Remove Unique Character Name Restrictions (POE2)

At this point, I'm just keyboard smashing my character names since any name I would actually like to use is already taken by another character. This restriction is turning character creation into a frustrating game of "guess which names are still available."

Our characters are personal creations, and their names are an essential part of their identities. Being forced to use increasingly bizarre alternatives just because someone else happened to pick that name first feels unnecessarily restrictive.

Please consider allowing duplicate names - perhaps by adding a unique identifier, similar to how account names are handled.
Last bumped on Jan 1, 2025, 1:03:46 PM
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Sigwulf#1799 wrote:
At this point, I'm just keyboard smashing my character names since any name I would actually like to use is already taken by another character. This restriction is turning character creation into a frustrating game of "guess which names are still available."

Our characters are personal creations, and their names are an essential part of their identities. Being forced to use increasingly bizarre alternatives just because someone else happened to pick that name first feels unnecessarily restrictive.

Please consider allowing duplicate names - perhaps by adding a unique identifier, similar to how account names are handled.


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Got no reason to have such a outdated naming data system in 2025.
Said this since day one they added account identifiers for cross play why the hell isnt that for the character names as well. One of the dumbest design choices Ive ever seen a dev make, well that and the endgame just being dodge on death effects all god damn day.

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