Free Name Change

[penumbra]

(There might be some risk involved if you've used your 3 character restores)
NOTE: This uses one of your 3 character restores, after that a GM is not obliged to restore your character (they most likely will though) therefore, you should probably just save this method for your main or something.

Ok. So what you do is, create some level 1 character with whatever name, you don't even have to log on. Then, delete the character you want to rename. Now, create a character of the same name, same class, same race and kill a few mobs so your not level 1.
NOTE: MUCH Higher success rate if you have a friend on the server who creates a character with the name of your main as then they will not tamper with their account as there have been reports of GM's changing the name of the level 2 alt and not the character you want.

Now, put in a GM report and say something along the lines of: "I was creating a new character and I realized i didn't like how he looked so I went to delete him and I accidentally deleted my main. His name is: X
Race: x
Class: x
Level: x
This happened today just a few minutes ago.

At this point, I sign off but I'm sure you could stay on and talk to the GM (I've never tried). Ok so, sign off and wait a few hours. At this point your character should have been restored, however most of the time it doesn't show up, so try and make a level 1 char and then delete it, as creating a level 1 character refreshes the character panel. Your character HAS been restored you just can't see it.

At this point, the character should have been restored, and because you have a character with the same name as a level 2-3, the GM will have not deleted it as they are not allowed to. Now you should see your main with some ambiguous letter added at the end like a 'z.' Now when you try to log on you will be prompted to select a new name for your character. Viola!

Don't overuse this method as I have to use it whenever they unlock the new transfer servers :]

Good Luck!

EDIT: Method Updated

[wowmania]

Thk man but the GM never restore my main ....... my poor little Warrior lvl 78.....:S

[penumbra]

yes he will. And read the bolded part, if you don't see a your character on the character selection screen just make some level 1 and it will refresh and then you'll see your main restored.

[wtfx]

I can see this work
Good post, +rep

[penumbra]

I can see this work
Good post, +rep

ty :]
Yeah I've done it twice and it worked both times.

[Kevve]

I did this, but the GM renamed it with NAME + E in the end, and nowhere it told me to change name.

[thewargate]

Ok, I've done this before, and it didnt work... the gm renamed my level 3 alt instead, putting another character to the end of the name... :|

[penumbra]

Ok, I've done this before, and it didnt work... the gm renamed my level 3 alt instead, putting another character to the end of the name... :|

dang that sucks, worked for me both times i tried lol

EDIT: Look below, I posted a better method where your not the account with the alt so they won't do that.

[penumbra]

I did this, but the GM renamed it with NAME + E in the end, and nowhere it told me to change name.

than do another GM report and complain and they'll change it back. I tried this twice and its worked both times, maybe I just got dumb GM's. An improvement to this method would be to PM / AIM your friend and tell HIM to create a character with that name. Then just make up any name and do a GM report and then they'll have to give you the rename because they can't tamper with someone else's account.

EDIT: and it asked me to rename my chars when I tried to log them in

[Ethan150]

doesn't work anymore, i tried it with an old hunter i had before, but the lvl 2 alt's name was changed slighty

[obox]

what Ehtan150 said .. name will be changed like from "Ethan" to "Etan" or something like that .. only slightly

[penumbra]

doesn't work anymore, i tried it with an old hunter i had before, but the lvl 2 alt's name was changed slighty

I did this like 3 days ago...
And check like a few posts up I said that a new method would be to have your FRIEND create the character with the similar name as they won't tamper with their account.

[nab010]

doubt it will work

[Ron]

Anything related with GM's is based on luck, you can't say for sure on this.

[Poglia]

Does NOT work.