Jess said:
LOL.
I was JessJ on OVMK, because it kept telling me "Jess" was taken. I always ran into "Jess.", but never into any plain "Jess", though people said they saw her...
Jess said:
..It was an issue for quite a few of us, actually. I think it was more of a bug with the registration system though. Lots of us chose names we didn't want or added variations to be able to get in-game.
I agree that it's a good idea, but I also agree that names can and probably will be taken even if you pre-register. Sadly, it's first come, first serve.
HAHA. I hope not .
Not to be rude, but Jess/Jessica are pretty common names, and a lot of people liked using their real life names in OVMK. It shouldn't really be too upsetting/surprising that someone got that name before you did, since it seemed pretty popular in OVMK (I saw Jess., JessJ, and Jess, I would think there was a Jessie and Jessica, too, but I didn't see them)
The forums and game itself are separate things, and it would be pretty ridiculous if someone took, say, AthleticAisha in game who wasn't AthleticAisha on the forums, since that's a unique name, but names like Jess, eevee, etc, are different since they are already popular and well known things
This wasn't worded very well, but I think I got my point across? I didn't mean to sound rude, it's just that there's a difference between an already well known name and a name someone made up unique to themselves.
That being said, I don't think we should be able to reserve names before the game is open, that just makes it more complicated than it has to be and could potentially cause fighting. If you don't get the name you want, there are always lots of other options, like a Disney character or an animal or object. Make sure to have backup names you like in case you don't get the one you really want.