2013-07-12, 11:11 PM
byakugan Wrote:Calling it a second IGN was definitely my mistake.
Let's define a character IGN as the name of the entinty which holds all the character-related information inside the database and serves as the keyfield for interaction between the character and the rest of the game processes. That's what makes it so hard to deal with an IGN.
Now lets say this name for Beta is nothing more than an aesthetic tittle which doesn't have any function in game, all the contrary to that of an IGN. No whispering, no adding to BL, no adding to parties, no name tag on items created in any way, just a tittle for the looks like with a pet, where its name doesn't hold any value in the processes that go behind to carry out its functions.
Anyway, I'm done with this. It's not like this is a must-add feature, I just don't get why peopel keep saying it would blow up the game.
The way you state it now it is entirely plausible. The reason the data would flip out is that you have two strings for the sime directory, and switching them as you had explained prior would have caused all the isses listed, and possibly more.
They could do this, the only question would be then if you'd go back to Alpha automatically when not fighting since that's the IGN you'd need to use if joining a party. Well that and how it would display if you were talking as Beta.