Name Release Beginning Soon!
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Name Release begins soon!
We've heard your feedback regarding the requirements for Name Release eligibility and we've made the decision to increase the Skill Total levels from 500. OSRS characters will need a minimum of 800 and RS Characters will need a minimum of 900.
It's been nearly ten years since our last name release and you could say that we're quite overdue another one, until this week that is!
For those unfamiliar with a Name Release we essentially take a bunch of character names that aren't currently available and release them for you to claim for yourself. These names are taken from abandoned characters which must have been inactive for at least 2 years AND either been permanently banned, has never been a member or membership was only paid in bonds, which ended at least 5 years ago.
To claim a name, you must be a RuneScape member, with a skill total of a least 800 in OSRS or 900 in RuneScape.
We'll be releasing character names starting with the letter A and continuing to release batches with groups of letters in varied batches each weekday until all names have been released. Names starting with numbers will be released in groups across the final few batches.
Our current aim is:
- Thursday, November 5th: At 11am UTC, we'll release the very first batch of names, starting with names beginning with A
- Throughout November: Every weekday at 11am UTC we'll release one batch until all batches have been released
You can change your name via the “Change Name” button on the Hero Summary (default key F1), this will bring you to the website, once there follow the instructions and grab the name!
Preparing for the Name Release
Remember: your previous name will be reserved to your character for at least 35 days, or for up to 6 months, depending on how long you had it. You'll lose this reserved name if you change your name again, the name is removed from the game, or the reservation period ends.
If you've changed your name recently, you'll have a 28 day cooldown which can be removed by redeeming a Bond. If you have any questions or require some help, visit our Support Centre. The team cannot help with getting players a particular name nor looking up whether a name would be included within a certain batch.