Guild Wars 2

Before creating a character I usually think of a name first.
One suited to the character I am going to create.

Just thought I would be nice to be able to make some sort of tool to check on the availability of a name before going through the process of creating a character.

I like to put a bit of time and thought into making a character, but then when it comes to enter the name at the end of the process, it’s a bit depressing to find the name is taken.

Now that I took the time to suggest this, and it takes me ages to write a post, I’m going to post it anyways.
Maybe I should have made a different suggestion elsewhere asking ArenaNet to put Name choice at the beginning of the process

I try to whisper to that name. For example,

/w Reincarnated
hello, world!

There are three possible results:

• (most common) ‘The player you are trying to whisper is not online’ → name not available.
• (least common) the whisper goes through! (only happened three times since headstart) → name not available
• (uncommon) ‘There is no player or account by that name.’ → name is available

It’s not as elegant as a name-check tool, but it gets the job done just fine.

(You can also try to add a name to your friends list or invite to your personal guild, but both those options involve undoing what you just did.)

You can also add the Name You Want to friends from the Contacts panel. -ah, already mentioned up there in the brackets

Still, as a cosplay altoholic, I’ve thought of this feature before and second the request.