Uo/osi
 

OSI, in it's feeble attempts to squeeze more money out of the dwindling population of players, has come up with a new ploy in order to gain more money.

"Maybe you never thought your crafter mule would become one of your favorite characters, but now his embarrassing name is being plastered all over Britannia thanks to your Maker’s Mark. Perhaps you’ve inherited your characters from your mother, and in your humble opinion she made up some of the worst names ever in the history of RPGs. But you like these characters a lot — if only there was some way to give them a little dignity, some opportunity for respect....

And now for $29.99, you can do just that! The new Character Name Change service is here!

That’s right, by using this service we will now change your character’s name for you! A warrior named “Girlface” no longer need worry about the taunts of his peers as he takes on a heroic new name like “Uther Daemonbane,” “lAmEdAmE” can raise her head as a dignified member of society as she becomes “Mordela the Wise,” ...."

ROFL

OSI's FYI: http://update.uo.com/fyi.html

30 dollers? .... crazy....

I think there doing that to make money off Ebayers who buy chars but want to change there names so no one knows.... if they got the money to buy the char, then OSI must think they got the money to throw around and change the name. 'Hey if you cant beat them join them' is the new philosophy OSI must be taking.

heh they're keeping their enemies really close :)

Lol, that has got to be the biggest scam ever... Name changes for freakin 30.00, what kind of no-life nerd would do that...

Thats really sad...and for $30?!?! They're crazy!

You think that is bad? Read this......
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