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Legacy_zunath

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« on: January 09, 2012, 06:14:25 pm »


               Just a quick question:  Does anyone know how many characters long a Gamespy account name can be?
               
               

               
            

Legacy_zunath

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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2012, 06:20:33 pm »


               Nevermind, figured it out. '<img'> Guess you can still create an account even though the master server is down.

For anyone who needs to know in the future: The limit is 40 characters
               
               

               
            

Legacy_SkywingvL

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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2012, 09:56:04 pm »


               These are BioWare community accounts and have nothing to do with GameSpy.

The protocol has an internal limit of 255 characters.  There may be shorter limits elsewhere.
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2012, 10:16:28 pm »


               The GameSpy accounts are what I'm referring to. You know, the log-in screen when you hit multiplayer in NWN? That's what I'm talking about, not these forum accounts.

Hope that clears things up '<img'>
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2012, 12:26:23 am »


               Yes, those accounts are BioWare community accounts.  They talk to a BioWare managed server (or did, when it was operational), and use a BioWare-specific protocol.  They have no connection whatsoever to GameSpy.