"un-/who-able" names

[fastboy21]

has anyone noticed that there are quite a few player character names that you can't do a /who for? you see them on the list if you type /who in a zone, but you can't /who *name* them. you get the response that there is no player in EverQuest with that name, etc....

I believe this is caused when a player takes the name of a an existing NPC, but I am not sure...I think I recall that happening on live towards the end of my playing in 2004, but I am not sure.

Anyways, is there a way to fix it? It must be really annoying for folks that have these names or the people who are friends with them.

[Nocte]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I believe this is caused when a player takes the name of a an existing NPC.

Yup.

[mitic]

/friend them

[frefaln]

Yeah, /friend'ing seems to be the workaround. I noticed that with a guy named "Soul". I'm not sure why /who doesn't work with him, so I figured "Soul" is a reserved word for a zone, guild, or something.

[mitic]

"soul harvester" in plane of sky