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What's up with those numbers on account handles nowadays?

xel#8768 xel
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I'm not sure if this's been brought up somewhere before or not, though I know it was around before I left CO last time, and I can't find any threads.

Why do we have numbers after our account handles? Is it sort of an account ID number? And why do the old accounts not get adjusted with it? Not saying I want to see that happen, but clearly they don't need the extra digits any more than we do.

If someone makes an account like... @bob, it instead becomes something like @bob#8976. It's not much, but it kinda bugs me. Personally I'd rather just be @xel, not @xel#8768. If someone can fix that for me, I'd appreciate it.
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  • decorumfriendsdecorumfriends Posts: 2,802 Arc User
    They added them onto new accounts several months ago. It's simply a way of expanding possible account names. There's no fix, that's just the way it is.
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  • eviltwintwoeviltwintwo Posts: 352 Arc User
    This is actually not the only game that does this. Guild Wars 2 apparently did it from the start.
  • xel#8768 xel
    xel#8768
         Posts: 47 Arc User
    edited February 2017
    Now I wonder if someone can actually make another account with the same name as one of the in-game ones. If they can, okay I guess, though as far as I know, there isn't another @xel... but then again, it's a short name, and people like short names. Could very well have been used.

    ...

    And it has been, I see. The info's weird though. Joined in 2008 apparently, last active December "1969"? Also no posts. Maybe they never did anything with it, which makes me sad 'cause I ran into this same sorta situation on the Chucklefish forum (Starbound-related thing). Someone who never really used their account, but 'cause of it existing, even though they're likely never coming back, I've got these extra digits.

    I know, it's silly to be bothered about, but it'd be nice to rid myself of the numbers, so it'd be like the old days. I guess the little things bug me.
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  • themightyzeniththemightyzenith Posts: 4,599 Arc User
    edited February 2017
    xel#8768 said:

    Joined in 2008 apparently, last active December "1969"?

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  • roughbearmattachroughbearmattach Posts: 4,784 Arc User
    Do you have the numbers added after your in-game handle, or just here in the forums?
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  • behemothking#9246 behemothking
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    edited February 2017
    The numbers are there just to act as helpful tags that indicate to others that the particular individual is incredibly awesome and amazing at the game. @behemothking#9246 :^)
  • reaperwithnoname#5949 reaperwithnoname
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         Posts: 388 Arc User
    edited February 2017
    False.

    Citation: @reaperwithnoname#5949 ;)
  • chaelkchaelk Posts: 7,732 Arc User
    edited March 2017
    close,
    1. we had a few people copying other peoples handles in order to scam under their name. like changing a O for an 0. you get to pick the first but the last is random
    2. extra numbers.​​
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  • xel#8768 xel
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         Posts: 47 Arc User
    So...

    I just performed a bit of an experiment. It appears that even if a name has never been used ONCE, it still gets that ID number slapped on the end.

    Those of the community who were fortunate enough to create an account before this occurred... I envy you.
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  • kyastralkyastral Posts: 342 Arc User
    xel#8768 said:

    So...

    I just performed a bit of an experiment. It appears that even if a name has never been used ONCE, it still gets that ID number slapped on the end.

    Those of the community who were fortunate enough to create an account before this occurred... I envy you.

    Hmm.. good to know. Did you try your experiment on the same computer/laptop or a different one?
  • championshewolfchampionshewolf Posts: 4,375 Arc User
    xel#8768 said:

    So...

    I just performed a bit of an experiment. It appears that even if a name has never been used ONCE, it still gets that ID number slapped on the end.

    Those of the community who were fortunate enough to create an account before this occurred... I envy you.

    It's standard practice of the online world now. Hell Blizzard's been doing that for years with account ID's and everyone seems to love them and claim they can do no wrong.
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  • kyastralkyastral Posts: 342 Arc User
    championshewolf said:

    xel#8768 said:

    So...

    I just performed a bit of an experiment. It appears that even if a name has never been used ONCE, it still gets that ID number slapped on the end.

    Those of the community who were fortunate enough to create an account before this occurred... I envy you.

    It's standard practice of the online world now. Hell Blizzard's been doing that for years with account ID's and everyone seems to love them and claim they can do no wrong.
    Good thing I still have my old account for WoW then.
  • rtmartma Posts: 1,198 Arc User
    edited March 2017
    Maybe all the original non number names are taken? O.-.o
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  • decorumfriendsdecorumfriends Posts: 2,802 Arc User
    No. It would have been silly to wait for that to happen. They just saw it coming.
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  • nephtnepht Posts: 6,883 Arc User
    Its the mark of Cain for noobs. It seriously needs to go lot of good players ive seen getting told to SHUT UP NOOB! Because they are a hastagnumber.

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