Blizzard is issuing forced name changes to Forever beta characters whose names break its character naming policies, and has removed beta access from some players whose names were far outside its Code of Conduct.
Forever characters carry two names, which Blizzard says has given players new room for creativity and personalization, and some used it to reveal too much about themselves; those players are out of the beta. The actions were carried out and individually reviewed by the World of Warcraft development team, and Customer Service cannot and will not help with appeals (Fwoibles’ post). Blizzard’s own guide to the naming system, Create a Name of Your Own, is on our official posts page.
- Keep character names respectful and within policy; the Code of Conduct is linked at the end of Blizzard’s post.
- Do not test the naming enforcement system Blizzard says is coming online shortly: doing so risks an action and the loss of beta access.
- A forced rename or a removal is not appealable through Customer Service.
