with nothing only happens when your name is actually being used by someone else, ahem, you are using the name of someone else, because they had it first.

This wouldn't be true, because if I login with the new name and password, it displays my original character's stats as if they've already transferred over. It's just when I try to use the character in game that the stats don't appear :S

[Maira]

This wouldn't be true, because if I login with the new name and password, it displays my original character's stats as if they've already transferred over. It's just when I try to use the character in game that the stats don't appear :S

I think that's exactly how it happens, works on the site but not on the game. Never happened to me, just my 2 cents there.

[Dark207]

I think that's exactly how it happens, works on the site but not on the game. Never happened to me, just my 2 cents there.

Okay then, go on an eu server, pick a random guy out and try login with his name, unless you're a good guesser it's gona say "incorrect password"

[Maira]

Okay then, go on an eu server, pick a random guy out and try login with his name, unless you're a good guesser it's gona say "incorrect password"

I'm pretty sure that's a no no because characters are tied to CD-Keys.

[Dark207]

I'm pretty sure that's a no no because characters are tied to CD-Keys.

The point is, if it was someone else's I wouldn't have been able to log in to it on the site in the first place

[Maira]

The point is, if it was someone else's I wouldn't have been able to log in to it on the site in the first place

Well, I tried, anyway ran out of ideas, so, good luck with resolving your problem mate. =S

[Dark207]

I just tried making a new character and it is the same thing... maybe there's something wrong with my warband?

Edit:

Maybe I have too many characters? Because I had to reregister my old one to see if it had transferred over or it was being buggy (and it made a new one, a peasant) which tipped it over or something

Edit2: Nope, I deleted a char and it's still not working ... but I think I figured it out!
If you try and login to someone else's char ingame, you will get 0 stats and gear like what is happening here
EG
I see player named "doobydoops", I make a character profile named "doobydoops"... I join the server after he's left and I have 0 stats and 0 gear because it needs to be on his cd key to work.

So it probably somehow got on a wrong cd key or something, I have no clue... But how to fix it.. hhmmmm

[Zaelious]

This happened to me, some bullshit with picking female from when you were male on the other name.. I can't change my character to female now without it going level 0 and no gear. I lost my other name since I kept trying to name change then retired etc.. Really frustrating, too many problems now.