I traded for a name and now........

cirrus • 5 August 2013 at 4:12 PM

I traded a creature (can't remember which) for five names. I had used up all my renames for the month, and was going to wait until this month to rename the creatures. When I went to rename my creatures though, it told me that I couldn't have a name that exceeded 14 characters in length. Two out of the five names I had traded for were more than 14 characters. I assume this change was made on Eggcave's birthday. I practically traded a creature for three names. And of the names I CAN still use, only one of them I had really wanted, I wasn't sure if I was going to use the other two. I wish we had been told beforehand about this change, or even told at all, and I hope that this restriction is taken away, because I wouldn't have made the trade if I had known this would happen.

Has something similar happened to anyone else, because if it has, I'd like to know?!? 😃 😃 😃 😃

clayosaurusrex • 5 August 2013 at 4:17 PM

@skittlejg

The 14 character unit has been in place forever, as far as I know.

So, I think the person scammed you. (I would consider it that way, but I'm not sure if they really had the name or not.)

immortalraven • 5 August 2013 at 4:20 PM

@skittlejg
There is a 2o character limit in the cave I believe. In the Town Hall it has always been a 14 character limit as far as I know.

cirrus • 5 August 2013 at 4:23 PM

@clayosaurusrex No, I traded my Vampyr for another Vampyr (of a different stage, of course! 😋) and before I traded him, his name was Michael_Morbius (which I had changed his name to a week or so before trading him) but when I went to rename my new Vampyr today, it said it was too long, so I had to settle on MichaelMorbius, without the _. And no, they did not scam me, they renamed five common eggs the names that they were going to trade to me, and then traded the commons. I have all the names in my cove, but they are on eggs I don't want to keep.

clayosaurusrex • 5 August 2013 at 4:26 PM

@skittlejg

That's odd...

I have no idea why it let you name him Michael_Morbius.

bubblez • 5 August 2013 at 4:29 PM

@skittlejg

That sucks.

I named a creature from the cave with the name "Californication" I was gunna use it as a name holder, and later change it to a creature I like. But it has 15 letters D: It's so depressing ._. ;p

I really wish they'd change the limit. If we can do 20 in the cave, why not town hall?!

cirrus • 5 August 2013 at 4:32 PM

@clayosaurusrex I assumed with all the new stuff on Eggcave's birthday, Ian had to cut back on certain things, so he shortened the length creatures names could be. Or maybe it has something to do with the other day, when the server stopped working or whatever.

newlife • 5 August 2013 at 7:21 PM

@skittlejg
It's always been 14 characters in the Town Hall, and 20 in the cave.
ALWAYS

cirrus • 5 August 2013 at 7:23 PM

@newlife But I KNOW last month I changed one of my creatures to a 15 letter name! 😉