City of a Million Names

CoH made an announcement on 7/31 that they would be re-enacting their Character Name Policy for both CoH and CoV starting on 8/29.  This was designed to free up the names of characters level 6 and below on accounts that had been inactive for at least 90 days.  Well it seems they are finally done with that process, and players can now try and snag those hero or villian names they’ve always wanted, for only $10 or so.

City of Heroes Adds New Features and Frees Up Millions of Names

Two new features come to City of

Heroes: Character Transfer and Character Rename. Additionally, we have completed a sweep of un-reserving names of characters below level 6 on accounts that have been inactive and not subscribed for over 90 days. This has freed up millions of previously reserved names all for the taking with the new Rename feature, or for that new Hero or Villain you’ve wanted!

Both Character Transfer and Character Rename features are available from new buttons added to the Character Select Screen. Please keep in mind that these features cost $9.99 USD per use and require that you have a credit card on file.

I defintely like the idea – not sure about the cost associated with it.  I guess since I no longer play CoH it doesn’t really matter, but if you are actively enjoying the cape and tights scene (jokes are welcome), then you may want to check this out if you’ve had a favorite name you’ve been trying to get.  It may just be available.